Smoke and dust rose up, carrying a fishy smell.
In the scorched earth, Hades sat on a bug corpse in frustration, covering his eyes with one hand.
Calm down... Be calm...
—With a bunch of bugs! How to manage the empire!
No, those high lords are dead, and those who take office now may not be wise ministers.
Mortals attacking the Primarch politically! How dare they!
Even Guilliman.
Guilliman is the only one among all the Primarchs who considers the overall situation and knows how to put compassion for mortals into practice!
They actually impeached the Primarch who treated mortals the best
Who gave them the courage? !
Take a deep breath... Take a deep breath... Hades exhaled a breath of turbid air and forcibly suppressed the emotions and questions churning in his heart.
After releasing the Star God's lightning, Hades felt a numb calm and tiredness.
He began to sort it out - this might be Black's one-sided statement, and Hades' intuition told him that Guilliman's affairs must be related to the Ascension Day of Sanguinius.
Hades couldn't jump to conclusions before knowing the specific circumstances of that day.
But - but -
Hades took another deep breath. If Robert was still the same person he knew at the beginning, then the high lords at that time were more or less ungrateful.
If he was familiar with the High Lords in the Warhammer world... they might indeed do something terrible.
Hades stared at the scorched earth in front of him. He remembered how he had fought desperately to save the Emperor and a few more Primarchs - all for the smooth development of mankind in the next few thousand years.
As long as the Primarch is still there, the development of the Empire is guaranteed.
Humans have at least one more layer of protection.
Even at the worst, Hades believed that when he woke up, he would at least see a living loyalist Primarch.
Instead of hearing about Guilliman's death...
No…
Hades still thought something was wrong.
He knew that Robert Guilliman was a Primarch who specialized in political affairs. Perhaps Hades could question Guilliman's views - but he would never question Guilliman's ability.
If the High Lords tried to impeach Guilliman, would they really be able to keep it a secret from him until the final incident
Could it be that during those years, a great and talented person emerged in the Empire who was politically capable of competing with Guilliman
Hades scratched his head in distress.
Could it be that Guilliman’s ability had declined... and the heavy workload of the Empire had finally overwhelmed the Regent
Guilliman... Hades thought of the Lord of Macragge, who was once full of hope and ambition, full of ambition and aspirations, and had the arrogance to recruit all the heroes in the world and drag humanity into the quagmire.
Hades smiled. He was a talent that Guilliman was trying to win over at that time. If he had not been rooted in Barbarus and the Death Guard, who could refuse the paradise of Macragge and a wise ruler who knew how to use people
He is one of the few normal people among the original bodies...
The night deepened, the stars above Pluto's head moved across the sky, and the rekindled bonfire rose and fell. Finally, Hades slowly stood up and walked towards Blake again.
The Octares sector should not be too far from the Five Hundred Worlds.
Hades thought, as the ashes rustled under his feet, that he should probably go to Macragge first.
Then to Terra.
Terra, Hades thought, the High Lords Council, even if the people at that time were dead, he still needed to go there in person -
Confirm the situation of each High Lord in person.
Stand behind them, pat them on the shoulders, and kindly ask about their work.
It would be best, Hades emphasized in his heart, that when he came to Terra, he would bring conditions that no one in Terra could refuse.
He will gather his army.
A hint of scarlet flashed in the mechanical eyes.
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By the campfire, Hades sat down again, but this time he sat next to the son of Hades.
Hades looked at the bonfire calmly, "Blake, do you think there is still hope for the galaxy now?"
"Yes," Blake couldn't help but move slightly further away, "Father, under your protection, we always believe that hope will last forever."
Hades sighed and said tiredly, "It's not that bad. Let's continue. Let's skip the Death Guard first. I need to take it easy."
The rest was similar to what Hades thought. The 15th Legion, the Thousand Sons, was removed from the list long before the Heresy, so Black didn't know about this legion at all; the 16th Legion, the Sons of Horus, became the Black Legion led by Abaddon the Despoiler;
The remnants of the Seventeenth Legion's Word Bearers were imprisoned by the Death Guard, but were later released during the Ecclesiarchy's reconstruction.
