Helios Megastation, Sol System, Sol Federation The shop’s door chime rang out melodically. It wafted down the aisles and swept across the old Toymaker’s ears. They let him know that he had visitors. More specifically, they let him know to listen to the footsteps of whoever just came in. And it too
“What does the Republic get in return?” he asked cautiously. “Half profits? Three quarters profits? Data rights?” There was a short silence between them, as though the two didn’t know how to answer. “Now, don’t get freaked out,” Freya began, “but all we’re looking for is… some information on the B
“The last slice of cake,” Raijin said, which the Toymaker nodded at. “Exactly,” he said. “Some part of the original group would’ve remained. But they were practically erased. Oh! And that one boss who kept namedropping the Benefactor? Ended up dead somewhere. Never even got confirmation of the corp
Galactic Center of the Milky Way Spinning all around the bright glowing center was a massive cloud of dust and debris. It swirled around the center itself, and engulfed countless solar systems and star clusters within itself. More than that, the cloud helped obscure the glow from those countless st
“I am calculating similarly,” added Raijin. “No matter how well I tweak the Republic’s sensor probes, I cannot see anywhere inside the station’s inner core. It appears to be 1500 km in diameter, and is highly shielded and protected.” “Alright, what about the rest of it?” asked Sin. “Looks like some
A few muttered in agreement. None could debate it further as orange emergency lights splashed all around the tactical bridge. It was joined by a medium-alert klaxon that jolted everyone to immediate action. An alert flashed on all their screens, and on the tacmap. — WARNING Surface movement d
Thanatos joined the other drogar ships and lobbed numerous disintegration mortars at their enemies. They flung streams of mortar fire down at the incoming enemy ships with reckless abandon - even if they missed, they still struck the station far below. Those that didn’t miss slammed into the incom
Then, their very centers began to coalesce into deep, dark nuclei as countless disintegration nanites were formed into existence. Each of the orbs and the inner nuclei swelled greatly as the weapons charged up, and once they hit a fever pitch, fired. Massive disintegration mortars the size of crui