They slithered into position on a bluff overlooking the ruins below. Behind him, Atton could hear the gurgling as Caio and Solsza finished cutting the throats of the sentries. He still had Kaedros’ magnoculars, and lent them to Marwen. She struggled with the heavy optics, until he steadied them for her. ‘Thank you,’ she whispered. …
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Ferrymen (Chapter III)
When dawn struck the city, so did the Revilers. The main bridge across the river was guarded by a throng of rebels, celebrating the fall of the Imperium’s hold on Aluxan. Atton reflected that was premature, but it wasn’t his mission to rescue the poor souls being dangled over the thundering torrent below, nor prosecute …
Ferrymen (Chapter II)
They weren’t going to survive, she was certain. Marwen watched on in horror, as three temple guards were cleaved down by a brute with a single horn sprouting from his head, rusted bands of armour trussed about his scarred torso. A long, slavering tongue lolled from between filed teeth, to lick at sores sprouting from …
Black Library Open Subs (II)
This is my submission (Ferrymen) to the Warhammer 40,000 Black Library Open Subs window for 2023, which was rejected. I did say I would drop it here, (I don’t think I have done so before) but life has been very busy and troublesome. The Publishers requirements/Application criteria were, at best, nebulous. I read between the …
Mightier Is The Pen 