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Besides, if he survived, there would be enough to sate his hunger a dozen times over. | Besides, if he survived, there would be enough to sate his hunger a dozen times over. | ||
He and [[Krilix]] had been calibrating the landing struts on the crew's [[Ketch]] when the ambush hit. A long-range scout rifle slug punched through Krilix in the opening salvo, ripping a fist-sized hole in his chest. He fell on top of Vrisk in a heap of gore as a barrage of gunfire rained down on their position. | He and [[Krilix]] had been calibrating the landing struts on the crew's [[Ketch]] when the ambush hit. A long-range [[scout rifle]] slug punched through Krilix in the opening salvo, ripping a fist-sized hole in his chest. He fell on top of Vrisk in a heap of gore as a barrage of gunfire rained down on their position. | ||
Vrisk could have shrugged off the [[Wretch | Vrisk could have shrugged off the [[Wretch]]'s body and seized his [[Arc Spear]] to retaliate. Instead, he simply lay beneath his dying crewmate and let the battle play out. | ||
After the shooting stopped, Vrisk listened to their assailants ransack the ship. A mix of guttural [[Cabal]] barks and familiar [[Fallen|Eliksni]] chatter marked them as a competing crew, eager to claim the bounty set forth by the reawakened [[Eramis,Kell of Darkness|Shipstealer]]. | After the shooting stopped, Vrisk listened to their assailants ransack the ship. A mix of guttural [[Cabal]] barks and familiar [[Fallen|Eliksni]] chatter marked them as a competing crew, eager to claim the bounty set forth by the reawakened [[Eramis, Kell of Darkness|Shipstealer]]. | ||
But Vrisk knew what their attackers did not: the relic they sought was not on the Ketch, or even on this planet. It was hidden in a safehouse deep within the asteroid belt beyond [[Mars]]. Once Vrisk found the courage to emerge from his hiding place, he would take the relic to Eramiskel himself and claim the reward for his own. | But Vrisk knew what their attackers did not: the relic they sought was not on the Ketch, or even on this planet. It was hidden in a safehouse deep within the asteroid belt beyond [[Mars]]. Once Vrisk found the courage to emerge from his hiding place, he would take the relic to Eramiskel himself and claim the reward for his own. | ||