Ashes of the Realm: Book 04 - The Return of the Realm (33 page)

The Advanced Black Ships detected the small ships arrival outside their force fields but were unable to fire on them. The small ships went into their flicker mode where they teleported around the giant ship in random micro-teleports. They moved so fast that they were only a flicker. The giant ships beams couldn’t lock on them because of their lightning changes in location. Once the hornet destroyed the ship, the Algean Pilot would stop long enough to pick up the Life Warrior and continue to another ship.

• • •

The entire middle of the Black Ship Kline hit disappeared and was teleported into the center of the Milky Way to just over the event horizon of the massive black hole located there. The orange crewmembers, that were still alive, had only a moment to wonder what was happening before they were sucked into the massive gravity well. Within seconds their bodies were stretched into a ten thousand mile long strand, only one atom thick. As tens of thousands of teleported Black Ships arrived and were sucked into the singularity, a massive explosion of gamma rays exploded out the top and bottom of the black hole, as the matter that made them was destroyed and compressed. The blast grew larger as a hundred thousand ships entered the inescapable gravity well.

The gutted, hollowed out hull of the Black Ship that had been left behind, floated in space for a moment and then the package Kline dropped on the bridge detonated and blew the ships remains into fragments. The explosions of thousands of Black Ships looked like an unending fireworks display in the center of the Demon Fleet.

The Controller watched his display waiting for the five large white ships to move to support their fleets but they remained in place. Why were they not moving? He changed his scan and saw the battle taking place with their fleets and was shocked. Half of the ships sent were already destroyed. He punched his communicator and yelled, “Jump into the Galaxy and start attacking planets! Move now!!!”

The surviving ten million Black Ships jumped away from the ships that were killing them. The Algeans assigned a ship for each of them, but knew that some would make it to a planet before they were caught. Suddenly the Elder heard, “Don’t worry, we’ve got this.”

The Elder smiled, “Newton, what are you doing here?”

“We’ve sent ten of our ships to every inhabited planet. We’ll do what we can to protect the Empire.”

• • •

The first Black Ship to arrive at a planet saw ten small green ships accelerate toward them at high velocity. Beams were fired at the incoming green ships but had no effect on them. The green ships went through their force fields like they didn’t exist and the small ships teleported a package into the weapon storage and reactor rooms on the giant ship. The ten explosions blew the ship apart so fast, that one moment it was moving through space and the next it was an expanding cloud of gas and debris.

Some of the Black Ships were warned of what was happening and broke off their attack and attempted to escape but they were followed by an Algean ship with advanced sensors and there was nowhere in Creation where they could hide. Ten hours later the last Black Ship was destroyed.

• • •

The Controller said, “I’ve sent our ships into the galaxy to destroy planets; we need to attack the five ships now!”

The First saw the destruction taking place in his fleets and worried about what he was jumping into. He said, “Start the attack.” He reached over and set the escape coordinates on his board. Now all it would take would be a quick touch to run. The three million orange ships jumped together and arrive in front of the five glowing white ships.

• • •

The four hundred crew members on the Psychic Ships were at their weapons and were locked in on their zone. There was nervousness and stress, but they were ready to make sure they held up their responsibility. The five Psychic Couples were linked and feeding their view to their ships computers which then assigned tasks to the crew. They did not watch the battle taking place between the millions of ships, but focused on the arrival of the Orange Ships…then the Demons appeared a mile in front of them.

J
ingo watched his scanner and saw the giant fleet of Orange Ships appear in front of Trey’s ships. He began ordering his fleet to go to support the Psychic Ships, but was stopped by the Elder Algean, “You will remain where you are and not go out to participate in that battle.”

“Why not!?! They’re outnumbered by millions.”

The Algean sent a thought to every ship and warrior that had survived the battle with the Demon’s Fleets, “The only ships that can take on the Orange Ship’s beams are the five ships facing them. All of you will be disintegrated before you could get within a thousand miles of them. None of you can survive if you attack; it would be suicide and it’s foolish to waste your lives when Creation needs you.”

