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Read more about the article Beneath the Surface

Beneath the Surface

  • Post category:Anthology IV/Short Fiction

'What is the T'au?' the new auxiliary asks me.He chatters while we work, when he should be focused on his task. I do not know why he has been assigned…

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Read more about the article Kaptin’ Gitcutta’s Last Stand

Kaptin’ Gitcutta’s Last Stand

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'Dis’ ship will self-destruct. Self destruct ‘az been activated. Dis’ ship will self-destruct.'Freebooter Kaptain Gitcutta stood on the gloomy bridge of the ‘Eadbutt and looked out at the uncaring stars.…

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Arisen

  • Post category:Fast Fiction/FFIII - A God Somewhere

After 60 million years of slumber, the protocols of chronicle and dream endure.  The Tomb of Glass lies silent around you, its dark metal walls lined with pulsing streams of…

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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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Read more about the article The Burden of Purpose

The Burden of Purpose

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A storm raged against the walls of the yurt like a titanic battle was taking place in low orbit. Each rumble of thunder was like an engine's roar and the…

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Read more about the article Caesura

Caesura

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Listen. The voices that define this universe, those that speak the language of power, are never heard.

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Read more about the article Born In An Ork Desert

Born In An Ork Desert

  • Post category:Anthology III/Short Fiction

'You’re going to have to get something better than that!' quipped Darius as the man fiddled with the power sword. The wires were exposed from the bottom of a sword…

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Read more about the article The Tale Of The Mirror Unfettered

The Tale Of The Mirror Unfettered

  • Post category:Anthology III/Short Fiction

There is a place that exists outside the edge of reality, accessible to a chosen few of great power and strength. It exists at the edge of imagination and sanity,…

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Read more about the article Arena Of Blood!

Arena Of Blood!

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Heatwaves shimmered off the blood soaked sand, while severed body parts lay scattered across the arena floor, and squig rats sniffed around the edges for the smaller bits of visceral.…

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Afanc

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The ship was quiet. Not silent, for it creaked and groaned as power was withdrawn and whole sections of it slowly cooled under the dull red of emergency lumens. She…

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