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

The news of his men losing Vi'ivando's nephew and subsequently being captured by the Alliance Police when trying to recover their captive had just reached Iniquus.

His already dented desk received two additional hits that dug deeper into the metal than usual. Of all the frustrating things to occur, this one was the last straw.

Angrily he called his aide into the room and began discussing plans of recourse. To keep Vi'ivando compliant, he had agreed to allow the man to have a fifteen-minute holo-call with his nephew each day.

Originally this had been a small price to pay to have the expert engineer work on what he wanted, but now it was coming back to bite him.

"We were so close to being ready too. And now this happens at the worst possible moment." Iniquus said, slamming his fists into his desk once more.

His aide, remaining calm in the face of his master's outburst, simply continued with the conversation.

Chapter 105 Encountering Trouble (3)