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This is the second short story (22,000 words) about Hoch Racheengel, the High Avenging Angel. Just when it seems that his luck has turned for the better for good, he loses his ship and the young woman he has fallen in love with, along with others, are being held as hostages by a psychopathic killer. As if that wasn't bad enough, a police Chief Inspector is just waiting for Hoch to slip up and leave evidence of his revenge killings. With the odds stacked against him, can the Avenging Angel win this battle and what will it cost him if he does? This dark and gritty space opera tale is intended for adult readers only.
Excerpt:
Hoch was watching both the tactical display and the optical image aligned with the railgun. The shuttle should be in the railgun's sights any second now.
"Is the railgun loaded with HE shells?" asked Hoch.
[Affirmative.]
Hoch took a deep breath. "Fire as soon as you have a clear shot, Keko."
Just as the shuttle became visible via the railgun's optics, he heard Keko's voice.
[Firing in three... two... one... now.]
Hoch saw a bright flash at the front of the shuttle with debris flying in all directions.
[First shot hit. Second shot loaded. Firing in two... one... now.]
The second shot hit the shuttle amidships and blew the vehicle in two. Hoch looked away when he saw what had to have been the bodies of the armed passengers floating away.
On an impulse, he switched helm control to manual and grabbed the small joystick at the end of his right armrest. Angelfire's nose pitched down and the ship lunged for the open bay hatch.
'LOCK ON TO THAT SHIP WITH THE RAILGUN AND KEEP FIRING, KEKO!" yelled Hoch. Hoch knew that it would take more than a couple of shots to disable the much larger Orobouros, but the railgun was all he had, There was the laser, but it took more time to recharge it than it took to reload the railgun, plus the laser's ability to penetrate a ship's hull was marginal at best. It was really only effective against enemy missiles.
[Fired number three. Hoch, that ship is opening their missile tube.]
Categories: Space opera, thriller, suspense, crime, adventure
Genre: Science Fiction
Excerpt:
Hoch was watching both the tactical display and the optical image aligned with the railgun. The shuttle should be in the railgun's sights any second now.
"Is the railgun loaded with HE shells?" asked Hoch.
[Affirmative.]
Hoch took a deep breath. "Fire as soon as you have a clear shot, Keko."
Just as the shuttle became visible via the railgun's optics, he heard Keko's voice.
[Firing in three... two... one... now.]
Hoch saw a bright flash at the front of the shuttle with debris flying in all directions.
[First shot hit. Second shot loaded. Firing in two... one... now.]
The second shot hit the shuttle amidships and blew the vehicle in two. Hoch looked away when he saw what had to have been the bodies of the armed passengers floating away.
On an impulse, he switched helm control to manual and grabbed the small joystick at the end of his right armrest. Angelfire's nose pitched down and the ship lunged for the open bay hatch.
'LOCK ON TO THAT SHIP WITH THE RAILGUN AND KEEP FIRING, KEKO!" yelled Hoch. Hoch knew that it would take more than a couple of shots to disable the much larger Orobouros, but the railgun was all he had, There was the laser, but it took more time to recharge it than it took to reload the railgun, plus the laser's ability to penetrate a ship's hull was marginal at best. It was really only effective against enemy missiles.
[Fired number three. Hoch, that ship is opening their missile tube.]
Categories: Space opera, thriller, suspense, crime, adventure
Genre: Science Fiction
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