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"Philosophy?" The Engine Near of Environmental Rejuvenation, the newest of that most esteemed council of technological sages, Exhaust 72, said as if testing the word. Ever fair Kanzeon, leaned down and with a smile that could cleanse the heavens themselves of strife, giggled and explained
"You should know my scholar is rather fixated with philosophy. You've read his attempt to preserve his kindhearted beliefs and share his world view with the world"
"Yes, The pamphlet titled the Journey was one of the first cultural exchanges we received. I find its tales to be a great source of wisdom, even if the poeticism of its lectures are somewhat overblown" The Engine Near hummed "So, you wish to discuss philosophy? Should've prepared for this, when hosting a philosopher"
"Among other things. Like your experiences with the natural world, will allow us both to understand eachothers three views much more clearly" You answer, smiling brightly despite the grunge and grime of your surroundings deep in the quarry of the soil revival center of Eternal Celestial engine
"I do not see how the that will promote deeper comprehension between our beliefs, of which I have more than three" He states, as the guided tour stops to admire a machine threshing long infertile and polluted soil to break it up, soften it and allow for its ease of transport to a different facility to cleanse it of its contaminants
"And that is because you are no philosopher. And three views is a term from Long-Jian" Kanzeon once against explain "To broadly refer to an individuals beliefs about life, the wider world and their personal values"
"Shangralan idioms baffle even the most studious minds, yet I still do not see how discussing nature will expedite our mutual understanding" Exhaust 72 states soberly, their three mechanical eyes staring towards the distance ceiling
"Much can be learned through meditating and ruminating on nature, one can learn much of the nature of the importance of struggle against seemingly unsurmountable odds by watching Carp try to swim upstream to challenge a waterfall" You answer, clapping your hands thrice in the manner Guozhi used to do "You have a fondness for nature, and speak of its designs, let us speak at length of what you, I and Kanzeon have borne witness to in nature and wax philosophical as we walk"
"I suggest our dear Engine Near leads the discussion" Kanzeon said with a jackalish smirk and Exhaust let out a drawn out sigh as he gathered and arranged his thoughts, trying to discern how best to begin a discussion of a subject he was nearly entirely unfamiliar with.
"Struggle. One flaw in the biological systems of the Ever Running Engine that I have noticed, is that more oft than the failures experienced by the manufactured replicas of their grand designs we maintain" They start
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>>6258655 (OP)"Ah, but that is because they are tended to. Does a wild hound live as easy a life as a tamed lap dog? Nay. However, the lap dog would die if it was neglected, except in exceptional cases of course, but the wild hound knows how to care for itself. If all the tenders of this world abandoned their stations and forsook their duties, would the mechanisms of this engine not rust and decay as they fall into disuse?" You immediately aruge and Exhaust 72 strokes their face contemplatively "However, if we were to evacuate all loggers from a mountain, even without their toil and caretaking efforts, the forest would grow, wane and wax. Without outside forces, the natural world tends to itself, not as efficiently as a well oiled machine, but more gracefully and more adaptively"
"I cannot find fault in that logic. The natural world is truly the ever running engines most perfect machine" Exhaust 72 laughed, their three cybernetic eyes glowing with enlightened thoughts
"Oh here we go" Kanzeon muttered under her breath
"Ah, a sign of your novice status as a student of philosophy. All who meditate upon the wisdom of my teachings, know that perfection is an unreachable ideal. Nothing is wholly without flaw. Pursue perfection, but never believe you can reach perfection. It is the height of arrogance to believe one has obtained perfection in any form" You delicately scold the Engine Near with the cadence and demeanor of a jovial teacher. The cyborg oversee swiveled their torso around and cocked their head to the side
"Not even the natural world can obtain perfection?" They counter
"Consider evolution, how species grow, change and split from eachother. It is not the most effective adaptation that survives, but the one that is held by successful breeders. There is no perfect lifeform. Consider the Tigerfolk, Angra, Ogryn, the various Abhumans of the worlds of man. They adapt to become the masters of certain enviroment, to survive in conditions baseline humanity could not thrive. Yet, they struggle elsewhere. Consider the once forsaken now Relieved. They spent so many generations upon a polluted, lifeless wasteland, they have a psyche that struggles to grasp the concept of plenty and comfort. Now, expand this to other sapients. Then further to all animals. Farther yet to all life. and then consider, what would biological perfection look like?"
Exhaust 72 left out a cough of black smoke
"I...had not considered all available data" They muttered "One cannot define the ideal of biological perfection, for what form it may take depends on the precepts and advantages one is seeking to improve or the negatives traits one is seeking to suppress. Yet, Nature functions more seamlessly than machines, in a way, is it closer to perfection?"
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>>6258656"Are you or I closer to perfection? Are any of us? The natural world is more appealing to industrial sprawl to my eyes. A world with a health wilderness is more able to support life, human or not. A planet is not mankind's property alone. From the worms in the dirt to the birds in the sky, all of them have equal claim. Their lives have as much value as ours, they are our kin in a way. We may take advantage of them as livestock, hunt them for subsistence or drive them off for our own safety. But that does not mean we should be blind to their suffering. Without the panther, the cliffjumpers overbreed, and suddenly verdant plains are picked clean and smaller beasts are trampled" You explain "I cannot tell you, if the chaos of the natural world and all its cycles are closer to the ideal of perfection than a well oiled machine, but I know which I prefer to spend my time within"
"A stream" Exhaust 72 suddenly muttered "It changes its course, through numerous factors, gradually. It can be diverted or dammed, but if left to its own devices, the biosphere will adapt and conform to its flow"
"He's a quick learner, especially considering he has a head full of bolts" Kanzeon praised with a playful titter, hanging on your arm
"Well put, well put, Exhaust 72, you are beginning to understand and open your eyes!" You graciously compliment his first philosophical musing, encouraging his exploration "And a stream can be dammed through happenstance or the petty ambitions of wildlife, but it the world around it will adapt and continue on. Unless the world is wounded beyond recovery, nature will adjust and continue to thrive"
"Thus is the efficiency of the designs of the ever running engine" The Engine Near praises, raising up their shovel head tipped staff "We cannot hope to match its design but...ah, we should strive to, thus your scolding on the nature of the term perfection and the long winded explanation of natural functions"
"Long winded" You hiss through your teeth, and feel Kanzeon's weight and warmth press on your side, winding her fingers through your hair, before recomposing yourself and stating "I believe you would find a kindred spirit upon New Varro. The Steel-Monger is of a similar nature to your own, I believe. But let us continue speaking of the beauty of the wild places of the galaxy and, if you may, illuminate me on the nature of the ever running engine"
"I would enjoy that greatly, but I'd request you tell me of the many environments you have wandered" Exhaust 72 agrees rather excitedly
What he tells you next is most enlightening. The Ever Running Engine is a conceptual creator phenomenon, easily mistaken for a belief in a true deity, though the denizens of the Eternal Celestial Engine worship it, they believe it to be a universal logic.
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>>6258657 A sort of rational blue print for reality itself, woven throughout the universe in complex diagrams and schematics that can be decoded and used to influence the world, in the most common way by deciphering mechanical processes to create, maintain and improve technology.
With proven designs and well functioning machines being considered sacrosanct and holy. But the designs of the eve running engine can also be understood and present themselves in a more conceptual manner. Like Exhaust 72 seeing it everywhere as he observed the beauty of nature and noticed how the various aspects of it interacted and complimented eachother.
Or how another Engine Near he mentions, Circuit 18, would mediated and insist his workers meditate to "Defrag" their thought processes, following a method they believed was a means to align their own brainwaves with a design of the ever running engine to streamline the train of thought and stress centers of a living mind.
All the denizens of the Eternal Celestial Engine toiled to fulfill one of the processes of the ever running engine or hastening to coming of a yet unrealized designs. They believe in fate, in the way of the plan of the Engine being ordained to be wholly realized, but that the advent of its various influences to be determined through personal actions and motives. And when pressed to describe what the engine was, besides merely the architect of all progress, Exhaust 72 describes it as the original motive force. That it had a singular physical form for a brief instant, upon the advent of creation and that its first design was that of the universe itself. Given logic and form. And that further more, they believe you to be one of the greatest workers of the Ever Running Engine's designs, and Kanzeon and her sisters as its avatars. Which must be because they were able to produce technologies and tools far beyond their comprehension and you, well, because they have according to Exhaust 72 "Heard of the great changes you have wrought, by action or influence, across numerous worlds"
Which tells you that one reason the Engine Nears wish to meet you, is out of a religious need on their behalf. They wish to bear witness to their idols' great servant and "manipulators", and hope to receive a scrap of its knowledge through you. But you can also tell that that is not their sole motivator.
"My fellow Engine Nears? There is one for each vital function of our society and industry, with seats being redesignated, dismantled and manufactured as the needs of our world change and the great designs of the ever running engine are revealed. Presently, I am the eighteenth Engine Near. In prior eras, there have been as many as forty two engine nears, during times of schisms and societal upheavals" He begins "at request I could describe them at length in various terms and.."
He paused, his eyes flashing green then white before returning to their usual ochre
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>>6258658"It would seem the other avatars have arrived, and the audience is soon to begin"
"Already? Liberty must've gotten excited" Kanzeon sighed "Well, no better way for you to know than to look upon the subject yourself, eh, love?"
What do you do Lieren?
>Meet with the Engine Nears, and voice your approval of their efforts to rebuild their world and their method of ruling>Have Exhaust 72 tell you of the other engine nears as you travel to the audience chamber>Delay the meeting and go for a walk with your sisters in law through the lower class housing, to give them the privilege their rulers seek first >Ask about the schisms and upheavals Exhaust 72 has mentioned, as you walk to meet his peers>Write in
>>6258659>Meet with the Engine Nears, and voice your approval of their efforts to rebuild their world and their method of rulingEnsure to make sure Piston-108 gets some guidance from Kanzeon. This si the seeds of our 'Jade Mechanicus' Faction so too speak, tell them how our Motive force is the Journey, our experiance. But also reinfoced by results.
>Write inMeditate upon this world, look inwards and be still at the clockwork heart of this "World". Let us see what we may learn about it our ourselves
>>6258659>Delay the meeting and go for a walk with your sisters in law through the lower class housing, to give them the privilege their rulers seek first>Meet with the Engine Nears, and voice your approval of their efforts to rebuild their world and their method of rulingI'm definitely inclined to praise the engineers and give them incentive to continue along their path, but I also want to meet with the lower classes to ensure that they aren't being neglected, even unintentionally. Make sure everything is going well before telling them as much.
Man we are making our own mechanicus faction that’s actually reformers
>>6258659>Delay the meeting and go for a walk with your sisters in law through the lower class housing, to give them the privilege their rulers seek first
>>6258659>Meet with the Engine Nears, and voice your approval of their efforts to rebuild their world and their method of ruling>Have Exhaust 72 tell you of the other engine nears as you travel to the audience chamber
>>6258659>>Meet with the Engine Nears, and voice your approval of their efforts to rebuild their world and their method of ruling>>Have Exhaust 72 tell you of the other engine nears as you travel to the audience chamber
>>6258742I had a thought that we should express interest in the modifications that some of their subordinates made to the "holy" designs.
Exhaust-72 mentioned in the last thread that he was discouraging such things, so perhaps showing an interest could encourage them to begin experimenting and sharing results with each other? In other words, doing research instead of simply relying on old technology?
>>6258659>>Have Exhaust 72 tell you of the other engine nears as you travel to the audience chamber
Malal here. Wait may be a bit longer. Not feeling well
>>6258659>V: 8>Meet with the Engine Nears: 6>Have Exhaust 72 tell you of the other engine nears: 2>Delay the meeting and go for a walk with your sisters in law: 4>Ask about the schisms and upheavals Exhaust 72 has mentioned: 0>Write in: 1>>Meditate upon this world: 1
>>6261293Why do all the good QMs always end up dying?
>Why do all the good QMs always end up dying?
They use their lifeforce to fuel their writing skills. This often drains them till death or mental collapse. They also can attract the wrath of the universe and get horrible luck in exchange for an excellent quest.
Calling the vote now.
