SECONDS LATER, FIRE erupted from Cerberus as the missiles launched. Minotaur followed next, then Medusa, and finally Hydra. Massive rockets rose into the air, pulling against Concordia’s gravity, rising faster and faster, trailing brilliant white flames. They were locked onto their targets and wouldn’t stop until they either reached their destinations and detonated or they were shot out of the sky.
Almost before the missiles left their launchers, pulse fire started up, its light turning night to day around the silos. Concordia was throwing everything it had at the Scythians. The colony had been a long time waiting for this moment and it had nothing to lose.
Cherry’s gaze moved to the screen showing the Scythian ships. This scene was limited to a single viewpoint. The Concordians had deci
