Warhammer: In the Name of Ashes.

Chapter 273 Witness and Vow

"I'm alive……"

These were the first words spoken by the old man, now allowed to be called St. Marduk, after a long coma.

In the eyes of everyone who did not know the secrets about him, this was a declarative conclusion, but in the ears of Calvin who came to visit him specially, it was a question.

After waving his hand to order everyone in the room to retreat temporarily, Calvin said to Marduk seriously when there were only two people left in the room:
"you are still alive."

Marduk, who was struggling to get out of the amniotic fluid chamber, raised his old face upon hearing the sound. In Calvin's eyes, there was an indescribable contradiction between his mature human body from the neck down and that face.

"What are you?"

This is a question from Marduk.

The fluctuations of the soul spread a subtle resonance between the two, and the bond between the two beings in the warp allowed Marduk to clearly observe Calvin's existence.

He knew that the giant in front of him could take away his soul with just one thought.

Since the two signed the "deed of sale", their identities have undergone earth-shaking changes.

"what are you?"

This is the second time Marduk asked a question, this time from his soul link with Calvin.

The communication between the soul and the soul is complex and efficient that is difficult to achieve with acquired language;

This question of facing the soul directly, and the complex questions contained in it, are fully expressed in this simple message.

"You're a quick learner..."

Calvin touched his nose and looked at the stubborn old man in front of him seeking the truth.

Only those who really face Calvin's soul can gain a little understanding of his existence from that inhuman shock.

It was only after facing the invisible star-like existence that Marduk realized that the existence he was facing at this time was far from being explained by the identity of a Primarch.

"A good question."

Calvin's rare wry smile and an unexpected rescue gave him an extra soul mate that was not planned.

The connection between the two parties was so strong that he was now faced with questions that the Gray Knights had never had the chance to ask.

Well, the gray knights who died in battle are not in this range.

In the soul hall of his spiritual world, those comrades who have lost their mortal bodies can understand the idealistic buildings, rituals and stories in them the moment they see the essence of his soul.

His identity as an outsider and the emperor's "wage boy" was spread among these deceased comrades, and it was not a big deal.

But the old man in front of him is an exception. He is still alive, and will continue to live well after knowing Calvin's secret.

Are you going to be honest with him?

This is an unavoidable question. Calvin struggled for a moment, then smiled and extended a soul-level invitation to Marduk.

"bring it on……"

As the world spun, Marduk's already weak body instantly collapsed to the ground.

His soul has entered Calvin's spiritual world along the contract bond between the two;

The soul-lost body was soaked in amniotic fluid for a long time and was pale and disgusting, but the heartbeat that represented life was still abnormally coming from his chest.

Calvin, who witnessed this strange scene alone, did not hesitate. After placing Marduk's body on the bed beside him, he also closed his eyes and entered his spiritual world.

"As you can see..."

A thunderous sound came from above Marduk's opened eyes again, with bursts of majestic air waves.

He raised his head with great effort, just in time to see the terrifyingly huge face emerging from the cloud.

Have you ever seen a scene where one eye is enough to compare with a lake?

Have you ever seen a tooth the size of a Titan?
If it wasn't for his own connection and support with this world, if it wasn't for the rules of this world to firmly fix his soul;

Marduk swore that the moment he saw this terrifying scene, he would completely lose his mind and go crazy.

"The Emperor's Blessing..."

He groaned and recited the name of the god he believed in, and the perspective brought by his limp body made him realize as if he had just woken up from a dream:
The huge square where I am standing right now is the palm of this giant spirit...

"Ahem, the angle is wrong, sorry."

After regaining consciousness in a trance, Marduk finally saw Calvin standing beside him.

And the position he was at at this time was on a path made of dirt in the countryside.

At one end of the field of vision are rural buildings looming in the fields, while at the end of the horizon on the other side is a majestic city-state.

"Come on, let's go there and see."

Calvin pulled him up from the ground, and the figures of the two disappeared on the land in an instant.

Following Calvin's thoughts, the two appeared inside the city-state. In front of the gate of the steel-cast hall, the gray knights who closed their eyes and meditated opened their eyes.

Now this team has begun to take shape, from the first two champion swordsmen, to now there are nearly a hundred people.

They stood quietly on both sides of the main avenue of the main hall. After sensing Calvin's arrival, they all opened their eyes and gave him gentle smiles.

"this is not!"

Marduk pointed at a gray knight at the end of the line in surprise, then turned to look at Calvin.

Not long ago, at the Battle of Korcash, he had witnessed the death of the Gray Knight in battle.

"Don't be impatient..." Calvin calmed Marduk's emotions, and then led him into the towering hall.

In the tall corridor, huge murals, representing the most memorable part of Calvin's memory, were placed on both sides of the corridor of the main hall.

From his conscious beginning, he wandered in the endless dark subspace for a long time;
From his fateful encounter with that icy star to the three questions of the soul that determine his future destiny.

Marduk staggered on, tearful, without Calvin's guidance.

The intuitive memory carried on these murals gave him the honor to witness the growth of a soul in a foreign land.

What shocked and moved him even more was that he finally saw the existence of what he had always believed in.

Those scenes of communication between man and God were repeatedly watched and remembered by him, and the reason for Calvin's existence and the relationship between him and the emperor were also clearly described in these pictures.

He finally stopped at the end of the hall.

Under the mural of him being pulled up by Calvin and striding away from the battlefield.

He turned his head and saw Calvin's gentle smile at the other end of the corridor.

"In the name of the emperor! I am willing to contribute my meager life to your cause!"

Facing Calvin who was striding forward, Marduk knelt down on one knee;

In the white beam of light shot down from the dome of the hall, under the witness of the Emperor God statue representing the human spirit at the end of the hall;

He made his first oath to his future lord.

　Second watch.Ask for a ticket.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)