Hades placed his hand on the door and watched the last batch of World Eaters go away. Even Rock, who should have still been unconscious, woke up at the last moment and struggled to come and visit the Primarch.
Although Angron acted like he wanted to visit Rock.
Hades was not present at the reunion between Angron and the World Eaters, but he gave the World Eaters some space - to avoid embarrassment for both parties.
But to be honest, after this battle, the World Eater has completely recognized Hades, and Hades's move is somewhat unnecessary.
Hades slowly watched Kahn supporting Rock as he left. The two top-notch World Eaters looked like old men supporting each other... They had indeed experienced too much in a short period of time.
When their figures finally disappeared, Hades snapped his fingers briskly. He leaned against the door and watched the servitor push the dining cart into the room.
Following the servitor, Hades also walked to Angron's bed. He pulled a chair and sat down, ignoring the stains on the bed sheet that looked like tear marks.
He looked at Angron.
Angron... seems sad
"…Angron, are you alright?"
Hades asked hesitantly, picking up a strawberry cupcake from the food cart and handing it to the Lord of Red Sand. Angron's eyes were slightly blank, and he subconsciously took the cake.
I never realized...the depth of their grief.
Hades picked up something to chew and checked Angron's life status again.
"Maybe because you can now feel emotions without being angry?"
Hades said casually, but Angron shook his head slowly but firmly.
Hades stopped eating and suddenly became serious.
"What do you feel, Angron?"
Angron stared at Hades, and to the Primarch's confusion, he could no longer sense any emotion in Hades - not just sadness, but other, smaller fragments of it could not be seen.
This was also the reason why Angron lost his composure when the first World Eater, Kahn, came in. The overwhelming sadness and joy simultaneously impacted the Primarch's fragile brain nerves, without any buffer at all.
The Son of the Mountain suddenly realized that he could sense the emotions of others.
A strange yet familiar feeling struck Angron, reminding him of his distant past, of what he had done to other gladiators in the blurry and distorted arena.
… Angron remembered that he had heard the cries of those souls, and he had healed those wounds. This was his innate ability.
This is... an ability given to him by the Emperor.
After the Butcher's Nails ceased functioning completely, he regained his powers.
Angron looked at Hades thoughtfully. The Primarch tried to sense Hades again, but apart from a little fatigue, he still gained nothing. Hades looked at him in confusion, and seemed to be beginning to worry whether there was something wrong with Angron's brain.
This shouldn’t be...
Anything more intense would make Angron uncomfortable.
[When the World Eaters came in,]
Angron paused, then spoke uncertainly.
[I can hear the emotions of their souls... Is this because of the connection between the Primarch and his descendants, or is it my original ability? ]
He watched Hades slowly open his eyes, and Angron added truthfully,
[But I can’t see yours.]
Hades knew that compared to the berserker in the original book, Angron before he was nailed was actually a semi-psychic Primarch, and the Son of the Mountain had shown his talent in this regard.
After the nail was driven in, the blasphemous creature, which was extremely hostile to psychic energy, also caused Angron to lose his talent.
Angron began to recover his psychic gifts so quickly after the nail lost its activity?!
Hades opened his mouth slightly. He was once again shocked by the Emperor's Primarch technology.
"Perhaps this is your gift, Angron."
Hades thought about it and spoke.
"But the Primarch usually has a mental link with his offspring. You can call a crew member over to try it later."
"As for me..."
Hades said slowly,
"Your talent may be related to psychic power, and I restrain psychic power, that's it."
Hades paused, as if he was about to say something, and finally, he managed to say,
"Angron, don't try. I can feel it."
Angron laughed a few times and averted his eyes from Hades.
[I'm just curious what you're thinking, bro.]
After realizing that Angron was fine, Hades took a bite of cake and said incoherently,
"Hmm... I was wondering how to avoid being sanctioned by the Emperor and Malcador."
[My father and Malcador?]
Angron raised an eyebrow gruffly.
Why do they sanction you
He watched as Hades' eyes wandered down to his stomach.
"… Angron, since you woke up, have you had the urge to vomit… er… or excrete anything?"
Second update, short but cute too.
(End of this chapter)