The bluish light of a white dwarf star broke the dawn on the purple planet far below. Meanwhile, stars glittered in the vast darkness of space above.
A fighter screamed by, its guns blazing. It was very quickly followed by nearly a dozen more, all of which were similarly designed and bore the same logos - a sun surrounded by three rings.
The fighters intercepted another fighter group, whose logos were of a purple four-pointed star, and entered into a vicious skirmish. Behind them were a smattering of ships, from frigates to cruisers.
All of them were in mixed formations, and it was clear one side was fighting against another. Weapons fire was being exchanged between all of them.
The battle seemed pitched, and for every casualty one side suffered, the other had received in kind.
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