Chapter 26: A Vision of the Past
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Locked away in the imperium, lies the rumors of a star child… one foretold in legends and dreams… Some say it's a fragment of a king, while others say it's the spirit of a shaman… but others…believe it to be the rebirth of the emperor!
While there have been other children blessed by the emperor, one which was so strong… That once her limitations were removed… she became living energy! But as the cost of her life… at the sad age of about twelve years old… these children... These sensei as they were called, were then hunted down by the imperium as heretics… the imperium in their ignorance hunted down their own God's true children!
Not born or tainted by the warp but were born of normal means by powerful psyker women of a bygone age! They of all children born in the imperium were least deserving of death, but with rising fears of the warp taint on pysker at the time… made the ignorant harsh in their sentencing!
Thankfully some survived… thrived even… but now are lost in hiding or worse… don't even know what they are… but that just makes it easier for us to kill them! My brothers… my fellow chaos holders… we shall set this galaxy free of that shame that is the emperor with the death of his true children!
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When Layla heard Mary's name, the vision turned black! And much like a camera, her mind was zoomed out! But with a bright light, she saw herself floating inside a dark ship! Filled with cursed Eldar tech! At least it was once Eldar…now perverted to satiate Slaanesh's taste!
The dark ship howled by the sounds of tortured souls, and lustful moans! Perversion like Layla had never seen in this life or her last! Rooms occupy orgies of the most deprived kind! To rooms filled with blood and body parts as art! Statues made of real people or aliens of the strange kind!
To test subjects of new methods of torture, to hobbies taken to the extreme! Causing Layla to feel sick to her stomach! As each room she passed was worse than the last! That was until she arrived at the bridge of the ship! There she watched as her mom sat at the center in a stage-like manner, while those who bore the mark of Slaanesh began their prayers!
With fresh blood and cursed magics, a door was open! Like a gate of pure warp energy made of black snakes, a demon walked out! A demon known as Synessa! With gorgeous red wings and a lovely tapestry of drapery made of pure silk cloth, that hung around her petite waist in purple and red.
While her many arms held strange artifacts of magic similar to that of a bell clock. With a crown of gold and a scepter in one hand, Synessa growled in destain as she stared at Layla's mom!
[Your Excellency! We brought the one you asked of us!] said the cult leader with pride.
While slowly blinking, and taking annoyed breaths, Synessa replied in a nice but threatening tone:
[You fool! You've brought me the wrong one!]
[whaat… do you mean…. she ...is] replied the cult leader in shivers
[Shut it!] replied Synessa as she placed her hands under the chin of Layla's mom
[this is not the one! The light of the emperor is not in this one!] continued Synessa
[but… but… she matches all the…] was all the cult leader could say before suddenly shutting up! As he stared into the furious eyes of his demon master.
[I told you to bring me the one who makes the artifact I gave you shine! If this is her… then why is my scepter not shining?] asked Synessa with deadly warp energy
[wait… I beg my lord's mercy! Let me explain! The artifact leads us to this world and…] replied the cult leader but was interrupted
[Enough! I don't want to hear your excuses! You have failed me!] said Synessa
It was then that Synessa twisted the warp energy around and sent the cult leader into the pits of Slaanesh's realm! With a scream that was music to Synessa's ears, she appointed a new leader and asked for the details.
[Lord! As mentioned before, when we arrived at the house, the artifact lit up and we had our Haemonculus bring her here… there was no mistake!] said the new leader
[umm, if that is the case let me ask you another question… did this woman… this family as the humans put it… have a daughter?] replied Synessa
[huh…. I don't think so… our spies said she only had a son on the family registry.] replied the leader
It was at this moment that Layla's mom hid a smirk but was not sly enough to go unnoticed by Synessa!
[You dumbass! She tricked you all!] yelled Synessa in a furry!
[my lord… why does it matter if she had a daughter or not?] replied the man with a cold back
[The emperor… ugh! That man only ever had sons! Even as a mortal man in his youth he only ever fostered sons but one…] replied Synessa
[... ok… how does that…] replied the cult leader in confusion
[And this is why you are a fool! Think about it! Of all the hundreds of children that man has made throughout his life, he only ever had one daughter! ONE! One single daughter! While his sons may look like him, they are at the end of the day boys! Do you understand now? Think about it! how do human men treat their daughters differently than boys?] replied Synessa
[I... don't know…I never really cared much for humans…] These Were the last words the cult leader said before he was fried by thunder that abruptly came out of Synessa's scepter!
[you! there! You're the new leader! Now tell me! Do you know the difference?] yelled Synessia pointing at a scared cultist!
