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Elias narrowed his eyes. "Let them come. Ready the . If they want to play with high-speed toys, let’s see how they handle a localized gravity well."

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The Bastion’s massive crane-arm swung into position, the Magnabeam humming with a low, bone-shaking frequency. As the enemy cruiser leapt over a massive swell, Elias slammed the trigger. The beam caught the ship mid-air, pulling it violently toward the Bastion's armored side. "Fire the deck cannons—point-blank!" Elias narrowed his eyes

"Full power to the Energy Doors!" Elias barked into the comms. "Redirect from the wood-shop. We don't need reinforcements; we need to not be vaporized." If they want to play with high-speed toys,

The fortress groaned as the massive yellow energy shields flickered to life. Seconds later, a blinding pillar of white light slammed into the sea just yards away, turning the ocean into a frantic wall of steam. The shockwave rattled the Bastion to its core, snapping a supporting strut in the lower hull.

Captain Elias Thorne gripped the cold steel railing of the , a floating fortress that looked more like a jagged mountain of scrap and cannons than a ship. Ahead, the horizon of the High Seas was a hazy blur of grey mist and oily water.