IMPORTANT MEETING

[ROCK CORPORATION]

Our cruiser looked like a burning piece of metal spewing purple fire. Can anything burn in the absolute emptiness of space? Before that, I thought that only stars were capable of such a thing. But I was wrong. We entered the Omicron Delta system. As agreed with the Order agent, an escort was waiting for us : several heavy and light cruisers. It was all part of a routine patrol to protect civilian ships heading for Freeport 11 station. Our captain exchanged signals, and the convoy set off on its route. After traveling less than a couple of parsecs, our radars detected the nomads' ships. There were many of them. Their capital ships inspired awe and admiration. Some consider them to be living, cultivated beings with their own consciousness.
The captain was not surprised. Hardened by hundreds of battles, he gave clear orders. The fighters soared into attack. Light cruisers created a “barrier” so that our ship could escape. But it turned out to be difficult. The nomad fleet was discovered. The warships of the Zoners, the Order, and the Core moved toward our position. They seemed like enemies, but humanity was in danger.
We managed to escape. The battle continued in the distance, flashes visible for hundreds of
parsecs. It seemed as if the stars themselves were being born and dying.
I descended the Freeport gangway. Inside, a man was waiting for me with information from Miss Patimat. Was it a trap?


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