Legacy of the Void Fleet

Chatter, chatter...

”...” Lucifer clenched his fingers hard around the data tablet, crushing it into multiple fragments. ”How dare these two families do this?!” he roared in fury.

He seemed to remember the words the Grand Admiral of the Celestial Void Empire had said to him a few weeks ago.

Do not trust some people too blindly, Commander Lucifer, just based on past relationships that you have had. Think more broadly now that you are a king!

The Grand Admiral’s voice once again rang in his head.

At that point, to think I refused to take those warnings seriously and even scoffed at them, all for those two men! Those who had accompanied him and the legions during their toughest times, who had borne immense pressure and suffered losses themselves for the cause of their people. That was the only reason he had trusted them. Once again, he had taken a leap of faith and placed his trust in them.

”Hehe... Looks like I was really a foolish person. With the kind of resources promised to them, how could they not flip the table? Hahaha!”

Lucifer laughed sorrowfully and bitterly. It was suffocating for him to accept this!

He had known. He had seen some obvious signs from the very beginning. Yet, against all odds and reason, he had chosen to believe that everything was all right!

”Hahaha... How foolish I truly was! How foolish!!”

Lucifer facepalmed as his laughter echoed through the grand castle’s throne room.

”BUT I WILL NOT BE FOOLISH ONCE AGAIN!”

Suddenly, his laughter disappeared. Lucifer stood up from his throne, his dark eyes lighting up as twelve wings unfurled behind him, and a dark halo appeared behind those wings.

”Don’t blame me for what I do to you now, since you have chosen to betray my trust!”

”GUARD! BRING COMMANDER MICHAEL TO ME...”

”Patriarch! Patriarch! Something has gone extremely wrong!”

Suddenly, a person running through the corridors of the Vorrath Ducal Estate rushed into the hall where a meeting between the higher-ups of the Vorrath family was taking place. He shouted at the top of his lungs, attracting everyone’s attention.

”Huff... Huff... Pa-Patriarch! The sky... The sky has fallen upon us! The sky has fallen upon us!”

The person spoke in terror, taking deep breaths continuously.

Duke Vorrath, who was sitting in the most prominent seat, frowned upon seeing this and said coldly, ”What is the meaning of this, Vice Clan Leader? Don’t you know wh—”

Wait! What did he say? The sky has fallen upon us?

What had happened?

Just as Duke Vorrath was rebuking the vice clan leader, those few words suddenly entered his mind. He paused and hurriedly asked for confirmation.

”Du-Duke, those... those bastards from the Celestial Void News Network! They... they...”

The vice clan leader spoke with a mixture of anger and fear, stuttering as he struggled to get the words out.

”BANG!”

”Speak clearly!”

Duke Vorrath threw a glass onto the floor in front of the vice clan leader. It shattered into fragments with a loud bang as he roared at him.

Gulp!

The vice clan leader swallowed hard and immediately said, ”Clan Leader, the Celestial Void News Network is currently and openly blaming and framing our clan as traitors who collaborated with the Outer Demons and Beasts, as well as the White Angel Theocracy! They are even accusing us of conspiring with them to launch a surprise attack on the kingdom’s heartland!”

”W-What?!”

Hearing this, multiple family elders and members stood up, traces of horror appearing in their eyes.

”LIES! ABSOLUTE LIES! WHEN DID WE COLLABORATE WITH THE OUTER DEMONS AND BEASTS?!” one of the elders shouted at the top of his lungs.

”H-How did it leak outside?!” another elder asked, his body shaking with fear that seemed to have taken over his entire being.

”Pa-Patriarch! Wh-What should we do now? It’s all out in the open! It’s all out in the open!” Another elder suddenly looked towards Duke Vorrath and spoke in clear terror.

Duke Vorrath’s face had already lost much of its colour upon hearing those words. His eyes widened as he gazed at everyone in the room, as if searching for something, but for a moment, he found nothing.

”Everyone! This is a disaster in the making! Our partnership with the White Angel Theocracy has been leaked, and there’s no telling what could happen!” Duke Vorrath spoke in a deep tone.

