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

Traveling from hyperplane to hyper lane, eighteen days passed without incident.

A few times some scout ships that obviously belonged to pirates made an appearance on long range sensors, but they quickly disappeared when they noticed the size of the Moonrise merchant fleet and the number of guards protecting them.

Avery made sure to take advantage of these peaceful days to strengthen his bond with Kasandra and Jasmine.

At first there had been a bit of uneasiness between them, but that had completely faded by this point. When people were stuck together on a small ship for an extended period of time, they either grew closer, or learned that they hated each other. Lucky it was the former in this case.

Both Kasandra and Jasmine were getting along swimmingly now. Like they were sisters. And they certainly had no problems showing their affection for Avery either.

Chapter 94 A Peaceful Journey?