Of course, they had taken their own damage as well - the Federation fleet had done a number on all their hulls. And despite their evasive maneuvers, they still took a great deal of shots from the Feds. Their portside armor was warped and torn up in many places. Most were heavily dented and pock-ma
And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death, and Hades followed him. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by wild beasts of the earth. – Revelations 6:8 The 5th Hegemony Fleet, or what was le
“They struck us with such force that much was lost even in the first hour of their invasion. “Whether they are united in their assault on us is unimportant, however. All that matters is that they are tearing away at the Hegemony, House by House, system by system, planet by planet. “We’ve all come
Orbital Defensive Array, Feron System, Planet Alosine, Minor House: Ballistics, Inc. The array of defensive orbital stations hovered above Planet Alosine in all its glory. Numerous defensive platforms floated in space near each of the stations, which were patrolled by swarms of defense drones. Mor
“Weapons free!” cried the admiral. His fleet hardly hesitated, and immediately fired their forward-facing weapons into the incoming Imperial fleet. Their particle rail cannons shot bright blue streaks of superheated tungsten rounds into them. They slammed into the heaviest armor and caused cracks t
The Hegemony admiral was absolutely awestruck by the destruction that was heaped on his fleet. He was even more awed by the seeming chaos that enveloped all around him, and could only watch haplessly at the Empire’s expert use of their fluid swarm. It was nothing like he had ever experienced, certa
But while they were reloading, the clouds of dust stopped dissipating. A flash of reddish energy swept from the outside in, which immediately caused much of the shattered material to return to the battleship. Almost like they were being magnetically attracted back inwards. They began to pile up al
Outside, the heavily ridged chitin plating on the topside of the Imperial battleship began to slide open in long sections. As they drew back, they revealed further chitin plating beneath, which also opened up. Once the final layer had been drawn back and out of the way, massive hovering guns floate