Intergalactic Summit

Really? Well I claim this and that. Now what, hmm?



Silliness aside, the original message here is full of passion and regardless of if anyone agrees with it or not I feel such passionate beliefs are worthy of some respect.

I-RED have been working with Skadi's Call since it's inception, and before that with Teraa Matar. They have regularly shipped down freighter loads of food, agricultural tools, AIMEDS and antibiotics, electronic equipment: generally anything that is required for a society to run properly. They have been supplying us with this kit as a way of supplementing our own supply lines.

Partly as thanks, and partly as a way of streamlining this process, we have joined I-RED. We will still be working to support the Minmatar people.

2:VII:CXIV A.Y.

When God Wields a Khumaak

A sword does not need to know what it cuts. It needs to be sharp.
A locust does not need to know whose field it feeds upon. It needs to be hungry.
A tribe of savage heathens does not need to see God's Light to be a tool in His hands.

To punish the wicked.
To descend on the weak whose master is sin.

The sin of pride.

You.

The immortal, who thinks that the world was created to serve you alone.

Remember.

When those who were Chosen turn to the Beast,

When those born to enlighten instead enslave,

When the gold turns crimson with the blood of the innocents

And the Horned Skull laughs,

God wields a Khumaak.

You have some talent.

If I accidentally quote some of your work in the midst of a sermon, I hope you'll forgive me.

And yet Tamiroth's people, who massacred peasant and prince alike, now spread the Light.

I understand you perfectly well, old friend. But while the path of Light is wide and diverse, and we're nothing but shortsighted creatures, It's Faith that bind us together.

4:VII:CXIV A.Y.

The Ultimate Sacrifice

"The gates of paradise will open for you one time only;
woe to the soul who dares to knock twice."
- Book of Missions

"Rejoice, o chosen of God
For our blood fills this Valley of Death,
Proclaiming our sacrifice"
- St.Junip

"When thine heart shines with the Light, thou shalt know no hardship;
When thine actions are in Light's name, thou art immortal."
- Book of Trials

* * *

When they came to me to tell that I may be of great use to the Empire, I was speechless. Most of my time on Amarr Prime was spent studying history (I was lucky that father allowed me) and whatever meager management skills were necessary to run the small estate I was going to inherit.

And now I had the choice to become one of the most powerful - and most feared... things in the cluster.

One of the soulless immortals that roam the skies.

Fear gripped my soul that was soon to be lost forever. I cried and prayed to God to see the right path with my blind eyes of a sinner.

"You should not." - a voice said to me. - "Abandon everything and run home. Live the rest of your life like you ought to. They can do nothing to you."

"But they can." - said another voice. - "There is a war going on that depends on capsuleers, and the Ministry already has the file with your DNA sample. They will never leave you alone."

"This is your chance." - the third voice whispered. - "Your only chance to avenge your father and countless others. In a year, you'll be steering an Armageddon, raining destruction on tribals and blooders. Accept your destiny now before they force it down your throat in a less pleasant manner."

But... but...

I did not want to become a mad thing in the sky, only to die forever - sooner or later, becoming a package of garbled data that failed to revive the next clone. Without His light and without salvation, like a drone breaking down.

But then from my narrow window I saw the golden light of dawn as it broke over the spires of Dam-Torsad, and everything just fell into place.

The mission of a simple faithful is to follow the teachings of the Scriptures in this life, knowing his place in the grand scheme of things, and to preserve own soul from sin, preparing for the eternal life to come.

If he is called to sacrifice himself for the greater good, death is nothing: because the reward that is the glory of Heaven awaits him.

But can one sacrifice the salvation of his own soul for the greater good, so that countless others may see the light and be saved?

I was a person of words. A student of ancient history and colony management. Heir to a small plantation, born to spend my life breeding four- and two-legged livestock on the outskirts of the Kingdom, raising children and having tea parties with boring neighbours.

I could only hope that the answer is "yes" and, through the ultimate sacrifice, there may still be redemption.

I would just like to let you know that you are not the only faithful capsuleer to have struggled with these questions.

They are questions that are worthy of discussion. If you ever have the desire to have such a discussion I would be more than happy to participate. Not here, however; I find conversations to be much more conducive to philosophical debate.

When i first read this, my vision was somewhat clouded by internal questions... mainly along the lines of 'the amarrian god wields WHAT! ... damned amarrians.... grrrr' ... then i actually read the rest of the message.

Ava has the right of it. Thankyou Tamiroth, well written, and straight to the point.
Those are words of beauty.

Nico, I am going to guess she is, and offer that, who cares what it was originally. It is what it is now that matters; a symbol of Minmatar independence to some, a symbol of power to others, a symbol of faith for still others. It has become a very, very "Minmatar" item.

You are awarre, Nicoletta, that your starship was once a rock, floating in space?

Vain flame burns fast
and its lick is light
Modest flame lasts long
and burns to the bone.

Ironic that a quote from Midular fits to the comparison so well.