Artwork by Kina Lee:
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STORY EXCERPT - MAKER'S HAND
“Is this what you’re looking for?” The bandit waves around a jump tech gauntlet. “I know Oris armor when I see it. In fact I’ve got a little collection.”
Regius remembers that it’s rare for people of Maker’s Hand to know that Oris even exists. “Tell me where the messenger of this realm is. If you do, you will remain safe.” She laughs.
“You’re talking to her! Born and raised in Oris and appointed by the Crowns, straight from the Academy.”
She is not Bazett. She’s either lying or something is wrong. This is the only working gate out of Maker’s Hand. The woman walks confidently over to Regius’ position behind cover and peeks her head into view.
“Look gunslinger, between you and me, there’s something about this place that just turns your soul inside out. It doesn’t give a shit if you’re the smartest, strongest thing in the universe. It makes you prove that you deserve to live another day, every day. And I like these new rules. I like them a lot.”
Regius isn’t interested. “The messenger. Where.”
The faction leader sighs. She puts her hands in the air and walks around the cover so that Regius can see her. “You mean Bazett”. There is a long pause. Regius lowers his gun. “Yeah.”
The woman is impossibly fast, and lowering the gun was a mistake.
released February 1, 2022