Wraith (The Convergence War Book 1) by M.R. Forbes

Author:M.R. Forbes [Forbes, M.R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-09-02T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 25

Soren Strickland's eyes flickered over the multiple status reports across the command seat’s curved display surface, his head aching from just thinking about the number of incomplete systems, some more important than others.

Despite the best efforts of Lina and Tashi, Wraith’s comms remained offline, requiring more complex repairs than either of them knew how to affect. Ethan had also discovered three port-side railguns had yet to be fully wired. Finally, there were several secondary systems and redundancies that had yet to come online. They didn’t affect the ship’s operations right now but would make the vessel more brittle under stress, such as in the heat of battle.

At least life support and gravity were functional. Small comforts, but he'd take what he could get.

As he pondered their situation, his comm chirped in his head. "Captain, it's Ethan. Can you meet Keira and me in the conference room? We've made some progress on analyzing the main gun."

Soren raised a surprised eyebrow. "We have a conference room?" He felt vaguely embarrassed for not knowing, but right now he was lucky if he could navigate from his quarters to the bridge without getting turned around. At least getting lost in the labyrinth of dark, half-finished corridors made for good exercise.

“Three doors down from the bridge, on your left,” Ethan confirmed. "Though calling it a conference room might be a bit generous. More like a glorified storage closet with delusions of grandeur."

Soren chuckled despite himself. "I'll be there shortly.” He turned to Retired FUP Admiral Jack Harper, his second in command. "Mind holding down the fort for a bit?"

Jack waved him off with a grin. "Go on. I'll try not to accidentally eject the reactor or anything while you're gone."

Shaking his head, Soren left the bridge. Only three compartments down. He managed that without a problem. When he entered the conference room, he found out Ethan hadn't been exaggerating. The space was large but stark, utterly devoid of any furniture or even a wall-mounted display. Ethan and Keira stood in the center, cradling a tablet between them. A holographic display of the Wraith's primary weapon hovered a short distance above the tablet’s surface.

"Captain," Ethan greeted him. "Thank you for coming. I know we're close to the Wolf system, but I promised you we would have a report on the main gun before we arrived.”

Soren crossed his arms, studying the slowly rotating schematic. “That you did. And you never disappoint, Ethan. What have you got?"

"It's like nothing I've ever seen before, Captain. The principle is similar to a standard particle beam, but the execution is on a whole different level." He manipulated the display, zooming in on a portion of the schematic. "Instead of just firing a stream of charged particles, this weapon creates a distortion in the fabric of spacetime.”

“Like a wormhole?” Soren asked.

“Not quite. More like a vortex, where spacetime is twisted like a corkscrew, or more accurately, a tornado.”

Keira chimed in. "Anything caught in that maelstrom is caught between two different locations in spacetime, leaving the original whole completely shredded.

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