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'''Empress''' is a [[Lore]] book introduced in ''[[Season of the Chosen]]'', with entries acquired by completing the weekly Contender's Ascent seasonal challenges unlocked by completing the Season of the Chosen narrative. It focuses on Caital's ascension from Princess-Imperial to Empress of the Cabal Empire. | |||
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==CHAPTER 1: STORYTELLER== | ==CHAPTER 1: STORYTELLER== | ||
Gold silks and purple velvets hung above the gilded chair where [[Ahztja]] settled in to tell the princess [[Empress Caiatl|Caiatl]] her nightly story. | Gold silks and purple velvets hung above the gilded chair where [[Ahztja]] settled in to tell the princess [[Empress Caiatl|Caiatl]] her nightly story. | ||
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Caiatl closed her eyes and saw it. | Caiatl closed her eyes and saw it. | ||
"Among the chaos stands [[Irkyn La, the First Host | "Among the chaos stands [[Irkyn La]], the First Host, who blinks herself into existence with the First Thought: chaos must come to order." | ||
Caiatl saw a creature, tremendous beyond belief, in her mind's eye. | Caiatl saw a creature, tremendous beyond belief, in her mind's eye. | ||
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[[Umun'arath]]'s voice rumbled in her ear like a surfacing landwhale. | [[Umun'arath]]'s voice rumbled in her ear like a surfacing landwhale. | ||
"Imagine all of [[Torobatl]] as the putrid grave swamps of Aark," she said. "Centuries sunk in muck. A testament to someone else's conquest." | "Imagine all of [[Torobatl]] as the putrid grave swamps of [[Aark]]," she said. "Centuries sunk in muck. A testament to someone else's conquest." | ||
Caiatl narrowed her eyes at her ship's heads-up display as a corrupted flame suddenly burned a hole in the sky itself, straight ahead… | Caiatl narrowed her eyes at her ship's heads-up display as a corrupted flame suddenly burned a hole in the sky itself, straight ahead… | ||
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"He sent a message for you." | "He sent a message for you." | ||
Caiatl lunged, crashing her shoulder into the assassin. They fired their weapon, and Void energy seared through Caiatl's bicep. Undeterred, she slammed the assassin to the ground, clutching their throat in one hand and making a fist with the other. She cocked her arm back. Her reflection in the assassin's helmet stared back at her. Furious. Unblinking. Curious. | Caiatl lunged, crashing her shoulder into the assassin. They fired their weapon, and [[Void]] energy seared through Caiatl's bicep. Undeterred, she slammed the assassin to the ground, clutching their throat in one hand and making a fist with the other. She cocked her arm back. Her reflection in the assassin's helmet stared back at her. Furious. Unblinking. Curious. | ||
"Go on then," she snarled, her fist looming. "The message." | "Go on then," she snarled, her fist looming. "The message." | ||
The assassin struggled. "You are a child in a general's costume," they spat. "None of the vision of your father. None of the drive or strength of the one they call [[Dominus Ghaul|Dominus]]." Something sharp penetrated Caiatl's pressure suit and slipped up against her ribs. "You will not be remembered." | The assassin struggled. "You are a child in a general's costume," they spat. "None of the vision of your father. None of the drive or strength of the one they call [[Dominus Ghaul|Dominus]]." [[Heartshadow|Something]] sharp penetrated Caiatl's pressure suit and slipped up against her ribs. "You will not be remembered." | ||
Spurred to action, Caiatl rolled to unseat the blade; the assassin followed and raised the | Spurred to action, Caiatl rolled to unseat the blade; the assassin followed and raised the Void weapon to her head. | ||
Caiatl slammed her hand over the barrel. Energy shot through her palm as she ripped the gun away. She grabbed the assassin's helmet with her bloody fingers and slammed their head against the ground. Once, twice, three times. | Caiatl slammed her hand over the barrel. Energy shot through her palm as she ripped the gun away. She grabbed the assassin's helmet with her bloody fingers and slammed their head against the ground. Once, twice, three times. | ||
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"You can't stop it now," Umun lilted, breathless with delight. | "You can't stop it now," Umun lilted, breathless with delight. | ||
[[[Xivu Arath, God of War|Xivu Arath]], hear me.] | <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Xivu Arath, God of War|Xivu Arath]], hear me.] | ||
Caiatl didn't break her stare. "I have no choice but to—" | Caiatl didn't break her stare. "I have no choice but to—" | ||
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"Stories say they've killed greater enemies too." | "Stories say they've killed greater enemies too." | ||
"Other [[Crota|deities]] of the Hive. One of the great [[ | "Other [[Crota, Son of Oryx|deities]] of the Hive. [[Xol, Will of the Thousands|One]] of the great [[worm]]s." | ||
"And a [[Oryx|sibling]] of Xivu Arath," Caiatl added. | "And a [[Oryx, the Taken King|sibling]] of Xivu Arath," Caiatl added. | ||
"Perhaps then, the costs of this venture do not outweigh the benefits," Taurun mused. | "Perhaps then, the costs of this venture do not outweigh the benefits," Taurun mused. | ||