Surprise bonus chapter! This is to celebrate hitting 100 chapters on Patreon. I would have had it out sooner, but RL and dealing with my ISP got in the way.
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Alexander had only planned on spe...
2024-10-08 16:04:22 +0000 UTC View Post“That’s the gist of it,” Mingyu said after relaying what happened to him aboard the STO ship.
Alexander was a bit irked by the treatment Na went through. It also seemed like the STO wasn’t nearly as cohesive as he had believed. It certainly explained their lack of response to Dawn v...
2024-10-08 12:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostTense was how Mingyu would describe the trip on the shuttle to the STO ship. It didn’t help that the STO ships had their weapons actively tracking Fury. They had done that since the moment their ships got within range. The Fury’s weapons were doing the same, so he couldn’t really blame the ...
2024-10-07 12:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostLOCATION: STO NAVALYARD
SYSTEM: VARLEN
DATE: 2400
After returning to Varlen to make her report, Valeria and the Eclipse were ordered to dock at the naval yard for maintenance. The yard in Varlen was the only facility on this side of STO space with the clearance to handle the top...
2024-10-04 12:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostSimon was halfway to the target when his sensors screamed at him as another ship dropped out of warp at the far end of the trap.
He could only gape as the sensors told him this new arrival was a frigate. At first, he thought the pirates had laid a trap for him, but he soon picked up a trans...
2024-10-03 12:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe ship shook around Alexander as Eden’s Fury towed it away from the station. He really hoped the entire trip wasn’t this rough.
After about ten minutes, the turbulence settled down and his radio flashed, alerting him that he had a message. He was glad he finally had time to combine th...
2024-10-02 12:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post“Ladies and Gentlemen, We’re going home!” Vitor addressed his remaining crew.
The people broke out in relieved cheers and shouts of joy. Vitor was glad to see this as he had heard grumbling from some people about never being allowed to leave this place.
Even Chief Engineer Parso...
2024-10-01 12:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post“Hurry up, Alex!” Yulia said as she pulled him along.
“I’m hurrying, I’m hurrying,” he laughed, letting his daughter tug him along. This was one of the nights he had set aside time to spend with her. His time to leave with Fury was coming quickly so there wouldn’t be many more...
2024-09-30 12:00:15 +0000 UTC View PostAlexander left the apartment a bit conflicted. While it was true he wanted to spend more time with his daughter, he wasn’t completely honest with her as to the reason.
If his plans came together and the Fury was complete on schedule, he knew he was going to be gone for an extended period ...
2024-09-27 12:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostYulia sat at the lunch table practically vibrating in excitement.
“What’s got you so jittery?” Claire laughed.
“I learned something really neat in history today,” she beamed. “Wanna guess what it was?”
“Pass,” both her friends giggled at the same time.
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2024-09-26 12:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostCaptain Valeria Greaves exited the Goliath transport ship and entered the STO Navy Fleetyard in Varlen. Her ship was still hidden inside the massive transport and would remain so until they left with their new orders.
It galled her to have to relocate. All the work she and her crew did in E...
2024-09-25 12:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post“Report,” Vitor said, trying to keep the exhaustion out of his voice. While the air inside the facility was breathable, unlike outside, he still wasn’t used to how thin it was compared to back home. It wasn’t enough to harm him or his people, but it did make working extra tiring.
Th...
2024-09-24 12:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostAlexander walked down the hallway, Yulia leading the way as she held his hand.
“Urgh, hurry up, Alex, we’re going to be late!” she complained.
He just chuckled. “We’re fine. The play doesn’t start for another half an hour. And you’re already in your costume. I think you ...
2024-09-23 12:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostNow it's time to see what's going on elsewhere in the galaxy.
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LOCATION: ASGARD
SYSTEM: YGGDRASIL’S EYE
“How bad is it?” she asked as she walked next to her main engineer.
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2024-09-20 12:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostYulia cautiously opened the door to their home and looked around. When she didn’t find Alex waiting inside, she breathed a sigh of relief. “Dog, hurry up,” she gestured behind her.
Dog came limping in on five good legs. The last leg was dragging behind him by the cable to the motor. T...
