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[[Sabbath Dei]] is contacted in his sleep by [[the War King|a mysterious voice]] who soon reveals himself as the former leader of the [[Great House]]s in the [[War in Heaven]]. Although making it clear that he has little respect for human beings, the King asks for Sabbath's help, convincing him that it is in humanity's best interest that his side win the War. After Sabbath attempts to shake him off, the King puts him back to sleep and continues talking, explaining that he is speaking to Sabbath through the link that still exists between Sabbath's mind and the Homeworld's Protocols. | [[Sabbath Dei]] is contacted in his sleep by [[the War King|a mysterious voice]] who soon reveals himself as the former leader of the [[Great House]]s in the [[War in Heaven]]. Although making it clear that he has little respect for human beings, the King asks for Sabbath's help, convincing him that it is in humanity's best interest that his side win the War. After Sabbath attempts to shake him off, the King puts him back to sleep and continues talking, explaining that he is speaking to Sabbath through the link that still exists between Sabbath's mind and the Homeworld's Protocols. | ||
After Sabbath throws him off a second time to demonstrate his force of will, the King briefly inflicts a memory of terrible pain upon Sabbath through their link to cow him into submission. He then confesses that he is trapped in "the entrains of [[Lolita|the Great Beast]]". Sabbath slips away once again. When they speak again, the annoyed King confesses that he genuinely does need Sabbath, as he divines that Sabbath will have an important part to play in the universe [[post-War universe|after the War ends]], which the King covets. He offers to teach Sabbath more about the nature of reality and how to take advantage of his gifts. | After Sabbath throws him off a second time to demonstrate his force of will, the King briefly inflicts a memory of terrible pain upon Sabbath through their link to cow him into submission. He then confesses that he is trapped in "the entrains of [[Lolita|the Great Beast]]". Sabbath slips away once again. When they speak again, the annoyed King confesses that he genuinely does need Sabbath, as he divines that Sabbath will have an important part to play in the universe [[post-War universe|after the War ends]], which the King covets. He offers to teach Sabbath more about the nature of reality and how to take advantage of his gifts. | ||
With Sabbath agreeing, he helps Sabbath project his will into the [[Kingdom of Beasts]]. At the gates, Sabbath readily slays a [[Mal'akh]] grotesque, shocking the King with the speed of his reflex and his ability to summon a weapon into existence even on his first visit to a non-physical plane. He then helps Sabbath tame the leader of a small pack of Mal'akh, who presents Sabbath with a [[fang]] as a token of loyalty. The King explains to Sabbath that he will now be able to command these Mal'akhs and travel to and from the Kingdom of Beasts at will. | With Sabbath agreeing, he helps Sabbath project his will into the [[Kingdom of Beasts]]. At the gates, Sabbath readily slays a [[Mal'akh]] grotesque, shocking the King with the speed of his reflex and his ability to summon a weapon into existence even on his first visit to a non-physical plane. He then helps Sabbath tame the leader of a small pack of Mal'akh, who presents Sabbath with a [[fang]] as a token of loyalty. The King explains to Sabbath that he will now be able to command these Mal'akhs and travel to and from the Kingdom of Beasts at will. | ||
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* Credits - [[Fionna Gough]] | * Credits - [[Fionna Gough]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* According to the ''[[Primer to the Spiral Politic]]'', "most scholars" believe that a [[Man with the Rosette|rosette-wearing man]] spotted in the [[post-War universe]] by several eyewitnesses was a younger version of [[the War King]]. | * According to the ''[[Primer to the Spiral Politic]]'', "most scholars" believe that a [[Man with the Rosette|rosette-wearing man]] spotted in the [[post-War universe]] by several eyewitnesses was a younger version of [[the War King]]. | ||
* The [[Mal'akh]] are described by the King as "an ideal of the primal nature of Man, deriving stolen forms and stolen sentience from [[Yssgaroth|an ancient power]]". Beings in Earth's folklore who were actually forms of Mal'akh include "[[Wolfman|wolfmen]]"', "[[ogre]]s" and "[[Nephilim]]". | * The [[Mal'akh]] are described by the King as "an ideal of the primal nature of Man, deriving stolen forms and stolen sentience from [[Yssgaroth|an ancient power]]". Beings in Earth's folklore who were actually forms of Mal'akh include "[[Wolfman|wolfmen]]"', "[[ogre]]s" and "[[Nephilim]]". | ||