Hasoroth Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Murmuring grass enveloped me. A woman in her early two-twenties lay splayed across an old oak trunk. Ligature marks around her ankles and wrists suggested that she had been bound, laying there, for the better part of a day. Generally speaking apprehending serial killers is not a duty of the Inquisition but this woman was special and so was her murderer. “Should we remove her sir? It don’t seem right leaving her like this, she is-was a holy woman. It don’t seem right.” I turned to give a withering glare to my counterpart. He was a local provost of some stripe, a rube entrusted with a badge and a stubgun to enforce the rule of law on drunken farmhands and grox rustlers. “This is now officially an inquisitorial crime scene, I suggest you remove your men from the premises. Do not contaminate this crime scene more than you already have.” I turned away without a second glance to examine my subject. She had been cut cruelly with a bladed implement of some kind. Two incisions ran down her spine through which her lungs had been pulled. Ancillary bruising on her sides and fists indicated a struggle. Most perplexingly two mismatched grox horns had been tied to her forehead. In between them laid a crude symbol daubed with a variety of body fluids I had no desire to analyze. I found that I recognized the symbol. It was an invitation of sorts. I triggered my vox. “Arkimetes, bring in the chirurgeon on my shuttle...and alert the sororitas that I’ve found their abbess.” Around me the grass came to a final shuddering stop. The breeze died down. “It turns out this was inquisitorial business after all.” Shinros, Tarvek Val and Lysimachus 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysimachus Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 I like this, nicely written and intriguing! It does work as a standalone short piece, but I'm curious as to whether there's more to come? Hasoroth 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hasoroth Posted June 21, 2019 Author Share Posted June 21, 2019 I like this, nicely written and intriguing! It does work as a standalone short piece, but I'm curious as to whether there's more to come? I will be. This started off as "Wow, the first season of True Detective could totally fit into the 40k universe" but I'd love to expand on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Firewalker Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 A good start. I hope to read more. Hasoroth 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinros Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Wow, I am quite eager to read more. Hasoroth 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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