Submitted by Itaysadan t3_ybnn6k in WritingPrompts
SirPiecemaker t1_itiedib wrote
The Flesh Moon arrived with no announcement, no warning. One moment the sky was clear; seconds later, it was there. A writhing mass of flesh, tentacles and sinew the size of the old Moon staring down at us. And its gaze led to change.
Our bodies would twist and contort in manners we'd describe as grotesque; flesh melted into flesh, bones shattered and formed patterns hitherto unheard of. The changes were not uniform, but not entirely random either; most found their newfound bodies to reflect their needs. Soldiers gained a carapace akin to kevlar and muscle mass beyond our previous limits. Surgeons grew extra limbs, runners extra legs and thigh muscle. One thing was consistent, though.
We were all better.
Once, my back would scream in pain the moment I turned too quickly. My eyes would fail me when trying to read anything more than half a meter away. Most importantly... I stood up, leaving that blasted wheelchair behind.
The Moon came suddenly. Yes, we screamed and lamented as we saw our bodies morph, but we now understand the blessing this was. You may call our new forms Chaotic; we'd call them beautiful.
The Imperium doesn't understand. Calls us tainted, heretical, corrupted by Chaos. Nurgle, Tzeentch, Slaanesh - they blame them all. Shortsighted fools, all of them. They'll come to try and destroy our beauty. We won't let them. Even if we are to be named Chaos, we are all together, like family.
We are Chaos Undivided.
Kobold_Archmage t1_itjanmg wrote
Fuck. Yes.
Unexpected 40k literally reads like something they’d put out. I would read 40 or so pages of this in a short story compendium.
KaiserFritt0 t1_itifrc5 wrote
I love this. GW, please do something with this!
MrRedoot55 t1_itk00pm wrote
…yeah, no. I’ll stick to the Adeptus Mechanicus.
It warned us about freaks like you.
Nice job.
sigma914 t1_itk6ve4 wrote
Alright cogboy, back to your corner, I'll throw you a toaster later.
MrRedoot55 t1_itm5dih wrote
Not if I put you in the oven first.
sigma914 t1_itm82ey wrote
15 minutes later: terrified servitor noises
MrRedoot55 t1_itmc5xr wrote
5 minutes after: sounds of flesh rending and Tech Priest chanting
-Haliax t1_itkjkhc wrote
The emperor protects!
AlexisFR t1_itkolk5 wrote
Is that a Darktide I'm hearing?
=I=
SirPiecemaker t1_itkw2cz wrote
Death to the Corpse Emperor, Papa Nurgle loves me more.
treoni t1_itzp4lt wrote
In "Lords of Silence" there's a bit where a Nurgle Marine Lord or whatchamacallit goes home to his palace and pursues his own little hobbies. Read it, it's cute! It's on the subreddit 40kLore ans can be found by googling "[Book excerpt] A plague marine enjoys his time at home and pursues his hobbies"
Momongus- t1_itl8dfe wrote
Back pain is all better until you get your ass exterminatus’d by the good old Black Templars
EQTinkerput t1_itlgplg wrote
I'm gonna grow out my scalp lock!
UnbanSkullclamp420 t1_itm2lqj wrote
Greetings fellow Imperial citizens, I am an Inquisitor just passing through. What is going on in this thread…by the Emperor…
amyjosi t1_itr24ku wrote
Grandma Eldritchs on the way to rebellion. That's what I'd call living my youth!
Azoxid t1_iu6q1sc wrote
That is absolutely glorious. I did not expect 40k theme here at all.
Blood for the Blood God
treoni t1_itznu5s wrote
Aight time to call 1-800-ASTARTES.
Love what you did! Also fits really well because most of the canon stuff I've read about people turning to Chaos is just like this. Sudden, unwanted and painful. Followed by boons or fortuna and being scorned by other people, making them feel like they're no longer of the Imperium. Thus, they turn against them.
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