Once Rex had secured the help he needed after making what could only be described as the greatest sacrifice of his life, the battle between the Kaelzar forces and the Revenant Ascendancy remained locked in a tense stalemate.
Cleo's tireless updates to the fighters maneuvers had kept the Revenant fleet at bay, forcing their larger ships closer to the trading station, right into a vulnerable position where swarms of fighters and bombers could slip under their energy shields to strike their hulls directly.
However, standard tactics dictated that larger ships wouldn't commit until the outcome of the fighter skirmish tipped in one side's favor. For now, the two fleets exchanged long-range artillery fire, making a deadly lightshow in the void while both sides bided their time.