6 hours and 20 minutes later.

The Nightmare Apex rendezvoused with the Necris and Andromeda fleets that were rallying together and preparing for the final assault. The brothers were in their command seats on the bridge. Vraton leaned over and asked "Has anybody ever told you that you put too much effort into war". Reavus continued to stare out the window as he replied with a snicker "Always. Overkill is underrated bro".

However one thing that the brothers found strange was that there was one Promethean frigate among their fleet. Not long after this, Reavus noticed two inbound shuttles. One was transmitting command authorization codes so Reavus instantly knew that that shuttle was Maya's. The second shuttle was following close behind and was bearing the insignias of the Necris militaries science division.

Reavus contacted Maya in the first shuttle through his portable QEC and asked "Maya. Why is there a Promethean ship in our fleet and what's up with the nerd shuttle". Maya simply replied "All in good time. You and Vraton will find out soon enough. We plan on using both for the upcoming assault". Reavus nodded at the hologram and replied "Understood. Meet you in the main command center". With that, Reavus ended the call and motioned Vraton to follow him to the command center.


Reavus and Vraton got to the command center first. The only thing they could hear was the humming of Organid computers and the few conversations between soldiers around the room. The doors then suddenly opened and they were joined by Maya, Nero, Bane, and two members of the Necris science division. The brothers also noticed the four acting commanders of the local Andromeda races that were helping.

Vraton was interested in seeing what the local races looked like. There was the Opinas which looked like a race of giant prawns who were providing the bulk of the Andromeda ground force. There was the Granitians which was a race of rock people that would be the muscle in the Andromeda ground force. Vraton then noticed the Slythens and the Sinsae. The Slythens looked like giant snakes with arms and legs whilst the Sinsae were basically human sized gas masses of ectoplasm. The Sinsae were the Prometheans closest allies before the Prometheans were conquered by Reavus and Vraton's father. Both these races would be providing the majority of the 10000 allied ships to help the existing 450000 ships of the Necris.

Everybody gathered around the central table as Reavus said to the locals "Commanders, we appreciate your assistance in this assault". The Sinsae commander replied "Yes. We all know that we aren't exactly needed due to the strength of your military but we can no longer sit idly by while you defat the Prometheans. Its past time we fought back against our oppressors".

Reavus then looked towards Maya. The Necris Admiral asked her "So Commander. Would you like to share with Vraton and me about this new tech you wanted to show us". Maya nodded and gestured for Nero to step forward. Nero brought up his Omni-tool and activated the holo-projector in the table. He brought up a hologram of the Promethean homeworld and said "The 'issue' we are trying to sort out is the ideal landing zones for our transports. The Prometheans have deployed several extremely powerful jamming towers to disrupt our navigation. Our guess is that they already know they've lost but that's not going to stop them from putting up a fight and killing as many of us as possible. That's where that Promethean frigate comes in".

Nero then gestured up one of the Necris scientists accompanying him. The scientist hit a few buttons on his Omni-tool and said "We plan on an infiltration onto the Promethean homeworld and 'modify' those jamming stations. We've created a very sophisticated software patch that upon command will reverse the effect of the jamming towers. They will instead act like beacons and we will be able to effectively deploy our forces with minimal casualties. Also once we start the attack, we can remotely detonate the Promethean frigate into a nine kiloton explosion, crippling the core of their fleet".

Reavus then asked "No plan is ever as simple as you like. What's the catch to this plan". Nero replied to his father "The Prometheans sweep their systems frequently and they will notice the patch. This mission will have to be done quickly and quietly". Maya looked back to Reavus and said "So what's it going to be Reavus? Send you in and some Ghost teams". Bane spoke out "We just might be able to do it sir, but with 20 jamming station our fastest teams may be stretched thin".

Reavus looked down for a moment to contemplate the plan. He looked back up and replied "No. I don't think the Ghost teams will be able to upload to all the bases fast enough". Reavus looked toward Bane and said "Bane, I don't doubt your team's abilities but if you come under attack you'll be outnumbered. Plus I think we can all agree that sending me in would be a bad idea. We all know that I'm not exactly what you call subtle".

