Year of the Snake: Day 31 – The Hellfire Volley

 

Year of the Snake: Day 31 – The Hellfire Volley

By Captain Hedges Log Date: January 31, 2026 Location: Siege of the Tygerian Reach Status: ORBITAL SUPERIORITY SECURED

The Ophidian "Cobra-Class" ships thought their living armor was impenetrable. They thought they could assimilate anything we threw at them. Then the Sun Elves opened the missile bays of the Midnight Green Phoenix.

Weapon Profile: Phoenix Hellfire Missiles

These aren't your standard ship-to-ship projectiles. They are the ultimate "Void-Sin" killers, designed by the Sun Elves to burn through the darkest shadows.

• The Warhead: Each missile is tipped with a concentrated Arial Light core that reacts violently with Ophidian bio-matter.

• The Tracking: They don't track heat; they track the "Sin" signature of the Nihil-Coil engines. Once a Hellfire locks on, there is no phasing out of reality to escape it.

• The Effect: On impact, they release a "Solar Nova" burst that incinerates the internal nervous system of the living Bio-Ships, leaving nothing but scorched Gristlegrim iron behind.

The Final Strike

I watched from the bridge of Swan Island as a single volley of Hellfire Missiles streaked across the blackness of space like green comets. They slammed into the Apex Predator, and for a moment, the Void was as bright as noon on Phoenix Island.

"Let the word go out to Ophidous," I signaled to the fleet. "The Reach is not for sale, and our fire never goes out."

– Sir Clinton II (Commodore, T.R.S.F.)

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