| Black Mist Rising
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| Product information
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| Type
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Short story/Serial (10 parts)
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| Author
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Randall N. Bills
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| Pages
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82
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| Publication information
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| Publisher
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BattleCorps
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| First published
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29 May 2005—02 December 2006
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| Content
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| Era
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Jihad era (prelude)
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| Timeline
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15 August—27 November 3067
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Black Mist Rising, by Randall N. Bills, is an (apparently unfinished) 10-part serial published on BattleCorps. The individual parts narrate scenes just before the beginning of the Jihad era.
Plot summary
Prologue
- published 29 May 2005
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Now we bring you house Kurita as it moves into the Jihad. Randall Bills tells a tale of Samurai and Kokuryu-kai, Dragons and Yellow Birds.
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On Luthien, Shin Yodama cuts off his left pinkie finger at the first knuckle in preparation to infiltrate the Yakuza and Kokuryu-kai, and places the severed limb into a modified preserving sleeve so that it may be reattached if he fulfills his mission quickly enough.
Chapter One
- published 05 June 2005
In the aftermath of a training exercise on Tukayyid, Hohiro Kurita and Andrew Redburn discuss the current political situation.
Chapter Two
- published 11 June 2005
Royal Black Watch Colonel Campbell is unhappy with his assignment to guard what he considers a lame-duck First Lord.
Chapter Three
- published 22 June 2005
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How does one go from the guarding the coordinator to being a Black Dragon? Through a manufacturing plant of course!
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Under the assumed identity of maintenance worker "Taro Toguchi", Shin Yodama contacts the Yakuza and pretends to be a survivor of the destroyed Ryugawa-gumi, hoping to pique their interest.
Chapter Four
- published 30 June 2005
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Forget dogs... Intel is a man's best friend.
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Chapter Five
- published 28 July 2005
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We rejoin the Commanding officer of the SLDF on his way to Tharkad.
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Chapter Six
- published 24 December 2005
Chapter Seven
- published 28 October 2006
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After a ten-month hiatus, Black Mist Rising continues! Shin Yodama lurks in the underbelly of Luthien, the Industrial Sector. For weeks "Taro" has been living as one of the locals, working hard for little pay, going from one painful day to the next, all for the Dragon. Tonight should be a night of change—he has a meeting with a contact scheduled. If all goes well...
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Chapter Eight
- published 05 November 2006
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The Royal Black Watch had been a hidden sect of the Northwind Highlanders for many years. When the Highlanders are recalled to Northwind following the sudden death of several clan elders, Loren Jaffray takes it upon himself to see if the Royal Black Watch will follow...
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Chapter Nine
- published 02 December 2006
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Perceptions and preconceptions are always, yet never what they seem in the Draconis Combine culture. No matter who or where you are. What you see is always what you never get.
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