Bab 160: Fast Progress

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"Arrrrgh!"

"I'm hit!"

"It's a raid! Everyone ready up!"

"It must be the target!"

Yells of pain lit up the night, underscoring a fierce voice attempting to establish order on a large mountain outcropping on the Normal World of Yafik. It was just past midnight on the planet, several hours into their normal sleep cycle for most of the yelling Shades.

"Enemy attack!"

Yafik was one of the Western Worlds of the Shade Commune. It wasn't one of the Worlds that bordered other Major Powers, but was more than 20 worlds deep within Commune territory. It was very close to the Central Worlds of the Commune, the area directly controlled by the Shade King.

The Western Worlds were typically overseen by the Western Duke of Shadow, Duke Ilka. However, due to the huge ongoing war that the Shade King was waging, the Western Worlds saw a large amount of movement from forces headed to fortify certain worlds or on patrol.