The bonfire crackled, and across the deep red sky, the dark shadows of the retreating Tyranid swarm slid across like dark clouds.
Hades sighed, sat by the fire, and strengthened himself mentally again.
It would be perfect to have something to drink in this kind of atmosphere, but unfortunately he didn't have anything on hand except Terran's biomass soup, not even water.
Hades looked at Blake, "Go ahead."
The Dark Angel of the First Legion... Hades thought, at most he would be a fallen angel. So, if he were to send a distress signal to the galaxy now, would he be found faster if he sent "I am Pluto, v me 50" or "The First Legion has no secrets"
The First Legion, the Dark Angels, are famous for their little secrets in the original novel. Back then on Caliban, Luther led a group of Dark Angels on Caliban to rebel against the Empire, and then fought with the returning Lion King.
The process was quite chaotic, and the result was that Caliban was blown to pieces. Most of the Dark Angels who participated in this battle were defined as "rebellious" Fallen Angels and were severely hunted down by the First Legion.
But among the Fallen Angels... there are those who are mixed up, those who are not, and even those who are loyal to the Emperor. Anyway, it's quite chaotic.
Hades blinked.
The two key figures who persuaded Luther to rebel were Karas of the Death Guard and Erebus the Word Bearer.
But these two people have escaped their original fate due to my intervention, so... the current situation of the First Legion may not be so bad.
Hades is not worried that the Lion King will rebel. Although this eldest brother has a slightly low emotional intelligence, he is absolutely loyal to the Emperor.
So much so that when the Emperor appointed Horus as Warmaster, he secretly called the Lion King over and said that he knew that those who were loyal to the Lion did not need to be rewarded with the title of Warmaster.
Loyal, too loyal.
Blake paused, scratching his head, "The First Legion... I don't know much about it."
Hades had no choice but to persuade him, "What is their current home planet?"
"The Stone Fortress," Blake replied.
Hades was stunned. The Stone Fortress? Caliban exploded again? ?
"What about their home planet, Caliban?"
"It was blown up, my Lord."
"And what about Lion Jonson?"
"Missing," Black said, "My lord, the people of your era have almost disappeared, but I know that there seems to be a warrior in their legion who is close to your era, Luther."
Luther?!
Tiny Hades, huge question mark.
Wait, if Luther didn't rebel, how did Caliban explode
It can't be that the Lion King is rebelling, right
No, no, no, Hades calmed down. It could be someone else. Maybe someone jumped out from a corner.
"What else do you know?"
Hades asked, but he didn't expect Blake to say too much. It was estimated that even the inner circle of their own legion didn't understand the affairs of the First Legion.
Blake shook his head.
hiss…
Hades thought about the original book and realized that the war between the Lion King and Luther did not blow up Caliban. What really caused Caliban to explode was something called the Tuchucha Engine.
The Dark Angels of 41k hope to prevent the Caliban tragedy and the conspiracy of the Fallen Angels, so they use the artifact Tuchucha Engine to travel through time and return to the year of the Caliban Civil War.
And successfully defeated Caliban.
If he was alright, Hades could go and see what was going on.
Because according to the timeline, the future that the Dark Angel traveled back to has not yet happened.
But... since Luther became a loyalist... Hades was silent. What exactly happened on Caliban
After pondering for a while, Hades decided to skip the Dark Angel plot for now.
*skip
"Continue according to the Legion."
Hades motioned for Blake to continue and Blake nodded.
"The 3rd Legion of the Emperor's Children are traitors to the Imperium, aligned with Chaos and Abaddon the Despoiler."
Not surprising.
"The Fifth Legion, the White Scars, have a low presence within the Empire."
Blake said matter-of-factly, "I have fought alongside them, and I love having them take me for a ride - as do my fellow Chapter brothers."
"The Son of Pluto has a good relationship with White Scar?"
Hades asked this on the surface, but he was actually thinking in his heart, since the rebel legion the Emperor's Children was mentioned, but the Fourth Legion the Iron Warriors was not mentioned, this proved that the Fourth Legion had been expelled from the Empire.
Just like the Second and Eleventh Legions.
Hades could think of this.
Blake smiled, as if thinking of the past when he raced wildly on the grassland.
"Yes, the White Scar warriors also favor fighting with the Son of Pluto."
Hades also loves to race—no one can resist turning the throttle of a motorcycle to 200.
"Where's the Khan?"
“Missing.”
"The 6th Legion, the Space Wolves. They once had unpleasant experiences with the Inquisition, and Lord Leman Russ has been missing ever since."
After becoming familiar with the information Hades wanted, Blake became proficient.
"Their home planet Fenris has also gradually disintegrated, and they now live on the largest fragment of Fenris, the Fang."
Fenris also exploded
Hades fell silent.
Space Wolves... Space Wolves... Wasn't it the Wolf King who imprisoned Magnus in Fenris? Is Magnus courting death again?!
Hades felt dizzy when he thought of Magnus. He covered his eyes with his hands. He didn't know why, but he always felt...
In front of him, the crackling bonfire was waving, as if silently reminding him of the great tragedy and sacrifice of that year.
But staring at the fire, Hades couldn't remember what had happened.
