Gifts of the Garden
In a place that's near to nowhere, yet never far away, There blooms a wondrous garden, a haven of decay. No map can mark its borders; no chart can show…
Bend the Knee, or Die Screaming
Agoria. Federation Capital world. Nighttime.‘Kira Coriolanous of the House Coriolanous, sobriquet: Red Princess, age: 21, accreditation: Rogue Trader [foreign title/unrecognised] and master of the Terra’s Stride, displacement: sprint frigate/Galleon-class, archeotech…
Unlikely Allies
‘The worms that walk,’ Khait of Prospero said, scholarly surprise tingeing his transhuman baritone.‘We do no—’A fist clad in ceramite the colour of dried blood smashed through the creature's approximation…
The Sin of Memory
Our only sin was memory. We remembered our transformations, not as the holy apotheosis that was preached to us by the Dark Angels, but as the warping and the mutilation…
Injustice
After thirty-four years standard of doing menial work in the Archivum of the Holy Inquisition, two highly trusted and valued menials—a fellow named Falden and myself—were called in for special…
They Hunger
‘No one thinks about the grades of corpse starch.’ A small, elderly man by the name of Esurian Semper told a group of trainees hoping to become Mortis Keepers, the…
Anthology XV
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Fast Fiction XXI
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. Good Business Official Selection…
The Emperor’s Mercy
'Your imperium deserves to die.' A voice like a claxon swept the room, echoing off the tall monitors that lined the walls.Sister Petronilla’s eyes swept the screens before her, reflecting…
Possession
It had been the moment of Tza’tchaka’s ultimate triumph when the daemon would finally breach the veil separating the warp from reality. He had planned for this – for when…
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