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3915362233The Drowned Captain – 1Phyzann of House Dusk, loyal to Craask, Kell of Kings, slayer of Lightbearers and Cabal, lay silently beneath the dark waters. The dull eyes of Cabal Legionaries peered thoughtlessly into the darkness, as they slogged through the water like livestock. An…
3915362234The Drowned Captain – 2"So he cut off his own arm?" Eido asked warily. Drifter flicked a coin at the empty cookpot, where it pinged against the rim and bounced away. "He tripped and fell on his own damn sword," Drifter corrected. "A little different." "But it didn't kill him?"…
3915362235The Drowned Captain – 3Eido loomed over the gathered hatchlings, who huddled together nervously. Drifter loitered nearby. "The Drowned Captain feared nothing," Eido intoned. "So, when he saw the three glowing eyes in the cave mouth, he opened fire!" Eido mimed furious shooting…
3915362236The Drowned Captain – 4Phyzann of House Dusk, loyal to Craask, Kell of Kings, was tested by wave after wave of Cabal intruders. But each platoon that lumbered witlessly into his lair fell to pieces beneath the Eliksni hero's blades. Their entrails disgorged into the stagnant w…
3915362237The Drowned Captain – 5"Father, you one served the House of Dusk alongside Phyzann, the Drowned Captain, did you not?" Eido kept her tone casual. "His reputation was known by all," Mithrax replied cautiously. "The odes say he was a ferocious warrior," Eido prompted, "who kill…
3915362238The Drowned Captain – 6I tell tale of the Drowned Phyzann House Dusk Captain, with his sword drawn on Machine-spawn and Cabal and with our House, our Captain led against the Legion, Risen dead our foes ahead, Phyzann's call. But Drowned Phyzann had at his back betrayers lunging…
3915362239The Drowned Captain – 7Phyzann of House Dusk, loyal to Craask, Kell of Kings, lay betrayed. As his life-Ether flowed into the murky water, he heard a call. It was not the call of his Kell, nor of his Dregs. It was not the call of the Great Machine, nor that of the Awoken prince…
3915362224The Drowned Captain – 8"Spider, I wish to ask you about Phyzann, the Drowned Captain," Eido prompted. "No doubt you've heard the odes." Spider chuckled sardonically. "I wish I knew who wrote them—I could use a liar like that in my operation." "My father also doubted their ver…
3915362225The Drowned Captain – 9"Two Guardians were riding a Sparrow through the EDZ," Glint began. Eido typed into her datapad. "They were both on one Sparrow?" she asked flatly, not looking up. "Yes," Glint said. "They stopped at the side of the road, because the Sparrow broke down.…
3932139819Legion Lost – 10Listen! Here is the story of the Legion-Lost, Who saw a final dishonor at the hands of an enemy. War-hardened, tusk-proud, bonded-in-battle, Broken at last in their deathless death, Felled by Light-eaters, fated to be Taken. Many times this story has been…
3932139818Legion Lost – 11"And these 'Headless Ones,'" Caiatl began, tilting down her tusks in contemplation, "they are warriors?" "Oh yes," Eido said, looking up at the Cabal empress. "In fact, they may be Cabal in origin. I am investigating the stories now. Your retainers mentio…
3932139817Legion Lost – 12"After the Drowned Captain disappeared," Eido said to the gathered hatchlings, "the Cabal claimed the cavern as their own." The hatchlings muttered darkly, mimicking their elders' prejudices against the Cabal. "But the very first night of their occupatio…
3932139816Legion Lost – 13Earth was war-wounded, Light-devoured. The Legion-Lost grasped victories where they could; Ungoverned, burned in spirit, borne bitterly, They fought with honor until honor fled them. Here was how they found first-death, where The Legion-Lost moved forward…
3932139823Legion Lost – 14"Thank you for speaking with me," Eido said cheerfully. The Psion bowed its head, and Eido did the same. "I've conducted an interview with Empress Caiatl already. But I am hoping that you could further illuminate the subject." Eido felt a soft, blooming…
3932139822Legion Lost – 15"About… 13.2 kilograms," Cryptarch Yareli read from the scales. Eido wrung both sets of hands uncomfortably. The laboratory walls were lined with hundreds of canopic jars, filled with preserved organs and appendages. She recognized many of them as Eliksni…
3932139821Legion Lost – 16But less than death the Legion-Lost became. In their great shame at the end of their battle, Great weapons fell from their grasp. But whispered were they into new wandering, Dark-forged and Taken into shameful embrace, The Legion-Lost gained their name in…
