An Old Bolter’s Requiem
Long have I served he whom they call The Emperor. I have no name but that which they gave me: 43. That was stamped on me in a time so…
The Eye
Chloe paced carefully through the dark-wood pews, her footsteps a small echo in the tiny chapel devoted to Saint Elana the Unbroken.She approached the plain and simple altar and delicately…
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…
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,…
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.…
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.…
Morkai
An icy windRoars through the pinesIn a dome of starsA halfmoon shinesThe world is paintedBlack and chromeA lone pup tracksHis long way homeA trial, a testOf his rebirthTo prove his…