>>6261401Thanks for getting the vote together
So Lieren will briefly delay his meeting with the Engine Nears to walk with his kin by marriage through the lower class levels of Eternal Celestial engine, before meeting with the Engine Nears themselves and voice his approval of their efforts to revitalize their environment and their method of ruling
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>>6261870No for me its my machines being testy and the summer heat making them more so. Doesn't help I can't stand the heat either
<Account given by a low class physical laborer, Wrench 1212, relating to the visitation of Honored Caretakers of Archeotech, Kanzeon, Mari, Al-Uzza, Anahita and Liberty, accompanying the Primarch Lieren of Nothing during his progress through the lower levels of Eternal Celestial Engine. An event that is now remember through the Festival of Chimes and Cogs, performed once every decade upon the Industrial world to ritually usher in renewal of both the carefully guarded gardens of plantlife as well as the maintenance of every reachable mechanism in the engines vastness>
"I was just a boy then. If I had been asked by one of my superiors, what was beauty. I'd have answered a well oiled belt or a tightened lugnut. Oh how blind I was, how ignorant. We all were. I knew something was non standard about that day, when the illumination levels of our factory line housing suddenly lit up. I was near blinded, luckily, I had my safety goggles nearby. My work partner, Wrench 1213, wasn't so lucky and was flashed and couldn't see properly for any hour...Ah, where was I"
*The aged interviewee, at present time a candidate for the seat of the Engine Near of Labor, paused to gather their thoughts*
"Ah yes, the beauties. Jade like is how they're described, but at the moment when I first laid eyes upon those ephemeral creatures, Imagined them as maidens of pure glass, the crystal stuff that they showed us how to make and put in our laz rifles. The flexible, rubbery kind. They were...it was like they had been ushered in from another plane of reality all together"
*The interviewee sighed and reclined in their chair, stroking their beard worn in an archaic Long-Jianese fashion*
"Nothing like, not even the Primarch. Oh they were of similar size and stature, but they were different. Hard to explain. Think of it like a model of car, made from a similar frame but for different purposes. I knew at once they were a different kind of human, even from the son of the emperor. Liberty, I remember her the most clearly. She was bold, stomping through our clutter and inspecting our work stations, asking question and challenging to taskmasters with a childish ferocity. She came right up to me, and asked why I had a wrench instead of a hand. I told her I didn't need five digits more than I needed a good solid clamp. Nearly ripped the aug straight off my elbow and told me I'd be getting a proper cybernetic. Never thought I needed one"
*The interviewee flexed their age worn Star metal appendage*
"Then came Anahita, asking if I was refused a better prosthetic and when I told her I simply preferred the simple solution, she asked if I was slow and mentioned that a proper replacement hand could grip just as well as a crude wrench. Hadn't though of that. Only really ever needed one hand. Knew a guy who had two wrenches for hands once. But then again he also had a set of Mechadendrites My biological templates, explain that I'd picked the wrench when I'd lost my hand during a lesson"
>>6262099*Interviewee nodded thoughtfully*
"That calmed them down, but I followed the visions of beauty, like the rest of my work line had done, and watched them like they were spirits, as they walked through our quarters and workspace, setting things right and making sure we were content and happy with our allocated position in life. I was confused at first, we all were, but then, one by one, we realize they were doing the Engine's work. They knew its designs weren't being followed properly, that our designated position in its functions weren't conforming to its vision and had come to help right the mistakes they saw"
*Interviewee looked across their private garden in a moment of thought*
"Lovely women, I struggle to categorize them as human. I have similar thoughts of Lieren but...you have to understand, being in their presence is like standing before relics of a more beautiful and well oiled age, when machines were properly tended to and all had at least some understanding of the Eternal Engine's will and grand plan for us all. It was like I was standing before divine avatars. They have not aged a day since their progress through our factorum, nor has Lieren. I ponder often, the Terran Emperor's own absorption of the Engine's blueprints, and wonder if not Lieren and Kanzeon were spawned from the same document. If the Sisters of artifice were not cousin to the Design process of primarchs. I know that, at the very least, Lord Lieren and Lady Kanzeon's hearts were tuned to the same frequency....Ah, I just recalled. They visited one of the sweet shops and Little Lady Liberty bought all the kids sweets after Al-Uzza tested them for pollutants. It was the first time I had a sweet besides the celebration of my production date! Ah such sweet memories. They walked so long through the slag and clutter, allowing us to gaze upon their magnificent designs and streamlining our surroundings and lives. I am thankful I had gotten a single glimpse of the Eternal Engine's will made manifest, but I am more grateful for those sweets"
*Interviewer notes that the Engine Near candidate had replaced many of their teeth with porcelain replicas, indicating they had lost a number of their teeth. Interviewer also notes, that Wrench 1212 is famous for their fondness of sugary foods and beverages and ran a store to sell and import them for several decades, and still sends regular gifts to Madam Liberty of the [Currently verifying data ] expedition fleet. Liberty herself mentioned her fondness for that "Dumb Brat 1212" often during meetings she had with the Mechanicum of Mars*
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The chambers of the Engine Near council, is styled after a great combustion engine, of ancient designs. It is cooled by intake valves and great spinning fans, with copper pipes coated with frost causing a mist and fog to perpetually hang in the Center.
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Their seats were arranged in a row, with the most vital offices taking the tallest thrones. The highest of which were offered to you, Kanzeon, Mari, Al-uzza, Anahita and Liberty.
Exhaust 72, the Engine Near of Environmental Rejuvenation, heralded your arrival "Bear witness, to the task manager of the Engine's timeless will, Lieren! And supplicate yourselves before the Avatar's of its design. Kanzeon, Mari, Al-Uzza, Anahita, and Liberty!"
The Seventeenth Engine Near, Circuit 12, Engine Near of Labor management preened their wings of mechandendrites, their brains split between two cases as they melodiously hummed "My overseers report they had blessed the work force with their presence and initiated a number of reforms and acts of charity"
"Not as much as I was worried we'd have to" Anahita boasted, brushing rust from her vest "You run a remarkably tight ship, and more importantly, don't grease its gears with your labor"
The Sixteenth, Wire- 612, the Engine Near of Cable Management and Efficiency crackled through a vox implant in their wrist, their throat atrophied and turned into a container for an external power bank "Our predecessors foresaw that the Engine's work was more aptly accomplished with well cared for and maintained workers. Like with electrical wiring, it is better to keep everything organized and in its place. Happy workers do such work themselves, and do not need prodding or external factors to work efficiently"
"I knew the way their housing was arranged reminded me of something" Al-Uzza chuckled
"We may thank the avatars of the Eternal Engine's plan for their assistance and generosity to our laborers, later" The fifteenth Engine Near, Breakpad- 44, The Engine Near of Transportation grumbled "Though, I will state that I was delighted to hear they'd be so kindly as to allow them to bask in the presence of supreme servants of the Engine we all serve"
Mari tapped her toe
"Ah yes, yes" The first Engine Near, IOD-101, The Engine Near of Energy Generation agreed, clapping their two organic hands together. The Engine nears bowed and gave them the floor to speak as one "We are very glad to be granted an audience with the Architect of Long Jia and the warden of its development, similarly as we are pleased to in attendance to the family blessed and entrusted with the designs of the great days of glories. Before introductions, I would ask, all of our illustrious guests, if they have any sage wisdom or critque to share with us, so we may improve and refine our functions as leaders"
"Need more beauty to your construction" Anahita snorted "I understand, function before form, but a little more light and color would improve the mood and mental health of your workers"
"The air conditioning units are well positioned, but there should be more. Air flow must be improved before I agree to levying any level of assistance to your factories, for the benefit of their workers" Al-uzza steely critiqued, adjust the glasses framing her puppet's eyes
>>6262102"None. Except that you should speed up the terraforming projects" Mari said with a delicately scolding tone "And open up your residential areas for better air flow, like Uzza said"
"Stop trading to the mushrooms" Liberty huffed "Heard you pay those greenies off! Well stop! You're under Big Bro's protection. Just turn the guns you would've traded to them on them, and let us blow the karkers out of the sky"
The Eight Engine Near, Respirator 83, The Engine Near of Public order and law enforcement hacked and wheezed, spraying the contents of their mouth an electrolight rich water, all across their splayed our lower half of mechandendrite tendrils
"Sorry bout the runt" Anahita laughed "She picked up the bad habits of Lieren's boys"
"Should wash her mouth out" Al-uzza hissed through her teeth as Mari giggled and Kanzeon grimaced and tried not to shut her eyes
"Hah! I do so love the innocence of youth" The fourteenth Engine Near, Cradle 07, the Engine Near of Education and Health tittered, clapping two padded cybernetic hands designed like plush toys as
"Honestly, I have no critique to make. It is a small miracle this place isn't a dystopia." Kanzeon admitted "There are many areas you can improve in, my sisters pointed out a few noteworthy ones, but your current ruling council is on the track to make this place meet the criteria and standards of living we're striving for all the worlds under our care to have"
The Engine Nears' augmented eyes all flashed bright silver in delight, before all eighteen of them turned to you. You'd been preoccupied counting and divining the precise functions and purposes of their augments and prosthetics. Only the youngest of them at all appeared human, but they retained their human hearts and minds just as well as Kanzeon and her sisters did.
"I approve whole heartedly and totally your efforts to mend the damages wrought by the over industrialization of your world and the follies of your forefathers" You begin, nodding "and I find your way of ruling and method of Governance to be acceptable, to uplift and give the reigns of leadership to those most deserving of the authority, those most able and adept in their chosen roles, with deep wells of wisdom and vast intellects to serve and guide the rest of your society, to be not only agreeably but efficient. So long as the ability of the Engine Nears is matched by their sense of humanity and responsibility, if their talent is augmented by a righteous sense of purpose and their intellectualism is tempered by good virtues and deeds"
"Your praise pleases us greatly, to hear such earnest compliments delivered by one as diligent and ambitious as yourself, who turned a primitive society to one that surpasses our own selves" IOD 101 exclaims jubilantly "I shall recall this moment to my final functional hour"
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>>6262103"And why is it you wanted to speak to us so badly you hounded us for every hour since the official incorporation of your planet into the Long-Jian empire?" Kanzeon cut him off.
The Engine Nears held a brief, silent discussion in Binaric cant. Which you understood, as did Kanzeon, Al-uzza, Mari, Anahita and Mari.
"Permission to attend the holy vessels piloted by the Avatars of the Eternal engine. And if that is too far a demand, then our service in rendering the still ground bound vessels space worthy, and if that proves to also be an overt ambitious request, then we would simply ask that we be allowed to bear witness to the holy sacraments they tend to, and learn of the ancient wisdoms so we may manufacture comparable wonders as we have witnessed from our dealings the imperial house hold and visitations to Shangrala"
All of the sisters except liberty click their tongue, and make it very clear that the first two requests are completely out of the question and they'll only give the Engine Nears carefully currated examples of technology to reproduce. And, they decided in a moments discussion that last for several arguments they have digitally and mentally between their true bodies, they will only consider giving them technologies to benefit their world or improve the quality of their peoples' lives and welfare.
How do you answer the Engine Nears humble request, Lieren?
>With permission from Kanzeon and the others, explain why they cannot attend to them or try to repair their fallen sisters' bodies>Offer their best and brightest a chance to assist in the productions presently ongoing in the "non space worthy" colony ships, on the condition they do not tamper with anything>Agree to grant them schematics and templates and leave it to the sisters to decide what exactly they receive. >offer them instead positions in the Ministry of Development and a chance to further the designs of the eternal engine with imperial backing and sponsorships>Write in
>>6262104>offer them instead positions in the Ministry of Development and a chance to further the designs of the eternal engine with imperial backing and sponsorships
>>6262104>Offer them positions in the ministry of development>agree to grant them whatever schematics the sisters agree is good
>>6262104>Agree to grant them schematics and templates and leave it to the sisters to decide what exactly they receive.>offer them instead positions in the Ministry of Development and a chance to further the designs of the eternal engine with imperial backing and sponsorshipsI really want to expand their influence and make them a means of potentially reforming the Mechanicus way down the line. Just be sure they understand that research and tinkering are good and healthy things to do and aren't abuse of the natural order.
>>6262104>Agree to grant them schematics and templates and leave it to the sisters to decide what exactly they receive.>Offer them instead positions in the Ministry of Development and a chance to further the designs of the eternal engine with imperial backing and sponsorships
>>6262104>Agree to grant them schematics and templates and leave it to the sisters to decide what exactly they receive.>offer them instead positions in the Ministry of Development and a chance to further the designs of the eternal engine with imperial backing and sponsorships
>>6262104>Agree to grant them schematics and templates and leave it to the sisters to decide what exactly they receive.>offer them instead positions in the Ministry of Development and a chance to further the designs of the eternal engine with imperial backing and sponsorships
>>6262104Eh too bad guys. Their desire to help is appreciated but, those two requests yeah they cant do much about them especially the second. Death or worse claimed, unfortunately. And sadly. Lieren could do it but is an especially difficult process to do it how we want it, and not how it was done in the past. When we freed Hysh for example it was an option, if we wanted. But we decided to not do so.
>Agree to grant them schematics and templates and leave it to the sisters to decide what exactly they receive.>offer them instead positions in the Ministry of Development and a chance to further the designs of the eternal engine with imperial backing and sponsorshipsThis are still valuable and important things. I am afraid of giving them the explanation, even if we would provide a sanitized version.
Ah is always very nice to see this accounts of the future.