3932139820Legion Lost – 17"And these monsters exist?" Lord Saladin asked, his voice grave. Eido nodded nervously. "I have ample evidence for their existence. I know that they have flaming pumpkin heads, and that they're filled with candy," Eido said stiffly. "And loot. They are a…
3932139811Findings of Eido – 18"Would you like… some tea?" The trip to Luna had been a short one, but now Eido sat uncomfortably in a folding chair in Eris Morn's dwelling. Her host poured steaming liquid from a vessel into a small ceramic cup. The Scribe took it politely, trying to ke…
3932139810Findings of Eido – 19"During that time, children would run amok," Cryptarch Matsuo explained. "They would extort foodstuffs from the citizenry under threat of vandalism." "Hence the participants' eagerness to disguise their identities," Eido mused. "But how does this spirit o…
3948917406Findings of Eido – 20"I believe you're due for congratulations," Eido continued, "and several apologies. Your work revealing the Headless Ones was a feat of rare scholarship." "Well thank you for saying so," Glint chirped. He seemed to double in size as his shell swelled with…
3948917407Findings of Eido – 21The Findings of Eido, Scribe of House Light, Regarding the Beings Known as the Headless Ones (Cont'd) "…from which I can conclude that the pumpkin was a type of sentient gourd that contained eyes and a mouth. Sometimes a single eye, and sometimes the less…
3948917404Findings of Eido – 22"After seeing Glint's evidence, I combed our archives for any mentions of headless bodies," Cryptarch Matsuo began. "And I uncovered what I consider to be the oldest-known documentation of the Headless Ones!" He slid a vacuum-sealed piece of parchment ac…
3948917405Findings of Eido – 23"So, if the Headless Ones were created by Nokris as you claim," Eido concluded, "how could they come to populate a cavern on Earth?" "Maybe some Headless Ones hitched a ride from the Moon," Glint posited. "Like stowaways of cosmic evil!" "Perhaps," Eido…
3948917402Findings of Eido – 24The Findings of Eido, Scribe of House Light, Regarding the Beings Known as the Headless Ones (Cont'd) "Here's what we know about the strange pre-Golden Age ritual of the Hall Between: During the rite, common Humans wore monstrous masks for cosmetic and s…
3948917403Findings of Eido – 25"If pre-Golden Age Humans knew of the Headless Ones," Eido said, "then they cannot be of Hive origin." "A reasonable deduction," Cryptarch Matsuo affirmed. "Humanity's first contact with the Hive didn't occur until sometime during the Collapse." "Glint w…
3948917400Findings of Eido – 26"You really think that Humans created the Headless Ones?" Glint tilted his shell flaps obstinately. "Yes. I hypothesize that they were created as part of an ancient Human ritual," Eido replied, oblivious to the Ghost's indignation. "…called the Hall Betw…
3948917401Findings of Eido – 27The Findings of Eido, Scribe of House Light, Regarding the Beings Known as the Headless Ones (Cont'd) "It seems that the overarching theme of The Hall Between was 'transgression.' It was a time when social strictures were lifted, and Humans were permitted…
1280894514Mechabre"It's not complicated. I just want to stomp my enemies using a giant mech suit," the Titan mused. "Seems a little redundant," replied his Hunter teammate. The pair were stationed at the rim of a canyon, watching their Warlock teammate take readings from…

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2988431731VII - SALVATIONThe datapad hit the tiled floor with a sharp crack as it slipped from Eido's shaking hands. Jumping to her feet, she scrambled to pick it up, inspecting hurriedly for damage. Her shoulders slumped slightly as her eyes landed on the thin fracture across its…
2988431740VIII - HEREALWAYSThe console went dark. The message had ended. Eramis knew there would not be another. "Come home, Eramis." Eramis closed her eyes. The words settled into the Kell's thoughts. They were heavy. Sharp. She felt herself bleed with them. She had begged for de…
3603776994IV - PromiseWe had discovered a ship full of Human usurpers hiding behind one of the moons of a dusty red world they called Mars. Generations of survivors cowering on a derelict colony ship since the Great Machine failed them. Siviks, Rakis, and I led the raiding part…

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