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Chapter 1

In space, all is silent. Neither the destruction of planets nor the death of a million lives so much as creates a ripple in the void. It even creeps into the hearts of those who dare cross this chasm. Their hearts freeze and their minds become lost in the shadows. The stars give life to the universe, but here in this vacuum there is only nothingness. Without the warm light, life withers and dies. Those who enter this chasm of silence and nothingness often lose themselves, leaving behind the very thing that gives them life.

Through this abyss of darkness, a ship glided upon the winds of atomic energies. It flew through the chasm between the stars with a will that had dominated all that it had seen. Of all creatures born in this universe, the vessel took the shape of the darkest and cruelest. It was crafted in the image of a giant snake, the antithesis of cold predation and poison. Its hull even gleamed with the scales of the serpent. The rays of distant suns glinted on its shiny skin, reflecting a ghastly green aura around the ship.

Two malevolent red eyes stood at the head of the ship, almost seeming to echo the insidious thoughts of the beasts that lay within it. With infinite patience the ruby gems took in the surrounding environment, just waiting for its prey to cross so that it may strike. The jaw instinctively opened, as if sensing some prey. Its huge fangs held weapons of devastating power. Instead of simple poison sacks, the starship held within it arms of destruction and annihilation that could incinerate planets and stars.

Dozens of sharp fangs filled the ship's mouth, each containing a powerful warhead. Instead of a docile poison, these fangs held the harnessed powers of the stars, and the atom controlled. The sharp teeth stood ready to bite into its foes, and deliver new venom; a dark attack that would rip its foe to shreds and leave not a shred remaining. The ship crept through space, moving like a true beats and not a harmony of metal and plastic. No ship in the known galaxy could challenge this serpent's supremacy of the heavens, yet the beasts that lived inside it were even more notorious.

Hidden deep within the ship lurked monstrosities of nature. They were the greatest murders have birthed in the cosmos, and took great rapture in that knowledge. Standing at just over six feet tall, these beasts were enormous constructions of flesh and bone. Each weighed over three hundred pounds and was all muscle, claws, and fangs. Their claws could rip through the strongest metal, even that of their ship's hull.

Fangs of incredible length and width lined their jaws, showcasing the diet of the beasts. These teeth were nearly four inches long, and they desired to crush blood and flesh. Hidden in the back of their mouths small poison sacks stood ready to pump venom into their prey. They consumed meat, and preferred their prey live. The beasts from Liekris loved to feel the warm heat of their dinner, and felt soothed by their beating hearts. The unlucky animals they consumed could not even scream in horror as the Leker jaws slowly crushed them.