THE CATCH
The engagement was brief, but the stakes were anything but. In Kourmonen, an Obelisk belonging to Halittan Egdald of Absolute Will was caught by a 20-pilot attacker presence that included Slide On Contact and supporting elements from Wild Geese. and Empyrean Edict. The convoy-sized hull is not a ship that goes down quietly, and the final tally suggests the target was isolated long enough for the attackers to bring sustained damage to bear.
THE BREAKDOWN
The pressure came from multiple angles. Heavy damage was done by Brutix Navy Issue pilots DrugRunnerKev and HeavyKevy, while Esper Silvercloud in a Stabber Fleet Issue and Candace DeLaMesa in a Catalyst Navy Issue added to the collapse. By the time Dead4ever landed the final blow in a Hecate, the Obelisk had been reduced to wreckage and its hold had yielded only 4.4 million ISK in drops.
THE COST
The destruction totalled 1.6 billion ISK, a sharp hit for Absolute Will and Absolute Order XVIII. Most of the value vanished with the ship itself, along with cargo and materials that were destroyed outright, including large quantities of minerals such as Pyerite, Tritanium, Mexallon, Isogen, and Nocxium. That kind of loss is painful not because it is dramatic in isolation, but because it is the sort of destruction that can ripple through logistics and planning.
THE SIGNIFICANCE
For Slide On Contact and its allies, the result is a neat demonstration of reach: a high-value industrial target removed in a small, concentrated attack. For the victim, it is a reminder that even the largest haulers remain vulnerable when they are found in the wrong place at the wrong time. In Kourmonen, the price of that mistake was an Obelisk and everything that could not be saved from its hold.