Calling the vote now. Sorry for the long wait. Good news, I might finally be able to enjoy having an AC again in a couple of days!
offer them instead positions in the Ministry of Development and a chance to further the designs of the eternal engine with imperial backing and sponsorships:7
Agree to grant them schematics and templates and leave it to the sisters to decide what exactly they receive.:6
total votes: 7
So Lieren will agree to grant the Engine Near's schematics and templates, but leave it up to Kanzeon and her sisters to decide what designs they're actually given, and to salve being unable to fulfill their two other requests, offer them positions in the ministry of development and a chance to further the works of the eternal engine with imperial funding and backing
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"Unfortunately, thrice revered and thrice honored clockwork sages closest to the eternal engine's plans" You answer as politely as is possible, speaking poeticisms through binaric chant to the delight of the Engine Nears and Liberty as you stand and sweep across the chamber floor, frost clinging to your robes and cool mist swirling beneath your sleeves as you flick your wrists theatrically for emphasis "Even I am incapable of fulfilling your humble requests to provide service by tending to the treasures left to us by our ancestors, sent adrift down the great rivers of time from times undreamed. For their Pilots and wardens are sufficient to the vessels needs and rather protective of their rightful inherited positions and responsibilities"
"Do not" Kanzeon warns, emerald eyes flashing fiercely "request from us further explanation. It is a private subject. As much as if we pranced into your workshops and took over your private projects"
"The height of rudeness" Al-Uzza adds
"You might be good grease monkeys but, eh, well, to be blunt. Me and my sisters are better than you'll ever be" Anahita snickers
"Sorry" Mari squeaks and Liberty just nods along
And before any of them could raise questions or suggest compromise, you lash your arm upwards
"Surely you wise scholars of the Engines universal architecture must realize, that knowledge is power and must be guarded well, lest it be unleashed and wielded improperly by ignorant hands. Which is why, the earthbound vessels, those that have been consigned to function as mere Manufactorum, cannot be attended to by any but those that the owners of the other vessels deem suitable for the task and deserving of the responsibility" You explain, clapping your hands and dipping your chin down "Hence why those are requests that I must refuse"
"And the third request?" IOD-101 asks after a moment of silent discussion with his junior Engine Nears, cranking up a mechanical finger and smiling almost grandfatherly behind his rebreathing mask and the tubes connected to his cheeks
"The greatest of technologies Shangrala possess are, again, under the purview of my lovely Kanzeon and her sisters. They have agreed that they will share the technologies that are wide spread across Shangralan society and that are enjoyed by the populace widely, improving their ease of living and comfort" You answer with a nod and a charming smile "And, they will discuss delivering other designs as need arises and if you prove yourselves trustworthy and capable of employing such advance machines and technologies"
"Technology can be dangerous when it isn't properly wielded" Al-uzza politely explains "Kanzeon, in particular, is rather reticent to hand out advance technologies, out of fear of its misuse"
The engine nears exchange glances, Kanzeon glowers at them
"You'd agree if you've seen what I've seen" Kanzeon breaks the silence "And just the kind of catastrophes improperly used tech can lead to"
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>>6264462"We'd be happy to help make you earn your licenses, but Kanzeon is rather strict" Anahita giggles. Then Mari looks your way, and you smile
That was the signal to sweeten the deal
"Of course, I can present and easier means to attain such a high honor and privledge. I offer you high positions in the Long-Jian Ministry of Development, under my seal and mandate as its head and the imperial grand architect" You step forward, and flick the sleeve of your robes up "The exact seats and responsibilities, would need to be discussed withing the ministry itself and verified by the imperial stamp, but I can promise you that much. And the funding and backing that comes with it. That you may use to work the Engine's designs as you see fit. If it is to hasten bringing this world back to good health and raising the standard of living here to the standards demanded by imperial mandate, or to ensure the blueprints that have been laid out since the spark of creation are properly followed across other worlds, or to learn from other projects and provide your own expertise and great wells of wisdom to other builders"
"We are contented with merely being granted access, however restricted, to the high and arcane technologies preserved by your bride's lineage" IOD 101 answers, and humbly bow their head "And we would be delighted to become peers of a builder of such quality as yourself, we have all admired your works great and small from Shangrala to new Varro. The offer to be granted positions within the ministry you lead, is beyond our most hopeful projections and expectations. We will be more than happy to accept whatever Kanzeon, Mari, Al-uzza, Anahita, and Liberty are willing to grant to us for study and learning. Any sanctified templates or holy designs they entrust to us, we will preserve with our lives and treasure, and ensure they are only used properly"
"You'd better. I'll need all of you to go through several lectures before I allow a single water generating stone to enter into the atmosphere of this planet" Kanzeon says with a dangerous smile and squint to her eyes "But we'll start small and easy"
"Is there anything else for us to discuss?" Al-Uzza talks
"I'd like to get a tour of their factory floors, again" Anahita says, chewing idly on a copper wire
"Hey! lemme shoot the Orks when they come back" Liberty demands, making Cradle 07 coo and giggle, clearly fond of the youngest of the sisters
Mari glances at Exhaust 72, and holds a silent conversation with him through binaric cant, concerning the terraforming devices she had already donated to the world
"Actually, we'd be overjoyed if you'd be willing to lecture us and tell us of the day to day duties of maintenance you perform upon the archeotech devices under your lock and key" Circuit 12 chimes "if that would not be an impudent and churlish request to make, just the chemical compositions of the oils and cleaning products you include...the composition of the star metal alloy...."
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>>6264463And you swiftly make your retreat from the chamber
And while Kanzeon and the others deal with the Engine Nears, what do you do, Lieren?
>Meditate and contact Magnus and check up on his self refinement and training, as well as his latest domestic projects>Check in on Perturabo and his designs for Olympia, and deliver unto him all the compliments and praise his renovations of the Imperial palace have recieved>See how Nuceria is fairing and see if Angron is keeping up with his psykerist training, and annoy your brother by preening about your married life>Contact Carys and make preparations for your meeting with Eldrad and ask what was done with the spirit's antlers, and inform her of the progress the Aeldari you are training to string bows have made>Write in
>>6264464>Contact Carys and make preparations for your meeting with Eldrad and ask what was done with the spirit's antlers, and inform her of the progress the Aeldari you are training to string bows have madeHow they doing our sour plum friend
>>6264464>Meditate and contact Magnus and check up on his self refinement and training, as well as his latest domestic projects>Check in on Perturabo and his designs for Olympia, and deliver unto him all the compliments and praise his renovations of the Imperial palace have recieved>See how Nuceria is fairing and see if Angron is keeping up with his psykerist training, and annoy your brother by preening about your married lifeDo all three, make it a psychic zoom call
>>6264498YES
Why pick only one? I'm sure they're all curious about how the others are getting on. Also, we need to deliver the compliments and praise to Perturabo in front of the others, just to embarrass and irritate him.
>>6264464>Contact Carys and make preparations for your meeting with Eldrad and ask what was done with the spirit's antlers, and inform her of the progress the Aeldari you are training to string bows have made
>>6264464>>Contact Carys and make preparations for your meeting with Eldrad and ask what was done with the spirit's antlers, and inform her of the progress the Aeldari you are training to string bows have madeAlso how our fella Amatheon is doing
>>6264464>Check in on Perturabo and his designs for Olympia, and deliver unto him all the compliments and praise his renovations of the Imperial palace have recieved>Contact Carys and make preparations for your meeting with Eldrad and ask what was done with the spirit's antlers, and inform her of the progress the Aeldari you are training to string bows have madeDidn't we fucking set Pert up to rebel last time we talked to him? We may want to check in and see if his snapped and killed the young sister he adores yet.
>>6264727>Didn't we fucking set Pert up to rebel last time we talked to him?Sort of; we encouraged him to start reforming Olympia without breaking his oath of loyalty, with the logic that Dammekos would largely excuse any liberties he took so long as Pert successfully accumulated power and prestige in his name.
>>6264464>>Check in on Perturabo and his designs for Olympia, and deliver unto him all the compliments and praise his renovations of the Imperial palace have recieved>Contact Carys and make preparations for your meeting with Eldrad and ask what was done with the spirit's antlers, and inform her of the progress the Aeldari you are training to string bows have made
>>6264727>Didn't we fucking set Pert up to rebel last time we talked to him? We may want to check in and see if his snapped and killed the young sister he adores yet.More than rebel, it was reform. We heavily suggested him to attempt to create his own powerbase, find his own supporters and teach them. Give it a try before violence and judgment. Essentially see for himself what else can be done before shooting starts, if it starts.
Last snipped we had seen of him from Malal, had him changing is type of approach post conquest of cities with more rebuilding and less executions. Also he made that cultural society we advised him to make with his sister, and he changed the personal symbol he uses. From the mask to an hammer.
At the marriage while looking around the imperial palace he liked our work and our people. I think we inspired him enough, and being on Shangrila for a little while was probably a balsam for him and his sister. Of course our long distance conversations also helped. A new perspective, a relatively short but joyous event and friendly talkings can change someone.
>>6265025Really, it was just not being alone that got him away from that darker path. Somebody else understood his artistic side, somebody else shared his ideals about a better society, somebody else saw that eerie star that only he could see. He loves his sister, but even she couldn't understand his situation the way Lieren and the others could.
>>6264464>V: 10>Meditate and contact Magnus: 5>Check in on Perturabo: 7>See how Nuceria is fairing and see if Angron is keeping up with his psykerist training: 5>Contact Carys: 5>Write in: 0
>>6264464>Contact Carys and make preparations for your meeting with Eldrad and ask what was done with the spirit's antlers, and inform her of the progress the Aeldari you are training to string bows have madeErebus do you here the bell tolling? We're coming
Going to try and call the vote and get to writing later today, unless anything unexpected prevents me from doing so. Should have an easier time writing, since my house has a working AC again for the first time in a long time so me and my electronics are no longer boiling in the summer heat.
Sorry about the wait, as always. But, hopefully it isn't going too be too much longer and nothing will get in the way of the upcoming update.
Calling the vote now. Sorry again for the wait.
>>6265392Thanks for getting the vote together, XD
>>6266101and with this vote
Well, it doesn't change anything due to the golden rule of one less than half of total, so Lieren is going to check in on the three brothers he's close with/ knows and then Carys
Starting with Perturabo, of course.
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The city of Perturcivitas, one of the staging grounds of the sweeping of what his brother Lieren had dubbed a "Petty Rebellion", was flourishing. Despite the best efforts of now shamed, disgraced and deposed nobles, who were now beneath even Perturabo's contempt. He almost found it insulting through the ease of which he had to now enact reforms on nearly every strata of Olympyian society, now that Dammekos had granted him the authority to carry out his will. He doubted his adopted father understood his requests or read through the missives he sent him at length, trusting his oath of loyalty absolutely, but the tyrant did not need to understand. He simply needed to nod and grant his permission. As long as the quiet upheaval benefited him and reinforced his position, Dammekos would agree to grant Perturabo any privileged or command he sought.
Not that it was necessary. He'd studied how The Yan dynasty of Shangrala had been replaced with Long-Jia and experienced so smooth a transfer of power. How the high riders were replaced with the free rule that Angron's presence alone permitted to exist in a state beyond base anarchy. And that was to replace those he removed from positions of authority and power with men and women he deemed at least competent at the tasks asked of them, who owed him more loyalty than they did any other. Some he had saved from the dark depths of prisons, others from the pyres of superstitious farmers, but most he had simply given a chance to express their natural genius and talents, and with a little polish had more than proven their worth.
With all the sweeping changes. The pot of Olympia was stirred, and those who sought to bring about his downfall or demise found new allies against Perturabo's ever increasing tide of societal changes and civic improvements. Some had even dared to rise in rebellion against him, or rather, Dammekos and his line. Only to be crushed and removed from the board all together. The "Payment" He had received from his reprieve upon Shangrala, had made certain of that. And, with Dammekos listening more and more to his council, their replacements were much more capable and far less self interested and narrow sighted.
And it worked. it was working. There'd been conflict to start, but many of the once independent cities and states had sworn fealty after a few examples had been made and his "Hammer Force" had shown exactly how effective an army comprised of the most elite and professional of soldiers, armed with weapons far more deadly than any other army upon olympia could field. And yet, he wasn't spoken of like a monster or thug brute. In fact, amongst the common masses, he had gained something of reputation for mercy and fair handedness.
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>>6266601Being seen to help rebuild and provide aid to those who had been his enemies mere days before and rapidly improving the cities who kneeled, had seen him given a brief glimpse of the praise he always knew he deserved. The blame for the conquests he headed, fell solely at Dammekos feet, and his epithet of the Hammer of Olympia had changed meaning. And he had gained a number of other titles, given to him without mockery. Of the winter harvest was one of his personal favorites, that he had received when he humiliated a lord of one of the more fertile regions, by bringing to his starving masses food shipments he had harvest mid winter and during a drought.
