The Battle Ahead
04 May 2023Pasopati
CMDR PasopatiShip: Imperial Cutter "Lady Andini"
Location: Orbiting Yurchikhin Station, Andhrimi
Date: 04-05-3309
It's been a few months since I acquired Lady Andini, my Imperial Cutter. She's a modified fighting ship, equipped with the latest technology to give her an edge in combat. But I haven't been in the cockpit much lately. I needed some time away, to clear my head and make some sense of what's been happening in the galaxy.
The truth is, I've been scared. Scared of what's out there, beyond the stars. Scared of the Thargoids, those ancient beings who seem to have returned to our galaxy with a vengeance. They're unlike anything we've encountered before, with ships that seem to be alive, pulsating with an alien energy.
I hate them, these Thargoids. I hate them for what they've done to my friends, my comrades in arms. I hate them for what they did to my ship, the Putri Gayatri, which I've had to modify extensively just to stand a chance against them. And most of all, I hate them for what they've taken from me.
You see, it wasn't always like this. There was a time when I didn't even know what a Thargoid was. I was just a simple trader, flying my ship across the galaxy in search of profit. But then, one day, I stumbled upon something that changed everything.
I had landed on a planet in the Pleiades, looking to make a quick buck by gathering some resources. That's when I saw it, a strange object sticking out of the ground. It looked like a shard of some sort, pulsating with an eerie green light. I didn't know what it was, but I knew it was valuable. So I picked it up and took it back to my ship.
That's when things started to go wrong. As soon as I had the shard on board, my ship started to malfunction. Lights flickered, systems went offline. And then, out of nowhere, a Thargoid ship appeared, like a nightmare come to life.
I don't remember much of what happened next. It was like my mind couldn't process what I was seeing. But I do remember the fear. The fear that they were going to kill me, that I was never going to see my family again. Somehow, I managed to escape. But I was changed after that. Something inside me broke.
Now, I'm ready to face them again. I'm ready to join the fight alongside the Paladin Consortium, to take the fight to the Thargoids and make them pay for what they've done. Lady Andini may be new to me, but I'm confident she'll be up to the task. It's time to leave Yurchikin Station and get back out there. The galaxy needs us, now more than ever.
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