2024-09-18 12:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post“Captain!” a chorus of surprised shouts greeted Vitor as he walked into the room.
“At ease,” he said tiredly. He may not have been injured in the attack, but receiving the box of tags taken off the dead had weighed heavily on him. There was also the activation crystal to think about...
2024-09-16 12:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostNow that Alexander had everything pulled from the ship that he could, without actually taking it apart, he waited for Branston to arrive so he could return to the surface and begin his next project.
It didn’t take long for the pilot to land in the hangar and return him to the facility. ...
2024-09-13 12:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostJohn stood front and center next to Seline and listened to the priest give a eulogy. This wasn’t the first funeral he had attended in the past few days, and it wouldn’t be the last. But this one stung even him. John had seen enough in his long life that he didn’t believe in some almighty po...
2024-09-13 11:55:13 +0000 UTC View PostOne thing was abundantly clear to Alexander after the last attack, he needed to increase production speed.
While everyone kept telling him that what he was doing was a miracle and it would take normal people years if not more to get to this point, that simply wouldn’t cut it. There were t...
2024-09-11 12:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe shuttle landed in the mostly intact hangar aboard the refueling station and he waited for the air to be sucked out of the storage bay on the shuttle. Some of the loose debris floating through the space pinged off the shuttle's hull lightly, sounding like hail.
Before the air was complet...
2024-09-09 12:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostJohn picked up the rifle, Seline dropped, before he scooped up the unconscious woman. After she was safely in his arms, he made his way toward town but didn’t get far before he heard shouting over the sounds of a steam engine puffing.
“Seline!” Travis yelled as his auto-cart rolled in...
2024-09-09 12:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post“Missiles are away, Captain.”
“Is everything locked down and everyone suited up?”
“Yes, Captain,” the crew are all green except the bridge.
He nodded to the man. “Helmets on people.”
Once he sealed his helmet and the crew gave him a thumbs up, he vented the...
2024-08-30 12:00:17 +0000 UTC View PostJohn could only scowl at the retreating form of Jacob. He refused to acknowledge that man as his son. The thought sickened him and brought back memories he preferred not to think about.
Back before he was conscripted, Jennavieve had been his fiance. Their marriage was set to happen later th...
2024-08-30 12:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostCaptain Krieger of the Epislon’s Dawn yawned as he entered the bridge. It was early, even for him, but this is when the jump was scheduled to exit into normal space again.
“Captain on deck!” the new watch officer shouted, making Vitor wince and give the man the stink eye.
“Tha...
2024-08-29 12:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostNot being alerted to the unknown ship when it arrived irked Alexander. And the fact that it was Branston who had alerted him and not Lucas or Damien pissed him off. Especially when Branston informed him of what Damien had asked him to do. Thankfully the former STO pilot was smart enough to realiz...
2024-08-28 12:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostAlexander finished swapping out the last ammo canister aboard Eden’s Fury. He needed to speak with Lucas or whoever was operating the security room to go easy on the remaining ammunition. This was the last of their supply and they didn’t have an easy way to produce more yet.
Sure he cou...
2024-08-27 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostThis will be the last week of Mon-Fri chapters. I'll be taking next week off, and then we will return to Mon-Wed-Fri chapters of BSE until I complete Tarnished, which shouldn't be too much longer.
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2024-08-26 12:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostSorry about the lack of chapter Friday, I didn't have time to write anything Wed, Thur, or Friday last week, so it was a bit of a scramble this weekend to get some words written. I'll try to do an extra chapter of Tarnished this week but no guarantees. I'll also be taking next week off.
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2024-08-26 12:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostYulia woke up to the smell of something wonderful. She quickly got out of bed and hurried to the kitchen.
“Good morning!” she stated as she hopped onto her stool. “What’s for breakfast? It smells really good.”
Alex turned to her and smiled. “These are called pancakes. But ...
2024-08-23 12:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostI think I added almost 500 words to Katelynn's POV in this one while editing it for Patreon. I hope you all enjoy it.
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Katalynn set down the very expensive crystal goblet that she was holding. The glass had bee...
2024-08-22 12:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post