That lord's heir was now wedded to the wood witch who had made those out of season harvest possible, a blatant attempt at stealing her talent, however she now ruled in both lord and heirs stead, following some advice Calliaphone had given her from the books she'd been given by Lieren. A rare smile twitched onto Perturabo's face as he reflected on the recent events, the world seeming oddly brighter as he looked over the shining, electrically lighted streets of the first city named in his honor and he was at last noticed for the visionary he was, rather than the blunt instrument he had been forced to be.
Blow by Blow, hammer strike by hammer strike, and with a velvet touch to compliment the iron strike, Olympia was being remade and bettered, and his efforts were recognized. Dammekos freely praised him and didn't try to be accredited to HIS triumphs, the people he'd conquered or subjugated through more delicate methods saw him at worst as a general forced to obey a red handed master, and the common masses only knew Perturabo by the good he did for them and the beauty and efficiency he brought to their lives.
It was almost felt like an insult how easily it all had been done.
"Reflecting, my lord?" Procopius, his right hand and most trusted subordinate, and perhaps something akin to a friend, asked as he found him gazing out across the streets of the city with a strangely contented smile on his lips
"Admiring" He corrected, motioning for the man to come closer "When we first came to this city, we brought its walls to rubble, and now, look at the fruits of our labors. How competence and excellence had brought a city on the verge of destruction to become a jewel of Olympia"
"It isn't the only one we've changed. This city is one of many, my lord" Procopius remarked, nodding as he stood at his side "Those that have resisted you reforms and authority, can only look on and see how obeisance to your genius and collaboration with your efforts is rewarded"
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>>6266602"And soon fall in line, short sighted enough to not realize they are giving up their own seats of power for a moment of glory. But, their loss is the gain of those who toiled and suffered beneath their lacking rule" He agreed, nodding as he felt a familiar presence and felt himself smile happily "Procopius, go in my stead to the council meeting, and inform them that I will be unable to attend today's gathering. And if need be, delay the announcement of the new subsidized farmlands. I refuse to not be at my sister's side, lending her my support and image as she proves her brilliance to the world"
Porcopius nodded and retreated from the veranda
"Ah, my true brother" Perturabo greeted when he knew he was alone, as from the mist, a ghostly image of Lieren emerged, looking impressed by the sights of the city before him
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"Perturabo. I see my council has not gone unheeded!" You compliment him as you watch him sit down and pour himself a glass of ice water
"Oh I've only made proper use of the talents already present upon this world, that were yet unrealized" He says, putting the appearance of humility but the triumph and pride in his achievements were clear for you to see "Have you come to admire the results of our combined efforts?"
"In part, of course I have. I am overjoyed that you've found a friend worthy of you" You say happily as your projection sits beside Perturabo, in a lotus position, hovering in the air, and he furrows his brow but does not raise offense and is touched by your words "You've found the jade trodden down into the mud"
"I've found Iron tossed away as slag" He states "And refined it. And, I suppose I am fond of Porcopius. He is is rare intellect and I appreciate how freely he speaks his mind, unburdened by the etiquette and deceit of the upper classes"
"I can tell he is not alone in your regard. They must truly be talented individuals to earn your approval" You say "I trust that your silken rebellion is progressing as naturally and with as much ease as a river flows from the mountains"
"Surprisingly so. Olympia is all but unified now, and I am not abhorred or dismissed. No longer do others look at me as a base tool of war, a blunt instrument of destruction and oppression. Though I lead armies and demand excellence from those working under me, I am looked upon fondly, at last. Much to the bitterness of my so called brothers" He explains, relishing every word "The people see how I labor and toil for them, and finally recognize my works and that I have uplifted and improved their stations in life"
"It brings me joy that you are no longer overlooked by those you sought to bring benefits to. And how greatly you delight in seeing the fruits of your labor. The pride you take in such work, is beyond praise worthy in my eyes" You compliment and Perturabo turns away, a brief tear forming in his eyes
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>>6266603"I simply needed to right tools and approach" he says, savoring the compliment "I cannot pretend I alone am responsible for these advancements, they would not have been possible without..."
"Like minded individuals. Friends. Like Porcopius" You interrupt, knowing Perturabo well enough that he won't voice what he's started to feel towards his assistants in his quiet revolution
"I suppose" He says, after a few moments of tenseness "They are at the very least, capable and without glaring faults. If that is what Shangralans consider a friend, I suppose they are. But you mentioned, you came to admire the improvements I've brought to this world, this society, only in part. Don't tell me I'm an uncle already"
You howl with laughter. Not at all expecting a joke from Perturabo
"Oh no no" You say, waving your hand "I've come to tell you also how greatly appraised the palace you designed and constructed are. Many architects are trying, and failing to copy the style and techniques you used. Every noble, minister and official has naught but admired your work, the equilibrium of form and function. The renovations are considered masterpieces in their own right. If you have time, I can repeat all the praise they have received since you left"
"Forgive me, Lieren, but I can't hear all of them. I'll need to be at my sisters side later today, later, when she stuns those who overlook her as just a girl, with the ingenuity of a reform solely of her own design" He explains, before he raised a singular finger "But I shall indulge in a few, so I may take into account any criticism that..."
"There are none" You tell him plainly "Even our greatest builders and artists could not find fault in your designs. Perfection isn't achievable, but the masters of Shangrala do not think they can reach the heights you have. One, who had worked on the previous palace's construction, in particular demanded I tell you that he was inspired by your use of dyed and carved construction concrete and that it, as you had once said, had been made equal to cut and polished jade. And several have asked if they could return to work under you, when the Gold Dragon's River is built"
He stares, eyes widened in quiet surprise.
"What of the military?" He asked
"The generals would kiss the soles of your shoes, in thanks of the functionality of the defensive measures you ensured would be in place" You tell him honestly "And Jinhai himself, would present a fine silk robe to you as thanks"
"This reminds me...Dammekos has asked me to rebuild the palace of his ancestors" Perturabo, eyes almost gleaming from sheer joy and satisfaction, begins to tell you "I think it'd be fitting for it to be a collaborative effort between the two of us. Consider it my thanks, not only as a brother, but a fellow patron of the arts. "
And thus, in a rare instance, you had been caught by surprise!
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>>6266604_
"You grow more impressive every time we meet, Magnus" You laugh, as the two of you walk through the low tide of the Great Sea "I am happy to see how Guozhi's final lesson has born fruit"
"And I am happy that Perturabo has at last found the recognition he craved, and a chance to truly express the height of his genius" Magnus laughs back "And yes, what I learned that day, has greatly benefited Prospero and myself. The practice of Pure Alchemy have greatly served not only myself, but the entirety of my world and have given us a new avenue of study and improvement to seek. How has the fire you claimed assisted you?"
"I am still learning all of its secrets, I am far from being your intellectual equal, brother, but Hysh's light has assisted me in combat and contemplations both" You explain "But, of your alchemy, may I ask how you are using it to help your people?"
"The presence of the warp energy saturating Prospero, means that mutations and similar afflictions can become common when the tides of the great sea shift, and there are a number of psionically born ailments" He explains "I've used alchemy to create something of a preventative treatment. It was not easy but"
He slight of hands a white, glowing crystal into your hand
"Hysh can to be solidified like the raw energies of the warp. When refined and placed within a fountain of water, it grants a slight measure of its purifying and cleansing energy" He explains and you, for the second time in the day, find yourself caught off guard and surprised
"Nearly as surprising as Pert asking for my help to build a palace" You mutter in awe and Magnus looks as surprised as you had been when Perturabo asked for your assistance, having been looking away from him when he had made up his mind to do so, missing the mental processes he had gone through to reach that decision, if he hadn't decided on it long before you'd paid him a visit
"That is surprising. But he does think of you highly" He explains
"He does of you as well" You tell him as you turn the crystal around "Could you show me how to find this crystalized light? I may have need of it in the future"
"Of course, dear brother"
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"...And it is particularly adorable how She runs her diagnostic checks of her internal systems right before she wakes up, and the way the ventilation of her true body sighs and breathes as she sleeps is nearly as fascinating as the expressions her avatar makes while her mind is resting. And then there is her cooking. She can replicate most dishes, but she also puts in the effort to actually cook with non-generated ingredients" You continue to rattle off all of Kanzeon's Charm points as Angron, shirtless and in bloodied sand, mediates on a blade, levitating it off the ground with a few children around him who are gawking and staring at the strange golden eyed mist gossiping with his brother about the countless ways he is in love of his wife.
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"Are you doing this to provide a distraction, or has love finally turned your brain to mush?" He asks sharply and you just titter like a girl on her wedding day and kneel before him
"Selfless, pure love is a driving force. Kanzeon and I share it, and also hold it for all of humanity" You tell him "And it is not my fault that she has revealed ever more intriguing aspects of herself for me to admire after we've been wed. But you are doing well to maintain your focus. I presume you are attempt to channel the frequency of the metal?"
"To shatter the blade" He answers "And you sound like a lovestruck fool"
"Perhaps that is exactly what I am. Have you tried to wield any elemental forces?" You ask
"I've been focusing on my empathetic ability. Learned how to take on the wounds of others" He explains, brow wrinkled in intense concentration "And at least you're aware of it. But no. I haven't tampered with any elemental forces"
"Magnus could teach you, though I know how to wield fire, frost and some lightning with some skill" You tell him
"Some skill. Hah, You have a cycle of five elements you draw upon. the Woo Zing. Magnus explained it to me" He grunts
"I don't fight using earth, metal or wood. Water and Fire are really the only parts of the Wuxing I harness regularly in my techniques and pyskerism" You explain as you notice a hair line crack form in the blade Angron is vibrating with his telekinesis
And a moment later, it shatters and is reduced to iron powder. Angron grabs a large hammer to break next, his students watching and trying to copy the feat on spoons carved out of horn
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"I'll contact Eldrad telepathically and inform him you'll be arriving soon" Carys tells you "And I'm happy to hear that the Aeldari that have made themselves your students are making progress and learning how to hunt with bows like our ancient ancestors had done. I've noticed that some of them have been drawn to the Path of the Journeyman, or at least have softened their opinions of human as well"
"If they change their path, that is their decision, but I to have of course noticed how they have grown less distance and closed off towards the members of the wanderers in the fog" You tell her "And I too am glad to hear you have arrived safely on Ulthran and have enshrined the antlers of the fallen spirit son of The hunter and the Gardener"
"The farseer council has declared a period of mourning and reflection after they had heard the story behind those horns" She explains "And are considering planting them in a warded and secured part of the craftworlds garden"
"I see...I see" you say, nodding along "And you mentioned that Eldrad had a request of his own?"
"Not a serious one. I think he made it as a friend, rather than a farseer" She explains
And what is the request you hear, Lieren?
>To show him Hysh.
>To bring Meixiu during your visit
>To introduce him to Angron
>To show the friendship between Long-Jian humans and Xenos
>Write in
I love the AC machine spirit
>>6266606>To introduce him to Angron
>>6266606>To introduce him to Angron
>>6266606>To show him Hysh.All of these are good decisions that could have beneficial far-reaching consequences (even the friendship meeting), but I think Hysh is the one that could really tip the scales if the Eldar chose to embrace it. Giving them access to a power intrinsically opposed to Chaos could potentially give them ways to survive against Slaanesh, and an entire race historically opposed to Chaos would now have a powerful weapon with which to fight it.
Eldrad would basically be in debt to us forever, which we should be certain to hold over his head whenever it's sufficiently funny.
>>6266606>To show him Hysh
>>6266606>To show him Hysh.Look at this light
>>6266606>To show him Hysh.>To introduce him to AngronBoth of these are proof, in their own way that fate can be changed and chaos opposed. Angron, who the seers insisted was damned. And Hysh, which can not only ward away chaos, but cleanse the taint and injuries it left behind.
Introduce the eldar to our gang sign. Have them spread it everywhere and make them admit lorgar isn't certainly doomed.
>>6266606>To show him Hysh.>To bring Meixiu during your visit
>>6266606>>To bring Meixiu during your visit
>>6266606>To show him Hysh.
Calling the vote now. Sorry for the wait.
