The tactical command deck of the Vance sanctuary vibrated with a low, bone-deep resonance as the bunker’s heavy defensive matrices fully powered down into active combat standby. On the primary tracking display, the glowing crimson clusters representing the Inner Council’s frontline dreadnought fleet were cutting across the outer rim boundaries, their trajectory a straight, unyielding vector pointed directly at Sector 4."They're coming in hot," Leo reported, his hands flying across the lower auxiliary console to steady the auxiliary power grids. "The Vindicator is leading the formation, backed by twelve heavy combat corvettes and a full detachment of atmospheric suppression gunships. They aren't trying to hide their signatures anymore. They want a total, high-altitude execution.""Let them burn through their fuel," Vivian said, standing at the center of the command bridge with her arms crossed over her chest. Her blue eyes were cool, clinical, and entirely empty of fear. "Evelyn, w
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