Author: Enthalpy
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Clamp
Clamp is (are) the Chaos Goddess(es) of Yaoi, Yuri, and fangirlism. She (they) usually appear(s) as one or more female figures. None have survived to see her (their) true face(s), as she (they) usually veil their faces and hide in shadow for secrecey, and it is unknown whether or not she (they) are one or multiple. Furthermore, when she (they) do appear to her (their) devoted, she (they) speak slowly and never more than one-at-a-time, so that what is perceived to be many bodies could be one moving from point to point. For ease of reference and to avoid the overuse of parentheses, she (they) will henceforth be referred to as a singluar entity.
She is best known as the Mother(s) of Yaoi, Guardian of Bishounen, Lord of Unresolved Sexual Tension, and Progenitor of Fanfiction. Clamp has also been given the titles of The Queens of Darkness in Light, The Corrupter of Childhood Stories, They Who Narrate, and She of the Androgyny, as well as many, many more.
Clamp was born with the unveiling of both the Primarchs and the Senshi to the galaxy, likely arising from the massive wave of "literature" published in the months and years afterwards. Unlike with the birth of Slaanesh, her birth did not cause any warp storms, likely due to the calming influences exerted by both the Astronomicon and Princess Serenity. Her symbol is the four-leaf clover, likely in homage to the first location where the "literature" which spawned her could be found, and her sacred number is four.
Clamp has neither rivalries nor alliances with any of the other Chaos gods, preferring to go about business in her own way. The other gods usually decide that she is not worth bothering with, as her deeds usually do not interfere with the other gods' own works. Instead of relying on frontal assaults, she prefers a more subtle approach. Her followers are mainly female, lured in by the iconic Bishounen lesser daemons, although there are males who worship her after their corruption by either Bishoujo or particularly gender ambiguous Bishounen.
Worshippers of Clamp often openly display her symbol on clothing, often as repeating patterns woven into the cloth. Other themes among cultists of Clamp include major changes in body shape. Clamp's cultists often exhibit distorted bodies which, defying all logic, still manage to function in spite of the usually overly elongated torsos and critically low percentage of body fat.
Clamp does not command any large amounts of Chaos Marines, preferring the use of her more subtle Bishounen and Bishoujo for infiltration purposes. However, both the Four Chains and the Tarot Binders have sworn themselves to their service.
By far the most common of Clamp's daemons are the previously referred to Bishounen and Bishoujo. They are lesser daemons of Clamp, and many of them are former cultists. They are Clamp's major infiltration force, and, due to their diverse looks and near-humanlike appearance, they are extremely difficult to detect accurately.
Bishounen and Bishoujo usually use their unique (and, to many, attractive) looks to infiltrate planets in the Imperium, usually posing as transfer students at some high school or another, to set up cells of Chaos Cultists. Bishounen in particular will often nearly immediately acquire a large retinue of followers, usually exclusively female, called "fangirls." This phenomenon does occur to Bishoujo, but usually only to a far lesser extent, as Bishoujo generally prefer to go with the "quality over quantity" method of corrupting the citizen of the Imperium.
Less commonly seen are the Loli, who cultivate the art of innocent posturing and use that to try to corrupt a single person. Distinctly recognizable, with their short stature and apparently young age (1), they are usually used when infiltration and corruption of a single, specific, person is necessary for Clamp's plans to succeed. Unlike the Bishounen, they almost always succeed at their corruption, often creating devoted followers of Clamp, most of whom usually rise to at least Lesser Daemon status.
Not to be confused with the Bishounen or Bishoujo are the Tsundere, who are used for assassination rather than corruption. After taking some time to approach the target and integrating themselves into their social lives, they will often find some way to make the death of their assigned target appear to be a simple case of either suicide-by-despair (if they choose not to be close to the target beyond a certain degree) or domestic abuse, if they choose to engage in a "relationship" with their target. A subclass of the Tsundere is the Tsundere Loli, which is what essentially is the Tsundere and the Loli mixed into one person. They are deadly a great danger to anyone, even other devotees of Clamp, due to their unstable emotional makeup.
Clamp has three types of Greater Daemons in her arsenal. The first is the fearsome Protagonist, who appear as either spiky-haired males or as elegant-looking females, most of who have flowing hair of various lengths. Often able to summon swords at will (2) or spontaneously generate lightning, they appear rarely, and then only when Clamp's forces are forced to fight against a superior foe. They are powered by belief, and can quickly become unstoppable juggernauts if not stopped in a timely fashion.
The second type of Greater Daemon are the Broken. They are her ultimate trump card in times of war, able to defeat entire Chapters of Space Marines without much trouble. Their power is legendary, although, due to their reluctance to fight, they are not called upon often. Said to be able to defeat even a Primarch in a one-on-fight, they represent, if not the very pinnacle, something close to the very top of combat arts. The most notorious of the Broken is known as Lou Boo, who was seen to eliminate the entire PDF force of one of the planets which he attacked in less than three days (3).
The third and final type of Greater Daemon is the Magical Girl. Often decried as heresy most foul by citizens of the Imperium, who find them to be mockeries of their very own Senshi, the Magical Girls, as evidenced from their description, are psykers of the highest order. Using their Chaos granted powers, they often serve as more prominent Bishoujo, corrupting Imperial citizens, often those who have psychic potential, and taking them to the Eye of Terror where Clamp resides. Strong fighters in their own right, they have befriended scores of the Emperor's finest with extreme prejudice.
The steeds upon which Clamp's daemons are mounted are called Makers of Fan's Service. Horse-like creatures, the distinct gait in which they travel will cause skirts to hitch up, and parts of the human anatomy to move in ways often referred to as "jiggling". Transportation using the Makers of Fan's Service is called "Gainaxing" by Clamp, although the reason for this is unknown.
The Studio of Clamp is Clamp's personal realm within the Warp. From there, she plots her plans, which are said to involve Persephone and Slaanesh (which neither Slaanesh, Persephone, nor Mortarion have knowledge of), and creates ever more and more warped blueprints for her followers to mold themselves to. Tremble, ye mighty, for the power of art is hers to command.
(1) As evidenced by measurements taken of chest diameter.
(2) The most prominent example of this ability is that of the Protagonist Ami'ya Sheero.
(3) All other records of the battle, or even the planet itself, has been erased from the Imperium's records. It is rumored that an Exterminatus was performed, and Princess Serenity's request to resurrect the citizens was denied due to the high proportion of Chaos cultists there.
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AN: And here is a brief break from the torment of Horus and Nefer~