The Thrush
‘This droning,’ growled Ulreddar into his comms array, ‘is incessant.’‘Oh aye,’ came the crackling response from Ôboryn. ‘And to think you called this “the perfect extraction” before it started. Ha!’At…
On Auru One
Segmentum ObscuraNachmund SectorAgriworld Auru OneAurun 22nd Regiment, Imperial Guard Trooper Dwyer rolled the filter of his tabac stick between his fingertips, before bringing it to his lips. He patted his camo…
Duty’s Burden
++ Do not look to us for kindness. Do not look to us for hope. We are not the kind children of this new age. We are the rocks of…
The Shadow in the Dark
The sea of the Ethereals swarmed with relentless wisps of agony, missed opportunities and the regrets and fears of millions unborn. The eddies bracketed her ancient vessel as a creature…
Bait
Now: ‘Hyades! Hyades! Hyades!’ howls the monster in the void. The voice of the Daemonship – hot with fury, rank with spite – screams across every spectrum, defying the silence…
The Emperor’s Faithful
‘T’ was the last letter Agnes drew with her quill. She indulged herself for a moment as she regarded her work.‘Si hoc legere potes, nimium scis et occidi oportet,’ was…
Anthology XI
‘We give thanks to you, oh Father, who are in Terra, for this festival we are to partake in. Bless the hands that wrought it and toiled in its making.…
Mark of the Beast
The mark of the beast.Eyes of crimson ruby. A perpetual snarl cast in bronze—a countenance as much of an angel's as that of a devil's.With trembling fingers, Isaria reached out…
Illusions of Choice
The old woman had always known that it was only a matter of time before the darkness came for her grandson. She had done all she could to push it…
Hourglass
I Death’s eye dipped below the horizon and Tobekh walked into the desert. The air was still warm, and no-one paid any mind to his departure. He simply put down his…