"Then tragedy struck," she says. "Enemies from the colony worlds used a weapon that snuffed out Dominicus. All the planets of the system were stripped of life."
This is the easy part; history. Dogma.
"But on the First House was the man who would become God. The titanic thanergetic bloom of ten billion souls awakened in him necromantic power beyond compare."
"He restored the star, and the other eight Houses, and their populations. But the First House remained a grave. And there he gathered his disciples, one from each House."
"Seven became Lyctors. And one... Anastasia... became the first Tombkeeper of the Ninth House, the Reverend Mother of the Black Vestals. My ancestor."
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Date: 2020-10-09 07:05 pm (UTC)This is the easy part; history. Dogma.
"But on the First House was the man who would become God. The titanic thanergetic bloom of ten billion souls awakened in him necromantic power beyond compare."
"He restored the star, and the other eight Houses, and their populations. But the First House remained a grave. And there he gathered his disciples, one from each House."
"Seven became Lyctors. And one... Anastasia... became the first Tombkeeper of the Ninth House, the Reverend Mother of the Black Vestals. My ancestor."