Tag: Story
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Blood for Wind
by Chris Cornetto in Issue 158, March 2025 The icy clearing was utterly changed. When Tura had scouted it two days ago, the work camp had barely pitched its tents. The first pilings of the palisade had not yet risen, and the stumps had still been trees. The snow had been pristine white, not yet…
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Beyond the Firelight
by Matthew Ilseman in Issue 158, March 2025 Krya stirred the fire. The flames danced in red and gold on the sticks. It lit up her equally red hair and warmed her gold skin. Her weapons, a bow and quiver along with an axe, lay by her side. On a night like this she wanted…
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Eternal
by E. Florian Gludovacz in Issue 158, March 2025 The sword slid into the wyvern’s side with a gristly crunch, grating against ribs before the point finally connected with the creature’s heart. The reptile gave a final, agonised shriek, spat a last ball of flame and collapsed into a scaly heap. Cjhoregg lifted his shield…
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Shield of the Glasslaw
by Isobel Mackenzie in Issue 158, March 2025 Mishai rode six days in bad weather to swear to the Stone Queen, and found, when she arrived, that no one cared. The Stone Queen had raised her banner at the foot of the summer mountain pass, a flat plain that spent the winter as tundra and…
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Shade, Skin, Heart
by Kevin Beckett in Issue 157, February 2025 The sorrow of knowing he would never see his cousin again turned his back on the river Styx. The ferryman still held out a skeletal arm, bony talons outstretched for the two coppers Patroclus had in his own hands. He looked at them. They each had etched…
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In the Time of Discord
by Gustavo Bondoni in Issue 157, February 2025 Blasted trees, the remains of what had once been a lush forest, lined the path. The few stumps that still stood were charred, blackened by some unimaginable wrath. I wrapped my shawl tighter around my shoulders; the autumn breeze was cool, but the surroundings sent a chill…