Shivae System; Praxus-Shivae Phase Lane Exit<br/><br/>Two light frigates Dueled against one another, the Vasari frigate being larger and outgunning the Advent Disciple-class, but also being slightly slower, and less maneuverable than the smaller Advent vessel.<br/><br/>However, the point was rendered entirely moot when, in a burst of radiant cherenkov radiation the Phase Lane disgorged the Agronev, which, less than a hundred kilometres away from the two frigates, didn't seem to even slightly slow down as several of the vessel's heavy autocannon arrays fired without prompting from command, putting a dozen two-metre wide holes through the side of the Advent Frigate, shattering armour plate, warping bulkheads, and destroying vital systems, including severing one of the 'wings' on the ship's flank, ionizing plasma igniting and creating a plume of uncontrolled thrust as the hundred-metre long ship tried to control itself with one of its engines having been snapped off.<br/><br/>The Agronev's Quad Beams lanced out and into the fore of the Vasari frigate, coruscating energy and heat overloading shields, forcing them to buckle, as the beams began to melt into the Hull of the Vasari frigate before the small ship took the smart course of action, turned tail, and went to full burn, trying to outrun the Agronev's lethal range, chased by a stuttering volley from a pair of autocannon, several shells carving gouges into the enemy frigate's hull, but not causing lethal damage.<br/><br/>The Advent frigate, less lucky, could only wait as the Massive Capital ship cruised deeper into the gravity well, before the three autocannon arrays low on the Battleship's Port side opened up, shredding the Advent Frigate like so much tissue paper in front of a fire hydrant.<br/><br/>CIC: 0905<br/><br/>"Advent frigate destroyed, Vasari Frigate crippled, but out of range. Should we pursue?" The junior officer saluted quickly, giving Kol the verbal report, before he shook his head slightly, denying the request to pursue the Vasari vessel. "It's faster than us, even when beat to hell and gone. Let it run."<br/><br/>Kol then nodded, watching the 3D image of the gravity well resolve and display the icons of the hostile fleets. "Weapons, good shooting. Navigation, head in between the Advent fleet and Shivae. We want to lure them into range of the gauss platforms, and take them apart there."<br/><br/>He smiled slightly, feeling the faint thrum of the vessel's engines pressing the warship onwards. The opening shots in the Shivae system had been Fired, and now Everyone knew they were there. In the corner of the 3D display, a timer counted down, showing the rough estimate of three hours to get within firing range of the Advent fleet.