If you don't look for Hades, Hades will come to you.
This is the truth.
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[Tera][Nine months ago]
In the dim secret room, the emperor pondered, staring at the broken black stone sculptures in the room, lost in thought.
The variable is still him.
… Kadia.
The Emperor pondered that as long as the [Dead] did not die, Chaos' primary target would still be the [Dead].
Once the [Dead] is truly sealed, Chaos will have countless opportunities to change fate again.
Now, they do the same.
but…
What went wrong
The Emperor pondered that since he was good at using psychic powers to peer into the future, he would often make similar misjudgments as Chaos when it came to matters involving the Dead.
[The Deceased] has not been completely sealed yet, which means they still have a chance.
but…
With the power of Chaos, as long as they are willing to cooperate, they can limit the power of the Dead to the vicinity of the Eye of Terror.
Although disputes among Chaos cannot be ruled out, Chaos has already made the greatest concessions and compromises to each other regarding matters concerning the [Dead].
The golden candlelight flickered, illuminating the expressionless face of the emperor. At this moment, he urgently needed to devote himself to the construction of the webway again. This was the last step and there could not be any mistakes.
The Emperor took a step forward. He walked in front of the broken sculpture of the Deceased and stared into the blurry eyes that were not originally carved.
… The [Dead], who devoured part of the power of the Four Gods and became even deeper, was not confined to the Eye of Chaos.
The answer is already apparent.
"Extinguish the Astronomican."
The Emperor said,
In the Warp, at this moment, the Astronomican on Terra is the brightest landmark in the Warp.
The Astronomican was not as bright as the Phaethon Lighthouse that Guilliman later opened. It could only light up one star region, but the light of the Astronomican shone in every corner of the human empire.
That is, it is the most conspicuous one in the subspace.
Something will come seeking the light.
…the monster that had lost control.
"Extinguish the Astronomican,"
The Emperor spoke again, and the guards behind him hurried away.
"immediately."
The Emperor was silent, and the extinguishing of the Astronomican would mean the Imperium would fall back into chaos - but Terra could not be lost. In the Warp, it was the origin of humanity, and its fall would mean the end of humanity.
The Emperor sighed and shook his head.
It's not that he can't deal with the Dead, but even the Emperor can hardly judge now... what kind of monster Chaos has nurtured in Cadia.
The Emperor, who originally divided a portion of his power of faith to feed the Dead, would be able to suppress the Dead as long as the portion he fed was less than the power of faith he gained.
But at this moment—how much Chaos has thrown at the Dead in Cadia? !
Only in this matter did the emperor have an extremely bad guess.
Even if he could suppress the Dead, that would mean being wounded—and besides, the Webway was also a Warp device.
At this moment, getting hurt means death—the other gods are watching covetously.
This kind of style... this technique of playing with fire and getting burned together, the emperor thought, it can only be this.
The other gods would not allow it to do this... it was done on purpose.
It's intentional!
Even though the candlelight was bright, a bottomless shadow shrouded the emperor's face, leaving only his golden eyes burning with rage.
At this moment, the Lord of Mankind seemed to feel the anger that the four gods felt when he fed the Dead.
Tzeentch!!!
The roar of the Lord of Mankind created ripples in the warp.
From the beginning to the end, the Lord of Change had been cooperating with the Lord of Mankind to feed the monster, making it strong enough to hurt any of them—
This is the real purpose of the Demon Lord of Change!
If the Astronomican remains burning, the shadows of the dead may reach Terra at any time, but if the Astronomican is extinguished, the already precarious Empire will further fall apart.
Whatever the Emperor chooses, the Imperium will bleed.
In a trance, the Emperor seemed to hear the gloating scream coming from the warp.
A dancing darkness emerged from beneath the Master of Mankind, gleaming with gold at the edges, rising slowly with the Emperor's increasingly angry breaths... Tzeentch... How dare it... How dare it?!
As the Dead entered the Eye of Terror, the Warp within the Eye severed the Emperor's connection to His Finger Bones.
Of course, even if the Emperor had not lost contact with his finger bones, he would not easily waste the power of faith. Now he needed power—just stuck at the node between man and God.
He could feel the power of faith coming from the subspace and the future, which was far more powerful than he had expected.
A darker existence is growing. How dare it... The Dead belong to humans and the Empire. Only humans can accept the Dead. How dare it...
A powerful pressure began to descend, and this small secret room seemed to tremble.
The emperor closed his eyes, and after a moment, everything returned to calm.
Don't be impatient.
The Emperor turned around in silence. The generals on the chessboard could not be moved easily. He would devote himself again to the construction of the Webway. Once the Webway was completed, the journey from Terra to other planets could begin.
He had left the Great Crusade in order to build the Webway, which was the decisive move.
only…
Hope the rest of you are well.
[The deceased]… The Emperor thought to himself, wake up as soon as possible, wake up as soon as possible!
On the day of Pluto's fall, the Star Torch went out.
But Tzeentch was far crazier than the Emperor imagined.
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Hrafinkel
[For God's sake, Allfather—you said the Astronomican is out?]
The Wolf King walked forward cursing. He frowned and stared at the porthole in disbelief. In the treacherous waves of the Warp, the position of the Astronomican was indeed no longer visible.
What does the navigator say
The mortal crew stepped forward and told the Wolf King everything about the navigator's collapse - so far, the survival ratio of their navigators was about ten to one.
The wolf king lowered his head and cursed again,
[How close are we now? The voyage has just begun. Can we return to Terra? ]
Russ held the axe at his waist, his fangs bared. Not surprisingly, Russ thought, he knew there was a big trouble on his ship, and it was likely that something would go wrong on this voyage.
But he didn't expect it was about Terra's side.
No, Russ thought, the All-Father was on Terra, and the Astronomican would be fine—this was probably the All-Father's plan, but if the All-Father hadn't informed him before they set sail, then something must have happened.
The best strategy now is to return to Terra and see what is happening.
But his still-living navigator told him that was no longer possible, and his poor, frantic little crew needed to rest before they could recalibrate the course for the Wolf King.
[Little guy, where is the fleet close to now? ]
Russ let out a heavy breath. The Wolf King's keen intuition told him that it was not advisable to stay in the current subspace for long.
Unexpectedly, he got an answer.
Now, the Space Wolves' fleet is anchored near Fenris, the Space Wolves' home planet.
[Okay, come to the shore! Come to the shore!]
The wolf king shouted.
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Small theater:
+Oh, he's exactly like his big red cousin! +
+You should have seen the rage on his face. It was almost—oh my god, guys, it was almost—and we wouldn't have to work so hard! +
+They are all beings from the Warp - he thinks he is special? He thinks he can get away with it?! +
+Oh—my dear, future, dark lord, watch out! +
+—Hades! Here—look at me here! Hades! Come here! Good boy—come here quickly!! +
+Hahahahahahahahahahaha! +
This volume is relatively short, so I will stop reading it today... I will take a break...
I have been very busy recently. I have classes seven days a week, and they are all professional and experimental courses. I am in a bad state. Please forgive me.
(End of this chapter)