Endurance conference room.
Hades thought about it, then hesitantly put down the fruit he had taken from the Moon Wolf.
Looking at Mortarion who was obviously abnormal, Hades did not expect this situation to happen.
In Hades's imagination, the most likely possibility is that Mortarion was favored by Horus, and then Hades persuaded him not to trust the Moon Wolf too much, so as to reduce the favorability that Horus had given to Mortarion.
After all, Horus was the one with the best social skills among the Primarchs, and Hades did not think that Mortarion would be able to understand Horus' words.
But what’s going on now? Their conversation broke down
Horus can actually be defeated in a conversation
Hades didn't know whether he should feel sad that Mortarion had evolved to the point where he could even talk Horus down, or be glad that Mortarion didn't gain his favor with just a few words from Horus.
However, given Mortarion's abnormal behavior, Hades felt that things might not be that simple.
But he really couldn't think of any possible plot other than Horus calling Mortarion a country bumpkin. It couldn't be that Horus rebelled now and gave Mortarion a scare, right
By the way, except for Horus, Hades quietly used the Black Domain to scan all the Luna Wolves he could reach, and the conclusion was that they were very healthy and uncontaminated.
Hades did not dare to scan the soul of the Primarch rashly. Even if he diluted the Black Domain to the extreme, the Primarch's sensitivity would allow them to realize at the first moment that someone was "spying" on them.
Seeing that Mortarion seemed to be withdrawn, Hades thought for a moment and decided to start the conversation with an unambiguous question -
Mortarion spoke up.
"Hades, open the black zone, and then have the untouchables stand guard at the outermost part of the Endurance that contacts the Moon Wolf."
"And don't let the Moon Wolves see our Untouchables."
Before Mortarion finished speaking, Hades, who realized everything, was shocked. At the same time, Hades immediately released the diluted black domain, covering the entire conference room.
The order was faithfully transmitted via radio waves, and the gravekeepers in charge of the untouchables began to act.
After feeling the oppression of the Black Domain, Mortarion slowly spoke.
"Hades, I have a guess."
"The Death Guard may be corrupted."
Hades nodded, waiting for Mortarion's next words, but he had already guessed what Mortarion was going to say.
"The Luna Wolves can also be corrupted."
The tail of this sentence swept through the Death Guard's meeting room, leaving a brief silence between the two.
Mortarion turned his head and looked at Hades, who nodded slowly, confirming this guess.
Or rather, this future.
Seeing Hades nod, Mortarion became visibly more haggard. The original Primarch of the Death Guard was like a seriously ill leper, and now he was more like a dead man.
Hades waited in silence, waiting for Mortarion to realize this fact.
After a while, Mortarion sighed slowly, and the poisonous aura surrounding him became chaotic with this action.
"I should have thought of that."
Mortarion's voice was almost broken by the poisonous gas.
“I should have thought of that”
Mortarion stared at the wall of the Endurance, at the bone-white walls that would be their final tombstones.
"We have entered from a cruel and cold world into another, even emptier and colder universe. The hope that was promised was but a lie for a moment, and the brotherhood that was once expected was but a mist covering the cruel truth."
"I was not offered a choice."
"Whether it's on the highest mountain in Barbarus or in the room of the Emperor's Dream"
"Now I am forced to learn that even the last so-called blood relationship will be eroded by the evil existence of the warp."
Mortarion's sighing voice rang out, and the sound dissipated into the mist like the receding tide, leaving only the hazy and illusory poisonous fog.
"Hades,"
"Um?"
Hades responded cautiously, and it was obvious that Mortarion felt frustrated and even desperate about the reality which was too cruel.
Mortarion struck his scythe unconsciously.
"You know what? The man who claimed to be my father promised me a brother and a confidant."
"They are all lies."
"Now I have to watch my 'brothers' fall into the abyss of despair, while I myself hang on the edge of the cliff in vain, teetering on the edge."
Mortarion was silent for a moment. He was the only one who had faced the truth of Chaos at the edge of time. The horror of the Warp was deeply engraved on his soul and made him tremble.
If it was just one person, or just him, would Mortarion be so scared? But Mortarion finally met a brother who showed him kindness, but he realized that all this was just a beautiful bubble, a liar's promise, empty and unrealistic.
Hades remained silent because he realized that any comfort at this moment would be another deception, and no one could shamelessly promise a peaceful and hopeful story in this world.
If Hades had said so, then he would have done exactly what the Emperor had done to Mortarion.
Hades spoke slowly.
"So we commit to death, because we know this world is cruel."
Mortarion sighed, feeling vulnerable and worried as he was inspired by the rare friendship that Horus had for a moment dazzled him.
Horus had been promising hope and warmth, which temporarily blurred the burdens and challenges Mortarion had been carrying and facing.
die.
He is a pessimist and is not optimistic about any hope. The Death Guard was born out of the promise of death. Perhaps Mortarion should have realized this long ago and given up his unrealistic illusions about Horus and brotherhood.
A pessimist would never say anything to save it, and Mortarion, who had looked Chaos in the face, knew he could not do it, but he would say -
"If their final fate is corruption, then let me bring death upon them."
A clean and neat death would be the first gift Mortarion prepared for his kind and warm brother.
Mortarion glanced at Hades, who had remained solemnly silent since he spoke.
"Have you realized this a long time ago?"
Hades gave him a positive answer, and Mortarion sighed again.
"Words have an evil power. I understand your caution in not wanting to say more."
"I may wonder how you know this, but it does not matter to me. The Emperor, Malcador, or the prophecy, I do not care."
"But I trust you."
Mortarion pondered.
They had all experienced that vision, and Hades had been warned repeatedly by Malcador.
“Who should I guard against?”
Mortarion suddenly asked,
"Everyone, Legion, Auxilia, Imperial Navy, Mechanicum."
"Could it happen at the same time?"
"at the same time."
Mortarion and Hades looked at each other.
"This is worse than I thought. Does my biological father know about this or is he involved in it?"
Hades nodded.
Mortarion, now looking more like a corpse than a corpse, said weakly,
"Perhaps I should have died on the mountain of Barbarus, rather than being forced to understand and endure the torment of my soul and mind here."
"But we are all alive now. Maybe this is fate."
Seeing that Mortarion's emotions had stabilized after his talk, Hades decided not to persuade him any more. After all, Mortarion had experienced a similar situation before, and the Primarch was able to adjust himself.
Hades thought about it, picked up the fruit he had plucked from the Moon Wolf, and began to eat it. He also handed one to Mortarion.
"Want to eat?"
Mortarion looked at Hades with disbelief. He pointed at the fruit, which was so plump and tempting, worthy of being used by the Moon Wolf to entertain guests.
But in this case.
"Can you still eat?"
Hades blinked indifferently.
"At least they're good now."
Mortarion suddenly realized a terrible truth again. Hades knew this, he knew!
But he can do all this safely, and he can even eat a fruit with peace of mind!
For the first time, Mortarion felt the terror of Hades.
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(End of this chapter)