Claire floated in the stillness of space, her black irises taking in the current state of the Starship. The once magnificent spacecraft had been reduced to mere rubble, its individual fragments now drifting uncontrollably in the darkness of space.
In her hand, the neck of Caelum was held firmly, the terrified Captain struggling against the iron grip of the void beauty. He was in the Sixth Sphere, a Sphere Tier high enough to look down on Fifth Sphere Worlds and weaker Sixth Sphere Worlds. And yet, he had been manhandled by a girl a Sphere Tier below his.
Worse yet, she had made the destruction of the Starship look like it was normal, when in reality, it was anything but normal. The Patrol Guards are the naval force of the House of Etoile and as such, are outfitted with the best Artifacts they had in their possession.