M.J. Markgraf

BSE Chapter 5-28

The group watched as the ship parked itself in a geostationary orbit. It wasn’t necessary for the drive to create the bridge, but it did simplify things quite a bit.

Outwardly, nothing chan...

BSE Chapter 5-27

The next few hours were a struggle in futility. Most of the contacts Mingyu had given him never responded. The few that did either told him to fuck off, or said they had no idea who this doctor was...

BSE Chapter 5-26

Before Alexander even left the meeting, he had the Seahorse added to the production queue in the printers. Stopping a build mid-print was never a good idea, but the carriers were far more important...

BSE Chapter 5-25

“He’s late,” Lucas said in concern.

Alexander had to admit, it was indeed odd for Krieger to be late. “We’ll give it five more minutes, and then I’ll start the discussions.”

BSE Chapter 5-24

“You didn’t!” Sarah said in shock.

Yulia had just told her friends about the argument she got into with Alex. It wasn’t the response she expected. “He was treating me like a child.�...

BSE Chapter 5-23

Over the next week or so, Alexander helped Lucas get the processor manufacturing up to full capacity by adding the three additional manufacturing lines. Two were still going to be producing the old...

BSE Chapter 5-22

Alexander and Lucas left the engineers to their work as they moved over to his workshop. It was a little dusty from lack of use, but everything was pretty much how he had left it.

“The plan...

BSE Chapter 5-21

The shuttle touched down, and Yulia did her best to hide her nerves and excitement as she unbuckled from the seat. She had remained in touch with Sarah and Claire during her trip, but it wasn’t t...

BSE Chapter 5-20

LOCATION: EDEN’S END

SYSTEM: UNOKANE

DATE: 2403

“Welcome back, Alex,” Krieger said over the comm.

“Thank you. I know we just spoke a few days ago,” Alexander admit...

BSE Chapter 5-19

LOCATION: XIN SPACE

SYSTEM: XIN PRIME

DATE: 2402

Kaela had Omari jump Kitsune into the system well outside the Oort cloud. They didn’t know the capabilities of the Shican, if th...

BSE Chapter 5-18

The man outside the bridge hatch dropped, smearing the wall behind him in blood. There had only been a few people in their way, but they all looked old. Like fifties or sixties old, and their vac s...

BSE Chapter 5-17

LOCATION: XIN SPACE

SYSTEM: UNNAMED

DATE: 2402

“How’s everything going so far?” Vitor inquired.

Kaela rolled her eyes at the man’s overprotective worry for her. Havi...

BSE Chapter 5-16

Kaela felt extremely conflicted about the mission Vitor had assigned her. She was happy, annoyed, and terrified all in one. On the one hand, she loved the fact that he trusted her enough to give he...

BSE Chapter 5-15

Vitor did his best to keep the frown off his face as he inspected the crop of five new captains who had just passed certification. His mood had nothing to do with their efforts, they had all perfor...

BSE Chapter 5-14

Theo would have liked to say that Kaela’s onboarding went smoothly, but two of her crew had expunged criminal records. That wasn’t surprising, the accounts had shown up on the entry check. Than...

BSE Chapter 5-13

Kaela didn’t quite trust Pembrooke, the man reminded her of some of the corporate stooges she had been forced to work with over the years. That being said, she still walked forward and inspected ...

BSE Chapter 5-12

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Vitor sighed. “Were you following me?”

Kaela rolled her eyes. ...

BSE Chapter 5-11

Vitor hadn’t forgotten about Kaela during the week-long deployment before returning to Eden’s End, but he had pushed the woman to the back of his mind. With Xin opening up a new front against t...

BSE Chapter 5-10

LOCATION: JUMP POINT

SYSTEM: VARLEN

DATE: 2402

“You sure this is the right move, boss?” Omari, Kaela’s pilot, asked.

“If you want to keep making money, it is. Beside...

BSE Chapter 5-9

“Three Qcomm frigates have arrived. They are orienting in our direction as the rest of the Qcomm ships form up with them,” Katalynn said, noticing the new contacts even before Alexander had. 2025-05-28 12:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post

BSE Chapter 5-8

“Yulia!” Alexander said in surprise as he made his way back to the workshop. “What are you doing wandering around?”

“I finished my homework, and I’m bored, Alex. Do you have any p...

BSE Chapter 5-7

Alexander would love to say he was making headway with the ship shielding, but that wasn’t the case. He was already aware that it was going to be an uphill battle thanks to his research on the pe...

BSE Chapter 5-6

Once the internal repairs were completed aboard Grace, which took another three days, Alexander found himself with some free time.

The ship wasn’t completely repaired, and it never would be...

BSE Chapter 5-5

Over the next few hours, a few more ships came poking about, but they stayed toward the outskirts of the battlefield and left as soon as Katalynn warned them off.

That gave Alexander enough t...

BSE Chapter 5-4

As it turned out, finding a pilot was rather easy. He spoke with Katalynn, and she reminded him that all Asgardians were trained on the basic operation of all ship systems, which included flying. 2025-05-16 12:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post

BSE Chapter 5-3

After getting the ball rolling with his own people, Alexander focused on the mess in front of him. With the hypergates destroyed, the threat of the Shican was not an immediate concern. According to...

BSE Chapter 5-2

The first person Alexander contacted in Unokane was Admiral Krieger.

“Alex, are you alright?” Krieger asked. “I’m not getting a video signal, and I’ve received concerning reports th...

BSE Chapter 5-1

LOCATION: HYPERGATE DEBRIS FIELD

SYSTEM: EPSILON ERIDANI

DATE: 2402

After Alex stopped smothering her with worry, Yulia was free to roam in the undamaged– mostly undamaged parts...

BSE Chapter 4-65: Book 4 Epilogue

It took Alexander over a minute to pry the bridge doors open. Once he did, he left the dead crew behind. There was nothing he could do for them at the moment, he needed to see if his daughter and a...

BSE Chapter 4-64

Alexander wouldn’t lie; the weeks following the attack on Earth had been rather tense for him. He was waiting for the other shoe to drop, or for the STO to attack, despite what Galloway claimed. ...