M.J. Markgraf

BSE Chapter 4-4

Other than the manufacturing areas, the Eden’s End facility was rather quiet for the most part with the majority of people assisting with repairs.

Something had awoken in the populace in th...

BSE Chapter 4-3

“Are you sure it’ll fly?” Branston asked.

Alexander had asked his erstwhile shuttle pilot, Captain Krieger, Lucas, and Archie to view the ship’s design after the fact.

He hadn�...

BSE Chapter 4-2

Katalynn and Ylva both left shortly after nightfall, so the conversation Alexander had planned to have with the Asgardian leader got delayed for the time being.

It was probably for the best a...

BSE Chapter 4-1

Sparks from welders, shouts from workers, and frantic activity surrounded Alexander as he surveyed the damage on Wayward Soul.

It was hardly the only ship to have been brutally mauled during ...

BSE Chapter 3-62: Book 3 Epilogue

A slightly stocky and mostly bald man, chuckled as he watched Harlow put down like a dog. He had always thought the human’s plans were far too ambitious to play out as they thought they would. 2025-01-28 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post

BSE Chapter 3-61

“No, this is all wrong,” Benning scolded the junior engineer. “Redo all of this and don’t bring a project this sloppy to me ever again if you know what’s good for you.”

The young ...

BSE Chapter 3-60

The trip over to the Talon was filled with anticipation that Alexander was finding hard to suppress. He was eager to finally look Harlow in the eyes and lay this long-running nightmare to a close.<...

Changes to BSE Chapters 37-45

I have finally gotten time to go back through and rework some of these chapters based on feedback.

For those who don't want to go back and read them, see below for the major changes. The end ...

BSE Chapter 3-59

Alexander lifted aside a large chunk of metal to allow the rest of the rescue party through the corridor.

Rescue operations were a morbid affair, but they beat dwelling on how close the facil...

BSE Chapter 3-58

Harlow cackled hysterically as he waved his flechette pistol at the surviving crew with one hand and his sword with the other. “Fire faster you useless shits!”

The surviving crew were tho...

BSE Chapter 3-57

Knowing that the conflict was likely coming to a head, the fleets recombined together to cover the only real asset in the system worth defending, the facility on Eden’s End.

Katalynn had st...

BSE Chapter 3-56

Being a more mobile target, Harlow had to send his scouts in once again to ensure the ship’s placement before he committed his fleet.

“Your eminence, the scouts have verified the large sh...

BSE Chapter 3-55

Over the next eight hours, Harlow’s scouts popped in and out of the system at random points, ensuring nobody got any rest. When the attack did finally come, it wasn’t like the first time.

BSE Chapter 3-54

On the shuttle ride up to his ship, Alexander did his best not to worry about Yulia. He had prepared her and the people of Eden’s End as much as he possibly could. He needed to have faith that th...

BSE Chapter 3-53

The next few days were busy with activity. Katalynn and her people had gone back up to their respective ships, and Alexander had shuttles flying almost nonstop running ordnance up to the Asgardian ...

BSE Chapter 3-52

“I won’t lie to you, Kane,” Katalynn said as they slowly walked down one of the empty hallways of the complex, “Harlow surprised us with how many ships he brought with him. He must have bee...

BSE Chapter 3-51

Alexander and Theo arrived at the intake center before their guests had touched down. There was a security room off to the side and he passed his badge to the door controller and stepped inside. 2025-01-21 13:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post

BSE Chapter 3-50

Alexander was aboard Vanguard overseeing the replacement of the ship’s reactor and thruster assembly so he could upgrade them from the underpowered pulsed fusion drives to the newer more powerful...

BSE Chapter 3-49

Harlow waited with the majority of his fleet as his scouts checked the next system. It irked him that he had to move forward with much more caution now, but it was clear the Asgardians weren’t ta...

Announcement Time!

With the release of BSE on Amazon coming in the next month and a half or so (Date TBD) I decided I want to try and push BSE to the front page of RR's Popular this week just to say I did so before i...

BSE Chapter 3-48

Yulia raced through the halls in excitement. Alex was returning today! It had been five months since she had seen him last and until last night, she hadn’t spoken with him in over two months. He ...

BSE Chapter 3-47

When Harlow jumped into the next system, the Asgardian shadows weren’t far behind. They once again tried their tactics of firing off a volley of projectiles from a distance before turning away. 2025-01-16 13:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post

BSE Chapter 3-46

Alexander stepped onto the bridge and paused. Katalynn’s Sub-Commander was having a staring contest with Captain Krieger over the bridge's main display.

Going by the tense expressions of th...

BSE Chapter 3-45

“Swap ships?” Alexander asked in confusion. “I’m not sure what you mean.”

“With the war going on and Isbjorn’s attack, I cannot afford to be down my flagship for multiple months...

BSE Chapter 3-44

Once again Alexander was taken to a new area. When they entered the circular chamber, he saw a Celtic circle inlaid into the black marble floor in gold with the interior of the circle being made fr...

BSE Chapter 3-43

Alexander flew down to the surface for the third round of negotiations. While he was pretty sure what he was going to do, that could change. He wanted all of his questions answered before he made h...

BSE Chapter 3-42

“You want to join Katalynn Char?” Krieger asked in concern. “I thought the whole point was to just ally ourselves with them against Harlow and be done with it?”

“It was,” Alexande...

BSE Chapter 3-41

Alexander knew coming here that there would probably be some give and take to come to an agreement. He just hoped whatever she asked for was something he was willing to offer.

“And what is ...

BSE Chapter 3-40

It took two full days before Alexander got a follow-up response from the leader of the Asgardian people, Katalynn Char.

“I agree that Harlow is a threat that needs to be dealt with,” the ...

BSE Chapter 3-39

“So we just wait and see?” Krieger asked. “I don’t like it. For all we know, she’s contacted more of her people and they could jump in and surround us. I also haven’t forgotten about th...