The Strider drifted through the void safely beyond the gravitational pull of the new black hole.
Xalvoria walked onto the bridge and approached the main navigation console. Her crimson eyes glowed with fully restored matriarchal authority. The transaction with Xavier had completely stabilized her core, and she moved with the terrifying grace of a true Pillar.
She pushed Viola aside and placed her hands directly over the holographic interface. A brilliant array of golden and crimson data streams instantly overrode the ship's standard blue display.
"Your primitive scanners missed the actual exit vector," Xalvoria stated. She tapped a newly highlighted coordinate point on the star map. "The Vanguard Fleet utilized an Abyssal Gate. I tracked the residual dark matter. They are traversing a hidden corridor entirely outside conventional space."
Kylus stepped away from the window. He gripped the hilt of his thermal cutter. "Set the coordinates. We are going after them right now."
