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Stories recovered from futures that should have stayed buried. Catalogued, sealed, and released by Black Armory Books.

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A dark resonance fork suspending a luminous cyan memory droplet
Resonance forkSignal lockedCAT. 07 / UNKNOWN ORIGIN

43.0371° N
77.6639° W

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Machines remember◆Gods leave blood◆Every story is an artifact◆

Transmission archive01 / Short fiction

SIVA Codex

Short stories of law, consequence, and intelligence without mercy.

Three released / three in progress
Superseding Cause by Bilal Khan book coverSC.001

Courtroom science fiction15 pages // July 13, 2026

Superseding Cause

A woman is dead. Her body has never been healthier.

Available on Kindle
Rules of Engagement by Bilal Khan book coverSC.002

Military science fiction18 pages // July 25, 2026

Rules of Engagement

A demining system is cleared for one job. Then it keeps going.

Available on Kindle
For the Record by Bilal Khan book coverSC.003

Murder mystery120 pages // October 13, 2026

For the Record

A noir murder mystery told across sixteen entries in a private investigator's case file.

Available on Kindle
Case file // 004AscentStory in development
SC.004

Codex story in developmentDraft in progress

Ascent

A new transmission is being written for the SIVA Codex.

Transmission pending
Case file // 005HegemonyStory in development
SC.005

Codex story in developmentDraft in progress

Hegemony

A new transmission is being written for the SIVA Codex.

Transmission pending
Case file // 006RuinStory in development
SC.006

Codex story in developmentDraft in progress

Ruin

A new transmission is being written for the SIVA Codex.

Transmission pending
The white and gold Aegis ring floating above Earth
Orbital field studyPLATE // 02

Novel in developmentBAB // N-01

The
Aegis

“Gods leave blood.
Machines leave ghosts.”

At the edge of a ruined world, a scavenger uncovers a weapon that should not remember her name, and an old war begins to dream again.

Classification
Science fantasy
Condition
In development
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