The fleet was out in the middle of Imperial space, far from any settled or civilized systems. It was composed of hundreds of light cruisers and frigates, as well as thousands of heavy fighters and mecha. They weren’t there to rearm or regroup or repair. All they did was simply sit there. Or rather
But after seeing the millionth drogar family ripped to unrecognizable shreds, it dug into her. Constantly seeing their blood bathing the streets and their homes and their workplaces did little to keep her stable. The more she saw the dead, the more her desire to stop Freya grew. Part of it was due
It didn’t take long for the fleet to rendezvous - only an hour at the maximum. And once they all got into position, each of the ships powered down absolutely everything they didn’t immediately need, such as their energy shielding and weapon systems. Everything else was set to the lowest amount of en
The Corvus Republic Civil Defense Force was scattered all over the city in countless teams. Each one was composed of humans and synths and drogar and wolves, all of whom worked in tandem to help the Imperial citizens around them. It didn’t matter if the citizens were wounded or not, hungry or not,
She ducked down and flinched as something exploded nearby. It was strong enough that many around her were knocked to the ground. Of course, she dashed to the one closest to her, and helped the man up. “Help the others,” she told him, which he thoughtlessly agreed. He then went down the line and
She hardened her skin and her bone as much as she could in that instant, and repelled the particle. For the most part. Her skin split open, and her sternum cracked from the impact. More than that, she was thrown backwards from the force, and toppled to the ground. All of the troopers in front of he
Orsethii stood on the bridge of her cruiser and watched the destruction that unfolded all around her. Her fleet took apart the Corvus Republic as best they could. And despite the fact that the Republic wasn’t fighting back, it was taking them far too long to actually dismantle them. A deep unsettli
Not that it stopped the Imperial ships from circling and flanking their prey, of course. Claire sighed audibly, along with a few other First Feathers. “Thank you,” she said. “You humans are too weak and too soft,” Orsethii replied. “You should’ve fought me back until there was nothing left to fig