Chapter 37: It's a Trap!

The Ark soared through the dark, star-streaked expanse of space, flanked by several EDF and Lyran warships. They were on a dangerous mission, to locate the hidden star system that housed the Shadow Council's massive armada. If the rumors were true, this system contained the largest fleet the galaxy had ever seen, numbering in the thousands of ships and carrying billions of combat droids, as well as Quun and Vrak warships.

Ethan stood at the command deck, his jaw clenched as he watched the stars slip by. The scale of what they were up against weighed heavily on his mind. The war against the Shadow Council was entering a new, more dangerous phase, and the fate of the galaxy was in the balance.

"We're nearing the coordinates," Nova said from her station, her fingers flying across the controls. "If this star system is really hidden, it'll be heavily protected by cloaking fields and sensor jammers. It's going to be tricky."