[Imperatoris Victus
The Feast of the God-Emperor
Presented within the Sanctum Imperialis of the Imperial Palace on Terra.
Only once every ten millennia is such a banquet prepared. Each course is an echo of ancient power, a testament to eternal dominion.
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1. Aperitif
A Sanctified Chalice of Holy Ayran
A traditional Terran beverage, restored from the lost cultures of the Ancient World. Fermented from gene-forged bovine, whose lineage can be traced back to the ancient steppes of Terra, this sacred yogurt is churned by servo-skulls under the silent gaze of the Silent Sisters. Blessed by the Ecclesiarchy, the ayran is served cold, maintained by Martian cryo-coils, in a chalice of black adamantium, inlaid with platinum sigils of purity.
"To refresh the soul, and still the mind before duty."
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2. Primary Dish
Lion Kidneys of Macragge
Harvested from gene-perfected lions raised in stasis fields on Macragge's hunting moons, the kidneys are boiled in the brine of Catachan's death seas—filtered of toxins by vat-grown servitors.
Marination:
The flesh is marinated in the essence of an ancient rhinoceros-like megafauna, its spleen rendered down by Mechanicum bio-alchemists under binharic hymns. Only after a ritual purification is it deemed worthy of consumption.
Preservation:
Stored in an arctic cryo-reliquary, designed by Fabricator-Lords of Mars, to maintain molecular integrity over millennia. Its sanctity is guaranteed by a stasis field, broken only in the Emperor's name.
Final Anointment:
Washed in sacred aqua, siphoned through the preserved trunk of Terra's last great elephant. The ritual is performed by the Silent Sisterhood to ensure purity from psychic corruption.
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3. Accompaniment
Void-Fermented Gravitas Mushrooms
Cultivated aboard derelict voidships orbiting black holes, these rare fungi are soaked for three centuries in Gravitas wine, a vintage pressed from grapes grown in null-gravity vats aboard the Navis Nobilite's lost fleets. Their flavor is said to unlock distant memories of Terra's pre-Unity days.
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4. Dessert
Nectar of Olympus (Melopita Reclaimed)
A faithful reconstruction of the Emperor's favored dessert from His mortal youth.
Crafted from gene-forged goat's cheese and solar-honey from restored apian drones, this ancient pie is encased in spelt dough grown within bio-domes simulating Ancient Terra's Aegean coast.
Baked in plasma-forged ovens powered by micro-stars, it is served upon marble slabs hewn from the ruins of Mount Olympus itself. A final drizzle of psychically charged honey completes this dessert, said to evoke fleeting echoes of innocence from an age long lost.
"A sweet to remind even the Master of Mankind of simpler times."
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Post-Feast Ritual
Once the final course has been consumed, a solemn Litany of Remembrance is intoned by the Choir of the Adeptus Custodes. Attendants present the remaining relics of the meal—crusts, bones, and droplets—to the Martian Mechanicum, who encase them within stasis vaults as sacred relics of the Throneworld.
The feast concludes with the Lighting of the Astronomican, a symbolic rekindling performed by anointed psykers, as the gathered lords and priests kneel in absolute silence.
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Closing Blessing
"Only in devotion does duty find meaning. Only in sacrifice does man ascend. This feast is not sustenance; it is remembrance."
— The Litany of Sustenance, by the Ecclesiarch Tiber Maxim
Supplementary Commentary by the Primarchs
Marginal Notes Recovered from the Codex Victus, penned during the Feast of M30.567.
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Perturabo, The Lord of Iron:
"The resources expended in the preparation of this feast could construct an orbital defense platform sufficient to protect an entire Segmentum. Such excess borders on treasonous inefficiency. The Emperor requires no sustenance. This is a monument to vanity, not necessity."
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Rogal Dorn, Praetorian of Terra:
"If the walls of the Imperial Palace were fortified with the same diligence as these indulgences, we would be impervious to all threats. Instead, we offer honey pies to shadows of a past we should have sealed beneath adamantium and stone."
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Marginalia in Addendum:
It is rumored that both Primarchs abstained from the dessert, citing concerns over logistical waste and resource allocation. Dorn was witnessed measuring the marble plates for structural integrity, while Perturabo calculated the caloric output versus energy input, muttering 'inefficient' before retiring to his command deck.]
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AN/Just a little thing to keep you guys occupied. Still working on this and new story. Oh boy I have a lot to do. İt seems like I have to nerf Noah
(BRING IT YOU PANSY. I SURVİVED JUNGLES OF CATACHAN WITH JUST A KNIFE)
Anyway have a great day and Ramadan Mubarak.
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