He is on the floor now. He can hear Priscille and Sevan screaming; he can sense Adamus readying the final blow, extruding a blade from his machine hand. But a sudden explosion makes the whole ship groan, a rush of panicked signals coming to life on every deck, and then the captain’s voice booms into the bay. “Damn it! Listen up, everyone. The sunlords have caught up to us. Our shields won’t hold for long, and we can’t outrun them. The Ataraxis is lost. If you want to live, run for the skiff immediately. Anyone not there in the next three minutes is getting left behind. That includes you,
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