As Reavus finished that, he looked over to his right where Vraton was standing and said "But I know someone who is". He looked back to the group and continued "In this past week I've been able to see what Vraton is capable of ever since I gave him and exact duplicate of my own power. In terms of pure speed Vraton moves like nobody's business, just as I specialize in brute force. Vraton should take this mission with the ghost teams and split the buildings ten each". The younger brother grinned ear to ear and said "Thought you'd never ask". Reavus continued "Then you're promoted to General. He can get in, upload the patch and get out in no time at all. Plus, if he meets any resistance the fight will end long before it starts".

Maya then asked Vraton "And you're sure you'll be able to infiltrate all their bases successfully". Vraton replied with a grin and a sarcastic look "Maya please. I may be a clone but I'm still me. I still remember all the missions I did in my old life". Maya nodded with a reassured smile and Reavus brought the meeting to an end.

Whilst everybody was leaving the room, Reavus had Nero accompany he and Vraton to one of the nearby shuttle hangers. Vraton asked Nero "So all I've gotta do is get to the main console, swipe my Omni-tool". Nero replied "Yeah. You'll have three hours to upload to all ten jammers before the systems scan".

After several minutes the three men arrived in the main armoury not far off from the main hanger. As they walked in, they saw all 200 members of the Ghost teams preparing their gear for the upcoming infiltration. Nero then commented to his father "Am I the only one who finds it strange that in an army of 2 billion soldiers, we only have 200 in our Special Forces division". Reavus replied with a snicker "Yep. Pretty much". Reavus then asked the leader of the Ghost teams "Bane, are the teams ready". The Major nodded and all the men then started their way to the hanger.

Once in the hanger, the Ghosts started boarding shuttles and departed to the Promethean frigate. Reavus then grabbed Vraton by the shoulder before he boarded the shuttle and said "Remember brother. We have only three hours in-between the system sweeps. You have to upload the patch to all ten jammers before then". Vraton chuckled to Reavus and replied "Don't worry Reavus. I'll get it done". With that, the last shuttle left for the frigate and Reavus returned to the bridge of The Nightmare Apex along with Nero.

Once all the shuttles landed on the frigate and the occupants disembarked, it automatically began to manoeuvre out of formation and prepare to jump to FTL. Bane then approached Vraton and said "We should be at the Promethean homeworld shortly. I'll start dividing my teams into groups of twenty so we can hit our ten jammers". Vraton nodded to the Major as ship bolted into light speed.


10 minutes later

CABAL pulled the ship out of FTL right into orbit at the Promethean homeworld. CABAL then faked his way through the fleet and got into position smack-dab in the center of the Prometheans. General Vraton and the 200 members of the Necris Ghost Special Forces disembarked the Trojan ship in Promethean shuttles and set course for the planet below with the clear intent of reprograming the Promethean jamming facilities.

The Ghost teams deployed to the jammers in the southern hemisphere whilst Vraton deployed to the North. The Ghosts teams consisting of twenty each utilised different methods to infiltrate their ten bases, whether it being a roof entrance, sewer entrance or abseiling from adjacent buildings into the jamming building. Each method was perfect depending on the region whether it was jungle, desert or arctic environment, and if it was night or day. Vraton would utilise any means necessary to complete his objectives and would rely heavily on his unbelievable speed.

Just before Vraton would disembark his shuttle, he called up the Ghost teams and said "Alright ladies and gentlemen, the Prometheans are starting another systems sweep. Start the clock and remember to be complete within three hours. Good luck". All the squad captains acknowledged and returned their own good luck to Vraton. All of them initiated the mission to bring an end to the Andromeda war.


2 hours and 45 minutes later

All but three Ghost teams had completed their objective and retreated to safe areas where the Necris planned to land their forces. The other three were near their mission completion and Vraton was down to his final jammer.

It was early morning in the arctic region Vraton was in. He was flying at full speed in his Phantom form ducking and diving in and out of the clouds for cover as he approached his final jammer. It wasn't long before he landed on the roof of the structure after avoiding a few fighter patrols. He entered the building through one of the vents and began to work his way to the jammer control center a few levels down.

