Chapter 54: Darrow: Pella! Pella! Pella!

Summary

• Darrow and Cassius are in a race against time to reach their ship with captives.
• Cassius attempts to slow down the Obsidian captors by decapitating one and injuring others.
• Darrow observes Cassius’s combat through a helmet feed and rushes to join the fight.
• Cassius applies the pella maneuver but finds the Obsidians prepared with organized defense formations.
• Darrow spots no supporting enemy ships and decides to execute a freefall attack.
• Cassius struggles when hit in the shoulder by a hammer during combat.
• Darrow intervenes and efficiently takes down multiple airborne Obsidians.
• Darrow employs clever tactics combining speed and vertical movements in combat.
• An enemy rail slug hits Darrow, leaving a dent in his armor.
• Darrow continues fighting and kills another Obsidian while Cassius sabotages a transport ship's engines.
• Darrow narrowly stops himself from falling after being thrown from the transport's hull.
• Cassius manages to infiltrate the transport ship as it takes off, with Darrow in pursuit.
• The transport crash-lands, and Darrow joins Cassius to check for survivors and captives.
• They find the captives alive, and Darrow converses with Cassius about the battle and its aftermath.
• Darrow grapples with the realization that his motivations differed from Cassius’s altruistic ones.
• The chapter ends with an unknown threat approaching Darrow and Cassius.