Show him Hysh: 6
Introduce him to Angron:3
Bring Meixiu with you:2
Total votes:9
So the request Eldrad has made is for Lieren to reveal to him the pure white light of Hysh
Writing now
"Simply to glimpse the flame that heals and mends rather than burns and consumes, that sheds radiant white light" She explains and you perk up and a relaxed smile plays across your lips "as only you can weave and shape it"
"He wishes to be shown the light of Hysh, as channeled by one who has already been washed by its cleansing brilliance?" You ask to confirm, twirling your hand and alighting the mist wrapped path that you've met Carys' spirit within the Empyrean, the winds whispering down as they're called by the breeze held loosely within your palm, the fog growing lighter as the traces of corruption hiss and retracts towards the darkness as the former farseer merely tilts her head in idle curiosity
"To show that to wield the cleansing fire is not to invite damnation, I presume" She explains, righting her posture and giving a polite nod "That the white light can provide succor to those beset by corruptions thralls and scour chaos from where it festers and ferments, that it is truly a purifying force rather than a cruel illusion of it"
"I see. I expect the farseers of the craftworlds witnessed Hysh's whirlwind as it broke from its cage and roared across the empyrean, blazing like a newly ignited sun. And not understanding it, are afear and cautious of it" You hum, curling the white tongues of flames around your fingers "Very well, I shall present to him how I harness the power of the uncolored flame and if he wishes, teach him how to safely channel this cleansing light to mend and to harm"
"And if you permit, when we meet upon Ulthran, I to would like to be taught how to harness the white wind" Carys says firmly and confidently "So I may spread your lessons further to my own followers, so we become a bulwark against the servants of eightfold path and denounce them and their works wherever we meet them, as you do, my honored and honorable teacher"
"I see no reason to refuse, those with the ability and will should be shown how to guard themselves and act as a shield against the discordant darkness" You tell her happily "But, I shall first reveal the light of Hysh to Eldrad and hear his thoughts and council, then afterwards I will teach you and thus your flock how to catch the wind of purity"
Carys bows her head in acceptance and the two of you depart, with you wishing her good fortune and safety through the Empyrean as you return to your own body, and sit up from the cooling unit you'd taken as a meditation rock, the menials and workers watching you curiously as they perform routine maintenance of the device, little understanding what you'd been doing or the purpose of meditation but having, in some small way, sensed the light of hysh as you call a gleam of it into the palm of your hand.
And a quick wind whisper confirms your worst fears, Kanzeon and her sisters are still in audience with Engine Nears, who are finding new topics of discussion to pursue even after having received the answers that they had sought.
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"Simply to glimpse the flame that heals and mends rather than burns and consumes, that sheds radiant white light" She explains and you perk up and a relaxed smile plays across your lips "as only you can weave and shape it"
"He wishes to be shown the light of Hysh, as channeled by one who has already been washed by its cleansing brilliance?" You ask to confirm, twirling your hand and alighting the mist wrapped path that you've met Carys' spirit within the Empyrean, the winds whispering down as they're called by the breeze held loosely within your palm, the fog growing lighter as the traces of corruption hiss and retracts towards the darkness as the former farseer merely tilts her head in idle curiosity
"To show that to wield the cleansing fire is not to invite damnation, I presume" She explains, righting her posture and giving a polite nod "That the white light can provide succor to those beset by corruptions thralls and scour chaos from where it festers and ferments, that it is truly a purifying force rather than a cruel illusion of it"
"I see. I expect the farseers of the craftworlds witnessed Hysh's whirlwind as it broke from its cage and roared across the empyrean, blazing like a newly ignited sun. And not understanding it, are afear and cautious of it" You hum, curling the white tongues of flames around your fingers "Very well, I shall present to him how I harness the power of the uncolored flame and if he wishes, teach him how to safely channel this cleansing light to mend and to harm"
"And if you permit, when we meet upon Ulthwe, I to would like to be taught how to harness the white wind" Carys says firmly and confidently "So I may spread your lessons further to my own followers, so we become a bulwark against the servants of eightfold path and denounce them and their works wherever we meet them, as you do, my honored and honorable teacher"
"I see no reason to refuse, those with the ability and will should be shown how to guard themselves and act as a shield against the discordant darkness" You tell her happily "But, I shall first reveal the light of Hysh to Eldrad and hear his thoughts and council, then afterwards I will teach you and thus your flock how to catch the wind of purity"
Carys bows her head in acceptance and the two of you depart, with you wishing her good fortune and safety through the Empyrean as you return to your own body, and sit up from the cooling unit you'd taken as a meditation rock, the menials and workers watching you curiously as they perform routine maintenance of the device, little understanding what you'd been doing or the purpose of meditation but having, in some small way, sensed the light of hysh as you call a gleam of it into the palm of your hand.
And a quick wind whisper confirms your worst fears, Kanzeon and her sisters are still in audience with Engine Nears, who are finding new topics of discussion to pursue even after having received the answers that they had sought.
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>>6267811What do you do, Lieren?
>Slip away to the webway while the Engine Nears are occupied, telling Kanzeon of your departure and that you'll meet her back by New Varo. >Cut the meeting short by reminding the engine nears of their applications to the ministry of development, and scare a few of the denizens of the webway by traveling it aboard Kanzeon.>Track down a few Aeldari Journeymen and teach them how to work with Hysh, to present them to Eldrad, knowing most Aeldari would only believe the usefulness of the wind if they see their fellows using it.>Covertly contact the nameless and have them travel with you, since them learning how to harness Hysh's light seems both logical and a means to improve their efficiency as spirit hunters>Write inSorry for the shorter update.
>>6267812>covertly contact a few namelessEldrad being the first adopter will wok perfectly fine
>>6267812>Covertly contact the nameless and have them travel with you, since them learning how to harness Hysh's light seems both logical and a means to improve their efficiency as spirit hunters
>>6267812>>Covertly contact the nameless and have them travel with you, since them learning how to harness Hysh's light seems both logical and a means to improve their efficiency as spirit huntersshowing that humans can learn it should trigger Eldar pride and get it to spread
>>6267812>Covertly contact the nameless and have them travel with you, since them learning how to harness Hysh's light seems both logical and a means to improve their efficiency as spirit hunters
>>6267812>Covertly contact the nameless and have them travel with you, since them learning how to harness Hysh's light seems both logical and a means to improve their efficiency as spirit huntersGuess we're going to be running a seminar.
>Hysh and You: New Horizons in Anti-Warp Warfare
>>6267812>Covertly contact the nameless and have them travel with you, since them learning how to harness Hysh's light seems both logical and a means to improve their efficiency as spirit hunters
>>6267812>>Cut the meeting short by reminding the engine nears of their applications to the ministry of development, and scare a few of the denizens of the webway by traveling it aboard Kanzeon.
>>6267812>Track down a few Aeldari Journeymen and teach them how to work with Hysh, to present them to Eldrad, knowing most Aeldari would only believe the usefulness of the wind if they see their fellows using it.>Covertly contact the nameless and have them travel with you, since them learning how to harness Hysh's light seems both logical and a means to improve their efficiency as spirit hunters
My mom had a seizure and is in the hospital, so I'm presently in no state to write. I'll keep you guys update. Hopefully the wait won't be too long but I'm just too stressed right now to write.
>>6269059Jesus, hope everything turns out well.
>>6269059thats awful to hear. Don't think about it here, return when things get better. I hope she gets better
>>6269059Take all the time you need to look after your mother, Malal. You only get one in your life, so cherish her health
>>6269059Hope your mother's okay.
>>6269059I agree with everyone above, go spend time with your mother
>>6269169>>6269303>>6269317>>6269507>>6269639Thanks for your kindness and well wishes, she was released from the hospital today but we haven't gotten many answers as to why it happen, but we're keeping a close eye on her, hoping it was just a freak occurrence . Still too stressed out to write, but my mom seems to be okay.
>>6269931Those can happen, a friend of mine had one from playing games on his playstation in a dark room when he was in highschool.
But it's good to know it didn't lead to anything serious.
>>6269931Good to hear that she seems to be okay, but best take time off to watch her carefully. Better safe, than sorry.
>>6269931very good to hear.
>>6269931Was banned from posting but hope she stays healthy and keeps doing well Malal. We are here for whenver you do come back.
Calling the vote now. Sorry for the very long wait, my mother is doing well, still keeping a close eye on her but she's well on the road to recovery. Still scared stiff about what happened
Covertly contact the nameless and have them travel with you, since them learning how to harness Hysh's light seems both logical and a means to improve their efficiency as spirit hunters: 7
Track down a few Aeldari Journeymen and teach them how to work with Hysh, to present them to Eldrad, knowing most Aeldari would only believe the usefulness of the wind if they see their fellows using it.:1
Cut the meeting short by reminding the engine nears of their applications to the ministry of development, and scare a few of the denizens of the webway by traveling it aboard Kanzeon.:1
total votes:8
So Lieren will covertly contact the nameless and have a few of their members travel with him to teach them how to wield Hysh to improve their effectiveness as evil spirit slayers
writing now
>>6271356Your all good Malal, we're glad to hear shes doing better. Thank you for keeping us informed.
The audience would obviously continue for sometime, as the augments of the eternal celestial engine had far greater reserves of stamina than that of unaltered men and great enthusiasm and zeal in their discussions. You send a heartfelt message of apologies to Kanzeon and to her sisters, and wisely wait awhile before begging pardon to take your leave from the world, leaving them all high and dry. Which you are teased about, but not seriously and in a good natured manner. Mostly by Kanzeon herself. Al-Uzza does sooth some of the guilt of leaving them to the droll discussions asked for by the Engine Nears, as the sister had, after it was clear the audience would last longer than a few hours, had taken to only 'inhabiting' their present avatars when it was their time to speak and were instead focusing on more worthwhile and enriching activities elsewhere. Liberty, for example, had started taking pots shots at space debris towed near the Eternal Celestial Engine, while Anahita was pestering your astartes who'd asked to be taught the work of the forge as her students with some of her mechanical drones to see how long it'd take them to realize it was her behind the mischief. Kanzeon and Al-Uzza, were, when you spoke to them to tell them you were taking your leave to travel to Ulthwe, working with some of the Oracle Breed elders to manufacture hardy and pollution resistant grain to transport to the "Forge world"
So, with a clear conscious, and before departing from the world covertly, you contact the psionic messengers of the nameless, the psykerists who have jointed membership with the spirit hunting sect and the wanderers in the fog sect, who have the most profound wind whispering abilities and the greatest clarity of mind and sturdiest foundation of Will. They then contact their superiors in their respective school, who, as they were instructed when the sixth school was founded, contact the Void School that oversees the entirety of the nameless and all its hunters.
And, as swift as wildfire or a cosmic gale, one of the members of the void school, hand selected, vetted and tested by ever sagacious Malcador, meets you and acts as his representative in place of the Sigilite himself, who alongside your father holds the reins of the nameless now in truth.
Above the desolate, harsh landscape of an asteroid mined into a shell, you sit cross legged before the representative, who by his manner and posture you immediately know to be from Terra rather than Shangrala, though the meeting place is a commercial ship produced by one of the first artisanal star ship wrights of Long Jia, though the modifications to the vessel, hidden below the surface like poison beneath a toad's skin, tell you that they didn't merely buy the craft straight from the market floor.
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>>6271381"A visit to an Eldar Craftworld" They repeat, as if to taste and contemplate the idea and concept of allowing members of the nameless to join you on your journey
"Ulthwe, I am close to its head, Eldrad. He was at my wedding and spoke with both of my fathers" You explain, as you focus on honing the blade of the sword of love, and experiment with imbuing the light and wind of hysh into it alongside the orderly frost of silver moonlight and the gilded flames that ever burn your soul "I have promised to meet with him, to discuss matters pertaining to my lost brothers and this power I wield"
"Which is unlike any I have seen" The representative admits with an impressed nod "Though, I had witnessed its presence once or twice. The Sigilite had warned me of your, gentle approach, to xenos. And the rather surprising fact you'd yet to be betrayed by them and had even converted several of their breed to your...what did he call it? "Self help book?"
