Ironsides Family/Hades/Sermon Three

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This sermon was delivered by Hades Ironsides, priest of the Way of the Warrior Saints, while preaching in Menedor.


“Followers of the Saints, I am pleased that you have chosen to gather with me this afternoon. The weather is fine and we should be grateful to have comfort in this temple. Menedor is an esteemed region, beautiful landscape and well positioned at the mouth of the river and the lake. For this sermon, I wish to speak to you about something perhaps not fully known. Something that we hear a great deal about, but only by name, never in detail, it alludes us while at the same time entices us. This something my dear believers, is the Second Awakening.

By my research on this matter, and through the education I received to become a priest of the Way, I am able to reveal certain things that you may lack on this subject. I feel it necessary to reveal a small bit of the knowledge we priests possess. Of course, you must understand that there are levels of information in which are shared, and so there are some things that are restricted, and other things which can be made public. Today I will make some things public.

It is well known that the Second Awakening will be the end of Man’s reign of Holy Order, and the erasure of all creation. It will be a frightening, horrific time of destruction and retribution on those who were wicked during their lives. It will be a time of cataclysmic proportions, much like in the beginning when the Holy Cataclysm remade the earth and gave birth to the function of the Warrior Saints. It will also be a time of comfort for the righteous, who will march with the Father and the Saints terrorizing the unbelievers. In this end, all will be undone, those deemed unfit will be cast into the abyss of oblivion, and those who receive the good graces will sleep well in peace. All this has been known to every follower of the Way, and I am sure you have told each other the stories time again.

What you do not know, and what I am to reveal to you, is that there are some aspects of this Second Awakening that can be tracked, and anticipated. This means that to those who are privy to the patterns and signs, we may be able to determine the specific time when the Sleeping Father will rise again. It is a theory followed by the monks of the Order, better known as the Cult of Occultation that all things were already set when the first King of Man was chosen. On that day, the Last King of Men was also chosen. This Final King, whom we have learned to call the Imperceptible Saint, is our marker for when the Second Awakening will occur.

It has been written that the Imperceptible Saint will be the very last King reigning over the land before the Father awakens. The Cult of Occultation has been able to determine that the reign of this King will be the last days of Earth, and that on his death on the twilight hour, all will descend into perdition. The Cult of Occultation has taken to keeping very keen records of all kings of this land, their births their activities and their deaths to determine which one of them could potentially be the last. As it is known that he will die during a time of terrible wars and strife, this is another clue to look for when seeking the date of the end. Although the degree of war and strife is yet unknown, it is still an important item for context.

The Imperceptible Saint will be revealed on his death bed, at the exact hour of twilight and the realization of all that is happening in the world as the exact conditions for the Awakening. What does this mean for us, the followers of the Saints? It means that we must continue to uphold and preserve Order, that we continue to maintain our Worship, and that we try to bring others into our faith so that they may be saved when the rage is unleashed. Only this way can we be sure not to be confused for unbelievers and destroyed by the Saints or the Father. I also implore you to begin your own Imperceptible Log, which records the lives of our King, and all kings, for the more information gathered, the more accurate the date becomes for the monks of the Order.”