Remote Recuperation Facility, Miralli System, Imperial Domain of the Boundless Drogar A Drogar geneticist wearing a full-body sterile suit checked on the pristine regeneration pod in front of him. While his assistant drone hovered around the pod itself, he scanned its systems through the hovering t
“And how are you feeling, old friend?” asked Gravoss. “Not too put out, I hope? I hear the process can be unpleasant.” Theryss stood up with a light groan, but was rather surprised at his own body. He looked at his forearms and hands carefully, as though in wonder. “I can guess that it’s a more pl
“We’re under attack!” he cried out. Outside, the Einherjar fleet blasted the Recuperation Facility from every side. Or, perhaps more specifically, they blasted the station’s defenses from every side. Though they had a fully-staffed defensive fleet that was led by a single battleship and a dozen cr
The lights in the facility’s only security station was a deep, dark red. It was also accompanied by a soft klaxon - the kind that was more suited to luxury liners than military vessels. Worse than that, whatever attacking fleet outside had finished their assault. Or at the very least, paused it.
And when the shock troops ultimately blasted through the reinforced door into the security station, that’s exactly what the officer did. Even as the blast dazed their minds, and even as the door itself was warped open, the officer fell to his knees an absolute surrender. Everyone else in his comman
First she went through his most recent memories, that of his chat with Konleth and Gravoss. She was astounded when she saw that these drogar were under the Benefactor’s influence. She quickly realized that this war was likely something he had engineered. Even if they didn’t, he at the very least ha
Avathii VII, Avathii System, Imperial Domain of the Boundless Drogar The Imperial port beacon above Avathii VII was in utter ruin. Its armor plating had been wrenched open and torn apart, seemingly by heavy weapons fire. More critically, its internal systems had also been ripped out and shredded vi
Deeper scans showed that they both held devastators inside them. Though one was still halfway through construction, the other was practically complete. The Einherjar adjusted their course ever so slightly, headed straight towards that specific plateau, and pushed their thrusters forward as fast as