Tag: 2013
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Forged in Heaven, Tempered in Hell
by James Lecky in Issue 21, October 2013 Ardess was on fire, the winter’s night as sweltering as the cruellest summer drought, the streets clogged with thick, rancid smoke. Blades gleamed in the infernal darkness, rallying cries echoed through laneways and avenues, all but lost in the roar of the flames and the crash of…
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Right of Ultissima
by Donald Jacob Uitvlugt in Issue 21, October 2013 At the third kick the door gave way. A sword thrust into the splintered opening. It dripped a green ichor that hissed as it hit the stone floor. A moment later the owner of the sword stood in the doorway, her strong frame silhouetted by the…
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The Young God’s Tears
by Jeffery A. Sergent in Issue 20, September 2013 Jade watched from the shadows and waited. Sweat rolled across her scalp, raising gooseflesh on her the back of her neck. She’d go insane if something didn’t happen soon. She needed to move, run, or even scream. That’d be something at least, and anything would be…
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The Carnival Man
by Alexandra Seidel in Issue 20, September 2013 The Grand Carnival is a revel of impossibilities come true and of the inexplicable parading through reality like a bride in flaring colors. It is held only once in every generation and all who see and participate in it (for it cannot be seen without becoming part…