Endurance, Think Tank Library.
past.
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Fernando sat opposite Hugo and looked at him seriously.
"You mean, when that recruit touched you, you felt your psychic powers were suppressed?"
Ugo nodded silently.
"But you didn't feel any discomfort until you had thorough contact with him."
"Yes, sir."
Fernando was silent. In terms of ability alone, he was very much like an untouchable.
But all the untouchables he had known and come into contact with had never been as strange as this new recruit.
Fernando recalled the meaningful conversation Barracin had had with him after the duel between Hugo and Hades.
"That recruit, Hades, received weapons from the Emperor."
"It was a sickle, but it was held by Sister Silence the entire time."
Barasin glanced at him again.
"Fernando, you're still not very good at pretending."
"You've obviously changed since that wreck."
Fernando was silent.
But Barasin did not press on.
"I don't understand psychic powers, but I trust you. Come to me if you need anything."
"Also, don't feel too burdened. In my emergency plan, I have always had a plan for dealing with the library's psychic leak incident."
"I have also been keeping an eye on the black ships in this star region and can contact them at any time."
Fernando spoke, his voice was hoarse.
"if."
If this kind of thing were discovered, would their army really not be wiped out
Did Barasin really know the seriousness of the matter, or did he only guess roughly
Fernando didn't know.
But he still prefers to resolve the matter internally.
".No, thank you, Barasin."
Even if the recruit may not be an untouchable, it is acceptable as long as he has the corresponding ability.
It has to be quick. It's growing.
He needed to meet the new recruit as soon as possible and then make a decision.
Perhaps at this time, he needs divination.
Endurance, Think Tank Library.
Now.
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This is a library managed by the Death Guard think tank. Countless books are densely packed on the bookshelves, including many rare and authentic ones. Thousands of years of wisdom are dormant here.
The library, which was originally quite bright, was now completely dark, and silent darkness enveloped the entire room.
In the center of the library, surrounded by bookshelves, there was a faint flash of white light—
Fernando sat in the middle of the library with a set of pure black cards in front of him.
Around him, some bloodstained and old weapons were placed in an orderly manner, with a sword, a grenade launcher, and three unlit candles of the melta gun interspersed in between.
Some of these weapons were used by previous think tanks, while others were the glory bestowed by the Emperor after the war was won.
Golden prayers were densely engraved on the ground, radiating outward with Fernando and the empty seat opposite him as the center.
As if they had life, the contents of these prayers kept twisting.
Fernando closed his eyes tightly, and psychic lightning leaped around his head like a white crown of thorns.
There was still half a standard Terra hour left until the meeting time he and Hades had agreed to meet.
If they are untouchables, they cannot directly intervene in divination, and their existence will destroy the psyker's connection with the warp.
Therefore, Fernando could only choose a time and space that was connected to and close to Hades, and use the empty space instead of the occupied one.
In this world, capable psychics use different methods, under the name of prophecy, to capture psychic fluctuations from the subspace where there is no concept of time, in order to interpret their past, present, and future.
The think tanks in the legion would also conduct divination and predict the situation before every important battle.
In battle, it is also very common to predict the opponent's actions in a short period of time.
Fernando calmed down his will and, according to his usual divination feelings, he connected with the subspace with all his heart and soul.
A white light burst out, and the prayer began to glow faintly, as if it had come alive, constantly twisting and climbing up the placed weapons, like golden chains, tightly binding them.
The stack of tarot cards suddenly floated up, both sides of which were pure black, and began to shuffle in a dazzling manner.
The tarot cards floated and soon turned into an arranged arch, with large spaces between each card.
This time, Fernando chose the Holy Triangle Divination based on the recent astrological signs.
Shuffle the cards three times and draw out the seventh card, representing the [past], [present], and [future] respectively.
One, two, three, four, five, six—
seven!
As if it was suddenly pulled away by a huge force, the seventh card quickly drew a curve in the air and fell straight on one of the three equal points of the circular prayer.
Sparks flickered and a candle suddenly lit up.
[The past] is determined.
The remaining cards floating in the air quickly rotate, moving their tracks, and reshuffling the order once again.
seven.
A card was suddenly pulled out, and at the same time, flames suddenly burst out on the candle.
[Now] it is clear.
The power of the Warp drives the final card to appear.
seven.
The last candle lit and the tarot cards fell silently on the circle.
[The future] is coming.
The remaining tarot cards returned to their positions one by one, the psychic energy fluctuations began to decrease, and the glowing prayers gradually faded. Soon, everything returned to its original state except for the three tarot cards lying quietly and the three burning candles.
+A sneer+
Fernando opened his eyes, tears of blood streaming down his face.
On the black surface, intricate and complex patterns began to appear.
The first card, facing Fernando, is rendered with bright yellow light, and a full circle rises—
[Reversed Star]
Since it is a proxy occupancy, facing Fernando in reverse position means Hades in upright position.
The tablets they used for divination were exactly opposite.
However, divination on behalf of others will also reflect the fortune of the person who is doing the divination.
The upright position of the star means hope and the realization of ideals.
Does this refer to Hades on Barbarus, helping the Primarch unify the planet
But Fernando, in the reversed position of the star, felt his heart skip a beat.
Failure, helplessness. And he remembered again the star emblem carved on the wrecked ship.
No, no, divination will not produce such concrete things.
Fernando calmed himself down, focused his attention, and looked at the next card.
Straight lines outline the huge aesthetic machine that fills the entire card and slowly steps out—
[Titan upright]
Titans, these powerful war machines on the battlefield, when in upright position, mean taking the initiative, seizing the first opportunity, and - being honest.
Perhaps Fernando should be more frank in his conversation with Hades later.
The reversed position means loss of control, accidents, and ruined plans.
Fernando frowned, perhaps he should warn the next visitor.
And the third card, symbolizing the future -
Weird colors are splashed across the card in disorder, with no pattern or rules to follow, and random lines twisted all over it.
[Wheel of Destiny]
However, the only place where one could distinguish the positive and reverse positions was a hole, as if it had been burned by fire.
This card is twisted!!!
Not to mention that Fernando had never drawn this card in previous divinations, not even in the previous battles where the legion suffered tragic casualties!
Not to mention, the card is distorted in its upright and reversed form!
[Wheel of Fortune] The upright position represents opportunity and change, while the reversed position represents failure due to misjudgment.
But under normal circumstances, the "Wheel of Fortune" will not appear, because the symbolic meaning of this card is really too great.
Fernando was silent.
The door of the library was pushed open, and at the agreed time, Hades walked in—
Then he saw Fernando, crying blood, and strange weapons all over the floor.
Hades was silent.
Shouldn't he come at this time
Is it too late to leave now
There is an Emperor Tarot card in the hammer, but it seems to have been released after the Great Heresy. There is no such thing in the early stage.
So I combined the Emperor Tarot and the Tarot and adapted it a bit. The Holy Triangle deck is indeed the way Tarot is played in reality, but I added a little bit of my own design.
Happy reading (_)
(End of this chapter)