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STORY II: "UNEXPLAINABLE ENCOUNTER"

23rd of December, 817. BWT-class ship soars the rocky emptiness of Tau-23. It's pilot looks at various business paper. Finally, only one jump left until Freeport 10. After this deal he'll be able to make some vocation at Christmas with his family. The bridge starts flaring in red. "Warning" sounded the room. Few countermeasures hit his engines.
"Okay, senor, I would like you to cooperate with us and kindly give us something for Christmas" - Came an anonymous transmission.
The pilot was scared. He spotted few red dots in his scanners. That was Outcasts.
"I'm sorry, sirs, but... please... this deal costs me much... I just can't give you everything like this!" - The pilot tried to touch the heart of his attackers. Probably every trader, who ever met Outcast near their homeworld knows that such pleads never helps.
"I see, senor. Looks like you're not very kind-heart. As you wish... mess with a viper and you'll get fangs" - His answer was short and cold.
After a short conversation, three Sabres and one Falcata joined into attack formation. The crucial fest started. Outcasts, laughing and cursing in their own tongue were tearing the ship apart. The poor trader had nothing to do, only pray. Like a thunder bolt from the sky, blasters came from nowhere, shredding on Sabre in pieces. Weak and barely visible green dot started to blink in trader's scanner. A Nyx appeared. It moved fast as wind, destroying the attackers without a word. Sinking in flames, Falcata tried to flee. Unsuccessfully. Few blasts in the engines caused the explosion. The pilot finally could notice the ship just after the battle ended. ((YOU CAN LISTEN TO THIS WHILE READING)) Nyx with highly damaged and scorched hull, covered by rusts. The nameplate, showing: "=CR=Lt.Batiq" could be visible clearly. However, the pilot of fighter could be seen very hardly: exterior of the window was covered in dry blood, which, looks like didn't bothered Nyx pilot at all. Trader tried to thank... no response... He activated the cruise engines and silently continued his way to the jump hole. Nyx followed. The fighter pilot didn't said a word, only made some static noises. The trader jumped to Tau-37. However, his "escort" didn't shown up.

That was the first encounter with the "Wandering Soul".

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