"Not the worse description of the Journey I've heard" You laugh jovially and flourish the blade, frowning and click your tongue as you realize you'll need to employ the delicate art of [ Paradox Creation ] to properly temper the purified blade in hysh's light "And Carys, the first adopted of the what the Aeldar dub as the path of the Journeyman, was close with Farseer Eldrad, and he and I get along well, though not all the Aeldari I teach are adherents to the philosophy sprouted from my views and understanding of this world we all dwell in"
"Yes, I've noticed you've been teaching an incredibly lethal power to the knife ears under your plum and azure wings, which, I'd ask why those colors are associated with you, considering I've only seen you wear white or drab, natural colors" They answer, as they begin to disassemble their terran made las pistol, out of habit and to settle their nerves, mimicking your own maintenance of your the sword usually worn at your side "And that you've come to talk with me, tells me you've farther reaching plans than to inform our masters at Terra of your continued mingling with Xenos"
"Have you not grown accustomed to their presence?" You asks quietly and solemnly
"I avoid the ones you've taken as pets" He answers respectfully "I do not risk the presence of a race of telepaths who feed off emotion and memory, do not think I may know the thoughts of sapient flowers nor their intents, do not trust fungus more treacherous than any orkoid strain that has shown itself capable of parasitoid behavior "
"That leaves the Sagit and Se'ah'in" You retort, with a jackalish smirk, and they stop polishing the barrel of their side arm
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>>6271382"The Sirens are, until maturity, too dangerous to approach, too mercurial. And in adulthood, to tame to consider a threat despite their greater bulk and better grasp of their sonic attacks. And the Sagit...I just don't like dancing" They say, and while their xenophobia is apparent, it is more of a cool, disdain than the blazing hatred of a fanatic "I avoid them. They are, presently, approved to co-exist alongside humanity. My distaste for them, is borne of a reasonable sense of caution and suspicion"
"It is better than confronting them, I suppose" You coldly remark, now oiling your blade after that you've set its temper "And to answer the question you asked before we got sidetracked, yes, I've further reaching plans than asking for aid in finding my lost kin and showing this power I now hold to the Aeldari. I wish to teach the nameless how to wield it as well"
"A purifying, radiant white flame, that cleanses and chases away darkness and corruption both" The representative hums thoughtfully
"And may heal where other fires burn, and whose light enlightens as well as it illuminates" You answer
"It is a good tool, but it is taken from the Warp" They indicate, flipping their las pistol around and checking its sight, aiming down its sight and staring, before taking off its scope and polishing it
"You'd prefer the las weapons we manufacture in Long Jia" You offer with a smile "Their sights are more durable and the flexible glass we use in their construction make them both more accurate and powerful"
"I trust what I know. I do not know this light twinkling around your fingers. It resembles sorcery. That it is poison to that which few know threaten humanity and our master's plan" He answers "Only makes me more suspect of it"
"Then allow to me demonstrate that there is no more risk in wielding it than either of our psykerist gifts" You ask of him, softly, gently
"I will select the candidates" They tell you "The fact it takes the form of flame occasionally, pure white fire, reminds me of the report I heard concerning an incident that occurred during the long-jian intervention on the homeworld of the twelfth primarch, how one of the founders and current leaders of the operatives my group oversees, who were influenced by a warp born power, and driven to an act of zealotry unlike him. You can, then, understand my hesitation to embrace this power, that may very well be a poison concealed in a jeweled container"
"You speak like a Long-Jian" You chuckle
"I'll take that as a compliment, though I do still struggle to grasp the poetic, idiom dense and overtly symbolic dialect of your host society" They say, with the barest hint of a smile on their face "They won't be ranking members, new recruits, less of a risk, less of a loss if my doubts are proven, and if the eldar attempt a betrayal"
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>>6271383"I will not fault or slight your for your suspicions. Caution is a medicine. though like any medicine, whether it is a treatment or a poison depends wholly on its dosage. As it has been said, water can soothe the parched throat or drown and hide away your corpse"
"Who said that?" They ask, with earnest and innocent curiosity
"A philosopher who was drowned by the Yan prior to my arrival to Shangrala, those were in fact his last words" You explain politely
"I'll have to deepen my research of Shangralan history" He mused "But I believe our discussion is at its end, Lord Second"
"Then I shall take my leave, and begin my travels to Ulthwe" You tell him with a smile, cupped fist and a bow "But, do reconsider your choice of side arms"
"I'm a creature of tradition" Is how he replies
What aspects of Hysh do you focus on teaching the Nameless agents accompanying you, Lieren?
>Healing and Mending>Illumination, Literal and Mystical>Exorcism and Banishment >Cleansing and Purification>Write inAlso feeling like writing a cut away to another primarch
>>6271384>Exorcism and Banishment >Cleansing and PurificationEither or, Both are great.
>>6271384I support
>>6271392this is the power of "GTFO". lets teach them that.
>>6271384>Illumination, Literal and MysticalI'm guessing this would make the investigation part of the Nameless' work a lot easier.
>>6271384I'll support:
>>6271392Anything specifically tailored to contrast the dangers they face is great.
>>6271432That's not a bad take but while cultists can be subtle they also slip up often.
I trust they can find the enemy but they really need the tools to expertly excise the tumors they find, and throughly.
>>6271384>Illumination, Literal and Mystical>Cleansing and Purificationtheir job is to find chaos wherever it dwells and burn it out root and all.
>>6271384>Exorcism and Banishment >Cleansing and PurificationWe want it to be a weapon against Chaos, and I think cleansing might lead to wards or somesuch that could hamper Slaanesh's ability to nab Eldar souls.
I think the only "bad" choice here is Illumination, because regardless of the truth it sounds a lot like cultist brainwashing shit and there's going to be a bunch of skeptics on each side who will leap on it as proof that we're compromised and trying to infect people.
>>6271384>Exorcism and Banishment>Cleansing and PurificationMaybe Ferrus Manus? Or Curze?
>>6271383>Also feeling like writing a cut away to another primarchTotally up for that. Curze would be neat, but it'd also be good to see Guilliman or Vulkan, or somebody else we haven't really seen.
>>6271384>Illumination, Literal and Mystical>Cleansing and Purificationi want to teach all of it to the nameless cause its alot of utility
>>6271524Illumination is not brainwashing, its revealing something. It allows them to identify Chaos.
>>6271384>Illumination, Literal and Mystical>Cleansing and PurificationReveal your true form
>>6271384>>Healing and Mending>Cleansing and Purification
Guess I'll do the tally this time
Total votes: 11
Healing and Mending: 1
Illumination, Literal and Mystical: 4
Exorcism and Banishment: 6
Cleansing and Purification: 10
Calling the vote now. Sorry for the wait. Got woken up today by hearing a family got in a car accident, and the one who called me didn't think to lead with explaining it was "Just a small bump" and no one was hurt. so yeah.
>>6273263Thanks for the assist Anon
So Lieren will teach the Nameless agents Cleansing and purification and a bit exorcism and Banishment
Writing now
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The night pearl had not gone through a full rotation, yet the world and life that Star Seeker had known had changed and he knew that, as the strange narrow eyed people from the stars that called themselves the Long Jianese would have said, that the reality he had once known had vanished into the sea like a clay ox. What sort of beast a Clay Ox was, remained a mystery to the man who had sought to become a spirit speaker in the life now gone. He and his master had been approached by a pair of elders, wearing masks of smooth, lustrous stone, who spoke of dangers lurking the fog of mind and the mist of the spirit and offered to teach them both their ways of wandering through the fog.
Star Seeker had not realized how literal they were being, and had seen the world of the Long Jianese and all the magics they knew. But, then, one night during his training. He was approached by his master, and told of deeper secrets and that they were to be trained by two packs of sorcerers.
His master was gone now. He'd failed. Star Seeker had put down what had taken hold of his flesh with his own two hands. Oddly, he felt at peace with himself and did not blame those without names who urged them to battle against the haunts they'd captured. Indeed, he felt stronger, more of a man grown now.
And so he'd trained, now wearing the ancestral relics of his master as his own, refining the "Psykerist" powers and cultivating inner strength by day, and being honed into a weapon against the night devils by the light of the night pearl above the world of fog. Until, he was fetched again, and told he was meeting the Giant. He'd heard, since he learned enough to talk briefly with the Long Jianese, of the Giant before. A living figure of myth. A great hero. A trickster. and an overwhelming power. The enemy of tyrants and devils, who had sired hundreds of warrior sons upon a goddess of the woods. A man who could make friends with plants and whom could see into the hearts of all men.
Star Seeker was nervous, as he and others he had known had past the slaying trial where others had failed to earn the right to cast aside their name for the duty of slaying mischievous sprites, waited to meet the giant.
"I heard" The man of metal hummed, eyes glassy as they'd cast aside their hallowed flesh "That Lieren of Nothing lead an assault upon a city that was undergoing a full daemonic manifestation with all of the schools and successfully banished the cults of several of the discordant motive forces, that oppose the Ever Running Engine"
"I heard that giantess he's attached to the hip with, he'd pulled out from the gullet of one of them nasty critters" A sprout of a girl with tangled hair the color of summer grass chirped like a bird "And the both of them gutted the shadowy spook together"
"Lieren killed the sorcerer Kamal Kanan, who slaughtered his own people for power" The tall, war paint wearing "Vishnu" laughed "My chieftess says he'd torn them apart, with his bare hands"
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>>6273653"Our Aeldari friends, told me that he dove into a rift in reality to rescue the thralls of their dark natured cousin" A man who smell of marsh water said "The handsome creatures who now live alongside us"
Suddenly, several pairs of eyes were settled on Star Seeker
"I've heard he slew a fox and stole its burning hide" He blustered, recalling vaguely a story of the Giant battling a den of golden furred foxes. The others gathered to be taught by the Giant, seemed to accept his story, as more tales were shared of the great man.
Star Seeker sensed his approach before any others. It was like standing before a great, raging fire, the waves of sweltering heat crashing against him as he stood mere feet away from the boundary of a world swallowing inferno. Like a sea of fire that burned so hot it began to glow like molten metal. The Giant, stood in the center of the Valley of Flame, consumed himself by the torrents of fuel-less fire. The ground split, and the winds of winter blew, silver water spilling out and shining like moonlight and turning to white steam where it met the ever expanding conflagration of a great man's soul. He was, spiritually, more of a giant than he was bodily. Star Seeker felt he had stood before a once distance star and now scorched his hands reaching towards it.
Then there were the eyes. First, silver, cold like a winter morning sky. Heralds of inescapable death. Then, playful and gold like the summer sun, alighting the bounty of spring come to fruit. Long strands of ash grey hair floated behind them as they sauntered forward like the kings of the mountains. The fog world had their own kings, they called them panther. And Star Seeker wondered if Lieren had been sired upon one of these Fog Panthers by his father who sought to claim all stars. His smile was a predators grin as much as it was tale weavers relaxed smirk.
This was a man, a warrior, a spirit speaker of two aspects. Perhaps more. Behind him, a shadow stretched towards the horizon, showing the different roles the Giant Whom Seeks Nothing, plays in his life.
Then, there was a feeling. Like he'd been peeled open and prepared for butchering. Star Seeker met the giant's eyes, and felt as if he was having his fortunes read by his own, still bloody bones. The giant stopped mid stride, and studied him like a Bramble Thief does its prey. He was weighing his heart, checking him for sins and wrong doings. He could feel that in his hand, he held a spear that was trained on his chest, should he be found unworthy.
He was not alone. Spirits, great and small, of Ice and of the dead, watched Star Seeker closely, as intimately as a mother judges their newborn when times are lean.
Star Seeker lifted up his chest
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>>6273654"I shall have to make you one of my personal disciples, Boy" The titan spoke with a voice as pleasant as honey dripping from the comb or fresh rain after a drought "You have a great resilience of will, that must be cultivated. Strong foundations, are worthless without direction"
The others had averted their gazes or shielded themselves with wards as the blazing sea retracted to only burn Lieren
"What is your name?" he was asked
"I was given the name Star Seeker, when I had survived to my tenth year" He answered. And the giant asked all of there names, one by one, having something to praise of each of them.
They were traveling to another world, he told them, to meet with a man who saw far beyond the horizon and into the day to come as Star Seeker understood it. But they would also be trained, how to tame and order a particular wind, to capture a white light and use it to purify that which is foul and clean that which has rotted. And, Lieren said, to chase away the bad spirits and force them from the corpses they puppet.
Star Seeker remembered how his master died. And felt destiny's pull as he listened to Lieren speak of a spirit called Hysh, whom had become his friend after he had freed it from the cave it had been trapped in.
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The new members of the Nameless you're training, quickly adapt to wielding Hysh's light in place of their own souls' power. And with a few objects touched by chaos and a few corpses of those befouled by it, they are able to practice and learn how to use the White Flame to purify and wash away the corruption of Chaos and the warp, from the smallest of its manifestations. It is a small beginning, but every journey begins with one step. You continue having them practice and use the power to wash away safer energies as well as cleanse small chips of warp stone and render them safe and sterile of corruptive energies, without any of them undergoing or experience even the subtlest of mutations. They're small tests, petty experiments, to prove that Hysh can be safely wielded against the great enemy and to see how those who are not primarchs may harness its powers.
They already know the null denouncement charm, how to write its script and use it to ward places and people, but showing them how the imbue the charm with Hysh energy increases the null denouncement's effectiveness and allows it to be used more offensively, even a script of paper fashioned like a talisman can be used to great effectiveness when it is charged with the White Flame.
These are the practices you put them through before entering the Webway, having them prove they can purifying the slightest presence of chaos corruption and cleanse those items and remains that were polluted by its presence, that they can wash away mutative energies and render materials that express such taint safe or at least safer to handle directly.
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>>6273655And you'll have to commend the representative of the Void school for the selection he had made of students. He'd called them expendable, but all of them have the right mindset to wield the Pure White Flame as a purifying force. They imagine the process in different ways. "Grinning" Abigail from New Varro, envisions washing clothes and wringing them out over white water rapids. Wrench-82 considers it as using flame to treat metal and burn off contaminants. The Vishnu Rishi dreams it to be a great saber carved of solidified fire. Meng from the Xue province, see sit as a anti venom, a curing salve to be applied and rubbed into boils and burns. And Star Seeker from Massacre, thinks of it as a white dawn that chases away the darkness like a panther does starving hounds. All of them are right, from a certain point of view.
