Zachary Drakador_Chaos
As the ships attempt to flee, a secondary force is detected from within Cult territory, with unusual signatures compared to the Bloodcult ships met initially. Most notable is their advanced technological capability and their hybridized nature with the fleshy, biological portions that seem to seep and simmer within certain parts of these ships. There are two big ships of this nature, and a flurry of much smaller ones, which seem to be about as fast as the myriad Scouts and Kamikaze fighters that the Carriers launch.
This secondary force is much faster than the primary Bloodcult force, and seems to have flanked the defending Zorgon ships, headed straight for the freighters.
An alarming fact strikes the Zorgon defenders - these super-fast cult-hybrid ships are about the size of their medium cruisers, and have the firepower of destroyers.
The initial clash, and most of the fighters were destroyed right on contact. However, the kamikaze fighters do prove to be effective, detonating these hybrid ships spectacularly.
The swarm is slowly but surely being fended off, however, an overwhelming feeling of dread and terror immediately envelops the freighter convoy and some of the defending ships - a pair of deep, mechanical war cries could be heard in their heads.
One of the carriers were driven off-course by the sheer stress of the war cry, right into the crosshairs of one of the bigger hybrid ships. It was quickly dismantled.
A more collected Carrier captain held some of its kamikaze fighters to attack the second large hybrid ship, but they proved to not be as effective as its effect on the smaller ships.
The Brutal fighting lasted for hours, each side fighting to their fullest extent. Eventually, the casualties were overwhelming and almost all the ships were lost. Half of a freighter and a damaged medium cruiser were all that remained of the fleeing Zarkon fleet.