Tag: Story
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Shadows of the Forgotten Empire
by D. K. Latta in Issue 156, January 2025 The ruins spread before Tantos like the bleached bones of giants gleaming under the moonlight. His soldiers milled uncertainly about his horse, fidgeting nervously; he could even hear the restless stirring of their unkempt prisoners although they were at the rear of the procession. The company…
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The Hollowed Man
by David J. Lynch in Issue 156, January 2025 A ramshackle cart wobbled to a crooked rhythm down the city street. The wooden frame buckled under its grim cargo, this morning’s victims of the plague haunting the city of Galadia. A boy darted through the street, avoiding the web of muddy puddles as he went…
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Gargoyles
by Ryan M. Patrick in Issue 156, January 2025 “It’s sad, innit.” I sighed, a bead of sweat dripping down my long nose. I didn’t know how the laborers were able to function in the heat. “What’s sad?” “That they’re all coming down.” I shook my head. The man was likely wasting my time, malingering…
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Sharper than Steel, Colder than Death
by Robert Rhodes in Issue 156, January 2025 “They said I should be a hero. They said I could be a king. But all I wanted was to see the sunrise on your face. Every morning, Eleni …” He whispered those words, my lifelong friend—my blood-brother—Petyr Smith, and I was close enough to hear each…
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A Ritual of Thieves
by Malcom North in Issue 155, December 2024 “The moon never lies,” the shrouded man whispered to himself. He studied his mark and made a small gesture with his left hand toward the night sky, acknowledging his lunar guide before putting on a black glove. The moon’s cold light reflected on the white marble columns…
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A Blackened Shield
by Jay Requard in Issue 155, December 2024 He knew something was amiss when they did not take him right to the feast hall, but to the sunlit halls of the east wing, where only the royal family lived. The chamberlain opened the door to a room off the main hallway. A serene warmth inside,…