The Beginning of the End (Universe in Flames Book 4) (29 page)

Chase felt some energy enter his body from his throat, just enough to open his eyes.

Argos stood there with a grin on his face. He prepared his final blow by raising his other hand a little over his shoulder. He lit up his palm with a bright, crimson layer of energy. His entire forearm looked like a glistening sword.

“You have been a thorn in my side for far too long, brother. It ends now,” said Argos coldly.

Chase thought he saw a brief, golden reflection in Argos’ eyes. He thought he heard Argos in his thoughts, but his voice sounded slightly off.
Chase, stand very still and let it happen.

Argos thrust his hand inside Chase’s stomach and impaled him. When Argos’s palm shot through Chase’s back and appeared within his long, dusty, black hair, it was covered with Chase’s blood.

Chase didn’t feel pain anymore, but he felt darkness invade his soul and cover him like a cold blanket. His consciousness started to wither away, and was slowly replaced by a terrible void made of loneliness.

Argos removed his hand from his brother’s stomach and let him fall to the ground. Blood gushed from his large, open wound, and soon Chase’s skin had lost all color.

A gag reflex made him spit a large quantity of blood all over his own face as the veil of darkness extended inside his very being.

Chase’s eyes closed.

I love you, Sarah.

Argos walked towards Miseo when the
Dark Star
’s cloaking dropped. “We should go now.”

“What are you talking about? We should finish this planet off once and for all.”

“Miseo, my ship,” said Argos, pointing at the
Dark Star
, “is the only thing we have left from the fleet we came here with. It’s cloaking field just ran out of juice and now it will show on sensors. We either leave now or risk being obliterated from orbit.”

“I thought you said you’d guarantee us a victory against that fleet of ships.”

“Well, they were more resilient than expected. We can stay here and be shot like sitting ducks while we debate that fact, or we can get the hell out of here. In any case, now is not the time for reprimands. I have no doubt I’ll be punished for failing my part of the mission.”

Miseo looked at Argos’ eyes and then his gaze shifted to Chase’s inert body.

“First I want to bring your brother’s head as a trophy to my father,” said Miseo.

“Wait! I think it will have a much more demoralizing effect on whomever finds his dead body if they can see it’s him.”

Miseo shot a look at Argos while he thought it over.

A powerful shot of plasma fell from the sky and hit the
Dark Star
’s shields.

“Miseo, my ship won’t be able to take many more of these. We should go
now
!”

Miseo nodded and they both flew inside the
Dark Star
. It flew away and disappeared into the sky.

Chase was barely breathing anymore; his heartbeat had fallen to less than ten beats per minute.

*   *   *

Onboard the
Hope
Sarah was resting in her quarters. They were still heading towards Droxia and she was looking forward to being reunited with Chase. She had spent most of her time in her quarters since they had made the jump, thinking of her vision with Chris. She also thought about Chase a lot. She missed him and was looking forward to holding him in her arms again. With a baby on the way now was not the time to hold a grudge.

For the first time since he had rescued her she only felt love for him in her heart and didn’t care why he had chosen to potentially sacrifice everything to save her. What mattered was that he loved her more than life itself, and at that moment she felt the same.

Her belly grew icy cold and it startled her. She sat up and put her hands on it.

She felt a tremendous sadness permeate her entire body and it flash froze her blood.

Then she heard his voice in her thoughts.
I love you, Sarah.

She didn’t know how it was possible, but she instantly knew that Chase was at death’s door.

She fell to her knees. Tears flowed like rivers and she cried uncontrollably. “Chase! No! I beg you, no! Please god, no . . .”

TO BE CONTINUED
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The Universe in Flames
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SciFi Space Opera series with Fantasy & Mythology elements

Book 1:
Earth – Last Sanctuary
Book 2:
Fury to the Stars
Book 3:
Destination Oblivion

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Ryonna, the Droxian who helped Chase and Sarah procure quadrinium for their fight against Zarlack forces threatening Earth, continues her mission to rescue her abducted son, Ronan.

While acquiring vital information to infiltrate Hellstar, the maximum security prison her son is being held in, she makes an unlikely alliance that raises shadows from her past. It quickly becomes clear that the reasons behind the bounty on her head run deeper than she could ever have imagined. The shocking implications will turn Ryonna's entire life upside down.

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