The Karat family's flagship held position, its gold-plated hull catching what little light bled through the surrounding void. Every cannon along its flanks was already tracking the incoming swarm.
As the flagship of the armada's vanguard, the vessel was a Destroyer-class warship, built for high-speed combat and frontline engagements rather than prolonged fleet support. Its most prominent weapons were the enormous Voidpiercer Cannons, mounted along both sides of the hull. Each cannon gathered compressed energy before releasing it as a concentrated beam capable of tearing through reinforced starship armor.
Rosin Karat's voice came through the command channel.
"Fire."
A heartbeat later, the dark expanse erupted like a field of fireworks.
Dozens of Voidpiercer beams tore across the void, striking the leading wave head-on. The creatures caught in the barrage were shredded apart, their black bodies rupturing into twisted chunks of flesh that slowly drifted through space.
