Warhammer 40k
the young king
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War demanded sacrifice, but tradition sought worthy blood. The Ritual of Awakening had begun, and Exarch Rausdriel stood as the revered candidate. Not for duty or commitment. But betrayal and deception. Vengeance burned in Rausdriel’s veins, a song of retribution as he marched towards his fate.
Warhammer 40k
Fires of War
During the Indomitus Crusade, 8th Company Captain of the Primaris Chapter Sons of the Phoenix Kesaeal Daincaz’s ship was bombarded by warp storms, resulting in the deaths of his navigators. Location unknown, he sought to reestablish contact with the Imperium. Instead, he discovered an unidentified planet. Deploying scouts for reconnaissance, they reported sighting of a fortress-monastery before comms went dark. More Astartes were deployed with the same result. Oppressive Silence. Feeling the weight of responsibility, Kesaeal descended to the surface to learn what had become of his proud warriors. Or, to share in their fate.
Warhammer 40k
Divination’s Spoils
Baron Ise’klosy’s desires were simple. Riches. Power. Then the barbarian Astartes came, seeking to interfere with his latest acquisition, but the mon-keigh would soon learn what it meant to engage with the voidscarred touched by fortune.
Warhammer 40k
Ensnared
The Pertinacia, an Imperial Tempest-class Strike Frigate, streaked through the void, to land on an unknown, but recently discovered, planet abundant with nature’s riches. Resources the Vostroyan government were determined to exploit. Aimor Riztah, a simple laborer, had one duty, to fill the bellies of the elite. But when it came time to return to Vostroya—his home world, everything went dark. Forced to survive on a foreign planet, Aimor would learn that there were worse fates then angering the primitive natives.
The Musing of R. L. Frymire 