The twelve Corvus Operatives ran down the kilometer-long passageway at breakneck speed. They were hardly fatigued by their efforts, thanks to the top-of-the-line mechanisms of their power armor and Azrael’s next-generation combat stimulant. Freya and Kali led their teams with unrelenting drive and
“That’s good for us,” Azrael pitched in. “Means the hostage we’re supposed to rescue is probably alive. Raijin, can you confirm he’s on the station manifest?” “I don’t see his name mentioned on the crew or the guest list,” Raijin replied. “Perhaps the Gerveaux Triumvirate was mistaken in believing
The Corvus Operatives shuffled the last of the hostages into the station’s main security chamber, which was more than spacious enough to hold the few hundred of them. Though it was far from comfortable, it was perhaps the most defensible spot in the entire array. Dozens of them even picked up a few
“Listen, you’re not special,” said the first Triumvirate member. “Every planet, every person is paying half their earnings to the House. It was a measure that was voted in by the Gerveaux High Command - your families included! Or did you think that the Federation’s war over the colonies cost nothing
The sky above was a light and beautiful bright blue as yellow-green grass waved lightly in the wind all around. The sounds of revelry filled the air as the entirety of the Corvus Republic celebrated their recent victory. They had landed their ships on one of the many vast, grassy valleys on the pla
“Thanks!” Eva continued. “I’ll be quick - I promise! “First, I really wanna thank everyone and congratulate everyone. We completed our first agreement with a Major House!” Everyone cheered right back at her, but she continued as it died down. “That was really big for us. Really, really big. And
Amarok reared her head back and howled, but unlike the enslaved wolves, hers was haunting and beautiful. The note pushed back against the Director’s tone, and kept it from taking full control of her. And as her mind cleared bit by bit, realized that Lucifer and Freya were still by her side. They we
Worse, it caused his aim to shift towards the goon next to him, and inadvertently sprayed him down with a heap of bullets. They tore through his armor at point-blank range and riddled it full of holes. The goon himself flinched and flailed as bullet after bullet tore into his body. By the time he s