Ascent Protocol

by E.L. Strife

The initial rebellion against the Thyterion Empire was rushed, chaotic, and resulted in many casualties in its aftermath. Revni and her misfit team realize that the only way to save their people and the alien Chromata that reside within them is to find a way to eliminate the immune enemy leaders on their own. But the recent battle has stirred up the typically peaceful Chromata. Now every Chromatan soldier, civilian, and tainted enemy-turned-ally wants revenge.

What starts out as a mission to make it quietly to the Thyterion motherships and relieve command of their leaders becomes a contingency operation to control the masses and save Chromatans from themselves while the team strains to keep their cover. Thyterion's captains and command members must be eliminated if Chromatans have any hope of disrupting the enemy enough to take ships and become a viable force among the stars.

When an arch-nemesis of Chromata reemerges more powerful than before, the Thyterion ships become a battlefield between the warring alien colonies, with their human vessels serving only as collateral damage. The revived ancient war quickly exposes a new threat, one more powerful than any of them.

Will Revni and her team survive the new invasion? Or will they discover only a new oppressor eager to crush Chromata into oblivion?

A science fiction fantasy novella with action, violence, and cursing.

Dead Cell
New Earth #0
Catalyst #1
Triton Force #2
Rebellion #3
Ascent Protocol #4
Binary Helix #5
Mission 86 #6

123 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 31, 2025

About the author

Strife enjoys crafting science fiction novels in various subgenres including space opera, cyberpunk, and fantasy. Sometimes she writes about aliens and colonization, other times she sticks to genetic engineering, the supernatural, and corrupt futuristic societies. Strife’s Sci-Fi is often crude and graphic, features strong women, and typically includes people who like to blow s--- up.

E. L. isn’t always in front of her laptop. She enjoys taking the four-wheelers to the coast with her husband and doing donuts in the sand. Strife most enjoys camping in the mountains and soaking in hot springs in the snow, but you're most likely to find her in the gym.

Strife craves learning new things like that crazy stuff called astrophysics and how to work on her 1981 Corvette and her Jeep. She hopes, someday, to add to her list of apocalyptic survival skills by learning to weld.

E. L. has traveled the US and Europe, served in the military, and completed two Bachelor's Degrees in Public Health and Human Sciences. She's toured lava tubes, the NASA center in Houston, castles, concentration camps, the Shelby center in Las Vegas, and many natural wonders. She's even learned to race BMWs at the track in southern California.

Strife enjoys connecting with readers and welcomes all feedback and questions. If you’d like to know when Strife’s next books will be out, and to ensure you hear about her giveaways, visit her website: elstrife.com and subscribe via the links on her homepage.

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Reviews

[Joseph Lau · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rev is with the rebellion – the side of good. But like most wars, some of the “good guys” have their own agendas.
A cybertech turned soldier to save an entire people? Great mix of tech and good old human emotions and behaviors. The Chromata can help or control their hosts (nanobots) – this battle is against those who want to eliminate the Chromata, but just as much between factions with the nanoagents).