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To be clear, this category may be done because of pure laziness.

Or it might be because it rained today, for what feels the first time in months.

Or it might be because sending everything by mail across several days is giving me headaches.

Or it might be all the above.

One thing is sure: the attached file is not a teaser.

Not at all.

Go read it if you don't believe me.

It's in the title.

Ha!

Comments

Rockinalice

Even if it was we would love you regardless

Forgottenone

Wise Old man with the white beard: You just feed a vermin swarm, run you fool!

El

That’s…quite an end to this chapter. Masterfully done, as always. Thank you for such great work !

Boris Michenski

That is true, that is not a teaser, in fact, this piece of text mostly holds No interest and No relevance. Still, it does hold ONE irrefutable truth: Whoever controls the supply of hot water, controls the fate of the universe.

David Jones

Man my arms are already aching from hanging on the edge of this cliff...

Rockinalice

Looks like the god that big E used has finally been put back together again and is fused with QA oh boy this is going to be good

primus

It's a shame this isn't a teaser. I always enjoy those. And if there were to be a teaser in which Taylor were to embrace her role as Aeldari empress, what fun. But there isn't one. I wouldn't be able to wait to see how Abaddon would react to such a statement, if such a teaser were to be released.

Hunter

Ascension is not, and never was about elevating yourself to the level of a deity. It is far simpler. It is the act of forcing the galaxy to acknowledge that your deeds matter, no matter how trifling and unimportant a single move might be. Ascending changes everything. And no, I’m not talking about the success of a military campaign, or a failure during a siege. I’m speaking about all beings, be they of your own race or not, feeling in their bones and souls that you are the one who can usher a new age upon this galaxy. It can be for creation. It can be for destruction. It can be for both. The mechanics of Ascension itself are complicated, I will freely admit. Mainly because there are no hard rules whatsoever. As far as I know, he never knew what Ascension truly was, never mind considered walking on this path. But I did. I did, and though it was the hardest thing done in my life, I achieved it. Against the Gods. Against the other Legions. Against the Imperium I rebelled from millennia ago. The End of Empires is not a reward; it is a reminder Khorne, Tzeentch, Nurgle, and Slaanesh when she was alive, are always watching over me...and that if I falter on the path the Black Legion and I are advancing on, the Echo of the First Murder will turn against me and add one more illustrious name to its tally. That was what had been decreed. That was what the Gods of Chaos believed to be pre-ordained. But quite evidently, I was not the only one to prepare contingencies away from their countless spies. Commorragh wasn’t supposed to be destroyed like it did. Slaanesh wasn’t supposed to die. But it happened. And now there will be terrible choices to make. Could you pursue Ascension, knowing your death will wait another day? “It matters,” the Despoiler returned to teaching mode, still walking back and forth like an instructor revealing to Whiteshields that yes, excrements did stink, “because each of the Shards, the last surviving pieces of Slaanesh’s essence, are the keys to rebuilding their cycle of reincarnation and immaterial protection beyond death.” The Lady General didn’t see the problem...and this worried her. “One of said...shard-keys has been recovered by the irritant one next to me. And it will evolve into a proper Goddess...eventually.” “The problem,” the Warmaster of Chaos shook his head and continued like she hadn’t spoken at all, “is that you don’t create a Domain in the Warp just like that. One Shard? One Aspect? No, it is far too weak a symbol of power and authority. You need powerful Gods or Goddesses to enforce the new status quo. In the Great Ocean, there are only predators and preys.” The Talon of Horus’ claws tightened brusquely. “Many human souls have been saved by your deeds at Commorragh, Weaver. But where the Eldar are concerned, you have just ensured that if there are not utterly dedicated to one God or Goddess in particular, it is a vicious battle every time one of the Eldar souls abandons his or her mortal shell.” Taylor glanced at Aurelia Malys. The Herald looked like she wanted to protest...but couldn’t. “The problem is not that Eldar don’t believe in Gods or are unwilling to create new ones. The problem is that these deities are weak. The powerful dominate the weak. Slaanesh was powerful. The replacements Cegorach tried to establish are not. Divided, godlings are vulnerable and will, in due time, be crushed. And then Chaos will rule them all.” “Whether the Eldar achieve their salvation or their damnation is of no concern to me,” through her connection to Atharti, the young Herald could feel the truth ringing behind that statement. “This is not my story. I will not play a part in it, and I will not waste resources supporting a game which will not help the Black Legion. By your actions, Weaver, you broke the military power of the Webway Cities. The survivors are insignificant in numbers, unworthy of my time, and can’t recognise loyalty and brotherhood no matter how long I would explain it to them. Why would I engineer the doom of the Eldar, when they are already defeated?” This time, the Primordial Annihilator manifested its fury violently and loudly. “Is it because you failed...or you didn’t try?” The Herald of Atharti wondered what exact game the Despoiler was playing...he couldn’t...no, that didn’t make any sense... “What are you saying, Warmaster Abaddon?” “I am saying, Lady General Weaver, that every Empire needs an Emperor. It’s not that complicated. The absence of a claim, the unwillingness to enforce it, or the absence of the claimant...they are all grounds of invalidity.” The tone might have seemed thoughtful, but each word had been spoken with devastating precision. It was as if the black titan wielded his tongue like one did a scalpel. “Every Empire needs an Emperor.” And the Primordial Annihilator’s wrath overwhelmed everything. “My name is Taylor Hebert.” She was supposed to feel strong after merging every shard of Sacrifice in her. She really didn’t felt all-powerful. This trap had drained her. But there was something different around her. It was as if she could hear the beating heart of a dangerous galaxy. It was if something sleepy was listening to her words. “And I am Empress of the Aeldari Empire. You have taken things that were never yours to begin, parasites.” Taylor felt their displeasure, their hatred, and their willingness to torment her for the rest of her eternity. And right now, they could do absolutely nothing. “Give them back. Give back everything.” We got a a lot of information here first ascension is not about elevating yourself into the power of a deity instead it is the act of forcing the galaxy to acknowledge that your deeds matter no matter how small. Abbadon has ascended in the same manner to make his deeds matter in the view of the galaxy. The chaos gods placed the ender of empires as a method of killing abbadon if he failed. Abbadon tells us the Eldar are doing all this in an attempt to get Weaver to claim the of elder empress so they can reestablish the cycle of reincarnation. Weaver claims the title and uses it after escaping the trap the chaos gods attempted to trap her in. I theorize she'll take over the pantheon due to her claim reestablishing the cycle of reincarnation. I do wonder whether the other shards of slannesh will merge with her. I do love Weaver and Abbadon talking to each other instead of a cliche fight and Abbadon elaborating on the Eldars plan and Weavers actions in the warp.

