The Pain Beneath    by Joel Stephens
Price: Free! 120130 words. Published by BearSock Books on June 19, 2012. .
Picking up several years after "Once and Again", this science-fiction adventure follows the ex-Crusader James Davis as he faces off against the Kujaen Empire in a last ditch effort to keep Earth, and the United Space Alliance, safe. Unfortunately, as James hurtles toward a confrontation with Emperor Kujah he uncovers a far more sinister evil on the rise!