[Outside the Thousand Sons Lounge at the Nikaea Theater]
Hades arrived at the moment when psychic energy was at its most chaotic.
He hoped he had arrived just in time, or perhaps he was actually too late because Hades could sense the sudden halt in his psychic energy.
Hades wasn't sure whether that sudden stop was a clean retreat or the calm before the storm - but it looked like Magnus was not in good condition. In Black Domain's sight, Magnus' soul seemed to be about to explode at the next moment.
If Magnus really explodes, Hades will have to compress the Black Domain into a closer range, close enough to fight Magnus in close combat. The projection of the psychic Primarch in the Warp is much larger and brighter than that of other Primarchs.
But the Emperor is here anyway, so even if Magnus suddenly explodes, Hades believes that the Emperor can teach Magnus what true fatherly love is.
A Thousand Sons warrior walked out of the lounge. He ignored Hades and a group of Soulless Ones who were standing outside the Thousand Sons lounge with their arms crossed, and walked straight to the front of the Admiral, signaling to the Admiral Magnus that he was ready to resume the meeting.
Hades stared at the Thousand Son, thinking,
Magnus's psychic instability cannot be used as the main evidence to kill him. This kind of prophetic type of psychic disorder is a common trait of some prophetic psychics. Sanguinius and Konrad Curze are also like this.
Hades stood there, and he used the extremely diluted black domain to confirm one last time that Magnus' condition had stabilized. Hades sighed, picked up the obituary, and signaled the Silent Sisters to finish their work.
Magnus's condition is too unstable... He needs to be punished, even if he can't be eliminated, he needs to be supervised.
However, due to the peculiarities of the Thousand Sons Legion in psychic powers, some legions that are tolerant of the Librarians, as well as most of the psykers in the Empire - including the Astropathic Tribunal, the Navigator Family and other people who are very important to the Empire, all keep an eye on this legion. If the Emperor punishes Magnus without reason, then the cooperation between the Empire and psykers will probably not be very smooth in the future.
No matter how much people hate and resist psykers, they are still an important part of the Empire. They can even be called the only bridge for humans to utilize the warp.
So Hades had to at least give the Emperor a legitimate reason to punish Magnus.
The first thing Hades thought of was the alien Hawser, the imperial guard Amon who was possessed by the demon of Tzeentch. Did the Emperor know about this? Or did he only know the general idea and could not clearly know the location of every drop of rain.
Moreover, the direction of the story has been disturbed to pieces now. Will Tzeentch really come
The Death Guard also allowed the meeting to continue. Hades had to frown and follow the Sisters of Silence and the sages to the main hall. He had to attend, but Hades also ordered the guards to keep an eye on Hauser. He was also trying to contact the communications there.
The reply he got was that the Wolf King and Fulgrim were both there, although the Sisters of Silence had been urgently transferred away.
But when Hades arrived at the main hall, he saw the Wolf King and Fulgrim who had returned to their seats. The two primarchs, like him, needed to come back and continue the meeting.
Hades frowned. The Emperor and Malcador were on the podium where everyone was watching, so it was inconvenient for them to contact each other. So he immediately sent another team of Soulless to the secret room where Hauser was.
But that was at best a minor skirmish, and even if the Custodes were truly possessed, the final result would be nothing more than the Emperor's punishment of Magnus - exactly what Hades wanted.
Everyone took their seats. Pluto sat silently on the throne of the Lord of the Order of Silence, with his hands supporting the Blade of the Enemy. In the hazy darkness, the scarlet light stared at Magnus who was slowly walking onto the stage.
Magnus asked for a speech.
Hades thought, how should he checkmate him
Maybe... he didn't even need the Death Guard and Space Wolves to provide evidence. The real rope that could hang Magnus was in the hands of the Scarlet King himself.
A hidden gaze fell on Hades, probing, curious, alert... Hades silently strengthened his black domain, and the darkness drove away the unexpected visitor.
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[Nika Theater, upper level secret room of the main hall]
Vox blinked, he turned aside and watched the Imperial Guard Amon walk silently in front of the two sages.
"Silence, everyone. You need to maintain etiquette while waiting for the witness."
Kim smiled on the screen,
"Sorry, I made fun of you."
Then he spat out Kirkland, and Vox seemed to hear a "pfft" sound. Although he looked embarrassed, Kirkland was still alive and kicking. Then the two sages began to fight - no, they began to use electronic warfare more mainly to attack each other.
The two sages only had the damned heretics in their eyes at this moment, as if they didn't care about anything in the outside world.
Vorx was not a technical sergeant, he knew nothing. He heard Bjorn sigh in disappointment, and then watched the guard Amon lead Hauser off the examination bed. The guard seemed to want Hauser to relax a little. This poor mortal was too nervous.
"Can I talk to you alone?"
