"Phennir and the Pride of Carida have opened fire on the vessel sir."
Asa nodded in acknowledgment as he watched green turbolasers tear into this mysterious ship. It had no shields and the lasers were gouging pockmarks into its hull. He mulled this over in his mind. What's the purpose of this? Why is it letting itself get shot?
Suddenly the intercom of the ship crackled and buzzed. He looked quizzingly at Felkas who shook his head.
There was a sound on the bridges intercom of heavy breathing. Then.
A gurgling, growling voice. It sounded cloudy, as if coming from under a thick pool. "You have drawn first blood. Immortan Crawl salutes you. All those who are about to die are allowed first to draw my blood. Now die in true glory, as sacrifices to the Blood God!"
The intercom clicked off. Asa turned to Felkas who looked as confused and concerned as he felt. The bridge crew seemed equally perturbed, muttering before Felkas barked a "cut the chatter!"
Then it happened.
The frontal bow of the vessel glow and spat a hard crimson beam. Right at the Phennir.
The port of the Star Destroyer flashed as the beam stabbed into it. A moment later, it was charred and black, electric sparking arcing outwards. Phennir lurched sideways as its engines sputtered and struggled to stay active.
"Phennir reports they have lost primary engine control sir!"
Asa gritted his teeth until he could hear them grind. "Have Carida move to cover them and Lusankya to move 0.5 degrees, mark 213, and fire full volley!"