[Don't stop—]
"Why don't you stop what you are doing???!"
Hades threw Black to the ground roughly, and reached out to try to calm Magnus, but his hand went straight through the Primarch's phantom.
Hades was stunned for a moment, then decisively opened the Black Domain, and used a palm to touch the Black Domain, preparing to use physical force to calm Magnus down.
However, just as he was ready to strike, the phantom of Magnus let out a short scream, and with a snap, Hades stared at the stone that fell to the ground and glowed faintly green, and fell into a long contemplation.
Soon after, Magnus's weak voice came from the stone.
[… I’m fine… ]
Hades put away the black domain and picked up the stone.
"How about it?"
[Found it...] Magnus' voice trembled slightly. This journey to the High Heaven also consumed a lot of his spiritual energy, and a small part of his soul.
[Mortarion is in the garden, he... I think he got backfired.]
"Backlash?"
Hades frowned, clutching the stone in his hand and asked, "What does this mean?"
[“Death” came back to bite him.]
Magnus said, "Have you ever heard of the legends of the Eldar? I have found fragments of them on some of the ruined Eldar worlds."
"Get to the point."
Magnus paused for a moment, as if he was annoyed at why Hades was unwilling to listen to his earnest teachings.
[This race has never given up the effort to destroy the Youngest,] Magnus said, [In their legend, as long as they awaken their own god of death, they can end the Youngest.]
[But I have collected some interesting remarks.] Magnus paused for a moment, as if waiting for Hades's approval. Hades didn't understand why he was talking about the Eldar again, but he still echoed.
[In the legend of the Eldar - all the conditions that can awaken the god of death are contradictory! ]
Magnus raised his voice, [This means that they have no chance of awakening their own god of death,]
"But what does this have to do with Mortarion?"
Hades interrupted and brought the topic back on track.
Magnus coughed. [Some Eldar scholars have proposed a different view. The aliens believe that the reason why the conditions for awakening the Eldar Death God are contradictory is because... ]
[One possibility is that the god of death itself is the dead. ]
[The god who controls death is originally a dead person - this seems contradictory, but it can exist.]
Magnus said, "This is the state of Mortarion now."
[Of course,] the Primarch spoke before Hades could speak, quickly finishing his other conjectures about the Eldar, [There is also a view that the God of Death is the other side of the Youngest.]
"Wait?! You said Mortarion is dead?!!!"
Hades suddenly shouted, his pupils trembling, his shout pierced the darkness, and the unconscious Blake on the ground seemed to tremble.
But the stone just flickered impatiently,
[Do you think our death can be compared with that of mortals?] Magnus asked in return, [Then do you think my current state is life or death? At least most of Mortarion's spirit is intact.]
Like death.
Hades paused, realizing that the death Magnus was talking about was not what he thought it was. Hades quickly asked,
"So Mortarion can still be saved?!"
[Can,]
The stone in Hades' hand became scorching hot, and the green light on it had long since faded. Hades understood and threw the stone away. The next moment, Magnus appeared in front of him.
Compared to before, Magnus now looked tired and thinner. The Primarch smoothed his messy hair.
[To put it in a language you can understand, Mortarion is currently unable to leave the garden for various reasons, and he needs external forces - preferably forces that are different from his authority - to support him.]
Magnus didn't understand... and perhaps Mortarion should have thought about this, why was he trapped in it
"I?"
Hades asked, and Magnus rolled his eyes.
[You cannot enter the Warp now, even if you try to attack a Warp existence...] Magnus paused for a moment and looked at Hades again.
[Because of the anchoring of your physical body, your projection in the subspace cannot move.]
"Then I just need to physically go to the relative position of the garden?"
[—For the last time! Negative Psychic Ogryn! The High Heaven is not the real world—there is no such thing as a map, and there is no space! In the simplest terms that even a baby can understand, you can understand that the garden is also constantly moving. ]
After some explanation, Hades finally understood how hard the Most High had tried to exclude him.
"Okay," Hades said unwillingly. He still hoped that one day he could enter the warp. Perhaps he should find a more powerful psyker, Neos, or Malcador? Put him into the warp instead of the broken little Mag in front of him.
"Then why did you just say 'Don't stop'? Was that what Mortarion said?"
Magnus coughed twice. "I don't know why Mortarion put himself in this situation, but I know what help he needs—he needs external forces to help him break this deadlock of balance."
