The Nearby patrol was quickly disabled, beginning to drift at an odd angle, with obvious venting along its sides where there used to be turrets. A couple still fired, but they were anti-fighter turrets and didn't even do notable damage to shields.
The other Patrol, however, was still working its way closer to the small group, a large energy signature hinting that it was charging up for an EMP blast, so it could take out shields and electronics, effectively killing the Origin ships.
The Ake rushed forward in an attempt to get a better firing solution on the remaining patrol, but that turned out to be a brash decision. The Main gun punched a hole in the escort's shields, bringing them down to nothing, and then the Patrol fired off a torpedo. As the weapon contacted with the craft's hull, the three feet of Nerimium buckled from the force before the munition exploded, causing the front half of the ship to disappear. The Ake drifted, pushed backwards from the explosion.
"Dammit! Who authorized that maneuver!" Aerin yelled over the group comm, knowing it was a useless gesture; the Ake was done for, though some of the crew may have survived. In retaliation for the move, Aerin unloaded on the closes Escort-destroyer, firing two positron blasts and as much HLT fire as her ship was capable of, as well as her Ion cannons. The Raider's lights dimmed and many auxiliary systems, such as gravity control, shut themselves off due to the massive power draw the Raider's captain had just ordered.
The results of Aerin's rage were half of her HLT's burning themselves out, the Raider leaving itself with only one positron blast left, and one very dead Escort destroyer. However, the second took advantage of the Raider's predicament, bombarding the gunship and taking its shields down to nothing, peppering the hull with armor damage, and the loss of even more turrets.
