Quest for Dominion: An Interstellar War Story (The Essence Wars Book 3) by Paul Heingarten

Author:Paul Heingarten [Heingarten, Paul]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Decatur Media
Published: 2021-06-14T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Of all Malone's wants and demands, he'd never considered his son to even be an option among them. To Malone, his life with his son and wife seemed to have taken place a thousand centuries ago. Malone’s efforts with the Nara had served him but also helped his family reach a status of preferential treatment. He'd never known such happiness, but once his growing ambitions caused concern for the Nara upper echelon, the Nara did what they could to stop him. Found guilty of attempts at Essence manipulation, Malone's transgressions were unforgivable under Nara law. The Nara had previously reached their hand out to Malone and desperately attempted to correct his eyes from his path, but he was too far gone. His wife Ursula was kidnapped as well as his son, which only fueled his distrust and contempt for everything the Nara held dear.

Deciding further, the Nara declared his wife and son among the Outcast, and sent them to distant reaches of the Galaxy, but not before destroying his wife's memory of him. His loves were removed like locks of hair. Malone in turn underwent modification and was thrust out of the dimension forever.

Alone in the Galaxy, Malone's mind went to work on many things. The retribution for those who'd done this to him, the worry and anguish of his lost family. He was a soul that searched in a Galaxy of those who knew nothing of him and were indifferent. His life post expulsion was a slow climb, starving and stealing for food, and learning many illicit trades. Eventually, he decided on a course for himself. To him, his early transgressions were a call to overthrow the true tyranny of the Galaxy. He knew that for him, and his family if they ever survived, his course lay in the dismantling of everything the Nara and Ancients stood for.

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After they engaged their jump capabilities, Malone's posse of starcraft entered the atmosphere of Zormad. Osmun straightened up in his chair, excited with an ID of easy prey for his master. "Excellency, we've identified a troop massing on the far side of the system."

Malone gazed ahead at the map. He ran a finger back and forth over his upper lip in thought. "This isn't a sightseeing trip. Give me data, armaments, everything." He glared back at Osmun.

Flustered, Osmun opened several holographic screens and did a number of calculations. "Troop size 10 thousand approximately. A small fleet of starcraft at the ready as well. Sire, they show Railen Markings."

"Ah, the marauders are here." Malone snickered. "That means our prey is more valuable than I already sensed. Soon enough I'll sic my new lapdog Zakmar and the Omegans on the Railen fools and the UA. We don't have time to serve their punishment now. Do you have a fix on the Crimson Lance?" Malone muttered.

"Sire, yes, we do."

"Excellent. Proceed on a direct run. Fighters, use your shift abilities and disable any starcraft in immediate range. I'm getting the Crimson Lance, however possible," Malone writhed his hands together in delight.

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