"All weapons, lock on target," Captain Kiera Dawnbringer's cold voice echoed on the bridge of 'Sun's Judgment'. "Bombard that area until the seabed melts."
Inside the exposed 'Spectre', emergency red lights pulsed, bathing the cockpit in an eerie glow. Elara Moonveil gripped the control panel. Behind her, in the main compartment, her three elite researchers—remnants of the core team evacuated—frantically tried to reinforce secondary emergency shields.
"Emergency shields won't last a second!" one researcher screamed over the intercom, voice trembling with panic.
In the engine room, Nihil coughed violently, spitting blood onto the metal floor. His body was a battlefield. His passive Null Reconstruction fought desperately to patch damage from overexertion, but without Capacity, it was a losing battle.
`[CAPACITY DEPLETED. CEASE ACTIVITY.]`
"Nihil!" Elara's panicked voice crackled over the intercom. "I need power! Even for seconds! Give me something! Emergency maneuver!"