”But it is still not over for us! There is still a way! The Theocracy has already sent one of its Grand Armadas here to launch a surprise attack, something you all already know. Now, what we must do is hastily get out of here and join them. This is the only way for our survival!”

Meanwhile, in another part of the Dark Angel Kingdom, something similar was taking place at the ducal estate of the Kaelth family.

Duke Kaelth had the same thoughts as Duke Vorrath. Both wanted to take their clan members and hastily make their escape. After all, the territories where they lived belonged to them, and they were far, far away from the direct influence of the kingdom’s forces!

With their loyalties already converted, escaping should be easy.

”Time is of the essence!” Duke Vorrath and Duke Kaelth spoke at the same time, addressing their respective people.

”We must act fast! Vice Clan Leader, gather the core family members immediately. Prepare our ships! We must leave quickly before it is too late!”

Back in the throne room of the Dark Castle, on the Dark Celestial Planet within the Dark Halo Star System...

”Leave this task to your king’s loyal subordinate!”

Commander Michael patted his armoured chest and spoke with a hint of anger.

”Those traitors and anyone related to them will not meet a good ending! They will not be spared!”

”Good!” Lucifer nodded his head coldly. ”We must make an example out of these two people and their families for others to learn from! Betraying the kingdom and its people comes at a cost that none can prepare for or pay off!”

”Yes!” Commander Michael nodded his head, completely agreeing with him.

”Then go ahead, Commander Michael! Make those traitors pay for their treachery! And coordinate with the Celestial Void Empire fleets. We must not let them bear the burden of our incompetence alone! We must bear what needs to be borne!” Lucifer said solemnly.

”That is exactly my thought, Your Majesty!” Commander Michael spoke seriously, followed by a salute.

”I’ll take my leave, Your Majesty, the King!” With that, Michael turned around and hurriedly left the throne room.

Michael opened his comms device and quickly issued an order. ”Gather the five commanders immediately! At once!”

Back in the throne room, Lucifer leaned his head back and looked upwards through the glass ceiling, where he could already see the stars.

Looks like the Intelligence Legion needs to be upgraded and expanded quickly. Something as serious as this cannot be missed a second time. We won’t always have the Celestial Void Empire’s fleets and resources around to help us.

Light-years away from the Dark Halo Star System, in hyperspace...

Grand Admiral Kael’s fleet was cruising through hyperspace. Leading the charge was the Eclipse Wrath, the fleet’s flagship, a Super Star Destroyer.

At its command bridge, in front of the viewport, Kael could be seen standing and watching the arcs of blue, purple, and white light flashing through hyperspace.

”Admiral, how much longer until we reach our destination?” Kael suddenly asked the person beside him.

”Grand Admiral, approximately 1,080 seconds, to be exact,” the admiral immediately replied, looking at his quantum holographic watch on his left hand.

”Hmm.” Kael nodded his head, humming. ”Is everyone prepared?” he asked again.

”Yes, Grand Admiral!”

The admiral didn’t even check this time and directly replied, ”Our starships have already cycled and charged their main and secondary weapon systems as per a Level One Alert! We are ready to launch an attack the moment we exit hyperspace and arrive before the White Angel Theocracy’s Armada!”

”Hmm, well done!”

Kael glanced back at the admiral before looking ahead once again. He then slowly spoke, ”Do we have any intelligence on who is commanding this armada this time around?”

”We have received intelligence, Grand Admiral,” the admiral spoke again. ”It is Archangel Luther leading the charge of the Theocracy’s Third Grand Armada this time around.”

”Ohhh, so it’s him!”

Upon hearing the name, a thoughtful expression appeared on Kael’s face, which quickly turned into a smile.

So, he finally dares to show his face again after his defeat at the hands of Grand Admiral Ryan.

Vorrath and Kaelth

Good! Since he dares to show his face this time, we must guarantee that he doesn’t escape once again!

”Hmm, yes. One more thing. What about the Dark Angel Kingdom? Have they shown any reaction yet? Lucifer should already know about it, no?”