The Flame From The Void

[Charos]

The fleet assembled and the men readied themselves for the harsh journey ahead. Markus activated the ship's comms and sent a brief message to all ships.

"-This is the Captain speaking, as all of you know by now, we're all that's left from the Legion. Every man, woman and child I consider to be my family, the most precious legacy our beloved home left us with and I thank you for answering my call to unite once again. I want all of you to brace yourselves for the journey we have ahead of us and it will only be successful with everyone's help. Our first stop is Vespucci, our old home, to pay tribute to our fallen brethren and from there we will embark on our great journey in search of a new home. Remember our fallen, we are the Legion."

The captain closed the comms and after a brief pause signalled the helm to set course fo Vespucci. Following a discreet route to Vespucci, he witnessed with his own eyes the macabre remains of the battle that was fought at their doorstep. Immense amount of scrap and wrecks now populated the field where once Hellfire Legion patrols and a station once were.

On the other side of the jumphole lied the bigger part of the conflict as parts of the reclaimes footage were coming to life. Metal husks belonging to Navy vessels along with Legion ships lied there, suspended and preserved in the void, unveiling the scene of the valiant last battle fought by the defenders against the invading forces. The Polyphemus set course for the hidden Fort Leniex, leaving the rest of the fleet in wait while they would attempt to uncover the unknown-so-far parts of the Legion's demise. After entering the nebula where the bastion was hidden in, their signal was lost to the fleet due to severe electromagnetic interference blocking any non-specialised sensory equipment from scanning the field. After some time navigating through rocks, the Polyphemus reached its destination only to find its place of origin in ruin, however, not by enemy fire. Fate's Hand, one of the Guardians of Vespucci and the Legion lied next to Leniex in pieces without a trace of external damage by incoming fire and the station was torn apart. The force required for such work could only come from the innards of the fort, carefully planted explosives in key locations of the structure would provide sufficient force to successfully dismantle it.

The core of Leniex which would be the computers that held all the information concerning the ship schematics, weapons, history and future operations as well as the AI. A sophisticated scanning of what remained of the database produced little results, most of it was gone after the evacuation of the station due to the impending invasion. What was left was merely information of the schism between them and the Commonwealth and ship schematics of a downgraded Judicator.
Finished with the task they had, the Polyphemus re-joined the fleet after acquiring the information and resumed their mission, leaving Vespucci behind and their next stop would be the Taus.

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