Grander Victories, More Monstrous Defeats
Four months of blood had inexorably woven itself into each individual fibre of the once pallid habit Marakeen wore.Four months of perpetual disease, decay, and death had dulled the scent…
Broken Heroes
The Dead Head launched itself up the tower wall, powerful front claws ripping at the stone and crumbling masonry as it tried to reach them. The thing was the size…
Black Thoughts
It had maybe been an hour since Octavia finally had been dismissed from the Medicae aboard the Regina Aurea, the Dauntless-Class Cruiser that had been lent to the Order of…
A Wondrous Little Thing
It began with a crack on the wall. It was during a standardised eight-minute sustenance period, wherein manufactorum grunt #996978 was struggling to operate the protein tube dispenser. Grunt #996978,…
Fast Fiction XI
Back From the Dead Featured Story The Featured Story is the grand winner of this theme’s contest. They are chosen by a judging panel including Cold Open Stories Creative Director and Community Judges.…
Tideborne
The terrible storm subsided, the eversea's bid for the sky's domain once again denied. The last rays of the setting sun speared through the clouds, turning the waters a liquid…
The Wisdom of Ages
Is this what my bloodline has become?Irena Vorthax woke with a gasp. Her eyes snapped open, and she was greeted by darkness. The first thing she noticed was the pain…
The Transgression
The messenger drone had plummeted from the sky arresting its fall seconds before crashing into the concourse paving. It had inserted needles, interrogated her implants and scanned Por’El’Tau’Lian’s retinas before…
The High Branches of Alder
‘I will tell you a tale,’ said the stranger, holding his hands out towards the fire. ‘In gratitude for your hospitality.’Sharp faces leant forward into the circle of firelight. The…
The Fat Cook
Cook’s journal, day 1:I am proud to have been chosen by Lead Explorer J. Y. Causton to serve as cook for the 60-day exploration of the old submerged mine works…
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