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Read more about the article Our Last Night

Our Last Night

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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…

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Read more about the article Arna Blassow’s Four Visitors

Arna Blassow’s Four Visitors

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The knock at the door was firm but not frantic.  I looked up from inspecting the tumbler of my favourite amasec and my eyes narrowed.  Nobody knocked on my door…

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Read more about the article Fear Itself

Fear Itself

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'The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear.'-Konrad Curze And they shall know no fear. The words carried in the heart of every Astartes, a creed reminding them of their…

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Read more about the article Of Duty and Ash

Of Duty and Ash

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Adeptus Ministorum Dawn brought fear, ash, and worse to Hypatia II. Atop the Hive’s brooding peak, the man’s cloak swirled like black mist as his Valkyrie returned to the stars.…

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Read more about the article The Corianton Effect

The Corianton Effect

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Emergency runes flashed across his vision, warning him of VSG burnout. He could feel the residual energies crackle over his skin. The overload had been sudden and rapid, and would…

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Read more about the article Beneath the Surface

Beneath the Surface

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'What is the T'au?' the new auxiliary asks me.He chatters while we work, when he should be focused on his task. I do not know why he has been assigned…

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Read more about the article On the Wings of Treachery

On the Wings of Treachery

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++For this sacred place, for this sacred cause, we stand together.++'All Together!' ++For faith and kinship, for divine design, we stand united.++'All United!' ++For blood and honour, for tales eternal, we stand…

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Read more about the article Machine Ways

Machine Ways

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I’d thought I’d be able to see my home as I left. I’d pictured it so many times, the transport punching up through the clouds as I watched my receding…

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Read more about the article Kaptin’ Gitcutta’s Last Stand

Kaptin’ Gitcutta’s Last Stand

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'Dis’ ship will self-destruct. Self destruct ‘az been activated. Dis’ ship will self-destruct.'Freebooter Kaptain Gitcutta stood on the gloomy bridge of the ‘Eadbutt and looked out at the uncaring stars.…

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Read more about the article Kintara

Kintara

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'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…

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