Missives on His Holy Darkness

• Issue 32
• Issue 107
• Issue 113

Issue 32

I have had many of my parishioners ask me about the process of Flagellation, what it entails, and how they may be of service to our war effort against the nonbelievers through it, so I have written this missive to inform those loyal worshipers of His Holy Darkness who want to honor Him through sacrifice. Flagellation is the process through which we sacrifice flesh to His Holy Darkness, and through our faith are given many gifts that we may use to slaughter His enemies. This process can be done one of many ways. The more common way that one of His followers who is not in current military service may help the war effort is to sacrifice their own flesh willingly to those who do serve Him in conquest. This process is done by one of His Apparatchiks over a series of weeks, preparing the body of the volunteer to be consumed by His warriors through a process of living preservation. Using embalming fluids, necromantic magic, and vivisection, the body is preserved, as if dead, before being slain by His warriors and feasted upon. The consumption of this preserved flesh offers His warriors greater physical resilience and mental acuity during battle, giving us the edge over the blasphemers. This is the greatest sacrifice that a civilan can perform for His army, and offers a seat at His table in the Blessed Night, partaking of the spoils of His conquest forever. This is not a process to be taken lightly, as He may have greater use for some who would volunteer for this process, such as becoming one of his loyal Apparatchiks or warriors. This is a topic to discuss with the leader of your local Night Church. Another common Flagellation one of His army sacrificing parts of their own body. This is done either through self injury, starvation or dehydration, or other forms of sacrifice. The abilities granted by this Flagellation depends on what sacrifice was made. This process in entirely up to the discretion of the warrior. His Holy Darkness requires sacrifice from all of his loyal followers, but the degree to which this is done depends on the task at hand. A controversial practice, according to our “spiritual leaders” to the north, is the Flagellation of others within the flock. Know this, those of you who may listen to the words of the heretic “apparatchiks” to the north, His Holy Darkness does not tolerate weakness. Any member of the flock who is so foolish as to allow themselves to come to harm is not worthy of the Blessed Night, and their righteous death is their way of serving His mission.

Issue 107

There have been many concerns voiced by parishioners of my Night Church, and many others as I have been told by my fellow Apparatchiks, that allowing in the refugees from the north will bring us nothing but strife, division, and separation from His Holy darkness. I send out this missive to confirm these whispers, and to condemn the actions of our “spiritual leaders” to the north who have, in violation of His Holy Doctrine, have allowed blasphemers, scoundrels, and unbelievers amongst our ranks. These “refugees” have been rightly punished by their lack of devotion in their homeland, and do not deserve the protection of our armies or Apparatchiks. We should not allow any who do not shed their old lives and take of the Mantle of His Darkness within our borders, and should in fact leave their bodies to rot in the streets as a warning to any others who choose to follow the same path. We cannot tolerate disloyalty and division in our Holy Land, or His Holy Darkness may never give us the glory of the Blessed Night. We must cast out these infidels, and we must hold accountable the northern leaders who allowed them in in the first place. Apparatchik or not, any who refuse to follow His Holy Doctrine and protect the sanctity of our Holy land must be exterminated, to allow His Holy Darkness to bring upon us the Blessed Night.

Issue 113

We all know that we are called to cleanse the world of the blasphemers, the nonbelievers, the traitors to the words of His Holy Darkness. To ensure the purity of our ranks, so that none may question the Holy Doctrine. But, some ask in whispered circles, must we kill? Is our mission not one of Deliverance? And I am here to tell you, loyal children of His Holy Darkness, that we do fight a war against that which we wish to cleanse from the world. The hatred, the intolerance, the pain. We fight for Deliverance, and sometimes, that fight requires sacrifice. Those who choose not to listen to the word of His Holy Darkness must be purged for the world to be Delivered into the Blessed Night we so long for. Be aware, those that would whisper blasphemies against His Holy Doctrine, that in the dark corners where you proclaim lies against Him is where his power can be found. Your words are heard, your deeds are judged, and your sins will be punished. And those among you who’s faith has held true, who has given themselves entirely to the Darkness, know that you will be delivered into the Blessed Night. Do not listen to the words of the blasphemers, the apologists of evil, the soothsayers of the demonic enemies of His Holy Darkness. If you hear such words being spoken, seek out the help of one of His Apparatchiks for assistance. We will cleanse this Holy land so that we may bring the Blessed Night upon the land, and live in the bliss of the Darkness forever more.