The Armada Awakens
In the vast, private docks of Elias Vance Corporation, something that had never moved before began to stir.
Word spread through the Universal Hub's communication networks with the speed of light—the first sighting of Elias Vance's personal fleet in motion. For years, everyone had known he possessed incredible wealth, but few had realized the true extent of his military capabilities.
"Are you seeing this?" gasped Commander Thex Nular, a grizzled veteran who ran a mercenary fleet for hire. He was standing on the observation deck of his ship, staring through enhanced scrying arrays at the Vance Corporation docks. "Those aren't transport vessels. Those are war ships. tens of thousands of them."
