This is my entry to the Inspired By Images Of Eve Competition 2. More details and links to all entrants can be found at...(click title) http://www.starfleetcomms.com/content/inspired_images_eve_competition_2
Destiny
The dawn emerged over the icy cold gauntlet of space. i turned to look out the window of my ship as it rounded the dark side of Abhan V and passed over its many ice rings. i pondered the great wonder of what lay before my mortal eyes, the universe had never looked so real to me, or felt so close. As i sat thinking i suddenly realized that i had begun to drift towards a cluster of asteroids. i steadied myself in my seat uncomftorably and reached for the controls. it had been several hours since i had left my corporation's small outpost and i was nervous about the day ahead. I had never been in an actual conflict before. all the stories i used to hear as a child about the honor and valor of battle. it seemed distant. the grim reality began to dawn on me as i prepared to warp to the rendezvous point. i wasnt ready for this. my mind panicked as my ship lurched forward into the warp. i shouted orders to the crew on the deck below over the interrcomm. the only assurance i could have now was victory and the accompanied promise of safety. and as the world passed me by and reality blurred i thought about why i was there in the first place. was it my destiny all along? suddenly before i could realize what was happening i was in the fray of battle. it all happened so quickly. i heard shouting over the intercomm. everyone was in a frenzy. i fired my autocannons. our enemies returned fire. my shields were failing. several enemy missiles suddenly slammed right into my hull throwing me from my seat. the smell of smoke and spent ammunition filled my nostrils. ships were exploding all around me. at this point i wasnt sure whether any of my ship's small crew was still alive, i yelled down the hallway hoping for someone to answer, i heard nothing but the crackle of the flames and the ocassional shudder of a distant explosion. i felt grief and loneliness sitting there by myself, i knew they were gone and no one was here to help me now. i forced myself to stand, i knew what i had to do. suddenly a salvo of EMP shells tore deep into the ship, sending violent shockwaves bellowing down the corridors of my humble taranis. i felt an incredible pain, i crumpled to the floor. i could see blood dripping from my chest. i knew this was the end, shrapnel had hit me. as i coughed and gasped for air, i could feel the heat from the flames on my face. i slowly and cautiously pulled myself along the floor towards the window, knowing that my structural integrity would not last long. i stared out into the void, the eons of empty space. it seemed almost as though i was looking directly into the eyes of God himself. i wondered what was going to happen to me next. As i took my last breaths, i could feel the flames growing nearer. and somehow i was at ease. i knew that it had been my destiny all along, and for some reason that was enough for me.
