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 the balance on the new account he recently opened and watched as the number rose from zero to eighty million in an instant.

A smile formed on his face, and he held out his terminal and showed it to the rest of his team so that they could see.

"Looks like the idiot actually paid up. We're eighty million Krenin richer now." Avery said, his tone giddy.

"I'm still not sure if I like this, but since that man is a horrid criminal, I suppose I won't say anymore."

Jasmine was the only one that had argued against extorting Iniquus, while the others were more than happy to drain money from the person that had orchestrated several events that threatened their lives.

Well, there was one other person that had been less than thrilled, but that was less to do with any ethical dilemma and more because of the role he had been forced to play.

Chapter 128 Final Preparations