[b]Ortus:[/b] ‘My coming would have saved you, set your people free in ways they cannot see. War would have tested them: broken the weak with its violence, yet allowing the strong to arise.’ -Legate Lanius, 2281 To live is to be a slave we only choose the nature of our bindings. In a meaningless world, corrupting and devoid of all hope, the choice is clear. (Originally meant to be a one-off, this is kind of a very short origin story, but lays the ideology on quite thick. Warning: gore tag added as this contains some light goriness and alludes to willing self-mutilation.) [b]Vita:[/b] ‘Home isn’t where you’re born into this world.’ -Speculator Ulysses, 2281 The story of a couple held apart by the necessities of societal rank and social norms stealing a few precious moments to celebrate their one year anniversario. [b]Occasus:[/b] ‘I survived because the fire inside burned brighter than the fire around me. I fell down into that dark chasm, but the flame burned on and on.’ -Legate Joshua Graham (disgraced), 2281 The inevitable conclusion for those who live by the sword and have given up all hope for their world’s redemption.