As Magnus spoke, he carefully stretched out his hand, and a wisp of almost invisible white mist floated out from his fingertips.
The Primarch was cautiously wary of the negative psychic Ogryn in front of him, fearing that Ogryn's ability would directly dissipate this breath.
Magnus said,
Of course he knew that Hades was worried. Magnus looked at Hades and said, "This is Mortarion's psychic power. Use your own ability to judge whether it is real or not—or can you at least tell whether it comes from Mortarion?"
He watched as Hades frowned seriously, and then Magnus immediately threw out his aura and hid away.
In front of Hades, the glimmer of mist disappeared directly, and Hades' eyebrows were almost completely twisted together, as if he was carefully identifying it, and at the same time he subconsciously smacked his lips.
“Something like that.”
Finally, Hades came to his conclusion.
"Too little," Hades said with disdain, "Little Mag, aren't you the greatest psyker in the empire? Can you bring some more of this psyker so I can identify it more carefully?"
[One of the greatest psykers!] Magnus raised his voice and raised his head proudly, [It's still a fragment! - And, you are a little too greedy, how difficult do you think it is to take a breath from the garden?!]
What followed was another insult and long speech about the negative psychic Ogryn. There was no useful knowledge in it, only the psychic's emotional output and his grievances towards himself. Hades listened to it directly in one ear and out the other.
While Magnus was running out of words, Hades quickly interrupted, "So, we now have to provide Mortarion with other psychic powers... Does he mean the greenskins? Isn't this too risky?"
[You can also look for other psychic powers. Do you want to tame Tyranids? ]
The Primarch kindly reminded him, and Hades fell into deep thought.
Conservatively speaking, the best option is to contact the Death Guard and have them come - or contact a reliable psyker, such as Neos or Malcador.
"I don't know if the outside world has learned about my return..."
This made Magnus pause. The Primarch coughed twice and said awkwardly, "Maybe it wasn't urgent originally."
"original?"
[The Pale Lord and the Corrupted Sky are trapped in the same stagnant end. They are originally incorruptible and undefeated, but... ]
"But—?" Hades stared at Magnus.
[But my appearance may have subtly disrupted the flow of time. Mortarion's current situation may have become a little more dangerous... ]
Magnus' voice faded, then suddenly rose again, "I am here to fulfill your request, Ogryn. The responsibility this time is on you!"
With a snap, Magnus turned back into a stone. Hades put away the Black Domain and picked up Magnus with an expressionless face.
"I advise you to think twice." Hades said gently, while slowly driving away the rising black domain.
Amid the screams that resonated like stones, Hades slowly retracted the black domain.
He sighed. What Magnus said seemed beyond his scope. Hades looked up and stared at the starry sky. The stars were blinking at him - it would be great if the outside world could find out that he was back.
This way, he wouldn't have to rely solely on the advice of this unreliable little red Mag.
Hades began to miss Neos and Malcador again.
Or Mortarion, numerology is actually... pretty useful.
yes!
Hades suddenly thought of numerology!
Although he himself does not have psychic powers, he remembers Mortarion's formula from the past, and he can teach it to Black!
No need to be proficient, just need to figure out what's next. Can he ask for the power of the greenskins and take shelter in Mortarion
Hades was shocked and immediately forgot about the stars and began to try to wake Blake up.
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Armageddon
“Boss!”
I was so angry that I hit myself. I walked over to the greenskin throne with my head shaking. I said in a muffled voice,
"Old Paoyan has gone back. I saw him being picked up and taken away by those little shrimps."
The Gaishigu Mag Uruk Saraka on the throne, also known as the famous Bone Crusher, glanced at Qidaobao. The warboss's gaze was like a top-notch click gun. Just one glance made Qidaobao tremble with anger.
Bonebreaker paced in front of his throne, and the Farts, Scourges, and Greenskins saluted him.
"I have conquered Old Cannonball—no, the battle is still undecided between us," said the Bonebreaker, and he stood up, a great green beast belching hot, muddy air, his great claws bloodstained,
"But I can't wait for him,"
The Bonebreaker spoke philosophical words, which made Qidaobao even angrier. He could not speak as heroically as the boss.
"After a long journey, I will fight Old Cannonball again," said Bonebreaker, "but by then, I will be stronger, bigger, and WAAAAGH!!!"
