II. The Children of the Emperor

He quickly found the world
From where the vision came
And went to join his subjects
Who fought on in his name.

Where upon He found
A schola under siege,
Full of faithful fighting
And praying to their liege.

Though he searched the schola,
The girl could not be sought.
"Perhaps, I'm merely early,"
The noble Emperor thought.

When through the din of battle
He heard the mournful cry
Of children sadly weeping,
In fear that they may die.

The Emperor went to join them
And with a joyful call
He proclaimed his many presents
To give to one and all.

III. The Gifts

When the children truly saw him
Their faces all turned bright
And quickly was forgotten,
The terrors of the night.

A trusty wooden lasgun,
To a young Storm Trooper boy
Who thought of all the Xenos
He would slay with his new toy.

And to a future Commissar
He gave a golden sash,
For he would grow to lead his men
With cunning, dare, and dash.

And to a little sister,
He gave a stuffed silk skull.
For to His honor would be pledged
All the traitors she would cull.

Then there among their number
Was one unlike the rest.
She minded all the children,
like a hen within a nest.

IV: The Daughter

Her soul was fine and wholesome,
Her faith was strong and pure,
Her whole life she had given
Unto the Emperor.

She was the oldest of them,
Though, truly, not be much
She simply was their sister
And was treated just as such.

Her training was just finished
Her time there was now spent
She only awaited orders
To join her new Convent.

She was every bit a blossom
That still had yet to bloom,
When then He did remember
That He had seen her doom.

For the vision He recalled
And knew it to be true
This young girl would soon die
And there was nothing He could do.

V: The Greatest Gift

The Emperor held her tight,
For His sorrow was so great,
And He showed her the near future,
That was to be her fate.

Then softly he did speak,
So gently to her ears,
To grant her one last present
To lessen all her fears.

"What gift may I offer
Or what thanks can I give,
To one about to die,
So that others still may live?"

The girl began to weep,
But her face, it was not grim.
She smiled just like an angel
As she explained to him:

"To die for the defenseless,
To succeed at my last task,
To stand here with my Emperor,
For what more could I ask?"

Then it was as He had saw,
For His vision came to be.
The chamber door burst open
To reveal the enemy.

VI: The Battle

For in, then, came the monster,
That would strike the angel down,
And carve from her an offering
To place upon his crown.

The children began to wail,
Some sought to run or hide,
While others could not move
And only stared and cried.

But between them and the monster,
The blessed sister stood
And fought there to protect them
As any mother would.

Yet, the monster was too much
And she fell down to her knees,
The monster raised his axe
Deaf to all the children’s pleas.

Then the Emperor spoke
And sparked fire in her heart
She thrust forward with her chainsword
And rent its chest apart.

VII: The Martyr

Even as she struck,
And ended the great strife,
The daemon axe came down
And stole away her life.

The Emperor knelt beside
And cradled the martyred daughter,
Knowing she had stopped
What would have of been a slaughter.

Then rushed in the instructors,
And defenders to the scene,
Of the Emperor and His daughter,
So silent and serene.

The Emperor told the story,
Of what there had transpired,
And not one could stand to hide,
The emotion she inspired.

Away the two disappeared,
And not a word was uttered,
Until loud cries from the courtyard said,
"A miracle's occurred!"

VIII: The Miracle

For there amidst the carnage
A statue of marble stood,
From where or when it had come
No one there understood.

For the statue was the Emperor,
So grand and finely crafted,
His hands upon the shoulders of
The sister He had raptured.

Her face was poise and beautiful
Free of flaw or blemish,
So perfect that they all agreed,
She had never suffered anguish.

For every Emperor's Day after
The schola would gather for prayer,
Around the perfect statue,
That the Emperor placed there.

And there beneath their feet,
Forever carved in stone,
"Always I am at your side,
You'll never stand alone."

awesome! the rhyming pairs are simple, but effective - and i love the subject matter ;3

Nicely done, OP. I have little to give in thanks, save for a few images and the promise of an Emperor's Day gift for one and all.

Is this original writefaggotry, OP? Because I like it. A lot.

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>>13147937

ooh, dark heresy?

Never change, anonymous.

>>13147949
Yes. Blood of Martyrs (a fitting title, given the thread) which is all about the Ecclesiarchy, faith and all that. The Adepta Sororitas get a whole section to themselves and are frequently mentioned, naturally.

>>13147959

i was wondering where the link between witchfinders and the poem was, but i sort of see it now.

the whole idea of the sob is pretty awesome, especially considering they were only founded because the church is forbidden from having 'men under arms.' xD

10/10 OP

>colonel Luenhg

I'm sure the Colonel would agree, captcha

My god, it's full of win...

>>13147990
The establishment of the Adepta Sororitas is described as "a masterful example of semantic dissemination." I personally inclined to believe that the organisation's purity and willingness to execute corrupt superiors makes the case for their continued existence.

I baw'd

I bawwww'd little bitch tears.

GW should never, ever try and erase the Sisters like they did in Fantasy.

>>13147941
It is original and thank you for your comments.

I did something similar a couple years back about a guardsman, at least the initial draft of it. That was mostly a parody and I wanted to be a bit more fluid this time around. I appreciate any critiques. Apart from a spelling fumble here and there, I'm happy with it, as it was made with only notepad.

If GW/black library ever releases a "Bible of the imperium" like they did in fantasy with The Life of Sigmar, this should be in it.

>>13147990
Wrong, they were founded and to continue their existence the law was written around it.

Sabastian Thor never disbanded the Daughters of the Emperor when he wrote the law and all that happened after it was they restructured and took the official title of Adepta Sororitas.

The law was written to appease a cowardly few politics and High Lords who were all found to of assisted Vandire in the end and were removed from their position at a minimum by the Sisters shortly there after.

Source; Codex: Sisters of Battle, 2nd ed.

>>13148144
Maybe a tad excessive, but I appreciate the sentiment.

Any particular part you enjoy the most?

Archived, for the Emprah.

>>13148180
I never got why Thor didn't kill off the sisters there and then.

Didn't they commit high treason for helping Goge totally fuck over the Imperium? Most Imperial citizens get shot for just being close to the area of where the heresy is happening. I don't see why the Sisters get away with it just because they said they were sorry.

Thank you, internet.

>>13148586

Forsaken should not have been accepted to the Horde and Sylvanas should not have been allowed to use blight and Val'kyr in Cataclysm.

Shit happens.

I tip my hat

>>13148586
1. They were not traitors themselves but were led by man who convinced them he spoke for the emperor.
2. They broke the Age of Apostasy and killed Vandire, no one else would have been able to do it without first turning the Ecclesiarchy Palace into the worlds largest crater.
3.Thor realised that without a standing army then the Ecclesiarchy would suffer the same fate that the Adminstratum (Spelling?) did at the hands of Vandire as now none of the remaining lords would trust that the Church wouldn't just pull the same shit again.
4. Thor so desperately needed to troll-face the other High Lords when the first thing the Daughters of the Emperor do after the Decree Passive is introduced is round up and arrest all of Vandire's supporters. (Which was half the remaining HLs and hundreds of thousands of polis and clerks)

And anyway, why are marines still around? Didn't they commit high treason when half of them tore most of the Imperium apart at the seams and even today chapters turn their backs on the Imperium like it was going out of fashion?

It's..

we need to archive this