Chapter Three: The Admission Order from the Stars

"Emotional fluctuation rising." "It is called goodbye." "Recording." "You do not need to record everything." "Pilot habits assist long-term coordination." Leon let out a breath. "Then remember this. We are not leaving to become a weapon." "Then why?" The shuttle passed through the clouds, and the stars filled the view. In orbit, the cruisers of the Ninth Frontier Fleet lined up in a silver formation. A massive jump gate glowed to life in the distance. Leon looked at the stars. "So that one day, no one has to wait in the fire for someone else to save them." Hours later, Starsea Main came into view. The academy was built on an artificial military ring outside Jupiter's orbit: three hundred kilometers in diameter, with fleet docks along the