The Story Begins Here with  Chapter – 1.   Boots On The Ground “...Blessed repose and eternal memory.” I kept an eye on the tactical display even as my fellow marines and I prayed for the souls lost on the Lionheart.  The Lepanto had lost a dozen of her batteries. Her shields were reduced … Continue reading FAITH & EMPIRE – Chapter – 5 →

Start the tale at the beginning by clicking   FAITH & EMPIRE — Chapter – 1 The Hard Nut “The planet’s atmosphere is composed of seventy-six percent hydrogen, fifteen percent helium and the rest is mostly methane which, the last three days of observations have shown us, can erupt in fiery geysers from beneath the planet’s … Continue reading FAITH & EMPIRE – Chapter – 3 →

Read From The Beginning By Clicking   FAITH & EMPIRE — Chapter – 1   Mission Briefing We filed into the hanger deck where thousands of chairs were set up in concentric half-rings around a raised dais. The first few rows, but for two in the center marked reserved, were filled with Angel Fighter pilots in … Continue reading FAITH & EMPIRE — Chapter – 2 →

PRAYER AND FASTING “Diende, ego te absolvo a peccatis tuis in nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.” I crossed myself at the words of absolution. “Amen,” I said, and lifted my head to peer through the latticed screen of the confessional. “Thank you, Father.” “God be with you, Marine,” the priest responded. I … Continue reading FAITH & EMPIRE — Chapter – 1 →