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Every surface reflected a resplendent sheen that blinded him. | Every surface reflected a resplendent sheen that blinded him. | ||
"What is this place?" he asked. | |||
"Many things," [[Emperor Calus|Calus]] replied, lounging with his cheek in his palm. "This chamber once held an [[Arkborn]]. The only one of her kind to leave the interstellar conduits of her people. It is the place where [[Valus Nohr]] earned her shield in trial by combat. [[Shadows of Calus|Shadows]] were cast here. History made." | |||
"Am I to cast a Shadow?" | |||
"Yes. You were bred to be a sorrow-bearer. I seek a Hive commander, but those are not so readily available. So I made you." | |||
"The Council says the Hive cannot be contained. They worry." | |||
Calus raised an eyebrow. | Calus raised an eyebrow. "Who among them?" | ||
"Councilors [[Rahl]] and [[Verloren]]." | |||
The Emperor shook the golden chamber with his guffaw. | The Emperor shook the golden chamber with his guffaw. "Only a few hours old, and already your words have killed two." | ||
Gahlran pondered what his Emperor could mean. | Gahlran pondered what his Emperor could mean. | ||
"I will enjoy you," Calus said, and keyed a hidden control on the armrest of his divan. | |||
The ceiling shrieked as it opened like an eye. Gahlran craned his neck to stare as two hovering [[Councilor]]s descended with a massive, plated helm from the vast iris above. | The ceiling shrieked as it opened like an eye. Gahlran craned his neck to stare as two hovering [[Councilor]]s descended with a massive, plated helm from the vast iris above. | ||
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He could hear a litany of voices shouting down at him from inside the thing as it slowly descended. He thought they sounded like warnings, but there were no discernible words in the speech. | He could hear a litany of voices shouting down at him from inside the thing as it slowly descended. He thought they sounded like warnings, but there were no discernible words in the speech. | ||
"What is that?" he asked his Emperor. | |||
Calus finished the Royal nectar in his chalice before belching, | Calus finished the Royal nectar in his chalice before belching, "Your crown." | ||
Gahlran thought he could glimpse a faint violet glow on the inside of the helm as it drew nearer. | Gahlran thought he could glimpse a faint violet glow on the inside of the helm as it drew nearer. | ||
"Isn't it beautiful?" Calus asked, as the voices echoing from the helm grew louder. | |||
"No," Gahlran replied. | |||
He thought he should run. He tried to stand, but he found that he could not, rooted to the floor before the Emperor's throne by the will of the Councilors. | He thought he should run. He tried to stand, but he found that he could not, rooted to the floor before the Emperor's throne by the will of the Councilors. | ||
"I do not like this," Gahlran said. | |||
"This," said Calus, as the Councilors crowned Gahlran, "is why you were born." | |||
The violet interior filled Gahlran's vision. | The violet interior filled Gahlran's vision. | ||
"What does it feel like?" asked the Emperor. | |||
"Fear," Gahlran said. | |||
Calus must have responded, but Gahlran couldn't hear him over the cacophony of voices. | Calus must have responded, but Gahlran couldn't hear him over the cacophony of voices. | ||
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//CABAL | //CABAL "LOYALIST" BAND TRANSMISSION | ||
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