⧫ Sigmas
⧫ FROM: The Order Primary Fleet, Ensign Xander
⧫ TO: The Order
⧫ ENCRYPTION: Order-EC[L] Skirmish in Delta and Lost
Reporting back fresh from the battlefield. After receiving an emergency signal from one of our cargo fleets operating in Lost, two Osirirs', a Geb and two fighters were dispatched to bring them back alive. Once we jumped into the Omicron Lost system, we were immediately greeted with Nomad vessels everywhere in sight, as well as some infected and outcasts that were siding with the squid threat. We immediately engaged and managed to take down one of their cruisers fairly quickly.
One of the Nomad vessels, heavily damaged, tried to escape to the Delta system through the jump hole, our Geb persued while the remaining ships stayed and fought the rest of the squid menace. Shortly after though, it became clear something...big was coming. Orders were given to retreat back to Delta and regroup there. The Black Monday was the last capital ship out and was struck by weapons of that giant thing. Right before the jump initiated we could see our shields melt in a split second. Fortunately, once we arrived in Delta we had time to regroup as planned and the Mondays shields recharged while taking on another cruiser.
It was then that the rest of the Nomads arrived in Delta, the fight resumed as our fighter ships provided aid and took care of the smaller nomads. The big vessel in particular was our main target: We managed to almost destroy it, taking down its shields and hull several times. Unfortunately, it managed to get away after destroying our Geb, we made sure to tractor in any lifepods while continueing the fight.
It seemed the fight was practically over at this point; only a few Nomad vessels and the outcast vessel remained and were being destroyed by our fighters. However, as fate would have it, three AI vessels appeared. One after the other, and started assisting the Nomads. While it saddens me to say we didn't have the poetic justice of taking them down in the same order they showed up, all three were destroyed for engaging us.
At the end of the day all but two Nomad vessels were destroyed, due to their jump drive technology. All other vessels; Wilde, Outcast, AI, were likewise decimated.
While we were not able to fully take revenge for our fellow Order members by taking down that gargantuan Nomad ship; I do believe they'll rest easy knowing we took down the vast majority.
Now if you'll excuse me, it's time to raise a toast in the bar.
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