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The aftermath of the battle was a cruel drag, besides collecting the debris and wreckage of the destroyed ships, the recovery process of the affected crews was likely the most gruelling task.
It would take weeks, until the first batch of the victims of the screams started to recover, even with the advanced neuro implants things proved difficult, as the issue seemed to be more underlying than in solely physical nature.
Those who recovered, were plagued by frequent nightmares, and gaps in their memories, filled with a red haze that seemed to eat away at their mental health even as they recovered, although those were actually the better cases.
Those who had been exposed to the screams more directly would likely take months to recover according to some experts opinions, not only physically but also in terms of therapy. They were mentally so scarred by the battle that even with the implants some of them would likely not serve again due to severe cases of PTSD, others who would, will likely take even more time to recover unless they Empire wanted to restructure their entire mind.
The last group of people, were those few who had survived, or rather had been resurrected, after their stay in the red mist. Their backs scarred with the prophecy which seemed to be burnt into their genetic sequences and their minds shattered beyond recognition, some of the doctors and neurologists called them the 'Broken', their cold gaze staring off into the vast emptiness though their brains should be functioning normally, occasional glints of a primordial madness coming through whenever one looked them into the eyes for too long.
In the end, there was no other attack, all they were left with was the ominous prophecy, although soon other news would reach their borders.