Veil of Shadows - Ghost of the Maelstrom
04 Nov 2024Im.Phoenix
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>> I guess it’s time… they’ve forgotten about me completely. <<
The extent of damage inflicted upon my ship at the former Titan Oya was incredible. It’s a miracle I was able to jump out. My carrier and crew have been stationed outside the bubble of humanity, lying in wait. I am dead according to the pilot’s federation, and I’ll never be able to return to society the same. I’m sure that the special ops that almost killed me have a suspicion that I’m still alive, so until I’m dead I’ll be hunted.
The Thargoids are on the back foot. All but one of the Titans have been destroyed and Azimuth has reverse engineered their drives. I’ve continued my assaults on the AX forces within the maelstroms, and within their coms chatter I’ve been named the “Ghost of the Maelstrom”. It’s a catchy name for sure, but the fear it puts into them is more important. I am one of the deadliest forces that the AX pilots face in the heart of the Maelstroms.
I still haven’t achieved my goals though. People keep attacking these beautiful creatures with no regard to their sentience. It’s a trophy to kill one of these creatures, not a tragedy. I've realized that its impossible to change their resolve alone. Not a single thing I do will make them change their mind. When this conflict is over, I have two choices. I either take my devoted crew of my carrier into deep space far from the bubble, or I submit and get prosecuted for my spree of attacks upon AX forces. I see both options as near certain death.
There has been an... Interesting development. Seo Jin-ae Has been finally exploited by the Thargoid hive mind, meaning that they know everything she knows. They know what Ageis is planning, but I'm not too worried since Ageis doesn't do much anyways. All the work is done by independent pilots banding together. I have a feeling that the last titan will fall to the onslaught by the end of the year.
I have not yet decided what to do next. Maybe its time to check those coordinates that passive thargoid gave me all those months ago.
{END OF LOG}
[Author's Note]
This series is being built off of the collection of short stories I put out earlier this year. I do intend on making these longer eventually, but for the time being these are going to continue to be on the shorter side of things. Thank you so much for reading my silly little story!