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Its mission was simple: dive into the atmosphere of a nearby volatile moon, mine the rare needed for the Nimbatus’s jump drive, and return. But as Icarus-1 descended, the sensors spiked. The moon wasn't just a rock; it was a nest. Thousands of Corp-X defenders—swarming, autonomous interlopers—rose like a cloud of steel locusts.

From the bridge, Elara watched the remote feed. Icarus-1 spun, its thrusters firing in a complex ballet she had programmed just minutes prior. The Tesla coils roared, arcing blue lightning through the swarm, shattering the attackers into scrap. The drone plunged its drill into the glowing crust of the moon, sucking up the isotopes even as the ground began to crack under the pressure of the moon's unstable core. "Come on," Elara gripped the console. "Auto-warp... now!" File: Nimbatus.The.Space.Drone.Constructor.v1.0...

The drone, designated Icarus-1 , hissed as it was birthed from the hangar. It was a jagged, beautiful piece of engineering. Its mission was simple: dive into the atmosphere