Lost Among the Stars
Copyright© 2025 by Sol Tangoran
Chapter 19: The Last War Begins
The moment I gave the order, the dreadnought responded instantly.
Energy surged through the ship, pulsing along the newly awakened conduits, charging weapons that had lain dormant for millennia. The main cannon—our last, best hope—roared to life, light gathering at its core until it was nearly blinding.
The Kha’reli flagship was still unfolding, its dark energy reaching out, distorting space itself. If it completed its charge, we wouldn’t just lose this battle.
We’d cease to exist.
Ny’Vara’s voice was tense. “Weapon at full capacity!”
I clenched the armrests of my chair.
“Fire.”
### The Shot Heard Across the Stars
The cannon released its fury.
A beam of pure golden energy erupted from the dreadnought’s core, tearing through space like the wrath of forgotten gods.
The impact was instantaneous.
The Kha’reli flagship screamed—not in sound, but in a psychic wail that rattled my skull. Its tendrils shriveled, its hull fractured, its twisted, unnatural form imploding in on itself as the energy consumed it.
And then—silence.
Where once an enemy titan had stood, there was now only a glowing void, collapsing inward until nothing remained.
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