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Read more about the article No More Hiding

No More Hiding

  • Post category:Fast Fiction/FFII - Everyone Can See It

In the darkness of his office, Father Henry clicked on the vid-feed screen. Staticky images and shadows battled across his walls. For the past month his city had been a…

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Read more about the article The Burning of Sebastian Chiara

The Burning of Sebastian Chiara

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All my life I prayed for proof of my faith. Now, everyone can see it.They tied Sebastian Chiara to the husk of a tree, his arms lashed outstretched to the…

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Read more about the article The Eye on a Distant World

The Eye on a Distant World

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The hole in the world appeared three rotations prior to when the Arbitrators of Thrax brought Janus, the discoverer of the phenomena in for interrogation. Half the planet knew about…

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Read more about the article We Are Many And Yet We Are One

We Are Many And Yet We Are One

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He had always been different. Not special: ‘special’ was a good word, a positive word. But until the ships came for him, he didn’t know just how different he was.He…

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Read more about the article The Next Chapter

The Next Chapter

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Living on an agri-world located on the far western edge of the galaxy had never been easy. Not only was the sector the scene of much conflict throughout The Great…

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Read more about the article A Bruised Blade

A Bruised Blade

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'It was a beautiful war.'The warrior's eyes never lost their focus as he spoke – owing to the transfiguration of his biology, I doubt it was possible for him to…

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Read more about the article A Clash of Wills

A Clash of Wills

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The halls of His Seen Works ran the length of a city block. One of Gaillaco’s many churches, His Seen Works was home to Sister Jolian’s office and where Sisters…

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Read more about the article The Walls of Iben

The Walls of Iben

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Imperator Ajax swung its right arm in a powerful haymaker, lightning cracking in coruscating blue arcs across its fist. The blow connected with the cheek of a Reaver memory-stream inloads…

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Read more about the article The Fisherman’s Tale

The Fisherman’s Tale

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'Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.' - Albion proverb, dated M2.Thaben Catcher was a simple fisherman living a…

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Read more about the article A Mind Of Their Own

A Mind Of Their Own

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‘PREY. KILL. BLOOD.’ Gorger storms through the deep jungle alongside his pack, the blood in his veins boiling like acid. ‘DEVOUR!’His mind is filled with a singular thought, the urge…

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