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

Along the way to Jasmine's apartment, Avery kept a careful watch around them, while Kasandra's ears were periodically adjusting and twitching as she listened for pursuers.

When the building they were headed to came into sight, her feline ears perked up and angled backwards. It was clear that she had finally picked up on something.

"Did you find something?" Avery asked.

"Yeah. It took a while to be sure, but four individuals have been keeping in step with us since we left the Mercenary Association. It's unlikely that we're just going the same direction. Whenever we speed up or slow down, their pace always changes to match ours."

Jasmine looked genuinely impressed by Kasandra's hearing ability, but a moment later the dread she had been feeling since she realized people were following her started to come back.

Instinctively, her right hand slid towards the laser pistol resting on her hip.

Chapter 90 Dealing with Jasmine’s Situation