A Knight's Title

A Knight's Title

Maimed

Season 8, Episode 3

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Russell Michael Berger
Nov 17, 2025
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Xynyx [planet], Ibish-8C [star system]

30 June; 07:34:09 Hours

The deep purple horizon grew to black as it reached to the stars and four moons that riddled the sky. Several mountains pushed through the clouds, which were cast in an orange and pink glow by the distant rising sun, sending flares of yellow and gold firing up from the horizon. A small Class III cruiser idled in the stone hollow, its ramp lowered to the ground. At the cliff’s edge stood Ravena, wind pulling her long brown hair aside as Klaus called out to her.

“We still haven’t properly thanked you!”

“For what?” Ravena asked as she turned around to him and Kyra, who descended the ramp.

“For what?” Kyra chuckled before she answered, “We wouldn’t have got off of Kandok without you.”

“I just gave you four a way off of that death rock, that’s all,” Ravena sighed as she folded her arms.

Klaus stopped in front of her, he extended his hand out to her, and let out a breathy chuckle. “Come on, you did more than that - You saved Far’s life from that droid. Believe me, that’s more than just flying us out of there.”

“Beelezika was the one who saved you all - Thank him,” she still tried to refute the two, but now Amelia chimed in from the top of the ramp.

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