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“...Have you heard it? A whisper at first, then a voice, then a chant, chanting, chanting, chanting chanting chanting chanting- They are here! The King Machine reborn in flesh, the Dark Apostle bathed in black! I see them, they see us, they gaze, they gaze gaze upon us! We are theirs now! Theirs, body and soul! Black and red and blue and green they rise we rise with them a vanguard blessing blessing we have been chosen we have been chosen Devourer's Chosen”
The Devourer's Chosen was an empire-wide cult dedicated to the Corruptus initially created out of Indoctrinate Collective worlds dominated and corrupted by the demonic entity known as Emperor Marigrax. Created as a form of increasing the power of the Corruptus's demons and as a foil to the inhabitants of the Borealis Galaxy, the Chosen's ultimate goal was tear reality apart with their powers in order to throw the First Gigaquadrant into Chaos, leading to the destruction of the universe. However, their goals eventually resulted in failure after their demon masters were defeated, and the cult has since been dissolved, its remnants being absorbed into the Dominion of the Xhodocto.
Despite their relatively short existence, the Devourer's Chosen remain one of the most notable demonic empires of modernity, their actions nearly resulting in the extinction of an entire galaxy worth of sapients and the scars left by their attacks linger on to this day, with little indication that they will ever heal completely. The devoted servants of the Corruptus became legendary, especially in Borealis, where they are seen as one of the gravest threats the galaxy has ever faced since the end of the ancient war between the Kormacvar and the Grox Empire.
History[]
Origins[]
The Devourer's Chosen was formed on 2782, when the demon lords Marigrax and Geltastra materialized into the Indoctrinate Collective colony of Nirosia, located in the Aasatser Sector of the Borealis Galaxy. Using the powers granted to him by Shu'rimrodir, Marigrax transformed Nirosia into a Corruptus Overworld and brainwashed the population, turning them into the first of the Devourer's Chosen. Despite the efforts of Commandant Arberkul in stopping them, he was defeated and turned into the first of the Chosen's Champions.
Placing Geltastra under command of Nirosia, Marigrax proceeded to attack other neighbouring worlds, corrupting and brainwashing them into his cause. Soon, Nirosia started unleashing a supernatural miasma the size of a galactic nebula around itself, covering most of the Aasatser Sector, corrupting hundreds of worlds and making space travel almost impossible to the Cold Relay-dependent natives of the galaxy. The region would be renamed Corrupted Sector by the rest of the galaxy, while the Devourer's Chosen acquired a foothold from which they would continue to expand.
At this point, Marigrax's existence was unknown to those not from the Chosen, leading the galaxy to assume Geltastra was the sole responsible for their existence. The cultists proceeded to provide support to the preparations for a great war, aligning themselves to the goals of Kolossus.
Tzhrhokia[]
Corruptus demons attack the Tahar homeworld of Terkom
Amidst the conflicts on Borealis, a contingency of Chosen led by Nai-Ar'natl traveled to the Kraw Galaxy, where the faction became involved in the Tzhrhokia War. Taking advantage of a supernatural plague unleashed by the Corruptus Vanguard Mahedore, the Chosen tricked the Liberal Tahar Empire into allowing them to install Corruptus shrines in their worlds under the pretense of them being advanced anti-viral machinery. The Chosen targeted the Tahar primarily out of spite and irony for their anti-theistic ways, with their true intention being to sacrifice their population to Nirosia to aid its growth.
While at first successful in duping the Tahar, the true purpose of the shrines was uncovered by Ambassador Zeimos, a human who recognized the handiwork of the Corruptus. When the Tahar then attempted to destroy the shrines, the Chosen forces used their energies to summon a horde of demons into the Tahar homeworld of Terkom; however, their efforts were thwarted by Atiemus, a Tahar child empowered by dream essence. While the Chosen would attempt to join forces with Mahedore formally to continue their efforts in the galaxy, Geltastra would order the contingency to retreat in order to provide support to their Borealan forces, ending their involvement in the conflict.
Second Borealis Galactic War[]
Chosen assassins attempt to kill General Volim of the Wranploer
The Chosen's preparations led to the Second Borealis Galactic War, where they served as one of the greatest enemies of the Zoles Imperium as well as the Borealis Consortium Network. Aligning themselves to Durzhan and the Vyro'Ralza, the Chosen would cause untold devastation across the galaxy, leading to the fall and corruption of hundreds of worlds across the whole galaxy. The Grand Inquisition would be the first to realize the cult was not led by mere mortals, but by the demonic Marigrax.
As the war escalated and the Vyro'Ralza unleashed time anomalies across Borealis, the Chosen were actively aided by Kolossus; using these anomalies, he granted them alternative versions of themselves to sacrifice over and over to Nirosia, accelerating the Corruptus Overworld's growth exponentially. The Polar Crystal Alliance, formed from the Zoles Imperium and their closest allies, would bend to defeat the cultists once and for all after repelling their Champions; a massive armada of Alliance and Consortium Network ships struck at Nirosia, where thanks to the efforts of Hachiman, Marigrax was destroyed and the Overworld was killed before it could breed an army of demons that could overrun the galaxy.
With their leaders defeated, the remaining Chosen were hunted down by the Alliance, the Consortium Network and the Indoctrinate Collective. Those who managed to flee escaped to the fringes of the galaxy, such as the depths of Hyposirius, or towards the Andromeda Galaxy where they would be absorbed into the ranks of the Dominion of the Xhodocto.
