The Judgement of Wrath
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…
Drowned Angels
The hollow peeling of a brass bell heralded the arrival of the evening tide. It was accompanied by a low fog. It swirled through the streets, its questing tendrils creeping…
Howling Mountains
Prologue – Skyfall The sky rained fire upon Valrypso. Such sights were not as rare as they used to be, for this was the Imperium Nihilus. Yet this was neither…
Kintara
'Vectors ...cked, final app...ch to bay ... c...irmed. A...al in ...nutes.'The voice of the servitor pilot blurted through vox emitters into the passenger bay of the short-range shuttle. Techmarine Berenike…
End In Fire
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…
Afanc
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 Not silent, for it creaked and groaned as power was withdrawn and whole sections of it slowly cooled under the dull red of emergency lumens.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…
Prime Helix
It had been a long and bloody dawn. They had struck as the first golden light crept across the savannah, melta charges and mines detonating simultaneously at multiple points along…
Cost and Worth
Amber light danced over the ready room as the projected image spun and flickered into focus. Ship icons resolved themselves in dusty air, and were paired with estimated speed and…
To the Victor Go the Spoils
The massive corpse of the Imperial Knight lay sprawled atop a low hill outside the city limits. The charred, warped crater left in its torso had gone cold in the…
The Scream of Vengeance
To call the atmosphere on the Silver Masque bleak would have been an understatement. The cruiser had been built to carry a full company of Astartes, yet the marines on…