The Soul in Shadow
Inquisitor Kael Varro had always considered his instincts infallible.They had guided him through the Ordos’ labyrinth of lies, through the endless war of interpretation that was the Inquisition itself. He…
False Harmony
Tibor stared at the readout, as if unaugmented eyes could discern something his blessed cogitation array could not. The last canticles of stability whispered through his noospheric link, leaving only…
The Sin of Mercy
Funerary bells resounded through the nave of St. Semina, and rows of black-robed sisters bowed their heads beneath white veils. Four of their number bore a shrouded bier upon their…
The Black Lilly Society
Tuan stood straight against the heavy rain that rolled out in pulses over the landing strip. These storms were common on this moon, the mountainous Horlan Prime. Intense winds drove…
Lex Incarnate
‘On my mark.’Armoured bodies tensed. Riot shields and shock batons were gripped. The red lumens of breaching charges pulsed steadily.Provost-Savant Arkion looked at the enforcer squad's leader. ‘Vox?’‘Jammers active, sir.’‘Pict recorders?’‘Deactivated,…
The Young King
Hands groped him.Exarch Rausdriel stood stiffly as he was divested of his armour, and nearly recoiled at the awful sensation of being touched, but he dutifully submitted as his bodysuit…
Small but Significant
With a push of a button, Anson could kill thousands of the God Emperor’s loyal warriors. It wasn’t a bomb or a trigger, but it would be just as effective.…
Tasteful Pruning
Shas’O Vrel knelt, inspecting a patch of filth. Rancid, tacky to the touch, spattered across the floor. Perhaps it was blood. Perhaps only blood. Fresh, even. That would be good.…
The Quiet Hours
Rasia’s hands were wrapped around the Hecutor stubgun in a vice grip. Blood pooled at the edge of the stairwell, darker where it touched the soot-glass tiles. Not hers. They’d…
The Man in the Mirror
Banisterre Gorronda closed the door behind him. The music immediately faded, the sound of drums and electronic trance beats muffled to a distant thunder, and the cacophony of voices muted.…