A white rainbow pierced the sky and earth. A neatly arranged fleet was suspended around the neutron star that was swaying with blue-white light. It started... three... The ships began to become blurred... two... one!
In the void, a dazzling white dot lit up where the ship was originally located! The next moment, it disappeared into the vast galaxy.
Next stop, Macragge!
Hahahaha, Macragge, Hades is coming!!!
The obsession from ten thousand years ago, ten thousand years later - it’s a pity that I can’t go back to Barbarus - but Macragge, he’s here!
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“Too brief.”
Calgar clenched his fists. He was wearing finely crafted power armor. The azure armor reflected the azure sky with white clouds above it.
Next to him, the Second Captain Galen remained cautiously silent. After Sicarius entered the warp and got lost, Galen became the acting Second Captain of the Ultramarines.
And in front of them is a lethal amount of brilliant decorations, and any Death Guard will suffocate in this magnificent scene.
They were standing at the entrance to the Military Square, which at this moment had already become a blue ocean, glittering with golden light, a flawless sapphire blue.
In front of them, a velvet red carpet was rolled out from the entrance of the Military Square, through the Avenue of Heroes, and arrived at the temporary airport. The huge sculptures on both sides of the avenue cast shadows, solemnly waiting for the visitors.
Behind them, the walls of Mount Hera's Crown stood solemnly, and behind them was the Temple of Rectification - after the parade, they could invite Hades to the Temple of Rectification to visit the history of Macragge and the Ultramarines.
"No," Karga said to himself again, "It's too complicated. Pluto doesn't like decorations."
"But no matter what, if Mingzi gives us a certain time,"
Galen looked up at the sky. "We don't have time to make changes."
Karga was silent for a while.
"You're right, Galen."
Calgar said, he was going through the process quickly in his mind, first the identity review, then the airspace permission was opened, he would welcome Hades together with the Hades bishops from the five hundred worlds, then they would stroll along the Heroes Avenue where the people of Macragge lined the streets to cheer, arrive at the Military Square, and receive the military parade - the itinerary had left time for Hades to give a speech, then they would go to visit...
Perhaps because of the pressure, Calgar looked at Galen.
"I still can't imagine it - Hades? Hades? Hades is coming to Macragge?"
It's like suddenly saying one day that the Emperor is coming to Macragge.
Garen looked at Calgar, and the second captain checked the airspace alarm again.
"You should have asked Boots to be more specific... The sons of Hades are still too casual."
Galen said somewhat dissatisfiedly.
Karga just shook his head slightly.
"Hades—Macragge is first seen by the world. This is definitely some kind of preview—perhaps we should pay attention to the Death Guard's previous big move. It turns out to be Hades."
"Pluto..."
Calgar said in a trance, and Galen remembered that the Bishop of the Hades told them that it was best not to call the King of Hell's name too many times on a daily basis, otherwise there would be some negative effects.
Galen wanted to remind Calgar, but Calgar lowered his voice.
"I always thought this was... Galen, under the guidance of the Gene Father, we look at everything rationally. We all know that the Emperor sits on the Golden Throne, but what about Hades? I have carefully read the information of Hades Cult. Unfortunately, the image of Hades is not that detailed. It can even be called... vague."
"You are a little worried, my Lord?"
Karga nodded, but then shook his head.
"I only know that Buzz would not lie. I checked the letter. There is no possibility that Terra or other forces forged it. But it's still... too unbelievable."
Calgar was silent for a moment. At least in all the previous deeds, Buzz was a trustworthy warrior. It was the tacit trust between them that made today's glory possible.
Karga shook his head again. The arrangements he had made over the past few days seemed like a dream.
"It's always better to be cautious," said the legion commander, Calgar. "At least we can't commit the sin of contempt in front of Hades."
“—he’s here.”
Garen watched as Calgar's body stiffened.
"I think our Dark Cult still has too few members..."
As Karga spoke, he looked up into the sky in disbelief. He seemed to feel a slight suffocating sensation.
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Ah! Macragge! Great Macragge! Beautiful Macragge! The Macragge he had dreamed of so long! This glorious being in the galaxy!
Just a glimpse of it when it is parked on the planet's route is enough to be stunning.
Hades looked curiously at the blue and green planets outside the window. He saw the tall city-states that could be seen even from high in the sky, and the prosperous towns that showed why Macragge was different.
