What had he, Mortarion, done
Everyone's gazes were like thorns on his back. Mortarion could hardly breathe. He was silent, silent, absolutely silent. There was a ringing in his ears. It was almost three minutes later that the Primarch felt grounded again.
The moment reason caught up with his soul, the Primarch's brain began to work at a rapid pace.
Mortarion almost immediately remembered every word of Hades's "nonsense". He always knew that Hades had a good relationship with the so-called "Neos".
Moreover, with Neos standing before him, Mortarion could confirm that this man was his biological father.
…
After taking his seventh deep breath, Mortarion spoke hoarsely,
[This... guest, do you know Hades? ]
He frowned slightly as he looked at the dignified man, but he still smiled kindly.
"You may call me father. I am your father, Mortarion."
[No,] Mortarion's voice became louder, [I only recognize my adoptive father Hades - if you are really my father, why didn't you come to see me when I was a child? ! ]
The Lord of Mankind frowned. In a house not far away, Hades suddenly used the Black Domain to block the Yin Fist from Neos.
You're going to use this trick on me, little brat, Hades thought.
"I'm so sorry that I didn't get to you in time..."
[No,] Mortarion interrupted the Emperor irritably, [No - now is not the time to discuss this.]
The Primarch became anxious. Mortarion frowned, stared at the Emperor, and asked urgently,
[If you are really my biological father, will you help me? ]
The Emperor raised an eyebrow, "Of course, my child."
Mortarion collected Hades' words. If - if Hades was not crazy, the Primarch almost gritted his teeth, forcing himself to come into contact with this fact with his mind in excruciating pain.
Then, Neos, his biological father, should be reliable.
Mortarion gritted his teeth for a long time before he spoke again.
[Come inside with me, we need to talk.]
The Emperor followed Mortarion into the house, and the old man beside him followed him. Mortarion signaled for people to leave the house first and give him some private space.
Inside the house, Mortarion turned around and whispered,
[My adoptive father is in a coma... I hope you can wake him up again? ]
"coma?"
The Emperor said evenly, "My old friend Hades was not, in my mind, a man of such weakness - what happened to him?"
Mortarion was silent.
For a moment, he even thought it would be great if Hades was really sick.
But then he severely rebuked himself for this idea.
[… Will this affect your next actions? ]
This sound was almost silent.
The Emperor raised his eyes, as if he could see through the wall, and looked at Hades in the next room.
"I don't think so."
The Lord of Mankind said this, and Mortarion almost immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
[Hades is your friend... I hope you can save him.]
Mortarion said, he looked towards the Emperor, the golden light emanating from the Lord of Mankind almost blinding him.
At this moment, the Lord of Mankind's eyes, burning with golden flames, were staring at him.
"… "
"But it was you who asked, my child."
The Emperor said gently,
Mortarion's heart skipped a beat almost immediately. [You mean—]
The Primarch asked cautiously, while subconsciously reaching for the dagger at his waist.
But the emperor still looked calm.
"No... I mean, I will save him. This is a request from my child, and I can't refuse... But I hope you can accept me as your father."
The Emperor looked at Mortarion and spread his hands. "I am still sorry for what happened back then, but now, I wish to make amends."
Mortarion gritted his teeth, smelling the blood in his mouth.
[Okay, I accept, but you must awaken Hades. ]
He said this almost through gritted teeth.
"Then let us go and see Hades," the Emperor said smoothly. "I need to confirm his condition - to determine whether I can wake him successfully."
Mortarion stared at the Emperor for a while, then the Primarch turned sideways and took the Emperor into the next room.
—————
The Emperor stared at Hades lying on the bed in front of him.
He used his psychic energy to strike the black realm.
-
Don't wake up
Lying on the bed, the "unconscious" Hades used the Black Domain to attack -
good-
The Emperor turned and walked to the door.
Mortarion, who had been squatting beside Hades' bed and staring at him, immediately stood up and followed the Emperor.
Leaving Malcador beside Hades, he "examined" him with golden light.
[How about it?]
the Primarch asked anxiously, his back turned to Hades and facing the golden Lord of Mankind.
The Emperor frowned, his face becoming stern.
"It's not optimistic. Fortunately, he wasn't poisoned for long. If he is treated immediately, he can be revived."
"He was poisoned by some kind of poison designed for him," said the Emperor. "How he was poisoned I do not know. It can only be taken orally, and in a certain dose, but I do not recall my friend being so careless."
Mortarion's eyes almost went dark. He remembered that Hades told him something interesting, and then he drank the potion directly.
[Then…what can we do? ]
"It can be saved,"
The Emperor said this in a decisive tone. Before Mortarion could respond, the Emperor said the next sentence:
“But it’s not easy.”
