The Rendezvous
Archon Drarizar smiled indulgently at the spectacle in front of him. Commissioning the Harlequin Troupe had been costly, but the artistic grace unfolding in front of him could not have…
Destroyer
Life moves too quickly for her liking. She calls her children in from the encroaching night as the sun begins to set. She sighs as the boys protest, slowly making…
The Bureau of Administrative & Bureaucratic Administration
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…
The Emperor Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
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…
Big Dreams in the Weird House
Skarsmasha banged his gnarled green fist against the frost-rimmed door. Receiving no immediate answer, the ork hammered continuously until a rusted spy-hole snapped open. A bloodshot yellow eye peered out.'Wot…
The Piercing Chill
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…
The Judgement of Wrath
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…
The Voyage
I am living a nightmare. The Gamma in the next cell won’t stop crying. Not silent tears like my own, but great wracking sobs. It has been at it for…
Ice and Starlight
Every breath Aramis took spread the ice a little further across the inside of his canopy. Starlight shimmered around the crystals as the crippled ship curved across the heavens. Yet…
Her Cold Smile
The first time he saw her he turned to Cassius and said, 'I'm going to marry that woman.' They were in the mess hall; he had a spoonful of grox…