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Read more about the article A Breath Of Fresh Air

A Breath Of Fresh Air

  • Post category:Anthology III/Short Fiction

'Thou shalt not defile this church of thine Emperor!' I shout. Not so intimidating when that church is a barely-held-together collection of metal plating, and the quartet of would-be defilers…

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End In Fire

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Benediction, capital world of the Veritus Sub Sector, Segmentum Solar  'What happened here Salamander?' a woman’s voice called out. She swept the bolter across the dark ruin taking in the sight…

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Read more about the article Born In An Ork Desert

Born In An Ork Desert

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'You’re going to have to get something better than that!' quipped Darius as the man fiddled with the power sword. The wires were exposed from the bottom of a sword…

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Read more about the article Pax Animi

Pax Animi

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The sea green Stormraven banked heavily into the wind. The wind battered against its armoured flank, as its engines screamed against the inexorable pull of gravity. Fighting micro squalls its…

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Read more about the article The Tale Of The Mirror Unfettered

The Tale Of The Mirror Unfettered

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There is a place that exists outside the edge of reality, accessible to a chosen few of great power and strength. It exists at the edge of imagination and sanity,…

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Read more about the article A Sister’s Revenge

A Sister’s Revenge

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The Sisters of Xandes II are a curious lot. Pious to a woman, and seemingly loyal as the honored saints, yet their traditions are far from what one would consider ‘orthodox’…

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Read more about the article Arena Of Blood!

Arena Of Blood!

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Heatwaves shimmered off the blood soaked sand, while severed body parts lay scattered across the arena floor, and squig rats sniffed around the edges for the smaller bits of visceral.…

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Read more about the article Afanc

Afanc

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The ship was quiet. Not silent, for it creaked and groaned as power was withdrawn and whole sections of it slowly cooled under the dull red of emergency lumens. She…

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Read more about the article A Matter Of Time

A Matter Of Time

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Inquisitor Syman Kant allowed himself a brief moment to watch the single bead of sweat work its way down Prewitt’s furrowed brow.'Yes, it’s definitely bad,' Bellane Friemann commented, a half-smile…

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Read more about the article Awoken

Awoken

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In the beginning there was darkness, and from it, a light was born. No man can say when exactly the first star lit up, but soon after, countless more did follow. When…

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