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Across Lives Part 1
(Photo by Quang Nguyen Vinh) Sunset was mere moments away as the sun nestled in between the two opposing sides of the valley. The slanting rays of sunlight that cut through the distant clouds, refracted by the hot and humid atmosphere, painted the landscape in shades of orange and deep purple. From their vantage point,…
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Belief Part 15
(Photo by Mikhail Nilov) Outside was utter chaos. Squads of Ka’Raks were everywhere, striving to sift through the rubble and treat any survivors they found, while at the same time the sky above screamed with engines as Insef’s air force began to arrive and rain down showers of anti-infantry fire. For better or worse, however,…
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Belief Part 14
(Photo by Sergey Katyshkin) Waking was a slow and arduous task for Fas. Each moment of consciousness brought with it only a few sensations at a time. The smell of something burning. The noise of scraping metal. Flashes of pain that she couldn’t quite locate on her body. And always there was an ever-present darkness…
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Belief Part 13
(Photo by Torbin Buhl) The Ka’Rak ships were beginning their descent in earnest as the planetary shields were about to fail. Fas’ battalion had put up a good fight and she was hopeful that they had done sufficient damage to them that they wouldn’t be able to begin their ground assault too quickly. Hope is…
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Belief Part 11
(Photo by SpaceX) Soldiers filed into row upon row, standing at attention while Fas stood at their head, watching silently. The events of that morning, first her dream and then all that had happened in the warehouse, were still fresh in her mind. Last to take their place were the Ka’Rak Kindling, lead by Li’Ko.…
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Belief Part 10
(Photo by Victor Freitas) Fas’ nightmares often made it difficult for her to concentrate the following day, particularly when they centered on her arrival at Isarch. Fortunately, Insef and Isarch were about as different from one another as was possible and still be habitable. Where Isarch was tropical and its day only lasting half as…
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Belief Part 9
(Photo by Frank Cone) Explosions in space make no sound. Fas, tumbling out of control, could only hear her own rapid breathing and pounding heart. In an attempt to calm herself, she began to chant. She wasn’t a sanctioned mage, and she doubted she’d have enough time to gather the needed magical energy required to…
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Belief Part 8
(Photo by Max Vakhtbovych) Immolator Gres did nothing to conceal her displeasure with Fas. The two of them, following the introduction of the Ka’Raks to the battalion, had gone to Immolator Gres’ office. Upon entering the office, Fas bowed in salute but Immolator Gres did not place a hand on Fas’ outstretched hands and so…
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Belief Part 7
(Photo by Pixabay) Everyone was already standing at attention when Fas arrived. She’d come directly from the Ka’Raks and was feeling a certain amount of exhilaration at her recent success in being able to produce a new effigy. That effigy wasn’t for a Ka’Rak, however. Instead, she’d formed it with one of her soldiers in…
Bridge of Broken Glass
Stories from my mind that won't be quiet
Bridge of Broken Glass 