He then boarded the shuttle and began to land.
After a speechless turbulence, Hades was in a trance. Ten thousand years later, had Barbarus become as beautiful as Macragge? Or was he even more beautiful than Macragge
But no matter what, there is no way Terra could be that beautiful.
“With considerable fanfare.”
Buzz pulled his face back from the window and looked thoughtfully at the welcoming team covering the entire ground.
"I thought Calgar couldn't afford to recruit so many people."
Hades silently swallowed his subconscious words to Buzz not to underestimate the Ultramarines, and he spoke,
"You played some tricks in your report to him?"
Buzz nodded as a matter of course.
"I wrote it casually. Actually, the decision is his. If he entertains you in secret because of my choice of words, it is understandable."
"Let the Ultramarines decide for themselves whether to join us?"
Hades raised his eyebrows.
"Yes," Buzz nodded, "After all, Macragge is so big that it's inevitable that the Inquisition and the Assassin's Court will have undercover agents. It seems that they have chosen to stand with us."
The first place where Hades appeared was Macragge, which has extraordinary political significance.
Buzz smiled secretly in his heart. This was also a selfish thought for him. He hoped that the Death Guard would not care about these details.
"By the way," Buzz suddenly said, "My father, do you need some special effects when you descend later? I strongly suggest that you do so - please don't appear like an ordinary Primarch."
Hades was wandering in his mind, and Barbarus's heart was suddenly pulled back.
"Hmm? Special effects?"
He said somewhat awkwardly, "Or... not necessary."
But Boots stared at him seriously.
"You need it, my father."
"unnecessary."
"you need to."
"unnecessary."
…
"No need—"
[Okay, isn’t it just a special effect? ! ! ]
Magnus suddenly roared, [Negative Psychic Ogryn, stop lowering your image! Stop arguing with your kid! I'll do it! - Do you still want the special effect that deceived the greenskins last time? ! ]
Deceiving the greenskins.
The look that Boots gave Hades suddenly became meaningful.
Hades coughed twice awkwardly.
"Thank you for your offer, Magnus—but I'll do it."
Hades laughed a few times and persuaded Magnus, who couldn't bear to watch it any longer, to go back. Perhaps the Primarch didn't understand why Hades, who had shown himself to be a god in front of the greenskins at that time, was unwilling to do it again.
Hades still felt that this behavior of showing off his strength and muscles was a bit awkward.
But—well, he did need it.
There was a violent turbulence, and the Thunder Eagle they were riding in landed. Through the cabin, Hades heard the long and powerful horn sound, reverberating layer by layer.
"Are you ready, my father?"
Buzz stood in front of the hatch and said frivolously, "Welcome back to the Empire. I picked the best planet in the Empire to welcome you back."
Before he could finish his words, Buzz slammed open the hatch, letting in blinding sunlight, outlining a golden edge on Buzz's armor. Mingzi, holding his Macragge-style sickle in his hand, jumped down first with a bold and proud look.
"Long time no see! Karga, you look older!"
Buzz's cheerful voice came in, and Buzz strode towards the Ultramarines Legion Leader who was standing by to greet them, and gave him a warm hug.
Seeing the Imperial hero Buzz Bella jumping out, the crowd cheered.
Buzz raised his hand exaggeratedly and responded enthusiastically to the crowd. Behind him, the surging darkness slowly flowed out of the cabin door.
"My dear fellow countrymen! Hardworking and hospitable Macragge people!"
Buzz shouted, completely ignoring the frowning Karga behind him.
"haven't seen you for a long time!"
Boots bowed deeply, and the crowd became even more excited.
Buzz raised his scythe,
"I have brought you a great gift - a distinguished guest! You will be the first to witness the miracle, so cheer!"
The sky is boiling!!!
Karga looked in front of him and saw that the followers of the Hades Cult who were summoned from remote areas of the Five Hundred Worlds were almost fainting.
Above Mingzi's pitch-black thunder eagle, darkness was still surging, but it was not in a hurry to reveal its true face.
Hades' hands were on the hatch, and he looked at Buzz who was cheering in front of him. What else could he say
If the child wants to show off, you can only satisfy him.
The cheers faded, and Buzz's expression became serious. He slowly lowered his hand and made a gesture to silence the crowd.
