Universe in Flames Ultimate 10 Book Box Set (Decalogy)
An Epic Space Opera Adventure
Christian Kallias
Contents
Also by Christian Kallias
Acknowledgments
Copyright
Wings of Destiny
Short Foreword
Acknowledgments
Copyright
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Epilogue
Earth - Last Sanctuary
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
The Way of the Warrior
Universe in Flames (Volume 1.5 Novella)
Copyright
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Damocles Fall
Acknowledgments
Copyright
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Epilogue
Fury to the Stars
Copyright
Dramatis Personæ
The Story So Far
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Into the Abyss
Acknowledgments
Copyright
Dramatis Personae
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Course Correction
Acknowledgments
Copyright
Course Correction
Destination Oblivion
Copyright
Dramatis Personæ
The Story So Far
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
The Beginning of the End
Copyright
Dramatis Personæ
The Story So Far
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Rise of the Ultra Fury
Copyright
Dramatis Personæ
The Story So Far
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Shadows of Olympus
Dramatis Personæ
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Afterword
Thanks to all my patrons
Also by Christian Kallias
A Word from the Author
About the Author
Also by Christian Kallias
The Universe in Flames Series
Book 1: Earth - Last Sanctuary (Definitive Edition)
Book 1.5: Ryonna's Wrath (Novella)
Book 2: Fury to the Stars
Book 3: Destination Oblivion
Book 4: The Beginning of the End
Book 5: Rise of the Ultra Fury
Book 6: Shadows of Olympus
Book 7: Armageddon Unleashed
Book 8: Twilight of the Gods
Book 9: Requiem of Souls
Book 10: To End All Wars (Conclusion of Fury Arc)
Universe In Flames - Origins
Episode 1: Course Correction
Episode 2: Damocles Fall (Definitive Edition)
Universe In Flames - Dark Legacy Series
Book 1: Nemesis
Far Beyond Series (all books in this Box Set)
Book 0: Across the Galactic Pond
Book 1: Fire at Will
Book 2: Make it So!
Book 3: Battlestations
This book is dedicated to Cedric Perret (1970 - 2019)
Rest in peace, my friend. You are dearly missed, but you will live on forever in our hearts.
Acknowledgments
Cover artwork by Christian Kallias
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Production Editor & Alpha/ARC Team Lead
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Editors
Philip Newey (Way of the Warrior, Destination Oblivion, The Beginning of the End)
Effrosyni Moschoudi (Rise of the Ultra Fury)
Paula Lavattiata Lopez (All Books) - myeditcheck.com
Proofreaders
Philip Newey (Earth - Last Sanctuary, Way of the Warrior, Fury to the Stars, Destination Oblivion, The Beginning of the End)
Effrosyni Moschoudi (The Beginning of the End)
Paula Lavattiata Lopez (All Books) - myeditcheck.com
Miliana Chipaila (Thank you so much Millie!) (Fury to the Stars, Destination Oblivion, The Beginning of the End, Rise of the Ultra Fury)
Copyright
Copyright © 2019 by Christian Kallias
All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.
First Printing, 2018 (Wings of Destiny)
First Printing, 2017 (Damocles Fall)
First Printing, 2015 (Earth - Last Sanctuary) / Version 2.09
First Printing, 2016 (Way of the Warrior / Ryonna’s Wrath) / Version 1.2
First Printing, 2015 (Fury to the Stars) / Version 1.2
First Printing, 2015 (Fury to the Stars)
First Printing, 2015 (Destination Oblivion) / Version 1.2
First Printing, 2016 (The Beginning of the End) / Version 1.2
First Printing, 2016 (Rise of the Ultra Fury) / Version 1.2
Wings of Destiny
By Christian Kallias
Short Foreword
Wings of Destiny can be considered Universe in Flames’ book 0.
It happens before the events of Earth - Last Sanctuary. It follows the series protagonist while he’s in the Star Alliance pilot’s academy.
It is chronologically the first book in the series, and it’s probably the best point to start, though Earth - Last Sanctuary is the first book that was created in this universe. Wings of Destiny was written in Spring 2018 after the entire first series (or season) was written.
It was never released to Amazon before this Ultimate box set Edition.
Acknowledgments
Cover artwork by Christian Kallias
[email protected]
www.christiankallias.com
www.facebook.com/ChristianKallias
www.twitter.com/kalliasx
Production Editor & Alpha/ARC Team Lead
Paula Lavattiata Lopez
Editors
Paula Lavattiata Lopez
Proofreaders
Paula Lavattiata Lopez
Alpha Readers
Copyright
Copyright © 2018 by Christian Kallias
All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.
First Printing, 2018
Version 1.0
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This story takes place thousands of light-years away from Earth. In a part of space where the Star Alliance and the Obsidian Empire have been waging a war for generations.
The missile grazed Chase’s ship, briefly illuminating his cockpit in a radiant blue before it reacquired its lock.
“Missile lock,” said AINI, the onboard navicomputer AI.
“No shit!” exclaimed Chase. “You’re really a stickler for stating the obvious.”
“I’m sorry, Pilot, I do not understand your last command.”
The AI’s vocal sub-routines made the female computer’s voice sound like a mixture of artificial calm and unintended digital sexiness. Something that Chase found, more often than not, disconcerting.
Chase exhaled in frustration. He would have to find an engineer cadet willing to sacrifice some of his spare time to give the ship’s AI a much-needed personality boost. Chase made a mental note of it as his ship’s proximity alert started blaring, informing him the missile was once more on his tailpipe and ready to impact with his weak shields.
“Never mind that, AINI, divert all power to the shields and execute evasive pattern Theta-3.”
“Executing,” said AINI.
As the missile gained on him, Chase spun his ship one hundred and eighty degrees on its Z axis and took back manual control. He locked onto the missile with his lasers, set them to rapid fire, and blasted it into oblivion.
“Three more enemy ships on approach vector,” warned AINI.
Of course they are.
“Power redirected,” added AINI, “shield at sixty-two percent and rising.”
Chase took a second to look at his instruments to assess the situation as well as the status of his ordnance. He only had a pair of missiles left, which wasn’t ideal. He’d have to make do.
The moment the enemy ships entered firing range, Chase veered his ship hard, vectoring toward the trio of incoming fighters. Red laser fire screamed past his canopy and briefly illuminated his cockpit with crimson tones. Chase flew his fighter in a corkscrew maneuver, trying to avoid as many hits as possible until he was ready to make his move.
The enemy ships flew in a tight pyramid formation. The corner of Chase’s mouth arched into a grin. He locked onto the apex craft as more laser fire pounded and depleted his frontal shields at an alarming rate. He fired his first missile, then almost immediately after, fired a second one at the same target. The first missile lit up and exploded on the enemy’s shields, the follow-up pierced through them and tore the fighter’s wing to shreds.
The enemy craft spun uncontrollably. Molten parts, sparks, and oxygen spewing into space. The other two ships tried to break away but one wasn’t fast enough; the damaged fighter exploded on its shield, sending it spinning out of control. Chase acquired it, unwilling to let this brief window of opportunity slip through his fingers. He showered the craft with rapid bursts of low-power laser fire, making short-change of what little shields the enemy had left. Chase switched his firing mode to heavy, supercharged laser fire, aimed at the ship’s engine, and blew the fighter to kingdom come.
Chase cheered as he flew through the resulting cloud of dust and debris. A few of the smaller fragments burned on his shields, bringing them down to under ten percent.
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