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Read more about the article Unstoppable

Unstoppable

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Adeptus Ministorum Shivering with anticipation, Mercy crouched, ready to pounce from the darkness. The ceiling cavity was hellishly hot, lined with heated water pipes, and insulated from the cool corridor…

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Hexegon

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‘The Hexegon shall not suffer a flaw.'The words reappeared in her mind in fiery letters, tapping behind her forehead as a headache constricted her skull. Nefrati’s sobs rose again as…

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Grandpapa’s Visit

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I crawl out of the nest of my sleeping brothers and sisters, taking care not to wake any of them. I'm good at that, moving quietly, making myself unseen and…

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Read more about the article Roses Never Wilt

Roses Never Wilt

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Trenches, mud, corpses and craters make for the only real landscape left. I am kneeling on the edge of a trench, my once white armour plastered with blood and grime,…

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Read more about the article Emperor Forgives

Emperor Forgives

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NegativePositivePositive A horror in ink. I placed the reports on the table, quickly covering it with a cloth when I heard the door unbolt and a chuckle from around the corner.…

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Read more about the article Emergency Stations

Emergency Stations

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++ From Crusade Commander Operations – Bulk Transport Ser Amandus Tyr to transport Volpone Bluebloods and Roane Deeper combat tunnellers to Hisk with best speed.++ +++ Danius Knight, the Commanding Officer of…

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The Catch

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Date: 2.005.02.M42Location: Tiran, Ocean World in the Arros System, Segmentum Ultima The sky above looked like a grey ocean of clouds moving like tides, merging into one firmament and dominating the…

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Articles of Faith

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Weira Axelle>Notes>Fifth of Secondus 004.M31>Aqualiculum Catella Arnaud is late for my interview. I really should spend more time in the Aqualiculum. It smells like stale ale and grease but the people-watching…

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Read more about the article Sister Supremus

Sister Supremus

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The prayer beads, worn smooth by calloused fingers over the course of decades, slipped around his pearl white neck. His dark eyes widened in surprise as he was suddenly yanked…

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Games of the House

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Adeptus Ministorum Mirvan Hellex strode into the foyer of the Opal Orbital with the intention of losing everything.The credit slate she carried contained wealth unimaginable in her previous life: the…

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