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“The Bexes Empire flagship ‘The Matisse’ moved forward slowly, its screens searched for the Jogarth fleet, suddenly his commander, Hase, yelled. “Got them onscreen! They’re moving slowly towards us, should be in sight within the next 30 Tierons.
An exclamation from him? He screeched at them as he turned to look at them gathered around him. “That’s strange.” Olfren moved over to the screen, to take a look. There was one craft, large and moving fast towards them, no others?
‘Easy pickings, with all of his ships ‘ He thought, “We’ll take this out and then find the others.” “Defence grid operational “ “ On your orders EMPRESS, activating the defence grid and arming all systems, for full weapons deployment.
“Instruct all of the fleet to be on alert, grid operational and weapons ready”
Just in case, he thought this is a trap ! The Inferno, spotted the first, of the scout craft, the ‘Visna’ “ Shall we destroy it your Imperial Highness ? “
“NO! Not one, of their craft, are to be fired on, until I give the order and, we deploy the main weapon. Is that understood ?” “Yes EMPRESS. “Raise the shield array and deploy the weapon, ready power systems and collector array, activate for immediate response. “
“Array activated and collectors optimised for maximum input and processing.“
“Excellent “ She sat back, watching the ships, approaching, closer and closer.
They were, now able to make out the Inferno, “ So she comes to do battle herself, but where is the rest of the fleet ?” “Maybe the arrogant psycho, thinks she is above us all and, capable, of taking on, the whole of our fleet ?” Hase nodded.
“Knowing that psychotic bitch, quite possible ! “ “In which case Hase, we are about to teach ther one lasting lesson, she will never forget. I want the ship crippled, all weapons disabled and her, brought before me.
I WILL have that bitches head. I shall cut it off piece by piece. Then we shall see if Friel Jogarth, will continue this war, with his daughter as my hostage ! “
Coming into view was a ‘ Gawker’ or as the Human(a) called them ‘Rubber necking fker.
(a Globe cast satellite media device, NO ONE dared interfere, with its presence, NOR destroy it mainly because it would anticipate, if the possibility, of being attacked, was probable and, release, a high energy EMF, burst whilst disintegrating. Damaging systems on any craft near it. Data as to who destroyed it would be relayed back to GlobeSat.
NOT that the EMPRESS wanted it gone. IT would record the entire battle and broadcast it across the Qiverse, Neither of the opposing forces, were upset by its presence.
Olfren was happy to see it! The rest of the galaxy including Friel her father, could watch her humiliation, her surrender to him! The Bexes fleet, took up preplanned positions.
The Beneste and the Solprez, were, to take out the Jogarth defences, whilst the Loa, attacked the main drive units. Visha was, to scan the vessel and send data back, on her immobility, when it occurred.
The Vona was to deploy its main weapon the Eoten, a device which when fired and hitting its target, released a high energy yield. Intense focused energy released, that usually knocked out all communications and similar control systems, Making the targeted vessel, blind.
At the back of the main attack force, some other 20 ships waited patiently, for their turn to engage the enemy. The entire Bexes military, in one place, bar a few units, still fighting in the war zone around Theus .
“Move closer into position and await my commands, Visha whats the status ?”
The Visha reported back “ Their upper shield array is in operation but, we have identified weak points to the lower sections. Aim all energy weapons on first strike, at the section co ordinates we send you “
The Visha communication had been listened to aboard the Inferno, “Do you wish us to destroy the Visha?” ”NO, you will do nothing until I order you to!” NO one would dare disobey her command, the tone in her voice was telling them all to comply or die; HEADLESS.
“Ready on your command your Imperial Highness “ “ Open a comcast channel with Olfren’s flagship” “Channel open.” Aboard the Matisse, Olfren was now looking at the face of Princess Isabellini, UHH NO... EMPRESS Isabellani.
“Why Olfren, it seems you have me almost surrounded, at a total disadvantage ? Perhaps you might think twice, about firing on a friend ? How about joining me, for a drink and lets talk about the surrender of your fleet. I ask this as a friend of course. “
“You’re no friend of ours, but I WILL, allow YOU to surrender to me. Unconditional YOU murderous whore.”
Oh how rude of me Olfren, when I said ‘You might think twice about firing on a friend’
I wasn’t referring to myself! We’re not friends, never will be! Cistera will be so disappointed that YOU are to blame for the death of someone so close to her.”
She was laughing almost hysterically,. “NO! I mean’t your friend ! The one I’ve come to know so well! Why don’t you, take a look, at the top of my shield array?!
Someone you recognise ?”
Olfren ordered his visual scanners, to move in take a closer look. Top of her shield array? Uh? Seconds later he gasped “ NOOOOOOOO! There strapped to the front, at the top of the shield array, was the unmissable face, of Cistera’s father, KaColfra.
Around him he could see tubes connected into his body, the lower part of his body hidden from view? Encased in this structure? Like some masthead figure, strapped to the front of her vessel, thrust in his face, the face of his closest, dearest friend?
