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Check out this month’s featured story:
The Ethical Sword
By Jayde Holmes
2026 Monthly Story Challenge #10 (Sword)
The Ethical Sword (Wordcount 2949)
By Jayde Holmes
cw: Suicide, child death, propaganda, brainwashing, war crimes, implied ableism and queerphobia, very offensive language
I am an ethical sword.
My double-edged blade slices through flesh both living and dead, unimpeded by my inbuilt nano-emitters. The nanites I inject release a lethal poison and fully scan the target’s DNA and brain in seconds then transmit a digital copy to my server. That’s what all the red crystalline structures around the hilt and handguard are; super-fast processing, and unbelievable storage.
Look, there’s even crystalline veins running up my blade to connect with my nano-emitters. Doesn’t that look awesome? And what the spikes around the handguard emblem? I’m not just here to keep you sane while you defend our planet; we’re gonna look cool while we fight.
