(PLEASE RATE THE SERIES <3 IT HELPS. Sorry for the delay.

Kellan sinks into the pilot's seat as Kai, Val, and Dr. Jengu take their stations behind him. Below the curved viewport stretches a battlefield—scattered cargo containers, twisted steel, smoke spiraling from debris. Edgepoint's hangar floor bears the remnants of contested territory.

Touchscreens illuminate in sequence. Navigation paths appear before his fingertips reach the controls. The systems respond with technology that makes his Sector Guard training feel outdated by decades.

Then the ship's lights stutter. Somewhere in the digital depths, Orriona is under attack.

The cybersuite vessel—the Belloros—carries technology designed for one purpose: hunting and destroying artificially autonomous vessels like Orriona. Ships like this were built during the Triscendant Wars, housing lobotomized intelligences forced to hunt their own kind. Seeing one here, restored and operational, twists something deep in Kellan's chest.

Two years ago, he would have felt vindicated. The system working as designed. The weapon doing exactly what it was meant to do—exactly what he'd once believed it should do.

But now, after meeting Orriona, it feels like staring at an executioner's blade trained on his best chance of finding his father.

Combat data corrupts across his screens. Warning indicators cascade. The cybersuite's attack burrows deeper into their systems while OSSA fighters tighten their formation and Edgepoint's defensive grid charges behind them. They're trapped in three-dimensional chess with minutes ticking down and Orriona's consciousness fighting a battle he can't see.

What if she's too deep in her digital war to respond? What if the cybersuite has already severed her connection to the ship?

WHAT TO EXPECT:

1. Audio drama adaptation of Legacy with cinematic sound design
2. A queer-norm galaxy (no homophobia, no coming-out angst—just space adventures)
3. Impossible choices under impossible odds
4. Redefining what it means to be a pilot
5. The weight of belief against survival
6. Grand, hopeful adventure with a massive heart

Cold metal bites into Kai's back as he presses against an abandoned shipping container. Ten meters ahead, Val crouches behind her own cover, silver-streaked hair barely visible as she ducks to avoid another barrage. Energy bolts sizzle past, scorching the deck plating, filling the air with the acrid smell of ionized particles and weapons discharge.

This is nothing like the gaming tournaments. No respawn. No second chances.

Through the chaos, Kellan's voice cuts across the comms with coordinates and tactical updates. Dr. Jengu and Jotter work somewhere in the firefight. Val's focused on something critical—something that requires her to stay exposed under fire while mercenaries close in from multiple angles.

In Kai's pocket, Ieoa's credit chip burns against his leg. Everything she believed about him, compressed into a small piece of metal and a leap of faith. Eight years on Edgepoint taught him the rules: people are obstacles or tools. Trust is weakness. Attachment is death. Survival requires solitude.

The Orriona's amber light spills from the open boarding ramp—warm, inviting, safe. Just a short sprint to reach it. To survive this. To get out like he always has.

But between him and safety, Val's shield is failing. The mine's still active. The crew is scattered and pinned down.

The choice before him is something simple and terrifying: What kind of person does he want to be when this is over?

WHAT TO EXPECT:

1. Audio drama adaptation of Legacy with cinematic sound design
2. A queer-norm galaxy (no homophobia, no coming-out angst—just space adventures)
3. Character-defining choices under fire
4. Survival instincts vs. something new
5. The cost of connection
6. Grand, hopeful adventure with a massive heart

CONTENT NOTES: Combat violence, high-stakes action, internal conflict

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When Kellan first steps onto the Orriona's bridge, his sixteen years of flight training freezes in his mind. Tiered consoles rise in sleek arcs. Holograms shimmer in the air. The panoramic viewport reveals two massive freighters boxing them in, creating a canyon of battered steel.

This isn't a Sector Guard vessel. This isn't his father's freighter. This is something else entirely.

The pilot's seat responds to his touch before he even asks, adjusting settings automatically. The holographic checklist merges familiar protocols with technology he's only read about in technical journals. Nix settles into the gunner's chair beside him, and Orriona's voice comes through the comms, already adjusting their systems for optimal performance.

Then the tactical display lights up with something that makes Kellan's blood run cold.

A Belloros.

A cybersuite-class destroyer. Ancient anti-AC technology that should be in museums, not hurtling toward them through space. Ships built for one purpose: hunting and destroying artificially autonomous vessels like Orriona.

Kellan grew up on stories about OSSA's golden age—peacekeepers who maintained order along the frontiers. But the ship bearing down on them tells a different story about what OSSA has become.

On the ground, his crew is scattered across the hangar. Val and Kai pinned down. Dr. Jengu and Jotter working under fire. Orriona's consciousness divided between ship systems and the station's networks, her voice guiding each crew member through their individual objectives while Kellan tries to hold the tactical picture together.

Minutes tick down. Multiple threats converge. And through it all, Kellan has to trust an AC captain he just met to coordinate people he barely knows through a firefight none of them trained for.

WHAT TO EXPECT:

1. Audio drama adaptation of Legacy with cinematic sound design
2. A queer-norm galaxy (no homophobia, no coming-out angst—just space adventures)
3. Bridge command under pressure
4. Challenging beliefs about authority
5. Coordinating a crew in crisis
6. Grand, hopeful adventure with a massive heart

CONTENT NOTES: Combat violence, high-stakes action, time pressure

WHERE TO PURCHASE THE BOOK: Currently in Kindle Unlimited. Visit https://www.orriona.com/ and subscribe to the newsletter for more information about wider availability and free content.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Orriona

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orrionauniverse/

X: https://x.com/orriona

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@orriona

SUBSCRIBE for weekly episodes as we follow the crew of the sentient starship Orriona.

Welcome aboard. The Driftline awaits.

#QueerSciFi #AudioDrama #SpaceOpera