Tinnitus
The jungle spewed the stench of wet loam, burning ozone, and freshly spilt blood. The Tyranid swarm's cacophony was absolute, a relentless tide of alien shrieks tearing through the canopy.…
Sausages
The smell of frying grox-sausage drifted through the observation post. Fat, herbs, and grease hung thick in the air, strangely comforting in a silent city.Bill Brighteyes, BB to his mates,…
Speaker for the Dead
Here she comes now; my ruin, my ruination. She comes in the midst of night. She comes for me in dark, empty hours where voices still and draw quiet, and…
The Loudest Voice
Captain Lyra Hawke was dead. Her killer, Malachar Vex, sat in the hearing chamber. Physically, he was there, but the battle clung to him.The smog stung Malachar’s nostrils. The stench…
The Shaking
Lorn was strong. That was all that mattered.An Ogryn’s worth was in his arms and shoulders, in how many rocks he could split digging the trenches, how many heavy shells…
Hollow Men
This is what we call victory. The scarred hulls of starships visible in low orbit. The taste of ash, drifting across the skies of Terra. The wind carrying rumours, scourging a blasted cradleworld with tales of a dead Warmaster and the fallen Emperor.
One Last Push
One last push for atonement, one last push for Vostroya, one last push for the Emperor. The smog is thinner than it once was, the manufactories still roar with the strike…
For Cadia We Live, For Cadia We Die
‘By the Emperor!’ Lyrian flinched as another explosion echoed nearby. ‘We're here at the worst possible moment. It was so peaceful back at our forge. Why did they send us…
Roar
There came a roar of thunder, muffled by the thickness of sweet protective earth. But it was the flicker of the shuddering lights, humming flashes of lightning, which awoke Private…
She’s a Real Beauty
I remember the first pair of hands that ever held me. Rough and perfunctory. Treated me only like a tool, checking I was up to snuff. When judged healthy, I…
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