"He can not be permitted to live!" the ancient man boomed his voice over the other seers. "He is an abomination on this craftworld, and this universe!"
"That is unfair. He is still eldar, and as you all know, we are not having the best of luck with increasing our population." This seer looked younger than the other but still had a few years under his belt.
"I say kill him, as my friend said he is an abomination," the room fell into silence. "The child could bring about the destruction of the craftworld, I say that he must die," the exarch stepped out of the shadows. At his last remark the room burst out in to argument until the lead seer of the council raised his voice above the crowd.
"Silence, silence! Bring in the child and I will make the decision." The child was brought in and the seer studied him. The child looked innocent enough until the seer looked in his eyes. In his eyes he saw the darkness of the fallen kin. "The child will be executed...."
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Aramoro awoke and sat straight up, sweat covered his face. He looked at his clock and then realized what had awoke him. The dream he knew was not just a dream. but a memory. The only memory he had from his childhood. He didn't quite understand but what he knew scared him. Suddenly he heard a sound outside his door and ran to it. There was no one there but a red envelope sat there, staring at him. He opened it and read:
"Training room, as soon as you read this, no need for weapons"
Aramoro returned to his room, and grabbed a knife and hid it in his robes.
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The dark hall was entirely empty when Aramoro arrived. He looked around and prepared to leave the room. "Going so soon?" Aramoro spun around knife drawn. "I thought I told you there was no need for that?" with that Kachiko kissed him. Soon that kiss turned in to two kisses than three. Aramoro pushed her off.
"Milady this is strictly forbidden!" Aramoro gazed in to her eyes.
"Yes, but you must admit that there is no spark in your heart," she kissed him, "or somewhere else, that brought you here." They kissed again and the night concluded in Kachiko's bed chamber.
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"The child will be executed..." Aramoro's eyes opened. A small bit of light entered the window, Kachiko's chamber was high enough that a small bit of light came in. Aramoro rolled over and met Kachiko's gaze. Her beauty flooded over him, and then he noticed something. He had known that she had always worn a mask but, she was still wearing it.
"Why do you still wear your mask?" "Do you not trust me?" Kachiko glanced away and then came back to his eyes.
"I would but I can't, it is impossible to remove this mask." Kachiko's story was interrupted by a knock on the door. "It is Taberu," she kissed him, "Hurry, if you were caught, I could not stop the courts from killing you, or worse.." "Here through this passage, it leads straight to your room, I had my slaves construct it."
"What if they tell?"
"Don't worry, they were each killed after its completion," she smiled, "now go!"
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Aramoro reached his room and realized he had barely gotten any sleep. He laid down and then one of his old men walked in and told him he was late for training. He sighed and realized that no one must get any sleep around here.
"That is unfair. He is still eldar, and as you all know, we are not having the best of luck with increasing our population." This seer looked younger than the other but still had a few years under his belt.
"I say kill him, as my friend said he is an abomination," the room fell into silence. "The child could bring about the destruction of the craftworld, I say that he must die," the exarch stepped out of the shadows. At his last remark the room burst out in to argument until the lead seer of the council raised his voice above the crowd.
"Silence, silence! Bring in the child and I will make the decision." The child was brought in and the seer studied him. The child looked innocent enough until the seer looked in his eyes. In his eyes he saw the darkness of the fallen kin. "The child will be executed...."
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Aramoro awoke and sat straight up, sweat covered his face. He looked at his clock and then realized what had awoke him. The dream he knew was not just a dream. but a memory. The only memory he had from his childhood. He didn't quite understand but what he knew scared him. Suddenly he heard a sound outside his door and ran to it. There was no one there but a red envelope sat there, staring at him. He opened it and read:
"Training room, as soon as you read this, no need for weapons"
Aramoro returned to his room, and grabbed a knife and hid it in his robes.
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The dark hall was entirely empty when Aramoro arrived. He looked around and prepared to leave the room. "Going so soon?" Aramoro spun around knife drawn. "I thought I told you there was no need for that?" with that Kachiko kissed him. Soon that kiss turned in to two kisses than three. Aramoro pushed her off.
"Milady this is strictly forbidden!" Aramoro gazed in to her eyes.
"Yes, but you must admit that there is no spark in your heart," she kissed him, "or somewhere else, that brought you here." They kissed again and the night concluded in Kachiko's bed chamber.
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"The child will be executed..." Aramoro's eyes opened. A small bit of light entered the window, Kachiko's chamber was high enough that a small bit of light came in. Aramoro rolled over and met Kachiko's gaze. Her beauty flooded over him, and then he noticed something. He had known that she had always worn a mask but, she was still wearing it.
"Why do you still wear your mask?" "Do you not trust me?" Kachiko glanced away and then came back to his eyes.
"I would but I can't, it is impossible to remove this mask." Kachiko's story was interrupted by a knock on the door. "It is Taberu," she kissed him, "Hurry, if you were caught, I could not stop the courts from killing you, or worse.." "Here through this passage, it leads straight to your room, I had my slaves construct it."
"What if they tell?"
"Don't worry, they were each killed after its completion," she smiled, "now go!"
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Aramoro reached his room and realized he had barely gotten any sleep. He laid down and then one of his old men walked in and told him he was late for training. He sighed and realized that no one must get any sleep around here.