The Star Cross: The Dark Invaders by Weil Raymond L

Author:Weil, Raymond L.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Raymond L. Weil Publications LLC
Published: 2016-07-31T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Captain Dreen of the Lakiam battlecruiser Basera gazed with great worry at the multiple viewscreens scattered about the circular Command Center. He had a fleet of 208 warships sitting in the home system of the Visth. The Visth themselves had nearly four hundred small automated patrol craft scattered about the system, watching for any signs of the Destroyers of Worlds. Across all the Enlightened Worlds of the galaxy, fear had spread like wildfire. The Destroyers of Worlds had returned, and the civilized galaxy was reeling from their first attacks. Seventeen worlds had reportedly been attacked, two more in just the past week, and all upper life-forms taken. In their wake, the black ships had left planetwide destruction and no survivors.

“Anything on the long-range sensors?” Dreen’s fleet had been in the Visth home system for nearly two weeks, waiting for an attack they all hoped would never come.

“Nothing,” replied Sensor Operator Laylem as he checked his screens one more time. “If reports from previous actions are accurate, we won’t pick them up on any of our sensors, not even the hyperspace one.”

Dreen nodded as he thought over the meager information they had on the enemy. The Andocks had shared what had happened at Blisth, particularly since a number of their ships survived, including Commander Lakor and his flagship. Crystal-clear videos had shown the combat and how ineffective the weapons on the Andock ships had been. Dreen knew, from the reported losses to the Lakiam fleet units at several Enlightened World colonies, that their ships had fared no better. Captain Veer’s fleet at Galian Five had been completely wiped out. Dreen didn’t intend for his fleet to suffer the same fate.

“What’s the current situation on Visth Prime?”

“They’re scared,” replied Sheera Keenol from Communications, using her right hand to move several long locks of golden hair that were out of place. Sheera was nearly seven feet tall and very beautiful, as most Lakiam women were. “Many of their media stations are discussing the recent attacks from the black ships and what may be in store for the galaxy. The general consensus seems to be that the black ships can’t be stopped. More reports of the Destroyers of Worlds are appearing all the time. Many of them are from other worlds and can’t be substantiated.”

“Old legends and fears,” muttered Captain Dreen with a deep frown, wondering how to tell what was truth and what was simply unfounded rumors.

It was much the same across many of the Enlightened Worlds and their colonies. When his fleet had left the system of Lakiam, he had been astonished at all the effort being put into shoring up the defenses in the system. All Protector Worlds sat behind a defensive grid of some sort, mainly to ensure the Profiteers didn’t raid. Now those defenses were expanding, and warship production had been greatly accelerated. Dreen had been told by a close acquaintance that many of the Protector Worlds had planned a strategy meeting in the near future to discuss how to deal with the growing threat of the black ships.

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