Signal Lost: A Wreck That Should Have Warned Me

📜 Captain’s Log: The Stronghold That Looked Wounded

I thought it was salvage.

A single combat scan return.
Abandoned drones, drifting where someone else had already made a mistake.
And then the wreck of an Amarr battleship, unsalvaged, untouched — a question hanging in space.

I went in light first. An Imicus. Careful. Observing.

There were no Blood Raiders on grid.
No hostile locks.
No immediate threat.

When they warped in, I left. Instinct over curiosity. The ship lived.

Dodixie gave me confidence. A fresh Vexor. Drones loaded. Armor prepared. This wasn’t greed — it was intent. I believed I understood the enemy.

When I returned, the grid was silent again.

No ships.
No hostiles.

Only a Stronghold, clearly visible on my sensors — flagged as damaged.

I assumed it was dormant.
I assumed the danger had passed.

I was wrong.

The moment I closed distance, my capacitor didn’t drain — it vanished.
Systems went dark faster than I could react. No propulsion. No repairs. No escape.

I launched drones and waited, helpless, watching my ship drift.

That’s when the Blood Raiders warped in.

Not cloaked.
Not hidden.
They arrived only after the Stronghold had already done its work.

They didn’t need to rush me.
I was already dead.

I watched the Vexor break apart while my drones fought on without me. When the pod ejected, I warped immediately. Survival came down to seconds.

This wasn’t a fight.
It was a lesson written in capacitor loss.

EVE doesn’t always announce danger with gunfire.

Sometimes it waits for you to move closer.

Fly curious — but never assume.

[ The audio in the background was captured while playing, sorry about that]