The sound faded away, and suddenly, the only sound on the wide platform was the wind.
Buzz marched to the side, turned around in military posture, and did the Sky Eagle salute!
As if receiving a signal, Calgar immediately ordered the ceremony to proceed as rehearsed. He cursed the damned Mingzi in his heart - but then, his attention was completely diverted -
Heavy and crisp footsteps were heard, and real night fell. The darkness slowly descended, completely covering Him. He seemed to be emitting darkness, and the deep darkness was His long and trailing cloak. With every step, countless silver stars rose up.
At one glance, everyone knew that this was an absolute heavyweight - people stretched their necks and stood stunned.
Mountains with tall and beautiful city walls, mountain streams with clear streams, flat and wide squares and streets, people wearing beautiful clothes, children holding toys made in a hurry...
This is the world.
Hades sighed and stopped in front of Calgar.
Like a hood he removed the darkness,
"… As expected of Macragge."
Hades smiled and waved to the crowd, "I am honored to be in such a beautiful world."
No one responded to him.
Most people are temporarily in a state of shocked silence.
Not embarrassed, not embarrassed, Hades smiled, he looked at Calgar, squatted down, stretched out his hand,
"I am Hades, and it is an honor to be here in Macragge."
Buzz, who was standing next to Calgar, quietly kicked Calgar - luckily he was wearing a cloak today, which blocked his movements.
"Welcome to Macragge!"
Calgar grabbed Hades' hand fiercely.
"Ultramarines, Legion Master Marius Calgar - Welcome!!!"
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+Let's go... Vox... +
At the edge of the garden—get out—escape—run—you can—you can Walkers, run! run! run!
The endless, stagnant existence pounced on him, trying to keep the existence he loved in the mud. No, never. Since Mortarion ordered Vorcus to go out and support him, Vorcus must complete the mission!
He lifted his feet, stumbling with difficulty. The mists that Mortarion had summoned around him grew fainter. He must leave Nurgle's realm before they faded completely.
The corruption in his body continued to corrode him, and Vorx's will began to blur. He wanted to remember Hades to give him faith and strength, but that figure had long disappeared during the ten thousand years of silence in Nurgle's realm. He could not even remember what his former comrade and guide looked like.
He reached in vain for the anchor Mortarion had given him, a half-cracked stone that would anchor him to Hades's position—
He needed something else to keep him going.
Vox gritted his teeth. He thought of the training on Barbarus, thought of Mortarion, thought of the countless battles for the Empire and humanity... and the endless battles, battles, and battles that followed... A younger generation who appeared out of nowhere,
"Hey! Lao Deng!"
The anger of being mad at me surged up almost instinctively, an emotion completely different from the garden, different from calm, despair, hope... anger.
Vaux acquires emotions to rival the Garden.
He continued to move forward, trying to remember Karas's sarcasm and inaction, Buzz's laziness, and how it was always him who did the work!
He was going to go out—he was going to go out—to teach that kid who had called him an old thing a lesson!
Waa… Vox suppressed the urge.
Dragging his broken body, Vox strode forward.
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Hades decisively rejected Calgar's reserved invitation to speak. After briefly meeting with those excited followers of the Hades Cult, Hades almost crawled out of the public place.
He seemed to further understand why Mortarion disliked crowds. Their large size meant that they stood out like an Ogryn among chickens, and everyone liked to look at them.
Led by the Ultramarines, they entered the fortress on the Crown of Hera Mountain. It must be said that Buzz was almost an Ultramarines. After a few words with Calgar, who was a little slow to react, Buzz took the initiative to serve as Hades' tour guide in Macragge.
They walked in the corridor of the Ultramarines. Hades admired the beautiful scenery of Macragge behind the stone wall while listening to Buzz muttering about the history of Macragge.
"Where would you like to go first?"
Buzz asked,
Without hesitation—"The Temple of Rectification," Hades said, "I will go see Guilliman."
He heard the Ultramarines' heartbeats suddenly quicken around him.
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This is slightly different from the reality in the original timeline.
Hades stared at the heavy coffin in front of him. It was not made of a transparent material. Instead, brilliant gold was finely engraved on the sapphire blue material. Pure white light sprinkled down, and the place was peaceful and serene.
At the foot of the coffin, there were countless burnt candles and white flowers - the same flowers in Hades' hands.
