MegaC

Avery Asteria was far from having anyone's dream job. Family circumstances had him drop out of school and flying around the expanse of space looking for treasure among the discarded trash in an old ship his father had been restoring. It was far from glamorous work, but it was all he could do to earn the money he needed. 

He was not the only one looking for fortune among the stars, though. One day a score that looked too good to be true led to a run in with a band of pirates. With some quick wits and a bit of luck, Avery managed to escape the worst, but he ended up missing out on collecting the valuable salvage he had his sights on.

Having lost a large chunk of his gear in his flight from the pirates, Avery seemed to be truly at the end of his rope. However, a twist of fate led him to discovering an experimental vessel that had been lost to the far reaches of space.

With this new ship in his possession, his prospects were looking up. It had everything and more than what any spacefarer could want. And Avery was going to use it to become the leader of the greatest band of mercenaries in the galaxy.

Path to Becoming the Greatest Space Mercenary

'Is this real.' Avery thought as Deputy Chief Ikla pinned the award he was receiving onto his coat.

An Alliance Cross of Heroism was the highest class of recognition anyone could receive for military achievements within the Dramid Alliance.

They went from bronze to platinum, making the Silver Cross Avery was receiving the third greatest award any mercenary could ever obtain.

This essentially was denoting him as a hero of the Alliance. Someone that had fought with their life on the line to save the general populace from terrible danger.

And while Avery may have done so, his intentions had never been particularly pure. He had just been searching for a big payday.

Still, there was no denying the results. Especially in the case of the energy lifeforms. If not for him both investigating the Prazan System and eliminating the queen, the situation could have gone out of control and turned into a great disaster.

Chapter 71 Award Ceremony (4)