fantasy
The Captain

16
Log Entry 3162.10.31
Situation Summary:
The ISS Vigilant Dawn remains in critical condition, with Hive Bio Weapons actively hunting surviving crew members. The Captain [REDACTED] is tracking Hive activity directly, moving through damaged corridors, using her wits, advanced weaponry, and ship systems to evade and counter threats. The Hive Hunter has become a primary target, closing in with relentless pursuit.
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Chapter XLVII โ Captain [REDACTED]
The corridors echoed with a deep, unnatural hum. Sparks flickered from exposed conduits, casting fractured light across the walls. She could feel it before she saw itโthe Hunter, massive and relentless, moving with predatory precision through the shipโs shadows. Every instinct screamed to act carefully; every step forward was a gamble.
Energy gun charged, sword at her side, she manipulated nearby panels, triggering magnetic locks and short pulses of plasma energy. The ship itself became a tool, each system she could override bought her precious seconds.
A movement ahead caught her attentionโa figure limping from the smoke and debris. Heart stuttered. It was Orlen Vance. She had thought him lost, claimed by the Hive, yet here he was, alive and breathing, wounds patched with makeshift bindings.
โOrlenโฆ youโreโโ Her voice faltered, disbelief and relief mingling.
โNot for long if we donโt end this,โ he rasped, stepping into the fray.
Together, they advanced cautiously, the Hunterโs eyesโor whatever passed for its sensory perceptionโtracking them. Every approach, every flicker of movement, was met with the creatureโs lightning-quick lunge. She dodged, rolled, fired, cutโbut the Hunter adapted with every strike.
Orlenโs presence gave her leverage. He threw himself into attacks, drawing the Hunterโs attention, baiting it, keeping it just long enough for her to manipulate the environment. They moved through corridors using the shipโs damaged state to create barriers and ambush points.