In the holy room she had lowered her head in prayer and reverence to the graven images and holy banners with the rest of her sisters, and fervently recited the ancient text word for word as untold numbers before her had, and then silently with the others followed there leader  to the waiting transports. Sister Karress listened intently to her superior battle sisters few words and knew this engagement would be a true test of fate.<br/><br/>As she boarded the Valkyrie she began to hum a holy tune. Softly at first as she found her place among her squad of seraphims, as the mighty crafts great engines whined they almost vocalized with Karress, her soft blue eye closed she chants in an almost half-singing voice that rises under the whirling howl of the craft,<br/><br/>"We who carry our mortal burden to its destination gain our Immortal Emperors greatest gifts,<br/>The twin gifts of hatred and intolerance."<br/><br/>She holds her gloved hands out to the sisters next to her, with a look of peace and tranquility about her face as her lone angelic voice gently echos in the noisy, cramped hold.<br/><br/>"Our power resides in the will of the righteous,<br/>our armor is contempt and a weapon can not substitute for our zeal."<br/><br/>She continues the battle hymn, looking to her fellow sisters with a reverent grin as she sings with the accompaniment of the Valkyries drives  as it carries them to the drop zone.