Skorpio #16

Sergeant Nikos Hyeronimus returns to the childhood home he hasn’t seen in years, drawn by memory and quiet reflection—only to be ambushed by two men who knew exactly when and where he’d be. As the past closes in, the tension mounts in a moment that will ripple through the lives of those still standing: Demostene Gray, Kim, Dianne Monroy, Padre Flanagan, Wanda, Madessa Welk, Pumper, and Joss.

In "Identità terrestre," four humans—Miral, Sircud, Redid, and Deneb—are subtly replaced by alien impostors who mimic their lives to observe Earth’s social fabric from within. As the line between identity and imitation blurs, Simon Collins and Paula Quinn find themselves questioning who they can trust in a world where appearances deceive.

In the wake of three sudden deaths—each a high-ranking figure in the East—Europe’s elusive intelligence chief dispatches the enigmatic "Nessuno" on a mission across the Far East. Tasked with tracking down a hidden contact, Nessuno must navigate a web of suspicion and secrecy, where even allies may be enemies. With Sir Frederic, Guan, Wei, and Fu Man Chu all entangled in the shadows, one truth remains clear: nothing is as it seems.

When the village idiot's prank sets two feared outlaws on a collision course at the Dead Man's Saloon, chaos brews in the dusty shadows of the frontier. Jefferson Lang, Luke Chancey, Balero Smith, and Loosey find themselves caught in a web of mistaken identities and escalating tension, where every move could be the last.

Jane, confined to a wheelchair since her mother’s death, finds her quiet life upended when she witnesses her neighbor burying a body. Though the man is arrested, his vow of revenge casts a long shadow over her days. With the help of friends like Rob Robertson, Mary Robertson, and tenente Parkins, Jane must navigate a growing sense of danger—while confronting the guilt that has long haunted her.

In the shadowed halls of a forgotten temple, Ronar awakens to find himself captured while Azora is taken to a sacred altar—her fate sealed by the dark designs of Janoxa. With Atjun and Xard watching from the edges of the storm, Ronar must break free before the ritual begins, even as the weight of the past threatens to consume him.