Hunter

Also I personally prefer when you post the fic docs on patron over emailing it as emails can get deleted/buried and are more of a pain over just posting a download link.

Hunter

“And I am Empress of the Aeldari Empire. You have taken things that were never yours to begin, parasites.” Taylor felt their displeasure, their hatred, and their willingness to torment her for the rest of her eternity. And right now, they could do absolutely nothing. “Give them back. Give back everything.” This is actually huge with Weaver reclaiming the shards of slannesh but with the way she phrased it as “Give them back. Give back everything.” that would imply it would also mean eldari souls from the pre fall empire including any souls that are eldari.

Dale

I'm doubtful she can FORCE them to relinquish everything they've stolen. Not yet. At the same time, she's Chosen the course that when it comes down to it could turn her into a TRUE Anathema against them. Until this moment, she's served the emperor as His subordinate, and I suspect she'll continue to support the Imperium given it's position vs. Chaos. But I think that now She will be more ally than a subordinate. And maybe the Daemons learn to tremble; indeed, for now, Weaver's daring what only a handful has ever even ATTEMPTED, and few indeed survived attempting...

Megaman Beastout

Amazing. This is a path I could not have predicted. All hail Empress Taylor!

Nicholas

Thanks for this! I'm mystified by Abbadon's actions here. I hope that if why he acts this way isn't explained in the chapter it will be explained in the interludes.

Gabriel Meadow

Wow. Cliff hanger - and yeah. Abaddon is as sane and terrifying as ever. What if he basically just nudged Taylor into doing exactly what he wanted?

Vega

It occurs to me that at one point you said that each of the ruinous powers had a counter point, would khepri have been anarchy’s? Also it was said that khepri would be the death of the empire. Is thst ever going to be a thing to worry about?

Hunter

Eagerly await the full preview