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The city has never looked more alive.

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Lanterns burn through the rain.

Music rolls across Altdorf in endless waves.

Crowds fill every square.

Every bridge.

Every street.

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The city is glowing.

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And Sean looks worried.

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Eljara:
“Everyone looks happy.”

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Fireworks explode above the Reik.

The crowd screams with delight.

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For one moment—

the entire city feels alive.

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Sean watches carefully.

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Sean:
“That’s why the offer comes now.”

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Eljara turns toward him.

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Eljara:
“The offer?”

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Another firework.

Bigger.

Brighter.

Louder.

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The crowd cheers again.

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Sean:
“The moment someone promises more.”

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Silence.

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A worker drinks because he’s exhausted.

It helps.

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A soldier seeks excitement because peace feels empty.

It helps.

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A noble chases luxury because ordinary pleasure feels dull.

It helps.

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Everything works.

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That’s the danger.

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Eljara:
“They think Chaos begins with corruption.”

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Sean shakes his head.

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Sean:
“No.”

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Rain falls through lantern light.

The city keeps accelerating.

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Sean:
“It begins with success.”

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The drink works.

The celebration works.

The obsession works.

The violence works.

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That’s why people return.

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Below them a performer crosses a rope suspended between buildings.

The crowd holds its breath.

One mistake means death.

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When he reaches the other side—

the crowd erupts.

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For three seconds.

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Then they want something bigger.

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Something stronger.

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Something more.

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Eljara:
“The city is starving.”

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Sean watches the crowds carefully.

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Sean:
“Worse.”

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A pause.

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“It’s eating.”

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The music grows louder.

The drums grow faster.

The fireworks grow brighter.

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The city consumes excitement the way a furnace consumes coal.

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Never asking:

Is this good?

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Only asking:

Is there more?

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Eljara:
“What does Chaos actually offer?”

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The rain intensifies.

The city roars beneath them.

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Sean:
“Khorne offers rage.”

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Another cheer.

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“Nurgle offers relief.”

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Another firework.

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“Tzeentch offers possibility.”

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The light reflects in the rain.

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“And Slaanesh?”

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Sean smiles sadly.

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“Slaanesh offers more.”

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Silence.

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Because the answer is complete.

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More beauty.

More sensation.

More perfection.

More feeling.

More life.

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Until the pursuit becomes more important than the reason for pursuing it.

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The city celebrates beneath them.

Magnificent.

Radiant.

Ecstatic.

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And somewhere in the crowd—

someone is already asking for more than the world can give.

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⚒️ Month 5 — Sacrifice & Belief

⚒️ Week 4 — The Offer

Warhammer Fantasy Roleplaying Game — The Old World

Sigmar suffered for the Empire himself.

Later generations discovered it was easier to ask others to suffer in his place.

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you already know what you’re missing.

Step back into it.
Or keep missing it.

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