Tag: Story
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The Love of Another’s Life
by Gustavo Bondoni in Issue 103, August 2020 “Hello Abren. You sent me on a suicide mission,” Sangr growled. “And yet, here you are,” the sorcerer replied. He spoke carefully, trying to keep the blade of Sangr’s rapier from drawing any more blood than it already had. There was little else he could do with…
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Pit of Deepest Darkness
by Williard M. Oliver in Issue 103, August 2020 “There were crimson gulfs unplumbed, there were black wings over a sea;There were pits where mad things drummed, and foaming blasphemy.” —Robert E. Howard A lone figure moved quickly through the dark wood. He had come seeking a demon; one found him instead. The…
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The Weeping Tower
by Jeffery A. Sergent in Issue 103, August 2020 I“Will it come back?” Jade asked, pulling the fur collar more tightly about her. The giant chartreuse bird wheeled around a snow-tipped peak once before turning westward, toward the pale orange bleeding across the nameless range. Tallus rubbed his hands together as he stepped up beside…
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The Final Kiss
by Teel James Glenn in Issue 102, July 2020 “The thing about dealing with amoral people is the certainty of it, Ada,” the blond bard said, “it is never a case of if they will betray you, it is always a matter of when. It makes things simpler and takes the suspense out of life.”…
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In the House of Vezzanius
by Davide Mana in Issue 102, July 2020 The rain made the roof tiles slick and gurgled down the drains, and draped a thicker gray shroud on the pale light of dawn. Bélise Nine Fingers cursed her good luck. Rain meant people stayed indoors and the few that braved the streets, huddled in their cloaks…