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

Avery checked over the Dauntless' logs as the cleanup of the battle outside Phregon III began.

Both the attackers outside and within had been quelled by this point, and things were slowly heading back towards stability.

'The plating got hit a couple of times.' Avery thought, grimacing.

In the heat of the hectic fight, he had been a bit slow in using a shield cell and a few shots had slipped through with the Dauntless' primary defense was down.

Fortunately, the ship's armor had been able to hold up against the direct hits, but the damage was not insignificant. He would need to get the plating repaired and have the ship undergo extensive maintenance to make sure everything was in peak condition.

At the very least, between him, Ezra, and Kaiden, they had captured five of the Reswen Theocracy warships.

Chapter 115 Admonishment