08/09/2009 · 12:28 PM
#140
-Some time later-
Watching from my observer ship, I picked my target today: Backoff. As I watched him build his fleet, I was a little amazed. Little is known about Backoff, but today I watched him excel. The first one to start climbing towards him was Archangel. This guardian is as deadly as the name, as it climbed rather high with ships I could not see from the safe distance away. I thanked myself as I watched the epic battle ensure. Ships clashed and explosions rang throughout space, a battle that could be heard for hundreds of miles. Soon, Archangels forces were seen retreated, as Backoff`s rushed in to capture a few planets.
I veered towards him, before I saw a new threat, Orinos. I kept my distance then, remembering the battle before hand. I quickly far behind the forces of Backoff`s fleet, when it happened. Backoff lauched his attack on the guardian leader. Watching the missiles fly, I wondered how such attacks could be led so close together. I had little hope for backoff, when I began to notice he was winning! An explosion of a stray missile rocked my ship, and I lost control of my ship for a bit. I quickly turned it to look at the battle, and noticed Backoff`s ships securing the area. I was a bit relieved. I opened up a comm with a few of the surviving ships to congratulate them, and got a few repairs on my ship from a nearby crew.
All victory would soon be diminshed through, as a different kind of enemy approached, an A.miner from the well known federation Rabies. I wished everyone luck, and veered away, to once again watch a rather epic battle. Eternal, who had previously attacked one of Backoff`s fedmembers, known as AlexLemire, was fast climbing the ranks, looking for more victims. Backoff answered the challenge, and sent his fleet to engage. This was not a happy fight, and backoff was soon losing the fight. I veered safely away, watching those I had just wished luck explode in fire. Then it got worse. Eternal quickly took the chance and counter attacked. The forces swept through Backoff`s remaining fleet, and dealt heavy damage. I shed a tear for those lost, they were some brave forces. As Eternal`s fleet left the area, I felt the rage fallen comrades. They would be avenged.
Backoff quickly began work on rebuilding his shattered fleet. Ships soon joined what was left of the fleet, and I veered my ship among them. Taking a footage of what was transpiring, I witnessed a spark of something fierce in Backoff. Sooner then I thought, his fleet was ready, and fired to go. Eternal never saw it coming, as Backoff launched a second attack on the A.miner. For him, and his fallen fedmate, the attack went on for longer then I had seen a battle go. Missiles flew, and borrs cried out, as this battle raged on. Soon, Eternal`s fleet was seen breaking, and quickly fled as the morale lowered. Backoff stood proud on his command ship, and cheered in victory. He did good today, and he would enjoy the rest to come. I veered my ship off, he was done for today, and so am I.
As I went to rest, I noticed I had received a message. It was from Badkarma. It read `BadKarma wants the virals to know we got the anti-bacterial sprays and from this battle we got the WIPES too` I chuckled to myself, wondering if he would live up on this, or if it was another empty threat like hundreds I`ve heard in my time. I turned off my camera, and went for a rest.
Edited by GalacticReporter on 2009-09-08