Chapter 20
Galactic Standard Date: 152,323.10 AE
Uncharted Territories: Battle Cruiser 'Beylan'
Leonid Colonel Orias
ORIAS
Leonids were a passionate race, prone to fits of temper and outward displays of emotion. Of the four species of super-soldiers the Eternal Emperor had spliced together from the now-extinct humans, Leonids possessed the most animal DNA. This had made them the largest, the strongest, the fiercest predator species in the galaxy, second only to Shay'tan himself and the Cherubim high guard, but it had also made them vulnerable after inbreeding had rendered them infertile.
The moment Habibah came bursting into her quarters without knocking or the required salute, her fur disheveled, Colonel Orias knew her daughter's latest mating attempt had failed.
“Mama, I've been b