The Death Guard imprisoned the Word Bearers and ordered them to write religious books
Hades fell into a long silence.
At least... at least it wasn't the Death Guard that were imprisoned... Whatever.
Vulkan, the Primarch of the 18th Legion, disappeared after the Beast War; in the 19th Legion, Corax actually became an Inquisitor, but also disappeared later.
As for Alpha and Omega, Hades frowned. One of these two Primarchs defected to Nurgle and the other to Khorne - this was something he had never thought of.
Why did they do that? But no one could figure out what the Alphas were thinking, including the Alphas themselves. Hades asked Blake several more questions about the Alphas, but there were no answers.
Sparks from the fire floated in front of Hades and exploded with a crackling sound at the tip of his nose. Hades waved his hand to drive away the sparks.
The story came to an end and both of them fell into silence, with only the Tianshi, who was still sleeping, making a slight breathing sound.
Hades sighed.
"Blake, Mortarion... What about Mortarion? Is he dead too? Or... worse, is he fallen..."
Hades could not continue.
He should probably trust Mortarion, but when they last met, Mortarion seemed like an extremist - and perhaps he still was.
Extremes are always bad, Hades thought, at least in this world, extremes can easily lead to destruction, and the more extreme, the more likely it is to be favored by the subspace.
In fact, in Hades' mind, there has always been a certain stereotype, as if he believed that Sanguinius was perfect, and the Lion King of the First Legion would never betray, and Robert was a normal person with full political points.
When I woke up, it seemed like the whole world was in chaos.
He was somewhat worried about the Death Guards, whom he had invested the most effort and energy into.
Blake straightened his back, frustrated that he couldn't answer the Gene Father's question just now.
But that won’t happen anymore. As sons of Hades, they sometimes know more secrets of the Death Guard than the Death Guard themselves.
"My father," said Black, "Lord Mortarion has been unable to be summoned by the Undertaker of the Death Guard for four millennia - even when the Undead Kharas himself organized the summoning ritual, he was unable to contact the Pale Lord."
Before Hades could ask, Blake continued, perhaps he knew what Hades wanted to ask.
"The last time Lord Mortarion appeared was in 777.M37. He appeared in the Warp Expeditionary Force led by the Two-Faced Vorcus, and led 350,000 Death Guards to attack the Warp."
"How many?!"
Hades, who looked dazed just now, suddenly came to his senses. He shouted, "No—summon—wait, why can Mortarion be summoned?!"
He looked at Blake in horror, as if Blake's next words would cost him his life. Blake blinked in confusion.
"Father of Genes, Lord Mortarion was sanctified long before you left. According to the words of the Golden Sage and Senior Battle Karas, he awakened the essence of the Warp."
Hades suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately... Although the probability was very small, the keyword "summon" just now inevitably reminded Hades of the creatures in the warp - the word related to it was ascended magic.
Awakening the essence of the subspace... That's a good thing.
Hades thought, he remembered that the Raven King Corax in the original work awakened his warp essence, thereby greatly improving his strength.
Hades finally let go of his worry after hearing that the 9th Legion had been expelled. He breathed a sigh of relief. Now that Mortarion had awakened his own Warp essence, he would no longer be so powerless when facing the Four Gods.
However... Mortarion awakened the essence of the Warp.
Hades hesitated for a moment.
"Do you have a portrait of Mortarion, Blake? I mean after he awakened to the essence of the Warp."
Blake shook his head.
"The God of Death does not like to spread his image, and before this, Lord Mortarion has always rejected too much faith and admiration."
"Before this?"
Hades asked,
Blake paused for a moment, as if the next thing he was going to say would be another special offer from Mingzi.
"Yes, my father. After Lord Mortarion led his army to attack the Warp, as time passed, the Death Guard discovered that the power of the God of Death was declining, so the belief in the God of Death began to be spread again on a large scale."