The emperor frowned, and golden light began to burst out from his body.
"I have much to lose if I save him," the Emperor said majestically, "but—"
[What do you want? !]
Mortarion shouted almost immediately. The Primarch seemed to understand the Lord of Mankind's voice-over. He shouted, his eyes almost dazzled by the golden light in front of him.
[I—I can give it to you! I'll recognize you as my father—what else do you want? ! ]
It's so scary to scare the child, Hades thought as he lay on the bed pretending to be dead, just play with it, don't scare him.
But Malcador beside him used his psychic power to hit him.
-
Wait a minute
Well, Hades thought, he would stay unconscious for a while and see what old man Huang would act out next.
Consider it Mortarion's punishment for thinking he was a fool.
Why did Mortarion think he was a fool when he was fine
Hades felt angry when he thought about it, angry!
It turned out that all his previous earnest advice and advice was treated as the talk of a madman.
The Lord of Mankind sighed, tears streaming down his eyes.
"I am glad to see you behave in this way, my child, and I am very glad for it,"
He whispered, "I'm sorry for leaving you, too. If only I could find you sooner..."
The Emperor paused.
"But reality doesn't allow me to do that."
He said sadly,
"I am leading a great crusade, which leaves me with little time for other matters..."
Wow, now we’re in the main storyline, this is really fooling people, Hades thought.
Mortarion looked at the Lord of Mankind cautiously. He seemed to realize something.
"… I created you to lead this Great Crusade, my children."
"I will give you a powerful legion that is loyal to you, but I also hope that you will lead them, together with the human empire, to victory."
[You want me to fight for you?]
Mortarion asked Hades about this too... He didn't mind.
"Fight for humanity, my son."
"I will," Mortarion said simply. "If it is for humanity, then I will. In fact, I will always fight for humanity - to destroy all psionic species and aliens."
This won't hit the old man's strike zone, Hades thought. It's a pity that Mortarion is not made of gold, otherwise the Emperor would probably laugh himself crazy on the spot.
A sincere smile appeared on the emperor's face.
"I'm glad you said that, kid."
"Actually, I've been observing you,"
The Lord of Mankind said, "I was worried that you were contaminated by the outside world... But in fact, you have grown better than I thought. I have seen the progress of Barbarus - you are better than I thought -"
"My Lord,"
Malcador suddenly interrupted the Emperor's words. The Primarch turned around and looked at Hades who was beside Hades' bed.
"The situation is not optimistic... It will take too much sacrifice to save him."
Malcador said coldly,
"Even one of your offspring could not offset this sacrifice."
Mortarion's eyes widened, but behind him, the Emperor said nothing.
Mortarion suddenly turned his head and stared at the Lord of Mankind.
[I saw it clearly,] the Primarch said coldly. [He said he was my biological father, but he only talked about interests.]
In front of him, as if realizing that he could not be influenced, the Lord of Mankind's expression became calm again, shining with golden light, making Mortarion feel the pain of being burned.
The Primarch sneered twice.
What do you want
Mortarion asked, [Except for Barbarus and the life of the Barbarus people, I can give you everything. What do you want? ]
Mortarion stood there, facing the Lord of Mankind, the golden light almost burning the Primarch, and the being before him began to become inhuman.
+Good boy,+ said the Emperor,+ I admire your determination to move forward and your will to defend your people.+
The pressure on him was getting stronger and stronger. Mortarion was almost knocked down by the golden light, but he still stood there firmly.
He recalled what Hades had said.
[I will be better than your other offspring,]
Mortarion says, "I am worthy."
Behind Mortarion, Hades, whose 48K's blinding golden light was blocked by the Primarch's shadow, was almost moved to tears. Look at Mortarion's awareness.
And this time, old man Huang's true intentions are fully revealed. It seems that you are planning to do this.
+This is just another kind of blind arrogance. Among your brothers, there are those who can conquer an entire planet with just a few hundred people, there are those who commanded an entire star field before I found them, and there are those who took over the legion and created hundreds of undefeated battles. And you, what makes you think you can do that? +
Blood flowed from Mortarion's mouth, and he gritted his teeth and said,
[Among your descendants, what kind of glory has the one with the most brilliant military achievements achieved? ]
+One hundred and four consecutive victories. Two-thirds of the captured planets can be directly added to the empire and put into production immediately. +
Old Huang, you are cheating the child, right?!
Hades immediately stood up and yelled at Mortarion, "Don't listen to this guy's lies. Which Primarch is so awesome?!" This is just a fucking provocation!
Hades stood up immediately, but Malcador beside him suddenly grabbed Hades' wrist with his hand.