Characteristics[]
Species[]
Government[]
The Devourer's Chosen was a theocracy whose leader was the Corruptor, Emperor Marigrax, who oversaw the actions of the empire from his Corruptus Overworld. Immediate leadership over the empire was given to the Dark Apostle, Geltastra, who was responsible to tend to mortal affairs while the Corruptor focused on his plan of destroying Borealis. The Dark Apostle was helped by series of Acolytes who served as her warriors and advisors, though not much is known about this caste due to their little exposure in intergalactic affairs. Known leaders of the Devourer's Chosen included:
The Corruptor
Other leaders
Society[]
The society of the Devourer's Chosen was revolved around their religion, the worship of the Corruptus. Conflict among each other was practically non-existent thank to the brainwashed corruption of Marigrax, and all of the people's aggression was instead focused on alien empires, with an emphasis made on the Indoctrinate Collective due to being considered the worst of the heretical empires. Citizens of the Chosen would periodically pray, preach and do sacrifices in characteristic shrines built in the center of their settlements, this being considered a holy commandment which should always be followed every day unless the individual person was serving in the military.
The Chosen retained the post-scarcity traits of the Indoctrinate Collective but did no commerce with any other spacefaring nation due to their hostility. All cultists were expected to work and do their part to contribute to the overall efficiency of the empire, and by doing so, they received resources such as food in order to survive in good conditions. Citizens who did not work by extension did not obtain free resources and were often shunned by others as being undeserving of their god's mercy, often leading to executions.
Technology[]
In technological terms, the Devourer's Chosen was for the most part identical to the Indoctrinate Collective, making them one of the most advanced empires in Borealis's modernity with their technological trees being a combination of the designs of each of their member races, altered to fulfill the needs of all of them with no exception although keeping a generally Dracogonarious-inspired form and interface. However, unlike the Collective, the Devourer's Chosen was not known for its bioengineering prowess due to having no interest in it.
While the Chosen retained powerful technologies such as weaponry, advancements in medicine and nanotechnology, the empire as a whole remained technologically stagnant from its formation to its destruction. This is due to the extreme focus on religion leading to the eradication of all scientists, who instead preferred to become warriors or preachers rather than waste time researching new technologies. The use of mechanical enhancements on the population was also nearly completely replaced by demonic mutations which had the same purposes.
Religion[]
Without a doubt the most notable trait in the Devourer's Chosen was its nature as an empire of cultists who worshipped the Corruptus as gods. Shu'rimrodir was the highest deity of the cult, immediately followed by the fellow demon gods Shu'wokerama, Shu'ytrogarva and Shu'suvreca. Notably powerful demons such as Shu'rahkavarh, Arrtkar Crowart and indeed Emperor Marigrax himself were seen as direct heralds of their god sent to the mortal realm to guide the Chosen to success, and were respected as living avatars of their deities.
The Chosen also had the concept of 'Allied Gods', which served as a general name for the demons of the Samut'angar and most specifically their leaders such as the Xhodocto, Zargoth and Maktanshatin. Other spacefaring empires who worshipped any of these Allied Gods were the only aliens the Chosen would not vehemently attack on sight, though the worship of non-Corruptus demons was extremely limited and often done as afterthoughts in their preachings. After all, while the Allied Gods were important, they were just allies, and the Nightmare Gods were much grander and much more worthy of respect.
Relations[]
Allies[]
“You accept the Devourer's word, and for that, you shall survive the great scourge to come.”
- N/A
Neutral[]
“Wrong the law of the Nightmare God and a pain unlike any other will fall upon you.”
Enemies[]
“By war and blood, you will pay for your heresy! Kill! Maim! Burn! Destroy!”
- Indoctrinate Collective
- Zoles Imperium
- Niaka Special Forces
- Unified Nation of Ottzello
- Borealis Consortium Network
- Draconid Imperium
- The Divinarium
- Murgur Warbands
- Da Rogue Boyz
- Liberal Tahar Empire
Notes[]
Quotes[]
“Only death awaits for every single one of you!”
- - Koluap
“It was only logical that their interests were aligned with ours. Their so-called 'Allied Gods' are the arbiters of their desires and laws.”
“We will descend upon you, we will overwhelm you, we will leave none alive!”
- - Unknown Borealis Radeon
“We are the warriors of the ultimate god the Devourer...WHO YOO BETTA JOIN OR IMMA SLAP YOO UP!!! OR WORSE SACRIFIC YA!!!!!”
“This cult seems near unstoppable and incredibly difficult to combat. When the galaxy is rid of the Chosen, it will be a better place.”
- - Yogtam
“bak in my dayz cults were jus dum peepz who went out fer booze an got pissed at parties wen worshippin Roz'Tah'Flok too long. den deyd smak eech ova an argue ova wat his facial feeturs were an how ta smak da heretics who dunt beleev him well. den dey goes all crazy cos dey been drinkin too much yanno an dey decid anyone who dunt agree wiv dem is a dum heretic an dey kill him den start a massiv riot forcin everyone ta beleev in deir religion. yanno wat i say? da chosen ent much different.”
- - Jol'kiar
“Insanity is the mark of the unstable. When one cannot control his or her own body they are unfit for enlightenment. This is the cult's folly and by the will of Drakon I will make them see this flaw and have them repent or redeem their souls in death.”
- - High Inquisitor Arsac of the Grand Inquisition
“A good enough reason if any to dispute why Essentials and religious maniacs should never come to command a society of any kind. ... I shall never forget what I learned fighting them. It would be hard not to.”
- - Hachiman
Trivia[]
- The main inspiration for the Devourer's Chosen was Warhammer 40,000 's Chaos Space Marines.
- The Chosen possess a Fantasyverse counterpart in the Cult of the Eclipse.
- The Devourer's Chosen were the featured fiction of June 2012.
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