What kind of joy and sorrow took place around the campfire in the past
Hades blinked and subconsciously touched his right eye. He felt wet on his hand. Was he crying unconsciously
What exactly happened back then
"The Webway—" Hades suddenly asked, "Blake, do you know the Webway?"
Blake blinked in surprise. The puppy subconsciously turned his head and glanced at Barry, the Heavenly Lion. After confirming that Barry was still in a deep sleep, Blake spoke carefully.
"The Great Sage Jin said... the Webway was broken a little, but not much. But he said the Webway was all garbage, and scolded the Custodians for being obsessed with protecting and repairing the Webway... The Great Sage Jin said that the real future of mankind is not on the Webway."
Blake swallowed.
"Father, these are all rumors within the regiment. I don't know whether they are true or not, so don't say that I said them."
The damage to the Webway was not serious, which means that Magnus's folly in the original book did not happen.
Hades breathed a sigh of relief, although he still felt strange. What exactly happened above Fenris
He waved his hand casually.
"Blake, your father is Hades, and I'll beat up anyone who says you can't say anything."
“…It’s the Great Sage Jin.”
"That doesn't matter."
Hades said, "But since the Great Sage Jin said so, let's not spread it for now."
Blake stared at the campfire. He did have some expectations about Pluto drawing the Golden Sage.
Hades thought about it for a moment. Since he was asking about the webway,
"Where is the Emperor? Is he still sitting on the Golden Throne? What's his condition?"
"According to the state religion, the God Emperor may be waking up soon."
This sentence cheered up Hades.
"What does the God Emperor look like? Is he a skeleton?"
This sentence startled Blake. He looked at Barry again, wondering whether he should punch Tianshi again to make his sleep quality have a qualitative leap.
The words of the Gene Father were too bold. Fortunately, Pluto only said this to him.
If the Ecclesiarchy and the Inquisition heard this...
"No," Blake shook his head vigorously, "It's just like the portrait, father."
It is rumored in the empire that the Mingzi have extremely bold and unconventional ideas.
Blake thought that what they usually heard was enough for the Inquisition to order them to be exterminated, but he didn't expect that their gene father would be even more...
heresy
But if current thinking would judge the greatest god in religion as a heretic - then who is the heretic
Blake thought he had grasped the crux of the matter.
He did not express his immature and childish thoughts to others, lest Pluto think that his thinking was not sufficient.
Blake decided to stay with Hades and use practice and experience to judge whether his views were correct, just as his brothers in the chapter had taught him.
On the other side, Hades was happy. It sounded like the Emperor was in good condition and was about to wake up - didn't that mean that the Emperor was now like a human being
Hades asked, and Blake answered him truthfully, "Just after you disappeared, the Custodians claimed that the God-Emperor's power was exhausted and needed to be restored."
It was probably during the Great Heresy that Neos and Chaos fought, Hades reasoned.
Hades thought that as long as he stayed in this star field long enough, he would immediately return to Terra and try to wake Neos up with his tears.
Then Blake introduced to Hades the current situation of the Seventh Legion, the Imperial Fists, and the Eighth Legion, the Night Lords.
This time Dorn did not disappear, but was put into a stasis state. Hades did not feel much about it.
The timeline is completely different. At least Dorn didn't lose his hand this time and there is hope of awakening.
The Night Lords have slowly been rebuilt, and have close ties with the Assassins' Court and the Inquisition.
…It’s a good match for our profession, Hades thought.
"continue."
"The Tenth Legion, the Iron Hands, their Primarch is missing, and the Sons of Hades have a very good relationship with the Iron Hands—because the Chapter had a Chapter Master, Buzz Bella, who had helped the Iron Hands defeat the Sapphires..."
Hades turned his head and looked at Blake.
"What about the Ninth Legion? The Blood Angels."
Then he saw Blake's confused look.
"The Ninth Legion? Father? There is no Ninth Legion."
Thump—thump—thump—
"No 9th Legion?" Hades paused, his eyes piercing the darkness. "You don't know the Blood Angels, and their Primarch Sanguinius?"
Blood Angels, expelled
Under Hades' gaze, Blake was visibly panicked and began to recall.
But he finally shook his head firmly.
"Father, I have not heard any news about this legion - but I know that there was a legend of the Ascension of Sanguinius in the Solar Segmentum."
"What festival is that?"
Hades asked hurriedly,
"It is said that this festival was established by the Pope in an attempt to awaken the God-Emperor."
Blake said, "Beyond that, I have certainly not heard of the Blood Angels or Sanguinius - perhaps some elders of the parent order, the Death Guard, would know the information you seek."
Hades, sweatdropped.
Blood Angels removed
The Archangel betrayed
Hades swallowed, "Do you know what happened during the Heresy, Black?"
Blake nodded, "Hades, I only know that Master Mortarion joined forces with Master Guilliman and Master Angron to form the Second Empire, but other rumors have been circulated in the Chapter."
"It is said that in the dark side of the empire, three legions established the Second Divine Kingdom."
Hades urgently recalled the legion in the Ultramarine back then... Sanguinius was indeed there.
Add to that the Ascension of Sanguinius... that doesn't sound like a good holiday.