Eventually after a few minutes of navigating the vents, Vraton found the jammer's hub. Unfortunately for this jammer, he couldn't just sneak by the guards and upload the system patch as this jammer had nearly two dozen guards in it. He would have to fight his way to the control panel. Therefore he had a devious and VERY risky plan. Vraton backed up through the vent to a nearby power conduit and sliced through it with one of his swords. With the lights out Vraton quickly went back to the control center and entered the main room in his basic human form and dimmed his power out so he let off no biotic glow what so ever.

The Prometheans instantly knew that a Necris was in the vicinity and were on alert. All twenty of the cyborgs were frantically searching around the room with lights and heat detection equipment to find the intruder. The commander in the center of the room was barking out orders as he tried to get the area secured, when suddenly he and his troops started to hear a humming sound. The same sound you'd hear when swords are being spun really fast.

The troops all then heard a loud thud and turned around to see one of their own cut cleanly in two. Then another, and another, and another. The Prometheans watched as hopelessly as the humming sound was appearing and vanishing in and out of the shadows, slaughtering their entire team. Eventually when the Prometheans were only down to three men, the leader shouted out "SHOW YOURSELF REAVUS". The three soldiers then heard a menacing tone out of the shadows that replied "I. Am not. Reavus". The Promethean commanders then heard another thud and turned around to see his remaining two men decapitated.

The commander then saw a sinister silhouette with two swords on the far side of the room that started running towards him. He tried to raise his gun in defence but before he could get his rifle in position, he was blinded by a bright red flash. He then suddenly felt excruciating pain as he felt two swords pierce straight through his torso. He looked up to see what looked like Reavus, only it wasn't. "Who are you" the Promethean said in pain. With a sinister smile, the Necris replied "I am Vraton. Brother of Reavus. And your empire falls today". Vraton then aggressively pulled his swords out sideways, ripping the cyborg apart.

Vraton then quickly walked up to the jamming stations main console and uploaded the patch. He then received an inbound call from Major Bane. "That's it General. All twenty jammers have been infected. There's no stopping the fleet now" the Major said enthusiastically. Vraton casually entered a nearby elevator and took it to the roof. When he got to the roof however, he saw a whole squad of Promethean gunships coming toward him with General Karikus in the lead one.

Karikus then said on his gunships speaker in his typical deep insulting tone "If it isn't the failed experiment". Vraton simply bowed his head as if to say "The one and only", completely unphased by the Prometheans insulting tone. Karikus then ordered the gunships into a circle around Vraton and loaded their cannons with stun ammo. Before they could fire, Vraton said to the General "Aren't you forgetting something". Karikus held off the gunships attack, wondering what the clone was talking about. Vraton grinned as he continued "I just came out of one of your jamming centres. Aren't you even a little curious as to what I was doing in there".

Just then, the Promethean early warning system kicked in and an alarm went off on Karikus' console on his arm. He looked back to the Necris and shouted "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE". With his continued grin, Vraton replied "Oh only just upgraded all twenty of your jammers into beacons, and with the entire Necris armada inbound, what do you think will happen next". With horror on the Promethean general's face, Vraton finished with "Welcome to hell".

Karikus then shouted for the gunships to fire but Vraton instantly put up a biotic barrier and repulsed a shockwave putting all but the lead gunship out of commission. Karikus made a hasty retreat but Vraton didn't pursue him as he wanted to take him down with his elder brother. Vraton simply sat down on the roof and looked up to the sky to enjoy the show.


The fleet of 460000 ships came out of hyper-space on all flanks around the Promethean forces. Reavus gestured to one of the lieutenants on a side platform on the bridge of The Nightmare Apex and ordered "Detonate". With that word, the Trojan Promethean frigate detonated its drive core into a small nuclear blast, crippling the core of the Promethean fleet.

It was now time for Reavus to give the order he's waited two years for. To have his entire army in orbit over the promethean homeworld and to give the final order. "OPEN FIRE".


Here's a sneak peak at the next chapter...Psych.

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