5: Dividing by Divinity

Congratulations on completing your mission. Scouts have reported that the theological weapon blocking the convoy's path has moved towards the facility in response to the beacon you activated. I doubt your memory has recovered sufficiently to be aware of your crimes, but your sacrifice is a justified punishment for it. After all, as one of the Empress's creations, you've certainly done similar to many. You're probably feeling the effects of the theological weapon being so close already. It's likely only a matter of time before its mere presence breaks you. I doubt you'd manage to even scratch it, but even if no one is coming to pick you up, see if you can't rid the world of one of the Empress's other creations before your time is up. It'd be very kind of you.

A weapon that can harm the divine. There is no exaggeration this time, we have developed a man-portable weapon that can harm theological weapons. We have a functional prototype in the ritual chamber. The hard part was working out a reliable medium for storing the energy that the weapon uses. So far, we've found that holy texts are the most cost-effective solution, though the weapon burns through them very quickly. Compared to what is typically needed to halt a theological entity of any kind with conventional arms, this weapon, that we're calling "the Charger," will requires much fewer casualties to kill those same entities.

For obvious reasons, we're keeping the chamber locked, requiring overrides in the two other workstations in this department to override the lock. We've even set a delay of 10 seconds to the doors of each department just to be doubly sure. The caution seems prudent as this weapon falling into enemy hands could cause substantial issues and we haven't gotten the weapon stable enough to put in any sort of security features to stop unauthorized use.

Do your duty! Enlist in the Imperial Armed Forces today! Enlisting has many benefits! -Immediate upgrade of citizenship status for you and your family! (pursuant to restrictions in C6-7819.03) -Protection from sacrifice selection (does not prevent being selected for sacrifice as punishment for crimes committed) -See the greatest works of the Empire! -Inflict revenge upon those who've wronged us! -Competitive retirement benefits after 10 years of service!

DEPARTMENT EXHIBITS SIGNS OF DIVINE CONTAMINATION! TERMINAL AND ALL EXITS ARE LOCKED UNTIL CONTAMINATION IS RESOLVED! ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR JOB DUTIES AS PART OF CONTAMINATION DOCTRINE 22-C.