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Pulling back on the stick, Austin watched the animated stars spin past the Trident’s cockpit. With his other hand, he transferred all power to his engines. The enemy laser fire splattered against his rear shields, dropping the overall readout to less than sixty percent. The pursuing modified Trident, listed as Reau Draven on the log, had been putting up a good fight since the only other player had been defeated ten seconds before.
"Let's see if you can handle this," Austin said under his breath, leaning toward the monitor. His finger hovered over the trigger, his opposite hand keying for a missile.
Just as he anticipated, the pursuing Trident overshot, flying right into his crosshairs. He squeezed the trigger and a missile launched from under his wing. The Trident exploded in an impr
