A mass of lacerated red flesh slid down the slab towards the maw of battered iron waiting below…

The inaudible explosion lit the void, expanding from the pinprick remnants of the listing shuttle and ripping through space…

The man crept along the stone passage, armour clicking and clacking as he fought the knock of his knees…

A hush had fallen over the palace…

The desert was as silent as the grave today….