Bonebreaker shook his head and changed the subject.
"I just dreamed about Brother Gao and Brother Mao."
I was so angry that I was shocked. Bonebreaker is really the best greenskin among all the greenskins - Brother Gao and Brother Mao are blessing him to be more WAAAAGH!
The Bonebreaker blinked his small eyes.
"I dreamed that Go and Mao were very angry. They were entangled by something very WAAAAAGH. I saw the monster in my dream."
The Bone Crusher suddenly stopped. There was a long silence. The atmosphere in the hall became heavy. Suppressed by this depressing atmosphere, he was so angry that he mustered up his courage and asked in a rough voice,
"What did you see?"
The shadow of the Bonebreaker fell on him. The Bonebreaker sighed, and all the greenskins felt an inexplicable fear.
It was like the fear of knowing that you couldn't fight for the next three days.
"To be honest, I'm scared," Bonebreaker said softly. As soon as these words came out, almost all the greenskins stopped and didn't even dare to photosynthesize!
"I saw a monster, amorphous, without any WAAAAAGH, black, hairy, and smooth, which made me... made me want to vomit."
Bonebreaker spoke his feelings truthfully;
"And I know that Go and Mao think the same thing! I saw their vomit all over the ground, even in the garden!"
"Brother Go and Brother Mao," said Bone Crusher, "we are going to defeat that monster! WAAAAAGH!!!"
But no greenskin responded to the bonecrusher. The greenskins were terrified. What the hell! If they encountered something that made Maoge spit out, wouldn’t they spit out their toes
Bonebreaker frowned, pulled out his big stick, and smashed it on the ground with a loud bang.
"You are scared!"
Bone Crusher said, "But I know, because—I was scared, too! And I vomited! I vomited up the fart pants from the night before!"
At the right time, there were sounds of vomiting in the hall.
The Bone Crusher remained majestic and gave his warriors some time to vomit.
"But when I woke up!" Bonebreaker yelled, "I felt only anger in my heart. I would swing my club and smash the monster's skull! I would tear him apart with my claws! I would stand in front of the eyes of the Goggles and clean their toilets!!!"
"I know," Bonebreaker looked at every greenskin with sharp eyes, and the greenskins seen by Bonebreaker were all shocked.
"I know I'm the most WAAAAAGH! I also know that you who follow me are also the most WAAAAAGH! Since I can stand up again and shout WAAAAAGH!!! Then you can too! You can also launch a huge and earth-shaking WAAAAAAAAAAGH towards that monster!!!!"
Bonebreaker raised his chest and pointed his hand toward the ceiling.
"WAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!!!"
Before Bonebreaker finished speaking, the greenskins were in an uproar.
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!!!"
Layer upon layer of loud WAAAAAAAGHs were stacked up like endless waves of sound, and the entire ship began to tremble. Bonebreaker looked at his warriors with satisfaction, but the warboss knew that this was not enough.
Gaoge and Maoge sent him an oracle and personally pointed out the path for this great WAAAAAAAGH expedition.
They still need to prepare, in order to defeat that monster, every battle that follows will be a tough one, the forging world of Xiami, the annihilation planet where the Star God is buried... until they can form a shocking WAAAAAAAGH that will shock the black monster!!!
They do what they say and leave when they say they will. Goge and Maoge never slack off. An hour later, the large group of Bonebreakers began to evacuate Armageddon in an orderly manner.
At this moment, Hades, who was squatting beside a pile of green corpses and patiently teaching Blake to write formulas, would not know that there was indeed a being outside the Octares sector who knew of his existence in advance - and was coming towards him.
But unfortunately, it was not the Empire or the Death Guard fleet that came.
The greenskins were coming for him.
Hades scratched his head and stared at the proof written by Blake, while Blake stared at Hades nervously.
“It is indeed possible.”
Hades said, "Let's do this. I'll try it on a small scale first - sacrifice a planet to Mortarion first."
The illusion of Magnus suddenly flashed out, and he pointed at the rough paper in Hades' hand with trembling fingers.
[You would rather believe a proof derived by a blind psychic in seven days—it’s even fake psychic power! You don’t even want to believe Magnus, the greatest psychic in the empire!!!]
Hades thought about it and realized that Magnus was right.
"Then why don't you learn numerology and calculate it again?"
[no way!!!]
(End of this chapter)