Ankhmet
10-02-2005, 15:08
At the centre of a chamber 10 cubic kilometers in volume, sat the Imperator and God of Ankhmet, Ra. He sat and contempleted his existence, as he had done for a thousand years before his birth. He sat, and waited. He sat, and thought about his existence, about what happens after death. He thought a lot. Then something distinctly odd happened.
He began to glow. His whole body began to glow with a golden light that got gradually brighter. Within an hour the entire chamber was filled with light, walls which hadn't seen light in a century soon had their heretical decorations revealed, ancient runes of prophecy from the old home of Ankhmet, Holy Terra. some of the runes began to glow, then burn out and disappear from the walls entirely. And somewhere, a voice, ancient and terrible, with the power to level civilisations, and to create them, spoke.
"You have been chosen, Ra, you have been chosen to be one of my children. From here on you shall be known only as Caelestis, and any who refuse to call you that shall be slain."
With those words, Caelestis, formerly Ra, collapsed into his throne, an ascended being of pure energy given shape. He spoke, in a great voice that cut through his servants:
"Have messages sent to the allies of the Imperium:now we are eternal.Something has changed, beyond the obvious. But I do not know what.But now I am tired, and must rest. "
Caelestis, God of Ankhmet sank back into his throne, (which also changed, now the throne was made of the same energy as he himself) and slept.
He began to glow. His whole body began to glow with a golden light that got gradually brighter. Within an hour the entire chamber was filled with light, walls which hadn't seen light in a century soon had their heretical decorations revealed, ancient runes of prophecy from the old home of Ankhmet, Holy Terra. some of the runes began to glow, then burn out and disappear from the walls entirely. And somewhere, a voice, ancient and terrible, with the power to level civilisations, and to create them, spoke.
"You have been chosen, Ra, you have been chosen to be one of my children. From here on you shall be known only as Caelestis, and any who refuse to call you that shall be slain."
With those words, Caelestis, formerly Ra, collapsed into his throne, an ascended being of pure energy given shape. He spoke, in a great voice that cut through his servants:
"Have messages sent to the allies of the Imperium:now we are eternal.Something has changed, beyond the obvious. But I do not know what.But now I am tired, and must rest. "
Caelestis, God of Ankhmet sank back into his throne, (which also changed, now the throne was made of the same energy as he himself) and slept.