A golden light exploded in Makado's hand!
Hades couldn't move in an instant!
Hey, is your mom trying to trick him here? !
Hades immediately began to struggle, but Malcador, who had staked his entire determination on this, was not an incompetent person? !
At the same time, the golden light bursting out from the Emperor also began to strangle Hades's black domain. The two cunning ones who had been prepared for a long time cooperated with Malcador to press Hades on the bed, making him unable to move.
Hades struggled desperately, making a whimpering sound from his mouth, but the old shady man Huang activated the psychic silencing card, and such a small sound was directly blocked!
Mortarion could not hear Hades' shouts behind him!
Your mother's old yellow head! Your mother's old horse! They are in cahoots with each other! They are in cahoots with each other! !
The Primarch was looking directly at the Lord of Mankind. The pressure from the Emperor had increased hundreds of times in an instant! Mortarion's face was in tears, and his heart was beating violently.
[Okay, I will bring you 105 consecutive victories,]
Mortarion said,
[I will be the one under your command who brings you the most glory. ]
[As long as you save Hades.]
Hey! Don't let yourself be kidnapped so easily?!
Hades screamed helplessly. He struggled hard, but Malcador held him down tightly. When did this old man become so strong? !
Hades cursed silently, and the black domain began to erupt. He was going to get serious! The Emperor's figure shook.
+Words are perishable. +The Emperor said, swallowing the terms he had prepared to add, and holding out his hand,
Mortarion stared at him and without hesitation put his hand forward.
Aaaaaahhhh!!!!!!
Don't be stupid, brother!!! Old man Huang, your spiritual energy light definitely contains light waves that lower intelligence, right?!!!
Hades struggled hard and suddenly slammed into Malcador, causing Malcador to spurt out blood from his mouth.
A burst of golden light burst out from the hands of both men, and the Lord of Mankind put his hands back with satisfaction.
+Okay,+ the emperor said lightly,
+And,+ the Lord of Mankind stared at Mortarion, while blood flowed from his lips,
+In fact, I have already started to treat Hades the moment I came in. You are my son, so of course I will satisfy your request. Just now, I just wanted to test your awareness and see if you can take over my legion. +
A smile appeared on the emperor's lips, and the blood at the corner of his mouth was burned away by the golden flame.
+Now, I am relieved. +
+Also, my dear friend Hades is safe. +
Mortarion turned his head sharply and saw Malcador spurting blood, and Hades twitching with his eyes open, looking as if he had died with his eyes open.
Malcador panted, raised his scepter, and walked back to the Emperor.
Mortarion stepped aside and let Malcador walk back. He could see... he looked at the tiredness of the Emperor and Malcador... they had indeed sacrificed a lot to save Hades.
The Primarch remembered in silence.
But what matters now is Hades. Mortarion walked over suddenly to check Hades' condition.
Hades looks terrible, but the good news is, he's awake.
"Mortarion..." Hades' mouth was filled with blood, "I didn't sleep..."
Mortarion lowered his head and breathed a sigh of relief.
[That's the effect of the drug... You won't be aware of yourself... I'm sorry... I didn't believe you... ]
Hades stared at the Lord of Mankind. Behind the Primarch, the Emperor mouthed a few words, -
Do you think he will believe that you didn't faint
Hades stared at Mortarion through gritted teeth, "I am not asleep, Mortarion."
Mortarion stared at him. [You have been unconscious, Hades, and it is already the afternoon of the second day.]
"That's me pretending..."
Hades couldn't continue.
He couldn't say that he pretended to sleep so that he could watch Mortarion and have fun, and listen to them having fun while Mortarion and the other Barbarus people were crying, right
After all, many other Babarus people fainted from crying because of this incident.
Hades could accept that Mortarion was deceived, but people like Herrera and Lysa...
Hades swallowed the words in his mouth.
Hades raised his middle finger with the Black Domain, while the Lord of Mankind smiled brightly. Beside him, Malcador pulled down his hood and laughed sinisterly.
The two men left. Before leaving, Malcador gave Hades the middle finger and smiled sinisterly.
-
Welcome back to the Empire
Hades is powerless and furious!
If he really woke up, he was woken up by anger.
Beside him, Mortarion was congratulating himself on not having made any serious mistakes.
Neos, Lord of Humanity, and Malcador, Regent of the Empire, won a great victory today!
win!
I'll secretly post a special chapter, that's great.
If I finish coding the timeline before today's deadline, I will post the timeline and then remind you of the extra update under the timeline.
If I haven't finished coding the timeline today, I will send a reminder to update a single chapter.
Friends, it’s Valentine’s Day, who’s still reading
(End of this chapter)