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The Rendezvous

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Archon Drarizar smiled indulgently at the spectacle in front of him. Commissioning the Harlequin Troupe had been costly, but the artistic grace unfolding in front of him could not have…

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Destroyer

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Life moves too quickly for her liking. She calls her children in from the encroaching night as the sun begins to set. She sighs as the boys protest, slowly making…

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Read more about the article The Bureau of Administrative & Bureaucratic Administration

The Bureau of Administrative & Bureaucratic Administration

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The sound of scratching on paper, the dull hiss of burning candle wick, and the stale breath of hundreds of adepts working away in the darkness filled the air within…

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Read more about the article The Emperor Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

The Emperor Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

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The stars are beautiful tonight.A heavy haze had kept them hidden from him behind a blanket of gloom as he lay on his back, eyes cast skywards. When the gloom…

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Read more about the article Big Dreams in the Weird House

Big Dreams in the Weird House

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Skarsmasha banged his gnarled green fist against the frost-rimmed door. Receiving no immediate answer, the ork hammered continuously until a rusted spy-hole snapped open. A bloodshot yellow eye peered out.'Wot…

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The Piercing Chill

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The freezing steel of the door burned the side of her face as she pressed her ear to it. Straining to hear, she prayed for the shuffling outside to fade…

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Read more about the article The Judgement of Wrath

The Judgement of Wrath

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Sweat stung Salit’s eyes as he staggered through the steamy jungle undergrowth. Blood seeped from deep gouges across his back and he gritted his teeth against the pain of each…

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Read more about the article The Voyage

The Voyage

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I am living a nightmare. The Gamma in the next cell won’t stop crying. Not silent tears like my own, but great wracking sobs. It has been at it for…

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Ice and Starlight

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Every breath Aramis took spread the ice a little further across the inside of his canopy. Starlight shimmered around the crystals as the crippled ship curved across the heavens. Yet…

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Her Cold Smile

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The first time he saw her he turned to Cassius and said, 'I'm going to marry that woman.' They were in the mess hall; he had a spoonful of grox…

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