Humiliated, held hostage? Probably tortured by her. Olfren, looked upon his old friends face, he started to feel the tears in his eyes. So this, is why, his friend had vanished? Presumed killed in battle?
That psycho whore had Cistera’s father KaColfra, taken by force, no doubts, in his mind, seized by some deception on her part, the treachery of someone close to him?
Now strung up encased before them.
The visual scanners had zoomed in closer.One of his Commanders gasped out loud “ He has no eyes! She has removed his eyes ! “ Isabellini’s jeering voice, resounding in his ears, she was talking to Ka Colfra?
“ Say hello, to your old friend Olfren” “Olfren, Olfren, is it really you ? “
Olfren froze hearing the voice of Ka Colfra, the frail trembling words, tinged with fear? “ Ka C, my old friend, what has this bitch done to you ? “ “ I am sorry Olfren, I am so sorry “ Olfren could no longer contain the tears in his eyes. “ You have nothing to be sorry for friend.
Isabellini, release him to me, or suffer the consequences “ . She laughed “ Your threats are meaningless! Just a shame he can’t see !! “ A distinct sneer in her voice. Olfren looked at Ka Colfra to whisper. “I had to remove his eyes. He’s totally blind. I did enjoy removing them and I had them encased in Uai (A resin) as ear rings.” She sent a visual of her wearing them,
The rage within Olfren was pure fury. “Forgive me, for what I am about to do, my friend, if, she will not surrender you, then it is time, to put you out of your pain. “
Isabellini had been waiting as he gave the command. She had issued hers, “ READY ALL collector units “ “ Units online and ready! Automatic deployment “ “ Remove the helmet covering his forehead! “ The shield slid aside covering the top of Ka Colfra’s head exposing the gems.
Too late for Olfren to realise, the deception? That shield, now exposing the cluster of what was the most potent weapon he had ever seen.
HE, SHE knew, any attack against him and, the gems, would react to protect him!
She smiled. “I have you now !” He did not want them to fire on the upper shields, concentrate their fire instead on the LOWER section, The weaker part thus avoiding direct frre on Ka Colfra?
Olfren raised his voice “ On my command Loa, Solprez, Matisse, Vona, Beneste and Visha, high energy yields to the lower weaker parts of the Inferno. NO MERCY is to be shown, DESTROY IT.
As burst after burst of high energy yielded from the ships hit the ‘weak spot identified by the Visna, the Inferno’s specially designed ‘COLLECTERS’ picked it up and sucked it in.
Wave after wave of energy now chanelled through the various connected network.
The YIELD, of all, the ships combined, weapons energy, against the Inferno.
Olfen was finding it unbelievable, that the weapons were doing NO damage to it.
This huge flash of intense energy and then nothing.
UNTIL.. Spat out, in one continuous seemingly never ending burst, across the gems on Ka Colfra’s head. He shook violently as the gems lit up. The full force of the energy, pulsing across them, illuminating them stronger and stronger.
Across the front of the Inferno, the surge from the gems? The Gods themselves gift to him was now the weapon of his worst enemy. HE could do nothing, He could not see, he could only feel the energy across those gems.
She had realized. Using him like this would be effective BUT increase the energy across the gems and deflect them would increase their power ten fold. As was the power was terrifying now ?
As the intensity rose and rose, until with one surge, ring after ring of energy pulsed out .
NOW, the hidden polished shields, from beneath the Inferno, raised to reflect the energy giving protection to the Inferno. Spreading out reflected and amplified. All that could be seen was a bright intense light where the Inferno had been visible now it was just white light.
Olfren knew he was doomed. He heard his old friends voice, once again for the last time.
“ I’m so sorry Olfren, so sorry”
“Not your fault old friend what she has done the Gods will surely punish her for.”
The energy wave hit his ship, like all the others, one after another, they exploded into millions of pieces, dissipated into space. Not one ship remained, as the energy wave, slowly died back and the gems stopped glowing .
A silence, beyond all understanding, an infinity of endless space. On and on amidst the debris ? The odd piece kicking past them clattering against the bulkhead.
She stood up looked out in front of them, at the random pieces of debris and nothing else, then she lifted her head. “Close the shield and set him back in his hole,.”
The gems, now covered, her prisoner secured, as he wept; no tears, just the deep despair of accepting his fate, no escape from this hell. Now she had tried, tested and had at her command the penultimate weapon.
“QUIET “ No one dared move, as she spoke.
“Bow before me, for all I am, is, was, and ever shall be, amen.
I am a God,. ALL shall bow before me, ALL, my enemies will beg for my mercy.
I AM the God of their destiny, the bringer of their salvation, and, their destruction,
I am “ she smiled.
“The GOD, who brings the blessing of death.”
Across the galaxies the screens flashed into life to display the news.
Almost immediately the whole scene had been played to the Commanders of the Urowq fleet and to Friel Joagrth. He looked at the replay again and again
“ She is magnificent, she is truly a god amongst her people. ”
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