The Guardsman spoke to Hauser, and Vox silently retreated, placing himself in the third corner away from the two fighting sages and the Guardsman. Bjorn grunted rudely and walked out the door.
The Admiral Amon stopped, seemingly waiting for Vox to leave.
Vox was silent for a moment. Finally, he decided to obey the words of the guards. He walked out of his corner silently, opened the door, and saw Bjorn squatting on the ground and rubbing his feet.
Vox stared at the wolf, and the wolf stared at him with bared teeth. Finally, Vox also squatted down silently.
The Imperial Guard Amon turned his gaze towards the two sages. They seemed to have removed each other's sensory systems and were fighting under the second firewall. The winner would lock the opponent's action system.
The guard shook his head slightly and turned his attention to Hawser.
"Hello," he said, "what's your name?"
Hawser scratched his head and muttered,
"My Lord, my name is Gasper Hauser."
He heard the demonic whispers of the guards,
"Names have their own magic power. My first name was Amon..."
It slid strangely across the armor of the Imperial Guards.
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[Vorx! Enemy attack!! Imperial Guards—]
Vox stood up suddenly, and Kirkland and King's alarms suddenly sounded in the private channel.
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[I swear by countless great men who have dedicated their lives to illuminate the darkness that what I say is true, without a trace of deception.]
Magnus raised his arms, the golden light of the stage fell on his strong arms, and his red skin was shining.
He remembered the arms he raised in the prophecy. He stood at the turning point of fate and swore to the world that he was a true great man who had contributed to saving human civilization.
The darkness before him was but a momentary prejudice, Magnus thought, and the Emperor would understand him, for the prophecy had already informed him of his victory.
Even though his consciousness trembled for a moment when he touched the thought of Hades, the cold and sickening feeling in the lounge just now seemed not to have dissipated.
Magnus took a deep breath and pretended to be calm. He spoke in a strong voice.
[Humanity needs progress.]
He said the Scarlet King walked slowly, showing his pure heart to the people.
He told people about the beauty of the sea of spiritual consciousness. He told them the story of how the first person who walked out of the cave and saw the light was killed by his foolish companions. Psychic power is not a sin, it is a treasure trove full of gold coins. People only need to find a reasonable way to open it.
The subspace is neutral, and all people need to do is discover the good and beauty in it!
Magnus was in high spirits. He felt the support and encouragement from the Warp, like applause.
[Gaining knowledge will inevitably require blood and sweat, but it will bring us rich fruits. We cannot be afraid of ignorance and stand still - human beings need to move forward, explore, and move towards a broader stage! ]
Applause, overwhelming applause greeted him. Magnus knew that his speech was far more brilliant than that of the Lord of Death. He raised his head and smiled brilliantly.
However - Magnus caught a glimpse of the slowly rising figure from the corner of his eye, and his soul shrank for a moment.
The darkness was staring at him.
Under the astonished gaze of the crowd, the darkness slowly dissipated and Hades was exposed in the light.
Half of him was a handsome general, and the other half was a ferocious mechanical creature. The man was staring at Magnus calmly.
So young? Fugen muttered quietly.
However, most people remained absolutely silent, staring at the two people at the center of the incident.
"I have objections,"
Hades said.
"You are allowed to question, Lord of the Order of Silence, Hades."
Malcador's voice fell from the podium without a trace of emotion.
Hades stared at Magnus.
"You just said that there is goodwill towards humans in the subspace. It is a treasure trove that welcomes humans."
Hades stared at Magnus, and Magnus swallowed involuntarily.
Hades shook his head slightly.
"There is no kindness in the Warp."
"The Order of Silence has been fighting for many years, fighting against countless psionic species, or even more blasphemous beings, but I have never seen a being with good intentions."
[I can testify to this.]
Someone they had never expected suddenly spoke. Angron stood up. People looked at this seldom-seen Primarch in amazement. The intrusion of the World Eaters just now was shocking enough.
[I can also testify.]
The next voice sounded immediately after him, and the Lord of Death stood up.
[Take me one!]
The wolf king bared his teeth, growled, and stood up, slapping his chair.
In the audience, Fugen covered his mouth in surprise, Dorn frowned, and the angel remained silent, as if waiting for something, but his face did not look good.
The Emperor had no expression on his face.
Hades had not expected this, but it did not stop him. He did not turn his head to look at his ally. He still stared at Magnus. He knew what he should say.
Hades smiled, and in a trance Magnus seemed to see a smile similar to Malcador's. This was definitely not a good thing. He wanted to take a step back, but he held back.
"Captain of the Thousand Sons, I have presented my evidence. If you do not believe me, we can hand it over to the Lord of Mankind."
Hades said,
"Then you need to produce your evidence that there is goodwill in the Warp - otherwise, you are guilty of deception, Magnus."
Magnus twitched imperceptibly, and the spiritual energy that had just filled him seemed to dissipate rapidly.
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