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Read more about the article Arna Blassow’s Four Visitors

Arna Blassow’s Four Visitors

  • Post category:Anthology IV/Short Fiction

The knock at the door was firm but not frantic.  I looked up from inspecting the tumbler of my favourite amasec and my eyes narrowed.  Nobody knocked on my door…

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Read more about the article Of Duty and Ash

Of Duty and Ash

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Adeptus Ministorum Dawn brought fear, ash, and worse to Hypatia II. Atop the Hive’s brooding peak, the man’s cloak swirled like black mist as his Valkyrie returned to the stars.…

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Read more about the article The Corianton Effect

The Corianton Effect

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Emergency runes flashed across his vision, warning him of VSG burnout. He could feel the residual energies crackle over his skin. The overload had been sudden and rapid, and would…

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Read more about the article Machine Ways

Machine Ways

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I’d thought I’d be able to see my home as I left. I’d pictured it so many times, the transport punching up through the clouds as I watched my receding…

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Read more about the article Kintara

Kintara

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'Vectors ...cked, final app...ch to bay ... c...irmed. A...al in ...nutes.'The voice of the servitor pilot blurted through vox emitters into the passenger bay of the short-range shuttle. Techmarine Berenike…

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Read more about the article Suppression

Suppression

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Everyone learned how to hear shells coming. The sound was little warning, but this time it was enough for Aumahn to dive into a supply dugout. Every surface was damp,…

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Read more about the article The Confession

The Confession

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'I promise you sergeant, you are not alone. The God Emperor is here with you, as He is with me and all loyal citizens of the Imperium.'The veteran looked up…

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Read more about the article Protect Us

Protect Us

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Light shimmers from the single candle allowed by the black out. He studies the crumpled piece of paper again, having lost count of the times he has scrunched it up,…

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Read more about the article Rejoice.exe

Rejoice.exe

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++Captain Moorhaven! So so GLAD you’ve initialized and rejoined the land of the cognizant! Please try not to move too much - the anaesthetic may have been rather strong. It…

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Read more about the article Setting the Stage

Setting the Stage

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Bound in heavy chains, Alphra sat as if upon a throne. Her violent pink coat draped over the bare metal chair, orange diamonds and black hearts shimmering. The vibrance drained…

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