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//BRAVE SOLDIERS OF THE NINTH LEGION
//WE ARE NOW AT THE GATES OF VICTORY. MANY HAVE WE SACRIFICED FOR THIS DAY, WHETHER MASON, SCRIBE, OR SOLDIER. THE HEATHENS OF THE FIRST CITY HAVE TRIED TO TRICK US IN THEIR GAMES AND FIGHT US IN BOTH THE COLD NIGHT AND TWILIGHT, YET NOW THEY TIRE AND THEY SHALL FALL.
//ONTO THE VALLEY OF LIFE WE GO, FOR WE SHALL RENDER IT THE VALLEY OF DEATH. ODE TO JOVE.
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The First City Falls - A Sci-Fi Short Story
Science FictionOn the valleys of the tidally-locked world of Proximo, System Alpha Centauri, an invading force of legionaries encounters an unexpected challenge while assaulting the First City of Man. A message from the past, a prophecy of the future; whatever the...
