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Call of the Watch Crow, Part-4

Recap: Kall-Ku wandered through the toxic swamp, delirious from infection. This unfortunate circumstance allowed a muck beast to prowl up on him. Moments from death, he was saved by the intervention of a War-Shuck, which appears to have been trailing him. When Kall-Ku recovered his senses, he found himself in the shadow of a massive,…

Call of the Watch Crow, Part-3

Recap: The terrible war between The Consortium and the Black Sun Empire continues to rage unceasingly, high above V’Lusia. Masked by the chaos, the V’Lusian government is toppled by a barbaric enemy; resultantly, its slave armies scatter across the land. The violence escalates as a mysterious conspiracy is enacted, coordinated by an unknown agency using…

Call of the Watch Crow, Part-2

Recap part 1: The V’lusian warlord Zahnak was usurped by The Poison Hoard. His slave armies were routed. Kall-Ku, a mercenary slave, incidentally freed by the violence, fled across the wilderness; a subdermal implant has become active and gave him instructions, directing him to find the Meinor space station so that he can join the…

Call of the Watch Crow, Part 1

The Consortium-Black Sun war had finally come to the world of V’Lusia-4 and brought its indiscriminant devastation with it. First, its terrible touch could be seen in the skies as military Starfighters waged a brutal melee high above, while immense capital ships traded blazing volleys in the night; the fury visible, even from the planetary…

The Romance of Starships

The Crucible listed port and starboard, caught in solar winds as it cut through the historic star-pass between New Sparta and Octavo-Signum, Star Captain Dotrellan’s eyes narrowed as he peered through the view screen at the utterly vacant blackness known as the Desolation; it was a journey that promised danger, cold, and adventure. This…

Portent and the Coward’s Last Chance

Based on the Masked Marvel, originally published by Youthful Magazines, 1949; created by Graham Ingels Arizona, 1876 Reuben Parks drove his oxcart into the badlands, Everything he owned left behind in the tiny town of Horseshoe. It didn’t much matter; the likelihood of finding safety now, was slim. If he were lucky he might survive…

Portent and the Long Hard Climb-A Western Tale

Based on the Masked Marvel; Youthful Magazines (1949); created by Graham Ingels. Arizona, 1876.Every February, Chet Fairchild made the journey up the Kachinas to visit, “Old Man” Aaron Fennessey. The black steed, Whirlwind made the climb up the snow mottled slope; a discreet outlaw-trail called The Lost Highway. Some years back Chet came this way…

Fire and Portent – A Western Tale

This story is based on the Masked Marvel, published by Youthful Magazines; created by Graham Ingels In the town of Crucible Rock 1876, townies watched as Blindside Avenue’s most popular den of depravity burned. Most folks believed Nasty Mikes was a sight more than a saloon and dance hall, it was a safe harbor for…

Portent: The Crooked Trail-A Western Tale

This story is based on the Masked Marvel, published by Youthful Magazines; created by Graham Ingels Ellis Warren shot his way out of the bank at the town of Silent Aces yesterday, the loot was thrown across his saddle and his partner, Fred Pride, was shot dead by the Sheriff while Warren shinned-out and disappeared…

Portent and Silver Pride—A Western Tale

Salem’s Drop, Arizona—1876. Some ten miles north of the Gila River, nestled in the shadow of the Santa Catalina Mountains, a desperate story of greed and cruelty unfolds in a deserted storehouse. August Staunton, a simple bank clerk from Gunshot got drunk in the Saloon and bragged too loudly about a big shipment of silver…