Introduction: Allison Wanjala is an average 30th century, sixteen-year-old girl who lives on a colony at the edge of the Andromeda Galaxy.  Or at least she thought she was.   After a patrol in her Starfighter her normal life starts to unravel as secrets from the past come to the surface.  Follow her as she deals with the fallout of these long hidden secrets, love and loss, while trying to survive high school, acne, and an alien invasion.  *I'm adding notes as I have time, they are interesting facts, some background, some math/science info for those that are curious. Notes up to Chapter 71 (Updated 02/18/2025) Details about vampires and werewolves chapter 69, 70, 71! * [Participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge, April 2024] This is a three volume story: Volume 1: Love & War: Battlelord Rising, Volume 2: The Shadow War, Volume 3: From the Ashes...