Naw, it could just be the Large Hadron Collider (or just any other cyclotron) executing some experiments...
The Calnus crew is just proceeding their survey around the Arctura system, unaware of the danger they're in. Commodore Kenni is still deeply in sorrow for the loss of his son, because he doesn't know about the miracle (or ridiculous plot device, take your pick) by which he survived. But when the Ten Wise Men ready their weapon, and it gets detected by the crew, Ronixis doesn't forget his duty, and manages to get his act together to command the spaceship and lead it in its defensive maneuvers.
The man with red hair, who seems to be the leader of the Ten Wise Men, commanded to fire the first shot of their antimatter cannon at low power, yet it's still powerful enough to take away one third of the Calnus's shield power. The commodore could do nothing but broadcast a peace request in all languages (obviously unanswered) and redirect all power to the rear shields; the beam came out so suddenly and from so far away that even identifying the attacker would be impossible.
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