"SERINA GET US OUT OF HERE!" Boomed Cutter over the wailing alarms and sound of shredding metal. The Spirit had taken several more hits, and had become virtually dead in space- and the battle still raged about them. "Captain, we have sustained too much damage" Serina almost yelled back. "We're not going anywhere"
Having lost video feed and with the blast doors securing the viewing panels- they were flying blind. Proximity sensors were still functional, but with the artificial gravity failing and chaos throughout the ship, few saw the readings. Fewer still could tell what was happening. Serina for one, noticed as the blips indicating Covenant craft, disappeared, one by one. And then it hit them.
The Equitable Vindication, minutes prior:
"Arbiter, they are preparing another salvo. Our shields will not sustain another, your orders?" Kafrek demanded viciously. The former Covenant assault carrier was tough, but susceptible to it's own technology.
"Turn us about, let them hit our side. Do it now" The CAS assualt carrier rolled just as the three remaining CCS class cruisers fired. Countless plasma torpedoes smashed against the failing shield- ands several made it through.
"SHEILD COLLAPSE" reported an officer, "significant damage on port side- all systems functional... They are charging their energy projectors"
The Arbiter's face set, as he stared at a monitor. "Roll again, and do the same"
"As he said" relayed Kafrek, partially cut off as an alarm blared on. "and silence that alarm."
"ARR" obliged an officer working fervently at a panel.
The Equitable Vindication rolled again, exposing it's unshielded underside.
"Weapons Charged" exclaimed the officer, shall I-"
"Fire."
The beam of energy charged out of the carrier, to meet three more heading for it-
The ensuing burst of energy blinded any who looked upon it, and deafened many more as the shock wave tore through everything within a few hundred thousand kilometers. The loyalists were hit first, being much closer. -Waiting a few extra moments to synchronize, proved to be fatal. As for the Vindication- it could be argued that the Spirit was in better condition.