[umm… human fathers tend to be more loving towards their daughters…] squeezed out the Eldar
[correct! Human sons are left to be replaceable! Why do you think he only made primarch sons? Did you ever question why they were made to mirror each other?] replied Synessa
[.... toooo be replacements….] replied the new-new cult leader with boots shaking
[that's right! That "god emperor' never cared about those fake sons he made in a test tube using our God's power! But as for his true children… they are born with his pure divinity! Divinity that he so loving gave in abundance to his daughter! Do you understand now!] screamed Synessa losing her composure
[He blessed his daughter with more gifts than his sons! If she ever realizes her potential, it could mean devastation to our work! Even worse if one day she bares a son!] continued Synessa
[wwwwhy is it bad if she has a son?] question the cult leader
[fool! That bloodline can only conceive daughters! Now do you know why I kept calling you guys fools!] continued Synessa as she pointed at Layla's mom before saying:
[That so-called son of hers was not her son at all! But if her daughter or her bloodline were to one day conceive a son, he may be their so-called star child!]
[But my lord, if this is true then… why is this human female so weak? Shouldn't she be blessed by their god?] asked the cult leader in confusion.
[that's impossible… for once they have a daughter or daughters the children steal away the power at the moment of their birth! We've been chasing this cursed bloodline for centuries now and finally found it, but then you guys go and screw it up!
we got lucky once and tricked those human fools into killing the last one… this one should be the last…] replied Synessa
[what then… will you have your servants do?] asked the cult leader
[first, I'll be taking this woman with me to meet my prince! Second, you are to immediately attack that world again and find me her daughter!
Our prince would like to meet her! For reason, I'm sure you can guess! Don't fail this time! Or all that are under your coven will be sent into the heart of my master realm!] replied Synessa
But while Synessa grabbed Layla's mom by the throat, and had a foot into the portal, she suddenly stopped in her tracks… she then turned around and with her spotless purple skin, and stared right at the Spector that was Layla with her deep purple eyes, with a hint of ink blackness and said:
[Looks like we have a guest!]
With a spine-chilling sweat running down Layla's back, A bright white light enveloped Layla as her world returned to that of the train! With Mary staring right at her! Shocked and confused, Layla didn't say anything as Mary said:
[well Layla!]
Not knowing what to say, Layla's left eye began to glow in the shape of a star, made of pure sapphire gold! It was then that an idea came to her!
{Mary… we both lost everything… I… I didn't forget! I just locked it away… after all, isn't making new memories more important than holding onto old painful ones…} said Layla while she remembered her mother's smile at the end.
[locked away? THEY STOLE EVERYTHING FROM US! Are home! our families and our friends! How could I just lock that away and forget it?] replied Mary in anger
{I'm not asking you to lock it away and throw away the key! But we can't keep living in the past! And I know those memories are what fueled you into your studies… And I know…God I know… just how much you want to get revenge … but there has to be a time to move on! And smile again!} replied Layla Lovely while reaching to hug Mary.
With tears in both their eyes, Mary said:
[How did you do it… how can you do it… to just float them away into the back of your mind…]
Layla knew that Mary must be talking about her family, but could Layla truly relate? After all those memories that she saw were of Layla's family and not his from back on earth! Sure, he could empathize but that was it... At least that's what he thought as a tear ran down his left eye!
It was then that Miss A chimed in:
[Look I don't want to ruin such a touching scene and all, but is the monitor supposed to be making that noise?]
Ignoring Miss A, Layla continued:
{Mary… it wasn't easy, but during Danica's speech… was the day I realized… that I can't keep being that scared little kid… After all, Danica was right…. I would rather spill my blood as a martyr than live behind the shadow of another! And the only way to do that was to change! Even if it meant killing my old self! So that one day… another may live behind my shadow! Until the day they're strong enough! So, on that day… they can cover someone else!
Look, Mary… I may not be as smart as you, or as great as a caregiver, hell I can't even remember basic stuff! But at the end of the day Mary… I will always need you! After all aren't we sisters?}
With words filled with love, they cried as Molly sat in the second chart while whistling church hymns in a relaxed manner, wondering when they could stop the train to let her out! Her happiness was of course, short-lived as explosions impacted the area around the train!
Confused by the sudden jolt, Molly gazed out the side windows to see a group of people she believed to be bounty hunters! For they had hounds and metal plates that made a mockery of real armor! Their guns are old and outdated! While their ships are rusty and falling apart! It was then that all the girls heard them say over a loudspeaker:
[mistress Synessa… sends her regards!]