Grang snarled, “Then what would you have us do?”

“Witness the bravery of the warriors fighting for life. If they are killed, you will teleport to the White Warriors fleet and continue the battle against evil. If our Rulers die today, we cannot save this galaxy. However, we can help other civilizations live until another answer to the Demons appears. These orders come from the Emperor and I expect you to follow them.”

The sixteen million ships waited and watched the battle that would determine their future. In a clearing on El Prado the Cats had their eyes closed and watched. Pride said, “Please help them, Mother.” He waited, but did not hear an answer.

• • •

The Demons broke into space a mile in front of the psychic ships and the massive blue beams reached out and blew the front ranks of the huge fleet away, leaving the remainder of the Orange ships three hundred miles away. More than two hundred thousand Orange Ships were destroyed but the giant orange wave moved forward gaining ground slowly on the massive fire coming from the Psychic Ships. Another hundred thousand Orange Ships died, but the Demons were now two hundred miles away.

The Controller yelled, “We’ll lose half our fleet at this rate of destruction.”

The First snarled back, “I don’t care if we lose two thirds. This ends today.” The First really didn’t care if two thirds of the Common was killed as long as he was in the third that survived. He was uncertain of a victory, but now saw that it was possible to win. He said over the communications channel, “Continue the attack.” He looked at his panel and saw his ships were now a hundred miles out.

Danielle looked at the power readings and said, “We’re at sixty percent power. At our current rate of loss, our weapons will go off line as soon as we drop below twenty five percent.”

Tag continued to focus on the incoming ships and shrugged, “No matter what happens, you know I have always loved you.”

Danielle felt her love for the wonderful man that meant so much to her. She joined him and selected the targets for the crew.

Trey also saw the power was dropping and knew that what was left would not be enough. Suddenly, a hundred thousand Orange Ships broke through their psychic field on the right side of the formation and surged toward the two center ships.

“Paul!”

“I’m on it.”

The Bristone jumped out into the middle of the ships that had broken through and fired blue beams at an unbelievable rate. All hundred thousand ships were destroyed but another eighty thousand got close enough to fire on the White Ship together. The Bristone exploded in a giant Orange and Blue flash that took the Demon Ships with it.

The Blue Shield strengthened and the remaining four ships continued firing at the surging orange wave. The Demon’s heavy battleships arrived at the front of the formation and blasted the blue field. The field retreated in front of them as they pushed forward in the bulge created. Valerie saw Jake set the jump controls and smiled. She reached over and took his hand as the Gambia jumped directly at the incoming giant Orange Ships and released all of the ships energy into a massive blue beam that blew the bulge out of the shield. The last Demon ship managed to fire on the Bristone just before the Kosiev destroyed it. The Bristone blew up and nothing remained.

The First was excited; the family member had been correct. These beings didn’t have enough ships. Now only three remained. He ordered the next wave of heavy battleships forward.

The space in front of the three remaining Psychic Ships was a wall of massive orange explosions. A million Orange Ships had been destroyed but two thirds of the Demon’s Fleet was still moving forward. The right side of the shield collapsed and Cassandra looked over at Junior and said, “Thank you for giving me back my life. I love you for it.”

“You’ll be with Tommy again, Cassie. I love you as well.”

The Alexander Kosiev jumped into the oncoming orange ships and began killing Demon Ships at a rate that was staggering. Before the ancient ship exploded, more than two hundred thousand more Orange Ships were blasted into rubble.

Trey looked at the power meters and saw that they had dropped below 25 Percent. He stood up as the shield fell and the weapons stopped firing. He went over and lifted Cassie out of her chair and hugged her tightly. This is where his vision stopped. He pulled her close and said, “I will love you forever.”

Cassie hugged him tight and said, “Oh, Trey.”

