The sight of several hundred ships standing in a row in the depths of space was a sight to behold, indeed. However, the truth was that this was just a façade. These weren't true ships, they just appeared to be.
These deep black platforms, each of which was capable of holding several dozen warriors comfortably, were actually just that: platforms. Leonel was cleverly keeping them in a defined path using the Forces in the region and a few hidden Force Arts that linked these platforms as one.
Though these platforms couldn't be considered to be real ships, they were still able to provide comparable safety and could also double as resting and medical centers.
The choice here was obvious: They would hold this line. This battle would decide whether Earth could defend its Fold of Reality or not.