And all of them have experience resisting the temptation of chaos and fighting and slaying evil spirits. They had to, to join the Nameless, even if they are considered fresh recruits, they had endured the eight days of rigorous meditation and exposure to warp energy and then bested a wicked spirit in single combat. They simply had not received the cybernetic augmentations awarded to the successful recruits, yet, now had they been assigned to a school. Though you knew which they'd join, after training them and getting to know each of them personally.
Which makes their secondary instruction more difficult. Beating a daemon in combat, is in someways, more easily done than banishing it directly or exorcising and removing it from a vessel it has taken, and that is why you lead with showing them how to cleanse away chaotic taint and purify its presence and Qi first. As those will be good foundational skills for them to utilize in the process of banishing the warp born spirits.
Another obstacle, is, of course, how to get them to functional and useable experience in banishing rites and exorcist techniques, you've been teaching them the exorcist techniques you inherited from the Dai monks, the arts of the Cleansing Rain as well as the powers Arianka had blessed you with when she trusted you with a glimmer of her silver moonlight. Thus far, they have only grasped "The Five Daggers of Winter's Embrace" and are not ready for any more advance moves of the Cleansing Rain practice. And you have created variations of the most basic techniques of Cleansing Rain with Hysh, which you are considering to make a branch school of exorcism, out of respect for the Dai Monk's own practices and in recognition to the difference in movements and results between the two arts.
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>>6273656How do you get the new recruits experience in banishing/ exorcising Chaos Daemons, Lieren?
>Use the possessed unfortunates the Nameless were able to capture and contain, and kept in hopes of treating their affliction for their training. If nothing else, they shall be released from torment one way or another.>Ask Arianka's children or the souls of your late companions to serve as stand ins, as they will be measurably less dangerous opponents for them to confront>See if you couldn't use [ Paradox Creation ] in someway to assist in their training, and seek out non aligned spirits for them to hone their technique on.>They've slain daemons before. Just search out breaches in the webway, and give them the task of using what they learned to banish them>Write in
>>6273657>>Use the possessed unfortunates the Nameless were able to capture and contain, and kept in hopes of treating their affliction for their training. If nothing else, they shall be released from torment one way or another.
>>6273657>See if you couldn't use [ Paradox Creation ] in someway to assist in their training, and seek out non aligned spirits for them to hone their technique on.Paradoxx
>>6273657>They've slain daemons before. Just search out breaches in the webway, and give them the task of using what they learned to banish themLet's clean up the Webway a little.
>>6273657>They've slain demons before
>>6273657>They've slain daemons before. Just search out breaches in the webway, and give them the task of using what they learned to banish themAs long as we're personally on hand to step in if things go wrong, this might very well be the best choice.
It will demonstrate to the recruits, the Nameless, and the Eldar that this is indeed a combat-viable power against the warp, and only the most paranoid would claim that we rigged anything with the demons that end up being fought.
>>6273657>>Use the possessed unfortunates the Nameless were able to capture and contain, and kept in hopes of treating their affliction for their training. If nothing else, they shall be released from torment one way or another.the hordes of lesser neverborn are effectively infinite and facing them won't seal the breaches in the webway.
on the other hand, we have people that we can save from death and worse than death. Given the nameless' duty, they are far more likely to be dealing with neverborn intrigue and corruptive influence using mortals. This is a big step to making sure that every mortal that so much as sees a daemon doesn't get shot just in case because we have no method of dealing with them.
>>6273657>>Use the possessed unfortunates the Nameless were able to capture and contain, and kept in hopes of treating their affliction for their training. If nothing else, they shall be released from torment one way or another.this will serve alot of purposes it will show them the horrors of why demons should be spurned at all points and give them experience in dealing with tricky demon infiltrations
>>6273657>>Use the possessed unfortunates the Nameless were able to capture and contain, and kept in hopes of treating their affliction for their training. If nothing else, they shall be released from torment one way or another.These are Nameless greenhorns, still Nameless but not fully trained to be the demon slayers we made them to be yet. This should help.
>>6273657Lieren?
>Use the possessed unfortunates the Nameless were able to capture and contain, and kept in hopes of treating their affliction for their training. If nothing else, they shall be released from torment one way or another.
We had the option, when we released Hysh, to take a spark of it to use as the core of a new spirit for kuan im's replacement.
Is there anything stopping us from doing the same thing now?
Lieren provides the spirit, Hysh and his own yin yang of universal harmony. Kanzeon provides the flesh(replacement parts). Voila, ship baby!
Now that we have space empire, we could use the extra production. When emp arrives, we can introduce him to his grand baby. Proving the usefulness of Hysh and an ethical way to birth ship people.
Calling the vote now, sorry for the really long wait. Hurt my hand and couldn't write comfortable with it. Still a bit sore/ stiff
Use the possessed unfortunates the Nameless were able to capture and contain, and kept in hopes of treating their affliction for their training. If nothing else, they shall be released from torment one way or another:5
See if you couldn't use [ Paradox Creation ] in someway to assist in their training, and seek out non aligned spirits for them to hone their technique on.:1
They've slain daemons before. Just search out breaches in the webway, and give them the task of using what they learned to banish them:3
Total votes:9
So Lieren will train the Hysh-wielders in banishment and exorcism by having them attempt to purge the possessions of the unfortunate victims contained by the Nameless, ending their suffering through curing their affliction or cutting short their agonized lives.
Writing now
>>6275662Cause the spark would've been super condensed compared to the now "Free ranged" White wind.
The journey to and into the webway is delayed. You take the newly minted wielders of Hysh's mending flame and white wind on a detour. A merciful pilgrimage, to a hidden citadel constructed covertly by the Nameless far from any community or indeed any stretch of inhabited land. A unknown fortress, not a place of honor. Not intended to defend borders or house armies. A secret prison, a hole where all that is placed within it vanishes. It is a regrettable necessity. And as much as it is a glimpse of the worse of all the hells created within the warp, it is a beacon of hope however faint. A flickering lantern light before the all darkening night.
The hope that there is a cure for possession besides execution. It is a place where those unfortunates captured by the nameless in the spirit hunts, unlucky enough to be taken as a vessel for a Daemon and become inhabited by the wicked spirit, mutated, warped twisted, are contained and sealed. A sect of the Nameless, trusted with acting as Wardens for these poor souls, keep it secrets safe even from their fellow spirit slayers. The Unknown Place is upon a world that cannot sustain life outside of the walls. Even transformed and transmuted in body by the devils parasitizing them, the afflicted cannot survive outside of the fortress. The members of the Keepers of the Lost Sect, could through their equipment and augments.
The foreboding metallic white walls rise from the scorched soil of a planet burned by its sun's light, gleaming blindingly in the ceaseless day as you, solemnly, lead the yet unenlightened sages of the white flame across the featureless landscape. The boundary between worlds is thin here, thinner by your presence. And, thus, you upon reaching the four leagues marker, a simple monolith carved with the pitying prayers and pleads on the behalf of those who had been dragged screaming to the darkest depths of the Empyrean alongside their vermin that infested their flesh and a second, smaller stele that bore the of those rarely courageous few, who upon the moment of becoming gripped by a wicked spirit, found the will to by their own hand or through submitting themselves to the Nameless, end their life before the spirit could bind itself with their own soul.
"By the edicts of the Unknown Place, I can go no further. Accursed Brand Upon my brow would empower the unfortunates kept in that pit. Perhaps even allow the more potent of evil spirits to full manifest through the flesh of their tortured hosts. Travel in the direction of the shadow I cast, and present the slips I handed you to the gateguard. You shall know them at a glance. They are a dour, grim sort. One of the few of the Nameless to successfully oust a Daemon after it had found purchased within their flesh, within their soul, and within their minds" You explain to your students "I shall remain here, to give you what guidance I am able"
You breathed out and sighed, placing your hands upon your knee
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>>6275772"If no aid can be given, and no progress is made by any of you, we shall depart for the labyrinth. The Wardens shall give their own deadlines and allotment of patients for you each to treat, if you expend either, it will also be considered a failure and we shall take our leave of this grim locale and proceed to Ulthwe" You explain and command, and notice Star Seeker wondering what you will do as you wait "I shall meditate, and draw off further darkness from this place so steeped and shadowed by suffering"
And with that, they proceed on their journey, leaving you along besides the Stele of Suicides and the Monolith of Stolen Souls.
What do you do while you wait to hear of your students Success or Failures, Lieren?
>Contemplate and meditate on both the Stele and Monolith. >Attempt to create new psykerist techniques harnessing Hyshs>Practice [Containment] and [Paradox Creation]>Ask your wife if she thinks they'll succeed and wonder excitedly about your other brothers>Write in
>>6275774>Practice [Containment] and [Paradox Creation]Poor Lirean, he will always be both the best to help and the worse to have in the area for this stuff.
>>6275774>Practice containment and paradox creation
>>6275774>Ask your wife if she thinks they'll succeed and wonder excitedly about your other brothers
>>6275774>Contemplate and meditate on both the Stele and Monolith.
>>6275774>Write inMeditate upon ourselves, turn inward once more to work upon the path of enlightenment for it has been some time since we did.
>>6275774i'll support the write-in economy
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>>6275774another Nameless Sect ? Lieren works even you don't look !
>Contemplate and meditate on both the Stele and Monolith.There is something to learn from them.
>>6275772Supporting the write in to meditate inward and search for another fragment of enlightenment.
Calling the vote now. Sorry for the wait. Been helping with chores at my mom's house. Also saw that new superman flick. Glad they finally got his character right on the big screen
practice [containment] & [Paradox Creation]:
Ask Kanzeon what she thinks the probability of your trainees success is:
Contemplate the stele and monolith: 2
Meditate upon yourself and turn inward and seek enlightenment: 4
total votes:9
So Lieren will meditate and turn inwards, in pursuit of enlightenment.
Writing now
< https://youtu.be/9k1F3PjY948 >
Star seeker vanishes from sight, amidst the whirling sand and narrowing horizon, last. His soul glows like a star as, subconciously he holds onto the stream pouring from the golden sea and into his vessel much like a child would the hand of their mother. Smiling fondly after him, you slowly lower yourself to the sun baked ground and allow the soil and dust to flow over you, carried by the wind as it piles around your crossed legs and atop your shoulders. Kanzeon, nearby but a fair distance from the planet of the condemned, draws her soothing and ever comforting presence from you, recognizing in an instant that you intend to meditate and need your mind free of distractions and outside influences. Even one as warming and centering as the mutual love and purposes the two of you share, love for eachother. And all mankind.
Pacing your breath, the twin heart beat inside your sturdy chest began to slow. Ever scar and wound you bore against your struggle against tyranny felt renewed, fresh and raw as you entered a state of such calm that you'd appear to have simply sat down and died peaceably on this lifeless plain. The grains of sand and touch of breeze cooling you against the relentless sun grew distance. All that remained as you emptied your mind of all thought and concerns, all emotion and feeling, is love. That potent elixir that has driven your every action since birth and balanced the cold logic you were born with and the raging passions you embraced. It can remain, for it is the core of your being. The Very Center of Lieren of Nothing. Whether he is farmer, hunter, warrior, philosopher, builder, revolutionary, husband or primarch, love is what makes you him. That simplest of joys, to love and be loved in turn
Diving deeper into your empty mind, consciously controlling your heart beat and carefully paced breaths, you search for deeper mysteries within yourself beyond the truths and self realizations you have long ago made. Your feel every atom and molecule of yourself grow disparate and unfamiliar as you enter the void, fully submersing yourself in pursuit of greater insights and enlightenment within the self
The great sea Magnus the red spoke of rages around the giant built up brick by brick from his very foundation by Love, as those who had gone mad following darker paths and twisted ways lash and rage against the calm harbor within the golden sea, protected by sheer walls of frozen moonlight and blistering white light. Love is the foundation, the basis of everything you are and have accomplished. If all other emotions were stripped and the ruthlessly efficient machine you were originally was revealed, Love would remain and give purpose to its actions. It is the seed of Lieren that has grown into a mighty tree, providing shade for all who would come to its roots and boughs.
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>>6277743But there is more. Even in the state of emptiness, where self loses meaning and you in meditation become all and nothing, yourself and none and everything, there is another substance, an energy, what the tech cults term as a motive force besides love. Hidden, uncultivated. Where Love has been carefully tended to and encouraged to grow and spread and blossom like a fair lotus rising from the mud, this hue of the soul has been left to grow wild and without culturing. While the hue of your so deeply stained by Love is a Gentle Gold, and the moonlight used to thread and mend your heart is a Harsh Silver, and the healing flame you've kindled is Pure White, this truth of self you only now confront through the whispers of the tormented and their tormenters and their jailors crawl into the blissful void you've created, is muddling its color. So, with a great effort, you purge your mind and spiritual surroundings of all distractions with a billow of surging golden flames formed into a raging torrent, howling gales of frozen silver moonlight and a flare of purifying light that leaves you truly alone in the sands and within the realm of souls.
