The Scream That Steals
Your time here is finished.She doesn’t respond. Her breath was ragged, still, shaky exhalations echoing in the darkness. There was a faint odour as she breathed out, lingering for a…
When the Curtains Fall
When the curtains fall, the Masque of the Crimson Edge do not congratulate themselves on their performance, nor do they head off in celebration as another troupe would do. Instead,…
No Mask Is Perfect
'She came here to beg for their lives!' the Commissar had chortled with delight.'She said that this world could be shared, that they would not trouble us!' He had spat…
Our Last Night
As Isha dreams, she drools. When Isha drools, Kurnous cannot resist smiling.This is something only a lover knows of their beloved. Not a detail found on any celebratory fresco of…
Stars Grown Cold
Nylean was named after a star in the Eldar’s empire of old. It was said that the star was growing cold, but the Eldar artificially extended its life through technology.…
A Peaceful Life
'I am certain I just misheard. Could you please repeat that?' Atem’yoq, noble emissary of Biel-Tan, stood aghast. It had been scarcely three local days since his delegation had arrived at…
The Cure in Her Hands
She had it. She had found the cure. Or at least that's what the voice told her. Taelisia stumbled through the dense foliage of the forest. The strange suit of bone…
They Cried
A branch creaked. Arius turned, slightly alarmed, but nothing was moving among the bushes and the trees. For the umpteenth time, he had been scared by a little noise. He…
Hearth and Home
The remains of the craftworld loomed on the horizon. Myathmar saw it every morning as he went about his patrol circuit. Even in the distance, it towered over the woodlands…
Athel Itilcalndîr
It was during the season of Yávië, when the leaves are touched with orange, red, and gold, that a shadow crossed the night sky. Under the waning light of the…