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  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

  Paula Lavattiata Lopez - myeditcheck.com

  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

  1

  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.