These were two that Booth had randomly picked from his own display case before they came in and given to Hades as a gift.
Hades held the flowers in his hand in silence - there was no need for him to give flowers, because Robert Guilliman could not die at all. It was absolutely impossible. The death of a Primarch was extremely difficult to happen.
Standing silently in front of the coffin, Hades quietly, carefully and cautiously explored the black area -
The black domain penetrated layer by layer, and what surprised Hades was that one of the layers of the coffin was made of black stone material that strongly repels the subspace, completely isolating the subspace from observing the interior.
Only the innermost parts of the Death Guard have the technology and materials to achieve this level of psychic isolation.
Finally, Hades's black domain penetrated the innermost part, and he got an answer that did not surprise him at all—
Empty.
Completely empty.
Guilliman himself is not here.
Hades breathed a sigh of relief, he casually bent down and put the white flower on it.
So where was Guilliman himself
Hades turned his head and looked at Calgar. This respectable warrior was looking at their father's empty coffin solemnly and sadly... It seemed that these Ultramarines did not know that their father was not here
Where could Guilliman go
Hades thought he needed to ask the Ultramarines.
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The result is naturally no result...
Hades was sitting in the comfortable reception room of the Ultramarines. Calgar, who had just negotiated with him, had gone out to calm down. The Ultramarines' legion commander was still a little slurred, and it was unclear whether he was more shocked by the arrival of Hades or the news that Guilliman was not in the Temple of Purification.
Calgar took the initiative and politely requested to be allowed to go out and hold a meeting with the other Ultramarines.
The Ultramarines activated the meeting skill.
Hades allowed it, of course.
So sitting opposite him on the sofa was Buzz, who was slacking off and eating snacks.
"Didn't they try to open the coffin?"
Hades said, and beside them, the huge drooping Macragge banner was shining in the golden light.
Buzz shook his head and said jokingly,
"In the temple maintenance manual that Lord Guilliman left them, there is no item for opening the coffin."
This was a convincing enough reason, and Hades remained silent.
So he took two more Macragge snacks and ate them.
"How is Macragge, my father?"
Buzz smiled and said that after arriving in Macragge, this kid was like a fish in water.
Hades hesitated for a moment, then swallowed the liquid in his mouth.
"Very well,"
He raised his head and looked around the room again. The decoration was warm yet luxurious, with flags hanging on the wall, thick carved carpets, comfortable sofas, a desk that looked expensive, and a clean fireplace.
Why didn't he...
never mind.
Barbarus is also good. I wonder how Barbarus is doing.
Unfortunately, there is no wine here—Hades shook the glass, and the liquid flowing inside looked more like water.
"Where are you going next? Anyway, we have arrived in Macragge with great fanfare."
Haddish paused. "I just heard that Mortarion has also been to Macragge? Where did he go?"
“Snack street.”
…
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Here we are… Here we are… Here we are…
The fog thickened again, completely covering the road ahead, but Vox knew that this was a sign of success. The mist of the Pale Lord would lead him to his destination.
Vorx stumbled along, and Mortarion didn't tell him much news. He suddenly began to worry that the Pale Lord would not be able to take him to his destination. After all, Hades didn't often appear in normal places.
And was that really Hades
Despair and depression still followed Vox, and he couldn't help but start thinking about the worst-case scenario.
A completely different Hades, or not Hades, or Hades is in danger - no - no matter what, he has to teach Buzz a lesson - no - or -
No matter what, he should go and see, he must go, he should do his duty -
The fog suddenly dissipated, and a pair of double doors appeared in front of him.
With his last breath, Vox rushed over and broke open the door.
"Wait, there's something." Holding a cream pie in his mouth, Hades suddenly turned his head to look at the door. Black Domain pounced on it, but suddenly withdrew it after sensing a familiar breath. The scythe in his hand naturally condensed "Yes-"
Boom!
The door was thrown open, and a mass of stinking humanoid creatures fell in.
In his dazed vision, Vox saw a big and a small Buzz... no... Hades... They were sitting opposite each other in front of the coffee table, and facing Vox was a majestic Macragge flag.
Two Hades, sitting in Macragge's meeting room.
The Emperor is above...!!!
Vox's legs went weak and he could no longer hold on and fainted.
(End of this chapter)