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KibellahThoughts of Domin'[Name] creep up from the shadows and leap at my focused mind like a predator. They claw at it, robbing me of my concentration... Why? I must not think... about ! I must not wish for to be near me right now!
YOU[Suffering will banish all that besets the labyrinth]
KibellahThe knife renews the vows inscribed on my skin. There is no pain now, for I am beyond this, but the memory of it still clears my mind.
KibellahA stream of blood gushes across the floor, and His Tarot cards lie on the carmine splatter. Everyone is silent and stares at me. I am reading the omen.
YOU[I draw the beginning of the Spread]
KibellahThe Hound. I gaze at the card and at its depiction of the Astra Militarum armoured vehicle that bears that formidable name. The pursuit of truth, sacrifice, and victory — this is me, and I am on the right track.
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KibellahThe Harlequin, inverted. Lies, manipulation, a shadow play blocking my path. But it is a lie exposed — a deception that must be revealed.
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KibellahThe Preacher. A man who carries an idea and proclaims it... But who is it? Nemesite? One of his supporters? Someone already slain or someone still alive? The divination is unclear, and so I draw a fourth card. It is dangerous to ask more of the Undying One, but I must know!
KibellahThe Aquila. His holy image watches me from within the card, and my heart grows frigid with the knowledge of what it represents.
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Kibellah"The Undying One has manifested his omen in the traitors' blood. The hunt that has begun will be completed by the unveiling of a great deception. Our enemy is elusive because he has a powerful ally, one who espouses faith in the Emperor on this vessel. The ship's confessor is in league with Nemesite. He will be the next prey."
KibellahI should be thinking about the hunt, and yet my thoughts now lie only with the moment when I will stand before Domin'[Name] once more and tell what I have seen. Will be proud of me? Will be pleased? This is wrong.
Steel Mistress"Adalbert. That scoundrel! I will prepare a team of enforcers to arrest him, but I need the Lord Captain's authorisation. Impressive display, Mistress Kibellah."
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Kibellah"The Undying One has manifested his omen in the traitors' blood. The hunt that has begun will be completed by the unveiling of a great deception. Our enemy is elusive because he has a powerful ally, one who espouses faith in the Emperor on this vessel. The ship's confessor is in league with Nemesite. He will be the next prey."continues where this line first appears above
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Kibellah"The Undying One has manifested his omen in the traitors' blood. The hunt that has begun will be completed by the unveiling of a great deception. Our enemy is elusive because he has a powerful ally, one who espouses faith in the Emperor on this vessel. The ship's confessor is in league with Nemesite. He will be the next prey."continues where this line first appears above
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YOU[Prayer will restore my focus]
KibellahI whisper a silent prayer, and a capsule soaked in blessed stimulant slips under my tongue. The fog of enlightenment hides Domin'[Name] from my sight.
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KibellahThe image of Domin'[Name] comes into view, and I gaze upon it for an inexcusable length of time. I did not know that the bond between us would be so... strong. The Vizsier did not warn me how important and precious it might become. I give into my weakness, and the confusion in my mind lessens.
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KibellahThoughts of Domin'[Name] crowd my mind, irrelevant and harmful though they are in this sacred moment. I do not immediately realise how foreign they are to the here and now. Why am I thinking about ?
YOU[What can these corpses reveal to me?]
KibellahVery little. The faint traces of the vile mutations that twisted their bodies. The foul stench of corruption emanating from their meat. The deformed, strangely coloured brains in their crushed skulls that spawned the heresy of sedition.
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KibellahThey huddle in the corners, ashamed of their own subservience. They tried to convince themselves that the blood they so foolishly spilt would absolve them, but... they know it is not enough.
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KibellahTheir threads have not yet been cut. I realise with astonishment that they are standing close to me. Flaming Voice is furiously reproaching all those who had only recently joined the revolt, while Steel Mistress booms like a siren, shaking her maul and threatening punishment. They are useless to the hunt now.
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KibellahA thrill runs through the strands of my consciousness. Is this... Domin'[Name]? Can I truly feel again, or am I imagining it? I need to concentrate. I gaze at the puddles of blood and the patterns they form. I see... I see... a labyrinth. The Undying One has given me a sign!
KibellahMy hand finds the sealed case in which His Tarot cards reside. It is time for a divination in the blood of the dead — it will reveal to me the name of their unholy master.
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KibellahThoughts of Domin'[Name] creep up from the shadows and leap at my focused mind like a predator. They claw at it, robbing me of my concentration... Why? I must not think... about ! I must not wish for to be near me right now!continues where this line first appears above
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KibellahThey huddle in the corners, terrified of my blood dance. They no longer think of rebellion, only of the keenness of my blades.
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KibellahIt did not go the way I had planned. The smell of blood lingers in the air like the stench of impending defeat.
KibellahTwo bodies are sprawled before me. I have severed their threads. The third blasphemer has managed to escape, but his disembodied hand also lies on the floor. Useless meat.
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KibellahThoughts of Domin'[Name] crowd my mind, irrelevant and harmful though they are in this sacred moment. I do not immediately realise how foreign they are to the here and now. Why am I thinking about ?continues where this line first appears above
KibellahThree broken bodies lie before me. The crowd tore them apart, squeezed the life out of them, and rendered them useless.
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KibellahThoughts of Domin'[Name] crowd my mind, irrelevant and harmful though they are in this sacred moment. I do not immediately realise how foreign they are to the here and now. Why am I thinking about ?continues where this line first appears above