Warhammer: In the Name of Ashes

Chapter 8 The Child and the Sledgehammer

When the initial shock subsided, Calvin gradually calmed down.He began to ponder an obvious question:

"What they see are these walls. Or...influenced by the essence of the soul, all they can see are only walls!"

As he thought about it, he returned his perspective to normal until the ball that symbolized his soul became the size of a ping-pong ball again.

Looking at the sphere in front of him, he felt a trembling and uneasy fact before him: as an outsider, his soul was fundamentally different from the people in this universe after all.

And the black gem in front of him was far less docile than it was now when it faced something other than himself.

Calvin opened his hand and gently held it in his palm, watching the sphere quietly float in his palm.

The thick black lightning that was originally as thick as a giant tree has become almost indistinguishable from this perspective... But Calvin, who had already had a close observation, was no longer deceived by these appearances.

He already understood how great the sphere in front of him, or his own essence, was compared to the soul of this original species of the universe.And that electric current, which is as fine as silk, should be so violent when facing others.

A lot of information about his soul itself has also been conveyed to his consciousness at the first sight of those pictures:

"Lightning is composed of psionic energy. It is the energy to maintain the operation of the sphere, and it is also a weapon to defend his own integrity. The broken wall is the memory and emotions lost during his soul's journey to this universe."

This is the conclusion Calvin drew from this observation.It turned out that after 14 years of slow recovery, the psionic energy in his soul had reached the minimum standard for rekindling more than once.

But apart from psionic energy, the lack of the soul as the main substance that makes up the sphere cannot be recovered by itself.

So the subconscious-dominated sphere can only instinctively try to rekindle his consciousness every time the psychic energy is sufficient.

But without enough soul fragments of intelligent beings, and the emotions carried on them, the failure of the restart operation is inevitable.

And he can only have the opportunity to observe this body with mental impairment because it has no soul at the moment when it fails to ignite.

If he just waited like this, waiting for his body to age step by step until Calvin died, it would be impossible for Calvin to wait for the day when he regained consciousness.How hopeless that would be.

In this way, after waiting for 14 years, the witch made up the last one-in-a-billionth gap for him by chance, giving him a chance to see the sun again.

The long wait is frustrating, but it's not a bad thing.It was also like this that Calvin only had 14 years to allow his body to grow sufficiently, and then barely resist the terrifying spiritual pressure from his soul when he regained consciousness in the future.

During these days on the ship, he had the opportunity to understand: in most cases, the power of a psyker is actually inversely proportional to the strength of his physical body in reality.

After all, most people are born with powerful psychic abilities, and the powerful but uncontrollable power and the immature body form an unequal oppression.This also prevents most people from having the opportunity to develop normally.

Except for a few strange creatures born in the wild world, the stronger the spiritual power, the thinner the body has almost become the law of this group of people.

Someone like Calvin, who can give his body enough time to develop before picking up his spiritual talent.It can be called unique in the entire empire on record.

This is also the reason why his subconscious mind couldn't wait to start feeding itself after digesting the "offering" from the witch.

As far as the soul carried by his body is concerned, his bear-like body is still completely incomparable.

Fortunately, in the short time after he regained consciousness, he didn't think about it, and he didn't have the opportunity to use this power. (A group of silent nuns are patrolling around 24 hours...)
Otherwise, using a child to swing a sledgehammer is not enough to describe his danger.Thinking of this, Calvin rubbed the back of his head with some fear.

Before releasing the first psychic lightning, it is probably the happiest way for him to die by evaporating his flesh and blood in an instant...

One day later, the Vagabond, which was approved to enter the port, finally docked slowly in the towering star port in orbit under the capture of the moon's gravity.

After successfully docking with the spacecraft at the docking port, the goods represented by Calvin were carefully handed over to the staff stationed on the moon by the Astronomical Court in batches.

This was also the first time that Calvin had the opportunity to observe the airport that best represented the prosperity of the empire up close.

Countless huge cargo ships and locusts generally enter and exit the star port built around the entire lunar gravitational orbit without interruption.

After unloading the special products produced in various planetary worlds, they hurried to the distant place.

And these massive supplies are only a part of the daily operation of the empire's shipping system.

His life as a veteran in his previous life also allowed him to see through the prosperity in front of him, and the huge empire behind it that spans the entire galaxy and has hundreds of millions of armored soldiers.

Without staying too long, Calvin and his companions who were "sensitive materials" were quickly taken to the spaceship in batches by the heavily armed guards, and flew to their assigned units.

And on Saturn, far away from the sun, a gray spaceship with the same destination is also quietly sailing towards Terra from Rhea...

The spaceship carrying Calvin was also loaded with five children of similar age. They were well-dressed, in stark contrast to Calvin, who only wore a gray training uniform issued on a black ship.

They did not make a fool of Calvin for this.More precisely, Calvin is ignored.

These children from extraordinary families have obviously received a sufficiently good elite education since childhood.

This made them face a strong man with a height of 210 centimeters and a weight of more than 130 kilograms at close range, except for the leader who raised his eyebrows slightly when they first met, there was no other expression.

Soon, the spaceship carrying Calvin landed on the tarmac in a corner of the majestic palace complex in the Himalayas.

The destination of their trip is also the training institution for all elementary psykers of the Star Language Court - the City of Vision, and they have arrived.

There were already people waiting on the tarmac. After these people in black robes read out their personnel numbers, they led the corresponding students and turned away.

So did Calvin.Following the guides in front, they walked silently to the main square in the distance.

Calvin saw in the distance a huge square almost beyond the limit of vision.The Romanesque buildings at the end of the square are numerous and solemn. On the main building in the middle of it, a huge striped battle flag hangs from top to bottom.

In the center of a pure black background, a red eye with a corona and wings is in the center. It is the badge representing the alma mater of all registered psykers under the Imperial Star Language Court—the City of Vision.

After a full 2 ​​hours, the group finally reached a tower on the edge of the complex.

This is also their living area. After receiving basic living supplies, a set of black robes, and two sets of black training uniforms at the door, Calvin was assigned to a single dormitory.

The facilities in the room are nothing but a bed, a table and chairs.

7:[-] Tara time.After a simple wash, Calvin, who was too active during the day, quickly fell asleep.

At the same time, a figure taller than Calvin had just stepped off a Thunderhawk assault boat.When a not-so-small pick-up team saw this man from a distance, they all knelt down in the eagle salute, and said in their mouths:
"In the name of the Emperor, I would like to represent the Xingyu Court Psychic School. Welcome, respected Master Aidan."

(End of this chapter)