Warhammer: In the Name of Ashes

Chapter 13 Essence and Cognition

"So you are an Astarte?" Calvin asked a little excitedly.

According to the limited information he has access to, this is a group of fighters who are not afraid but can bring fear and death to the enemy.The thick power armor and the height of more than 2.5 meters after wearing the armor are their iconic images. Once they charge, the inertial kinetic energy of several tons of armor and armor is enough for them to easily destroy most of the enemies.

Compared with the elite of the mortal army, they also have many inhuman characteristics: the strength and endurance that can wield tens of kilograms of weapons for several days; the reaction speed of microseconds, reptile-like dynamic vision and matching Heavy weapons that can fully exert their power, etc...

Aside from these external performances, Calvin, who had been a soldier all his life, was more interested in the psychological endurance of the Astartes beyond ordinary people on the battlefield. Turning a blind eye to the environment, what makes them able to fight fiercely in extremely harsh environments?Will or Faith?

Calvin was in awe of the words used to describe the inhumanity of these Astartes demigods from the Emperor in the texts of some of the famous battles of the Empire in the sources Calvin had read.

In his opinion, these demigods walking on the starry sky are legendary enough.And the stories about them made him shudder even more.They are the Emperor's death angels, they are the iron walls of the Empire; they are the black nightmare of the rebels, they are the destruction itself of the alien monsters.

But now, he is so close to this mysterious group, and even has the opportunity to become one of them, which makes him excited and curious.

"Yes, my name is Aidan. If you are talking about the Astarte, then I am indeed. And if you can pass the test, you can naturally become one of us."

The old man looked down at him and admitted.Aidan's upright frame doesn't seem to have aged with time.The short silver-gray hair and the gray burqa can't conceal the powerful deterrence brought by the peak state of the body.The young body and the eyes of the world, when you see him, you have a sense of confusion when you see the gods coming out of the murals.

"What do I need to do?" Calvin calmed down from the excitement, and the soldier's instinct allowed him to find the core of the problem.

"You don't need to do anything. On the contrary, if possible, I will help you solve some small problems about you." Satisfied with Calvin's keen insight, Aidan turned and walked towards the inside of the training ground.

"Question? What's my problem?" This unexpected answer made Calvin feel uneasy. He didn't have many secrets in him, and his identity as a soul and a foreigner couldn't be revealed.

"Don't be nervous, young man. Come to think of it, if you're in any trouble, it's not me that's going to deal with you, but the Inquisition. I'm referring to your recent little problem with the use of psionic powers."

The troubles of soul-body mismatch have been with Calvin lately.The particularity of the soul makes Calvin's total psionic energy more and more powerful as time accumulates, while the stagnant body strength and uncoordinated soul fluctuations make Calvin more and more powerful when using psionic energy. more difficult to control.

Every time he used this power, his mental stress became more and more serious.But Calvin never showed it, either in training or in life.Oddly enough, Aidan clearly knew this.

"Your psionic energy is getting harder and harder to control, isn't it?"

Aidan led Calvin towards an elevator on the edge of the training field, talking as he walked.

"...Yes, I think I can get over it."

"Have you ever thought about the reason?" Aidan didn't look back, as if he knew far more about him than Calvin.

The power of the soul leads to too much psionic energy, and the difference in the nature of outsiders is the reason for everything.This is the core secret that he can't and dare not tell.Before Calvin could figure out how to explain, Aidan said again:

"Everyone has a secret and we should allow it, and I'm not curious about yours. Want to know why?"

"Why?" Calvin raised his head and asked with a dry tone.

"Because you are human, this purity is what we value most. Everyone has their own desires, but we don't want much. You think you are human, and you are willing to fight for the emperor and this country. enough.

In the tens of thousands of years since the unification of Terra, there has never been a shortage of heroes from all over the universe.In the grand vision of the Emperor, each of us is a part of it.

We don't care where you come from, as long as you agree with our mission; we don't care what you want, as long as you are willing to be a part of us.

As long as your little secret is not malicious, why can't we tolerate it?When you are a civilian, we are willing to protect you, this is our profession and mission.

And when you have proven your allegiance by willing to put on the armor and take up arms to fight for the Emperor through all odds.We became brothers. At that time, you will definitely be willing to share it with me, won't you?The Emperor is bigger than you think, and so are we. said Aidan.

"Okay, so where are we going?" Calvin heard this and decided not to discuss the topic.The elevator was still descending, and their destination seemed far away.

"Go to a place where you can prove to me that your little secret is harmless, and a place that can solve your current problems," Aidan said.

The elevator began to stop descending, and after a brief pause, the elevator doors opened to both sides, and in the middle of the huge empty space, a huge device with unknown purpose appeared in front of Calvin.A seat is placed on a huge metal base, and above the head is a huge furnace-like device like an upside-down tree root. A pipe more than ten meters long penetrates the ceiling and leads to an unknown place.

"What is this?" Calvin asked
"A psychic amplification device that can amplify psychic signals while sharing the burden of the psychic user. It will give you the opportunity to deeply observe your own essence with as little burden as possible. I think This will help you with your problem," Aidan replied.

What he didn't say was that one of the many pipelines of this equipment was directly connected from the palace to here after being personally authorized by the commander of the imperial army.Its purpose is to ensure that when the user loses control or is polluted by the subspace, the light from the astronomical torch lit by the Emperor himself will purify the user immediately.

"If the problem cannot be solved, it is usually more effective to solve the problem." Aidan thought silently in his heart.

　This afternoon, I received consecutive station segments, and I will be making two recommendations at the same time on May [-]st!Excited to try double change!Sure enough, my handicapped attempt failed.But the good news is that I smoothed out the logic of the plot again, which eased the difficulty of writing in the future.In short, I am here to thank the book friends and the editor-in-charge for their support and love, allowing me, a newcomer, to get so many resources in the first book.Don't dare to say that you are tired, but only die.

　　 2022 a.m. on November 4, 30

　　love you under the moon
　　


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