"But," Blake glanced at the sleeping Barry, "it's not enough. I've heard that Lord Karas discussed with the Golden Sage whether to expand the faith and authority of the God of Death - even if that might dilute his power. The top leaders of the Death Guard unanimously agreed that Lord Mortarion was in danger in the warp, and he urgently needed more faith to escape."
Mortarion led 350,000 Death Guard into the Warp and was trapped...
Hades thought that it seemed that the visit to Macragge and the trip to Terra could be postponed. Now that he already knew the whereabouts of Mortarion, he would go straight into the warp and pull out the Lord of Death.
Contact the Death Guard first.
As for what Blake just said, Hades said, "You mean, the more people believe in Mortarion, the more power they can give Mortarion?"
Blake nodded.
"But the Pale Lord himself is extremely disgusted with this behavior," the son of Hades answered truthfully, "and more faiths mean more chaos, and Lord Mortarion does not want this."
"Messy?" Hades didn't understand.
"The Pale Lord officially promoted by the Death Guard only has the power over death,"
"But in the process of spreading, it is inevitable that some people will misinterpret this authority. At the same time, when people pray, they will mix their other desires, which will make the faith received by Lord Mortarion mixed."
I see... Hades thought that this was very similar to Neos' situation. It was easy to avoid. He could just let the Black Domain disinfect him when the time came.
And the power Mortarion gained was death...
He stole it from Nurgle
Hades closed his eyes, death, he thought with all his heart,
Praise the Pale Lord, praise Death.
Hades felt his own black domain, but unfortunately, he felt nothing.
Hades opened his eyes in disappointment. It seemed that Mortarion did not want his power of faith, or it might be that he did not find the warp location of the god of death.
Perhaps what came out of Hades was not the "power of faith" but the black domain that devoured psychic energy.
But no matter what, Hades still felt a little relieved when he heard that Mortarion had awakened his own warp essence and had successfully exploded 350,000 soldiers.
Three hundred and fifty thousand Space Marines... that would require some serious logistical management.
These may not have been done by Mortarion, but even if Mortarion found such talents and exploited them to help the Death Guard expand their forces, it would have made Hades extremely pleased.
As for the possibility that Mortarion might have encountered difficulties in the Warp, Hades remained silent. He had been absent for three thousand years. If he were absent for a few more years... Mortarion should still be able to hold on
Come on, Mortarion, who has awakened the essence of the Warp.
"Blake, how many members of the Death Guard and the United Sub-Group can be immediately deployed now?"
Hades asked casually, but Blake immediately understood what Hades meant.
"My father, due to the previous expedition of the Lord of Death, now the Death Guard and the Sub-Legios have joined forces, you can dispatch a total of 130,000 people - but 30,000 people are required to guard the Storm Star Region."
One hundred thousand Space Marines is not a small number, Hades thought.
But as if feeling guilty about it, Blake said anxiously,
"You can not only dispatch the Death Guard, but the Ultramarines are also on good terms with us. If they confirm that you are Hades, the Ultramarines will provide at least 70,000 Space Marines, as well as the World Eaters. Even though their numbers are smaller, 40,000 warriors can still be squeezed out."
"And there is also the Mechanicus. Since the doctrine was changed, countless forging worlds have become your loyal believers. Even if you think the power of these forging worlds is too loose... then Graeae and Phaos can still help you return."
After hearing what Blake said, Hades knew without hesitation that Jin and Kirkland had incorporated their own Pluto cult into the teachings of the Mechanicus.
But this reminded Hades,
"During the ten thousand years that I was asleep, has anything major happened in the Mechanicus?"
Blake immediately recited it like a book,
"The short-sighted Mars attempted to attack the Holy Land of Hades, but the Graeae Forge World joined forces with the Faos Forge World to thwart Mars's plot. Afterwards, the great sages landed on Mars and changed its religion to Hades."
"However, Mars' rage has never been extinguished. After the Forge World of Phaos announced that they had implemented the will of Hades and developed the [Quantum Slingshot], Mars immediately launched an attack on Phaos together with the psykers of Terra."
Measuring slingshot?!
Isn't this the technology of the stars? !
Hades was stunned for a moment, and then he was overwhelmed with ecstasy.
(End of this chapter)