And alone, you are able to turn inward, looking more deeply within yourself and towards your own nature than you've ever done before to bear witness to and comprehended this once hidden truth
And as your consciousness once more confronts itself, What is the revelation and fragment of self that you face, Oh loving Lieren?
>The Efficient Machine. That which came before emotion and has guided you beside it. Cold Logic>The Raging Ogre. The dark rage and hatred which permeates your soul against all oppressors and tyrants. Hot Fury>The Mourning Sage. The grief and sorrow that has soaked into you, having lost so much in pursuit of prosperity. Constant Pain>The Giggling Maid. Wonder and amazement, joy and excitement, the innocence you've kept and sheltered within. Blithe Spirit.>The Defiant Struggler. Righteous outrage and steel will, the determination that has seen you dethrone and hang tyrants wherever you tread. Drive & purpose.>The Mirthless Cynic. Doubt and regret, contemplation of the future and the fear of futility, rational and realist. Tempered Thoughts>Write in
>The Efficient Machine. That which came before emotion and has guided you beside it. Cold Logic
>The Defiant Struggler. Righteous outrage and steel will, the determination that has seen you dethrone and hang tyrants wherever you tread. Drive & purpose.
>>6277744>The Efficient Machine. That which came before emotion and has guided you beside it. Cold Logic>The Giggling Maid. Wonder and amazement, joy and excitement, the innocence you've kept and sheltered within. Blithe Spirit.
>>6277744>>The Giggling Maid. Wonder and amazement, joy and excitement, the innocence you've kept and sheltered within. Blithe Spirit.giggling maid sounds a lot like magical girl lieren. and kanzeon has remarked on his innocent heart before.
This sounds like an amazing contrast both for what that what the emperor intended vs what he got. How malal and lieren are as opposite as can be and how lieren internally contrasts with the grim dark of 40k.
>>6277744>Defiant struggler>The giggling maidLife needs Joy, but it is the struggler which threw us against the first tyrant Belathor in aid of a spirit of order.
Either is acceptable, as interesting or potent.
>>6277744>The Efficient Machine. That which came before emotion and has guided you beside it. Cold Logic
>>6277744Checked.
>The Giggling Maid. Wonder and amazement, joy and excitement, the innocence you've kept and sheltered within. Blithe Spirit.
>>6277744>The Giggling Maid. Wonder and amazement, joy and excitement, the innocence you've kept and sheltered within. Blithe Spirit. Joy need more of it
>>6277744>>The Mirthless Cynic. Doubt and regret, contemplation of the future and the fear of futility, rational and realist. Tempered ThoughtsHear me out: originally, we were constructed to be The Efficient Machine. The Vile Influences (TM) tried to push us into the direction of the Raging Ogre. This did not entirely succeed but pushed this aspect of our original template towards destructive thoughts. This aspect was also inflenced by our love; however in a negative way: it is worried about what big E/ the Marsian priesthood could do to our wive; it is worried that officially denying the existence of Chaos might keep the Empire from winning; it is worried about what the Empire might do to our Xeno followers.
Instead of properly coping with these worries, the The Mirthless Cynic takes the easy route of negative feelings and inconsistent, compqrtimentalised thought patterns.
>>6277744>The Raging Ogre. The dark rage and hatred which permeates your soul against all oppressors and tyrants. Hot Fury>The Efficient Machine. That which came before emotion and has guided you beside it. Cold LogicJust got mentally flashbanged by Giggling Maid.
>>6277744>>The Raging Ogre. The dark rage and hatred which permeates your soul against all oppressors and tyrants. Hot Fury>The Defiant Struggler. Righteous outrage and steel will, the determination that has seen you dethrone and hang tyrants wherever you tread. Drive & purpose.
>>6277744>>The Giggling Maid. Wonder and amazement, joy and excitement, the innocence you've kept and sheltered within. Blithe Spirit.
Confronting more than one revelation and fragment of self might be a ...taxing endeavor
>>6277744>The Efficient Machine. That which came before emotion and has guided you beside it. Cold Logic>The Mourning Sage. The grief and sorrow that has soaked into you, having lost so much in pursuit of prosperity. Constant Pain
>>6277744>The Giggling Maid. Wonder and amazement, joy and excitement, the innocence you've kept and sheltered within. Blithe Spirit.This sounds like a vote we really shouldn't be greedy about.
>>6277744>The Efficient Machine. That which came before emotion and has guided you beside it. Cold LogicMake peace with what we were, the origional blueprint.
>>6277743>The Defiant Struggler. Righteous outrage and steel will, the determination that has seen you dethrone and hang tyrants wherever you tread. Drive & purpose.>The Efficient Machine. That which came before emotion and has guided you beside it. Cold Logic
>The Giggling Maid. Wonder and amazement, joy and excitement, the innocence you've kept and sheltered within. Blithe Spirit.
Calling the vote now, Sorry for the wait
The Efficient Machine:7
The Defiant Struggler:3
The Giggling Maid:8
The Mirthless Cynic:1
The Raging Ogre:2
The Mourning Sage:1
The revelation that Lieren makes is that of innocent wonder and joy, a fragment of self like a giggling maid.
writing now
>>6278775It is also simply not possible
https://youtu.be/ohdxy_3v4RI
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Innocent wonder, a childlike sense of awe towards the worlds, blithe joy at experiencing new and exciting things. Despite everything, despite being crafted rather than born, despite all of the killing and murder you've committed, despite the horrors you've been forced to confront and comprehend to the rotten core of their putrid existence, there, guarded jealously and shielded from all the awfulness of the world and its harsh reality, is a youthful innocence kept within yourself.
The carefree giggling of children at play, the smile one wears as they greet the morning sun on a day as close to perfect as can be arranged. Amazement at ones own abilities, wonder over the talents of other. An aspect of the child you were so briefly, that endured even as you saddled with many responsibilities and what felt like all the weight of the world and had your companions, close friends and playmates torn away from you as you faced evil without peer, whose vileness defies description. And yet this innocent child within you endured, and still faces the world with a blithe sense of innocence, finding awe and wonder in all the sights and experiences they can encounter.
It is the innocent heart fair Kanzeon spoke of, one of the foundational pillars of your personality and self. Your blithe spirit that has kept your heart from hardening or falling to despair despite every tragedy and atrocity you've faced. And in facing this aspect, this fragment of yourself, an incremental approach towards enlightenment is made. And, you face the Giggling Maid within you and know her. Another self, like an avatar of the divine or simply another mask to be worn.
"Isn't it so fun" The grey haired girl titters, as the two of you race through a field of funerary flowers "To still be able to interact, however slightly, with the energy of those who have departed and left us behind, Big Bro? Aren't we blessed, to have hatched on a world with so many incredible and friendly people, isn't it great that we were met with trust and loving, open arms! And its only become a more blessed life since, all the hardship and work, to make a world that is fair and kind to all. Isn't that our dream, for all to feel this joy, to look forward with wonder and anticipation, rather than fear or hate?"
"Since the day we saw the Village withering away through starvation, since the day we walked beyond it and saw how the land and her people suffered. Since we saw the way the people's faces lit up with hope, how they forgot their worries watching tales and theater of our heroism and valor, how they were inspired by us simply doing what we felt was right" You agree with the one silver and one golden eyed maiden version of yourself, a possibility that never could be, as both of you tittered in the same manner, covering your mouths with the back of your sleeves in your usual fashion which was often called feminine.
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>>6279505"I know, I know! And that was just our first step, we've seen so many interesting things, saw worlds painted in different colors than our own, lost and made friends, mourned and loved and yet even though we've traveled far, the fields of flowers and crisp spring air are still just as amazing as they were on our first winter, when the frosts subsided and the people tossed off their furs and no longer went to sleep with growling bellies!' She exclaims, throwing up her arms above her head jubilantly "And to find so many people who remained fair hearted and true, despite serving the worst of men, wasn't that even more exciting. Everything is just so lovely, even when the awe it inspires is terrible and frightening"
"Even the foulest of sights can incite wonder if approached from the right angle, even the malignant and deformed contain some remnant of beauty. A world scorched and bled by war, grows flowers more lovely when peace returns" You muse poetically, strumming a pipa absent mindedly
"You're thinking too much, there's no reason to seek understanding for a mysterious wonder or to contemplate for long what makes something exciting. Just enjoy what you can, while you can, and then find what else is exciting" The Giggling Maid titters, scolding you for getting tangled up in morose meditation and profound contemplation "Innocence is a treasure that is easily lost, if one thinks too hard. Isn't it enough to just smile, laugh and wonder? Stand in awe of the beauty of creation, in the beauty of life, of mankind, to let that be enough, the simple, child like wonder of a world known and yet unknown. To treat each day as a new beginning"
"As a new journey" You say with the aspect of yourself in unison, barking with your laugh that some have called frightening to the point of being spine tingling "And confront any horrors and sorrows it may bring with a blithe, spirit that cannot be dampened or darkened"
"To find the time to admire the flowers and play over the graves of those who've gone ahead, to dance and sing with their spirits and wonder when you'll next meet them, when you'll meet someone new who'll find a place in our heart just as big as they had filled!" Giggling maid laughs, prancing, skipping and running through the field of memorial flowers "And show them the wonders we've seen, teach them how to remember what it was like to be young and carefree, how to hope and dream and laugh and play again, without being weighed down by all the complicated stuff and worries of life"
The Giggling child aspect of yourself runs back up to you and cups a hand around your ear, and you whisper the lesson of innocent, the wisdom of children and the enlightenment that can only come from an innocent and childish outlook of life and world
And between the Giant and the Child, a golden core completed and shined radiantly within their chest
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>>6279506And what is the lesson the aspect of yourself you've accepted and embraced tell you, oh carefreely laughing Giant?
>Why must innocence be discarded? Why must one grow old and mature, and harden and grow cold. Simply living is reason enough to celebrate and be forever joyful
>One should not forsake their inner child, but rather accept and learn from it and recall what it was like to be innocent, to be ignorant, and walk beside their own younger self>All that is terrible, all that frightens and terrifies, can be made weaker and lesser by laughter. Glee is the greatest bravery of all, confront nightmares, monsters and villains alike with a smile.>It is a cycle, innocence and cynicism, much like birth and death. Muddied waters clear and pure springs cloud. But like one may be reborn, so to can joy and hope endure a harsh season of agony and sorrow. >Write in
>>6279508>All that is terrible and frightens and terrifies can be made weaker and lesser by laughter. Glee is the greatest bravery of all.All are good lessons, especially 2, but 3 is the most surefooted of every lesson. But if I may suggest an extension
>Embrace Glee like you ought embrace Trust, with all the ignorance and enthusiasm of a child.
>>6279508>Why must innocence be discarded? Why must one grow old and mature, and harden and grow cold. Simply living is reason enough to celebrate and be forever joyfulMy guy born to dilly dally forced to be cold unthinking machine
>>6279508>>Why must innocence be discarded? Why must one grow old and mature, and harden and grow cold. Simply living is reason enough to celebrate and be forever joyful>>6279614lol
>>6279508>>One should not forsake their inner child, but rather accept and learn from it and recall what it was like to be innocent, to be ignorant, and walk beside their own younger selfhonestly i feel like some of these options are traps dont know why
>>6279508>Why must innocence be discarded? Why must one grow old and mature, and harden and grow cold. Simply living is reason enough to celebrate and be forever joyfulInnocence does not have to be at odds with the trials and rigors of life. Wonder does not have to be threatened by understanding, happiness does not have to be diminished by suffering, cynicism and closed-mindedness need not be the wages of a lifetime's experiences.
>>6279508>It is a cycle, innocence and cynicism, much like birth and death. Muddied waters clear and pure springs cloud. But like one may be reborn, so to can joy and hope endure a harsh season of agony and sorrow. I will in fact break ranks, And vote 4.
>>6279508>Why must innocence be discarded? Why must one grow old and mature, and harden and grow cold. Simply living is reason enough to celebrate and be forever joyful
>>6279508>>Why must innocence be discarded? Why must one grow old and mature, and harden and grow cold. Simply living is reason enough to celebrate and be forever joyful
>>6279508>Why must innocence be discarded? Why must one grow old and mature, and harden and grow cold. Simply living is reason enough to celebrate and be forever joyfulwhy? there is no why. you don't need a reason to look forward with wonder. thus, wonder is maintained despite all reason.
sounds like a good lesson for people who are just starting down the chaos grimderp slippery slope.