The developing child in Cassie’s womb felt her mother’s stress and fear and it frightened the young baby. Suddenly a massive blue flash shot out of Cassie as the Demon Fleet rushed in firing at the remaining two powerless ships. A blue wave shot out and pushed the Demon fleet eighty miles away from the two ships. Trey continued to hold Cassie with his eyes closed and felt great sorrow at the fear their child was experiencing. He wept for the loss of his aunt. Another Robbins killed by the Demons. Would it never end?

The First saw his ships pushed back by a perfectly round globe of blue that surrounded the two white ships. He also saw that there were no beams being fired at his fleet. They must have put all their remaining power into their force field. He shouted, “Move in and surround that field. Fire all your weapons into it.”

Tag and Danielle watched their systems go off line and expected to die. The sudden appearance of the blue field surprised Tag, “What is that?”

Danielle closed her eyes and said, “It must be coming from Cassie’s baby.”

“What?”

“That’s the only thing that could have caused it. However, it won’t last much longer.”

Tag closed his eyes and saw the huge globe of Demon Ships surrounding them firing into the blue field and it was slowly giving way. He smiled and said, “It should last long enough for me to kiss you.” Danielle came into his arms and remembered their first kiss so very long ago.

The First was ecstatic. He completely forgot his escape button and knew that this was going to be over in just a few more moments. Then that Galaxy would be demolished. Every Demon in the fleet heard the Controller say, “What the…”

The outer layer of Demon Ships exploded in massive blasts that took out the ships close to them. The Controller looked at his display and saw millions of giant Red Ships firing purple beams at the fleet. Some of those ships were larger than three thousand miles. He also saw more than a million small silver ships fly through his formations, firing a purple beam. Trey jerked his head up and ran over to his board and punched the pad for the Demon Screen and prayed there was enough power to activate it. The light above it turned green and he sat down in his chair.

Danielle heard a thought, “Where is the warrior that saved us?”

“Who are you?”

“You called us the Captors.”

Danielle slowly shook her head and said, “The Demons destroyed her ship just a few moments ago.”

Tag and Danielle as well as Trey and Cassie felt a wave of anger wash over them from the large Red Ship. They heard the giant ship shout, “They have killed the savior.”

The destruction of Orange Ships took on a new level of intensity. Thousand were exploding on all sides of the blue sphere.

• • •

The First panicked and hit his escape pad and nothing happened. He hit it over and over and his ship didn’t move. “What’s happening?”

The Fourth said, “There is a field around us that our Orange Energy will not penetrate.”

“Blow a hole through it!!!”

“We’ve tried. Nothing works. Now we know how the Family died. Enjoy the view you cowardly scum.”

The Demons around the First’s ship fired into it killing him in an orange blast. He deserved it for leading them into this trap. Thirty minutes later, the last Demon ship was blasted apart.

Cassie watched the last ship’s destruction and said in a calm voice, “Everything is alright little one. We’re going to be fine.” She hummed a melody to the child inside her and slowly the baby calmed down and sent her love to her mother. The blue sphere disappeared and the three million Captors and two million Alfont gathered at the two surviving Psychic Ships.

The First Male said, “We should have come sooner. We waited too late.”

Danielle felt his immense sorrow and said, “If you had come before you did, the Demons would have run. By waiting we were able to trap them in an energy field. Cassandra wouldn’t have wanted it any other way.”

“Danielle.”

“Hi, Atlas; I see your family has chosen a different path.”

“Cassandra’s vision of Creation is what changed them.”

The First Male said, “It has also made a difference with my family. We will be joining the fight for life.”

“Cassandra would be so proud of your decision, First Male. She has always wanted nothing but happiness for your family.”

“I sensed that when she visited. We will honor her in our memories. She and her husband were truly great and true warriors.”

Trey said, “How were you able to kill the Orange Ships?”

The First Male sneered, “The Orange Energy those creatures chose to use was a dead end power source. We learned more than a billion years ago that it had great power, but had little cohesion. Fire the right frequency into it and it would fall apart. I’m surprised they never learned that lesson.”