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Warhawk Skies

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Jagged peaks of shattered rock streaked below his view like the teeth of a great beast, as glacial rivers glinted in the pale sunlight like old battle scars. Above, the…

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The Eternal War

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It is only when I dream, that I forget that I am dead.In those moments, I remember the Astartes that I once was. I can see the colours of the…

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Enough

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Soot rained from Oadou’s burning skies onto Tahrk’s bone and black armour. The Tauran marine scowled beneath his helm at the far-off screams of traitorous voidcraft as they tore through…

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Never Alone

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The wolves gave chase and Eofor ran. He did not know the land. It was cold here and only the uncaring stars cast a chill gleam upon the ground. Trackless…

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Plains of Chogoris

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The plains of Chogoris stretched before him, endless fields of emerald and amber grasses. Hawks circled lazily in the clear cerulean sky, and Subotai could not tell which was louder,…

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Read more about the article Bend the Knee, or Die Screaming

Bend the Knee, or Die Screaming

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Agoria. Federation Capital world. Nighttime.‘Kira Coriolanous of the House Coriolanous, sobriquet: Red Princess, age: 21, accreditation: Rogue Trader [foreign title/unrecognised] and master of the Terra’s Stride, displacement: sprint frigate/Galleon-class, archeotech…

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Read more about the article The Sin of Memory

The Sin of Memory

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Our only sin was memory. We remembered our transformations, not as the holy apotheosis that was preached to us by the Dark Angels, but as the warping and the mutilation…

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The Punishment for Loyalty

  • Post category:Anthology XIV/Short Fiction

Jone was still adjusting her psy-dampening hood and juggling a mug of recaff when she entered the choral antechamber. Master Furth had been in the tank for the last eight…

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Drums and Death

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Much of Segmentum Pacificus was lost to insurrection during the Night of a Thousand Rebellions. The slow-moving cogs that drove the Adeptus Administratum had not been quick enough to allocate…

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Read more about the article Fire and Smoke

Fire and Smoke

  • Post category:Anthology XIII/Short Fiction

RunningMaurice’s sprint for his life turned into a skid as he tried to close a curve, his shoulder impacting the opposite wall with enough force to make his teeth rattle.…

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