Chapter 18“Attack!” Admiral Camelus ordered.
Armed with a blasma pistol, Prime Minister Custos Messium watched from the rear of the bridge, intent on the viewscreens and the single undefended cruise liner, the Oliver Cromwell, that cruised obliviously toward Torgas Prime.
They were aboard the Torgas Armada Flagship, Lepanto, named after a naval battle between ocean-going vessels back on Earth in the Christian Era year 1571. The Lepanto was a small city unto itself, its capacity equal to that of its prey, the Oliver Cromwell. Unlike its prey, the Lepanto bristled with guns of all sizes. And if she fired all weapons on one side, she could have launched herself into a spin.
The armada that Admiral Camelus had just ordered to attack was comprised of twenty fighter carriers with each three h
