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Irreversible

  • Post category:Fast Fiction/Fast Fiction XXIII - The Scouring

Resplendent Hero of Ullanor. Slayer of the Dark Champion of Ekxos IV. Favoured son of Roboute Guilliman. Titles that meant nothing as Praetor Cestus gurgled on his swiftly coagulating blood.…

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Leftovers

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The Rhino crested the ridge and swung into view. Its blocky square form stood out against the sharp outline of the Atuluvian mountains. The fact that it was painted bright…

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Stars Burn Cold

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There have been so many, many nightmares, but Terra was the worst. Of all the battlefields, on all the worlds that I had piloted my Questoris Magaera through, the screams had…

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True Believers

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The throng of prisoners huddled together in the afternoon haze, drenched in sweat and caked with dirt. It had been hours since they were marched to the Imperial camp, but…

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Ashes of the Faithless

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More artillery shells screamed in, and their impact was echoed by the cries of the fallen.Sorvane crouched behind the scorched remains of a Predator tank. The vox was full of…

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Dust Devil

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Once, a lifetime ago, he had been Corporal Orton Merryk, an upstanding member of the 55th Almorian Grenadiers. Now, he was Gash. And the gods were cruel to him. He sighed…

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Gifts of the Garden

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In a place that's near to nowhere, yet never far away, There blooms a wondrous garden, a haven of decay. No map can mark its borders; no chart can show…

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Unlikely Allies

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‘The worms that walk,’ Khait of Prospero said, scholarly surprise tingeing his transhuman baritone.‘We do no—’A fist clad in ceramite the colour of dried blood smashed through the creature's approximation…

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The Emperor’s Mercy

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'Your imperium deserves to die.' A voice like a claxon swept the room, echoing off the tall monitors that lined the walls.Sister Petronilla’s eyes swept the screens before her, reflecting…

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Possession

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It had been the moment of Tza’tchaka’s ultimate triumph when the daemon would finally breach the veil separating the warp from reality. He had planned for this – for when…

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