Hellfire Unleashed“The Hellfire weapon is primed and ready to fire, my Lord. Total biosphere destruction projected in just over thirty minutes.”
Prelate Jacobus made no sign toward Brand, the Sword of Truth's eager young armaments officer. His gaze was locked on the surface of the planet they orbited. From up here, it looked so beautiful: a perfect green sphere, its swirling yellow cloud layers glowing in the light from the twin suns. Could it really be the nightmare world the reports suggested?
“My Lord?” said Brand. “Shall I fire?”
Still Jacobus didn't respond. The dreadnought's armaments officer was admirably zealous. But sometimes it was possible to be too zealous, even for a Primist. Brand loved to fire the weapon, loved to see each planet's atmosphere flaring into red, its inhabit
