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“We believe we’ve figured out why the Federation and the Empire are the way they are. And it’s sadly the way some other Houses here in the Hegemony operate, too. We Ravens want to be the antithesis of those governments. “We want to be the kind that builds and grows the people around us, rather than
Not long after the vote and swearing-in ceremony, every member of the Corvus Republic was invited to celebrate at the Grand Ballroom located in the Palace itself. There, they found themselves in a vast entertainment hall filled with activity and reverie and joyful celebration. The entire middle had
The girl continued to rattle off more than a dozen charges, which caused Eva to become more and more irate. It was more proof of the Federation’s incompetence. But as she listened, it dawned on her that it all seemed a bit too much. Why a prosecution? Why not simply discharge her dishonorably? Au
One Week Later The sleek and powerful destroyer slowly flew up and away from St. Jakque’s star harbor towers. She was joined by three corvettes, a dozen mecha, and a half dozen fighters. Emblazoned on each and every single one of the ships was the seal of the Corvus Republic - a black silhouette o
Instead, the majority of its interior space was a technical laboratory. In the very center were four design and development tables laid out in a square grid. Each one had antigrav fields, robotic assistance arms, and design terminals attached on the sides. One of them even had a cluster of circuits
Orbital Communications Array 99-Alpha, Planet Tyreia, House Gerveaux A dozen boxy, utilitarian Gerveaux fighters wove up and around the massive orbital array. Their beams cut through the numerous defensive turrets scattered in their path. Some were sliced into pieces though most were simply slagged
Thousands of rounds of chaingun fire were met with countless beams of plasma as the fighters jockeyed for dominance over the other. The fighters’ armor was slagged or perforated or otherwise torn off in the vast skirmish. And the pilots inside fared equally poorly - their bodies were burned to ash