The joint strike was supposed to be simple proof of the new alliance. The refugee governors sent their best squad to link up with League forces against a Seeker remnant hideout tucked inside a contested nebula.
Elizabeth stayed behind on the Devourer to monitor from the command sanctum. Sabrina led the ground team with Aiden right beside her, mixed troops at their backs.
They boarded the derelict station through a ruptured docking arm. The place was old Mirror tech, corridors lined with cracked resonance panels that hummed with leftover corruption. Initial scans looked clean.
The mixed squads moved in formation, clearing rooms without issue. Sabrina's tattoo stayed quiet at first. Aiden's scar itched but held.
Then the corruption thread from Kael's aide woke up.
