Outside Cluster 26, during the Skirmish at Side 3	

Shinn locked blades with Akira’s Kampfer from behind
“Sir!” He said to Yahagi on the comms
Shinn? Yhagi asked
He fired at the Kampfer and Akira maneuvered and turned to Shinn’s direction
“Little maggot.” Akira breathed as he was about to bring his blade down on the Canard. Shinn was hopelessly in distress.

Far away on the large chunk of debris Asuna could feel it
[i]Shinn?[/i]

Shinn managed to raise his shield before Akira struck a blow slicing the top of it in half

“Shinn! Evacuate the area! Now!” Yahagi shouted
Running away? Erisia said
“If he hadn’t butted in…but now…”

The fallen Salamis 4 began to explode