Warhammer: In the Name of Ashes.

Chapter 256 Aidan's Choice and the Bad News Behind

"Aidan, Aidan! Don't go, stop! Wait for me..."

Calvin was alone in the endless darkness, and there was nothing in his vision that could mark the time.

He sleeps soundly in this black world to make up for his exhaustion from the bottom.

This kind of sleep is like the instinct of memory protection of mortals. While providing repairs for the subject's spirit and soul, it also subconsciously deduces the things experienced in reality repeatedly.

But this deduction is not linear, and there is no logic;

It is more like making up for the trauma suffered in one's own experience, and it will only repeat the unforgettable scenes.

The soul in the subconscious instinctively uses abstract feelings to isolate the painful memories layer by layer, and deliberately deletes the details.

This instinctive forgetting comes from the instinct of self-protection, which saves the soul from suffering too real pain when recalling it again.

But some things are destined not to be forgotten, just like some people, even if you are over half a hundred, you often cry for them in your dreams at midnight.

Aidan!

Calvin called unconsciously in the darkness, and after the Supreme Decree blocked the fatal blow for him, the scene of disintegration and destruction played back in his consciousness over and over again.

In his illogical dream, the defense mechanism of the mind is trying to forget himself in order to heal himself

But memory is like a tape stuck at a certain point, and every time this picture is deduced, Calvin can immediately associate the name with it.

Aidan... who is he?

He is my teacher……

he is my brother...

He is my guide...

He... died for me...

The mental wound was touched again, and the convulsions caused by the pain made his consciousness clear again.

"Aidan!"

Calvin suddenly opened his eyes and called his name in his soul.

"woke up?"

The familiar voice sounded beside Calvin, which made him both surprised and astonished.

"You're not dead? Oh no, I mean are you okay?"

Calvin looked at the veteran in front of him. It wasn't just his word order that was in confusion, but also the memories in his mind that couldn't tell the true from the false.

"Then... it's not..."

The veteran looked at Calvin in front of him, smiled and stretched out his hands to straighten the folds of his clothes, but the denial in his mouth made Calvin hard to understand.

not dead...

The memory became clearer with the return of reason, and the soreness that he did not want to admit returned to Calvin's heart again.

"Then... you... this..."

Fortunately, Calvin is in the spiritual world. In reality, he closed his eyes tightly, and clear tears flowed from the corners of his eyes like spring water.

"Let me say goodbye to you before I leave."

After arranging Calvin's clothes, Aidan took half a step back.

He looked at the young man he brought into the Gray Knight with relief, as if he saw his will continue in him.

"You can stay!"

Calvin said eagerly that he knew that the souls of comrades-in-arms could reside in his spiritual world, but he didn't know what the premise of this residence was.

"No!"

Aidan flatly rejected Calvin, and gave his answer in the latter's puzzled eyes.

"I don't believe in you, child! I am different from those who put all the hopes of mankind on you. My faith only belongs to the emperor, so after my body dies, my soul will only return to the throne."

"But I also believe in the Emperor!"

Calvin disagreed with Aidan's statement and was still trying to persuade him.

"That's different..."

Aidan shook his head, looked at Calvin meaningfully and said:
"Your belief comes from the recognition of ideas, not absolute conversion;
And your dependents believe in you, even if they also believe in the emperor, they are essentially different from me. "

"But what difference does that make to our career!" Calvin couldn't agree.

"No."

Aidan looked at Calvin and said.

"But there are, after all, you represent the hope of mankind, and you always have to move forward into the future;

And the Emperor and I have a long old night to guard.

I'm lucky to be fighting alongside you, and I'm sure you are too.

But fate gives us different missions, we will eventually separate, we will have a difference. "

As he spoke, Aidan's figure became more and more blurred, and finally disappeared before Calvin's eyes...

"Don't go!"

Calvin shouted loudly and jumped up from his sleep.

The cold light replaces the darkness of the spiritual world, and the real breathing and heartbeat replaces the conscious space that only has spiritual activities.

Drop...drop...drop...

The physical sign monitoring equipment is working quietly, only the signal lights and the constant beeping sound.

Calvin's burly body sat up quietly and powerfully from the cold steel frame bed, and while his legs were hanging on the edge of the bed, he inspected the entire indoor environment with his eyes.

The Gray Knight pharmacist, who was in charge of supervising the medical equipment, immediately noticed the awakening of the Primarch;

While Calvin was still thinking, the gray knight in white armor quietly came three steps away from Calvin, knelt quietly on one knee and waited for his order.

"How long have I been in a coma?" Calvin asked in a low voice.

"72 hours, 12 minutes and 59 seconds, my lord."

The pharmacist gave the answer and reminded Calvin.

"Your vital signs data has a real-time link with the bridge. At this time, someone must be on the way to meet with you..."

"I don't have anyone..."

Calvin really wanted to be willful for a while, but he was still bound by responsibility and couldn't refuse when the words came to his lips.

At this time, outside the medical room, Alan Janus was pushing the door and walking in.

"Father!"

He knelt on one knee to show Calvin's respect.

Metal Battle The battle on the moon was so fierce that when the orc Warboss was killed by Calvin, no one could care about Calvin's whereabouts.

This unforgivable act was discovered by the sons of Calvin, who had recovered from the fierce battle, shortly after the orcs were completely repelled.

At this time, Calvin was already in a coma, relying on the excellent performance of his own armor, floating in space for several hours.

"How's the battle going?"

Calvin was most concerned with the present situation:
This battle has already paid too high a price, if it is not won, it will become a huge scar in Calvin's heart.

"The victory is set, my lord!"

Allen got up and handed a data pad to Calvin, and told him about the current situation.

"Most of the orc fleet has been wiped out, and Admiral Juan is leading the main force of the fleet to pursue the remnants of the enemy;
The ground area of ​​Storm has been completely controlled, and only a few orc remnants survive in the hive;

Lord Moloch has applied for a vortex torpedo strike, and plans to conduct a thorough sweep after the strike is completed;

The damage on Storm's orbit is not serious. After the evaluation by the personnel of Mechanicus, the orbital defense system is being rebuilt. "

"Um……"

The battle went smoothly, and Calvin's mood finally improved.

With the victory of the key node of Storm, the entire war to recover the Hassan sector will be considered invincible.

But before he could think about whether he still needed to sit in the battle in the future, Allen gave him another bad news:

"On the 20th hour after you fell into a coma, we received a notification from the rear——Master Harold, the governor of the star area, died."

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