The festival established by the Pope to awaken the God-Emperor, could it be Sanguinius? Sanguinius is the Pope
But given Sanguinius's character - would he really do that
Moreover, expelled, expelled… In addition to the II Legion and the XI Legion, the Iron Warriors and the Thousand Sons were also expelled, but why were the Blood Angels also expelled…
Is it related to chaos
The hand that lit the cigarette was shaking slightly.
Hades realized that the current galaxy was probably very different from the one he remembered.
Hades was silent for a moment, trying to calm himself as much as possible, then motioned for Blake to continue.
"The Primarch of the 12th Legion, the World Eaters, Master Angron is missing."
"The 13th Legion Ultramarines, Primarch Robert Guilliman has passed away."
"Died of illness?!!!!"
Hades stood up suddenly, his shouting tore through the darkness, even the campfire was startled.
Blake subconsciously leaned back, but Hades was in front of him almost instantly, grabbing Blake's shoulder armor with both hands and staring into his eyes.
"Wait—Guilliman died? Died??!"
Hades said excitedly, subconsciously shaking Black, "Guilliman was infected by Nurgle's plague? Or was he fighting with some traitorous primarch? Or, or-"
Hades gritted his teeth.
"Did he, did he fight Mortarion?"
"No—your Excellency—no—"
Black said quickly, "To the outside world, the Ultramarines claimed that their father died of illness caused by the hard work and fatigue of two thousand years of official duties. Three years before the death of Master Guilliman, the Primarch fought a fierce battle and left behind a chronic illness."
"Who did you fight with?!"
Blake shook his head. "I don't know, but I know that day was the Ascension Day of Sanguinius."
Beaten by Sanguinius
Guilliman and Sanguinius are fighting
Hades felt a scream in his heart, but he caught other key words.
"Wait, to the outside world?!"
"What do the Ultramarines call themselves internally?!"
Blake gritted his teeth and spoke quickly. Hades could hear the anger in his words.
"Lord Pluto, back then, the Vincent family of the Inquisition and the High Lords Council collectively impeached Lord Guilliman. At the impeachment meeting, they produced an abomination intelligence that was suspected to be a simulation of Lord Guilliman and Lord Euton."
Hades stopped shaking Blake, and Blake looked at his father cautiously. Although he was reluctant to admit it, it seemed that Hades had completely lost his mind.
He was like a sculpture, his face ashen.
There was only something burning in his eyes that frightened him.
"Impeach."
Hades said word by word.
"They slandered and impeached Guilliman when he was seriously injured and had worked continuously for two thousand years?"
"They, the High Lords, are impeaching Guilliman?"
Black nodded. "After that, Lord Guilliman massacred the Terran high command, then returned to Macragge and died of illness."
The son of Hades subconsciously shrank back. Darkness suddenly enveloped him and surrounded Hades like an endless rolling sea of darkness. The water of Hades was surging and almost drowning everything visible.
The darkness rolled, and Blake saw the darkness surging around Pluto, and the darkness once again completely enveloped Pluto.
"Mortarion - no, did the Primarch who was still awake at the time avenge Guilliman?"
Blake held his breath, he felt danger, now Pluto was on the edge of losing control... Then the rumors that Pluto had a good relationship with the Lord of Macragge were true.
"The Lord of Death was slumbering in the Warp - and Master Guilliman was the last Primarch to leave the Imperium."
In other words, Guilliman was stabbed in the back by the High Lords Council without knowing it when he was extremely tired.
Moreover, after his "death" (Hades didn't want to think about whether Robert really died of illness or took the opportunity to get away), not even one of the Primarchs came forward to seek justice for him
Guilliman, died of illness
The High Lords impeach Roboute Guilliman
Hades felt the butcher's nails ringing inside him.
Rage, boundless rage and confusion, disbelief, no, how could Robert fall under the siege of mortals, no... fuck... no!
How could Robert Guilliman, who was so proficient in government affairs, fall under the siege of mortals!
He doesn't believe it! He doesn't believe it!
Fuck - High Lord -
Hades' ears were buzzing and he was almost shaking. He was in disbelief, extremely panicked, and extremely angry - he had never been so embarrassed when facing chaos before.
Hades slowly released his hand on Blake's shoulder, and Blake heard an almost imperceptible "Sorry, excuse me."
Then, Pluto turned around stiffly and disappeared into the boundless darkness step by step.
Only after Pluto's figure completely disappeared did Blake take a deep breath. The huge pressure from the Father of Genes made him feel that he was already dead, even though the anger was not directed at him.
He was panting, almost cheering for his survival. The bonfire went out at some point, leaving only residual ashes and drifting smoke.
As if he had noticed something, Blake turned his head and looked in a direction far away—
In his ice-blue pupils was reflected the green lightning that almost tore the entire world apart.
Violent lightning rose up, carrying with it the determination and cruelty to burn everything, but for some reason, a trace of sadness flashed through Blake's heart towards his father.
During the time he was away, his best friend passed away suddenly.
“FUCK—Aa ...
The roar of ancient ferocious beasts sounded from afar and lingered for a long time.
(End of this chapter)