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Read more about the article Extreme Prejudice

Extreme Prejudice

  • Post category:Anthology VI/Short Fiction

The basilicanum had been constructed during the glorious heyday of Sicara V. Once a thriving agricultural centre in the system, mercantile greed and exacting tithes had long stripped the planet…

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War Dove

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A half dozen beige and brown aircraft stood inanimate in the Valkyrie depot at the edge of the airfield, steam drifted off the idling dual Vector-Turbojet engines. Mechanics and ground…

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The Unsung

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Their lips form murmured chants praising Him, the God Emperor of Mankind. The hymn they sing is unforgettable, the first thing they were ever taught, the basis of their being.…

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Read more about the article Di Yu

Di Yu

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Prologue Its name was Nyx Infernus. A daemon in the form of a dire wolf dredged forth from Old Night. In my head it ran on four elongated legs ending in…

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Read more about the article Sacrifice

Sacrifice

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I awake only to find a miasma of my living chamber. Sweat runs down my face. I look up and see that the ventilation duct is dead. A thick coating…

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Read more about the article The Bureau of Administrative & Bureaucratic Administration

The Bureau of Administrative & Bureaucratic Administration

  • Post category:Fast Fiction/FFVI - The Stars Are Cold

The sound of scratching on paper, the dull hiss of burning candle wick, and the stale breath of hundreds of adepts working away in the darkness filled the air within…

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Read more about the article The Emperor Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

The Emperor Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

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The stars are beautiful tonight.A heavy haze had kept them hidden from him behind a blanket of gloom as he lay on his back, eyes cast skywards. When the gloom…

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Read more about the article The Piercing Chill

The Piercing Chill

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The freezing steel of the door burned the side of her face as she pressed her ear to it. Straining to hear, she prayed for the shuffling outside to fade…

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Read more about the article The Judgement of Wrath

The Judgement of Wrath

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Sweat stung Salit’s eyes as he staggered through the steamy jungle undergrowth. Blood seeped from deep gouges across his back and he gritted his teeth against the pain of each…

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Read more about the article The Voyage

The Voyage

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The Gamma in the next cell won’t stop crying. Not silent tears like my own, but great wracking sobs.

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