Emperor's Bane

Chapter 2 Death of the Despicable

[Morgan, my daughter. 】

【You are a failure. 】

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The sound echoed in her mind, like the waves of the ocean hitting the cliffs.

The baby in the cabin frowned, she was immersed in a dream, a real dream.

She could feel that at the very beginning, she was in an empty container, surrounded by cold nutrient solution and infusion tubes, the needle point pierced the back of her hand, kneading her body and spirit at will, Conjures to the satisfaction of her creator.

"Morgan..."

Someone is calling her.

"Failure."

The voice came to a conclusion mercilessly, and the most severe pain followed, thousands of sharp points tore through her heart, and she curled up, struggling helplessly.

Then, there was the storm, and she could hear the ever-changing laughter and angry shouts in the storm, and she just felt that she was swept away by the storm, wandering in nothingness day after day, year after year, until Where did it finally fall.

She didn't know how long it had been since then, but the sound of war and slaughter came very clearly at a certain time, it was a crazy mutual killing, and she could hear the whole army circling around She conquered and destroyed each other until there was no more sound.

So she closed her eyes and continued to sleep.

Till the meanest visits from the stars.

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"Are you sure you're here, Head Priest?"

The Vanguard stepped cautiously into the parched land, and by God's grace, he may have been the first human in millennia to set foot in such a remote and wild place.

The temperature control device of the MKII power armor was rattling due to the gust of wind among the clouds. Pioneer raised his head and found that the next rainstorm was close at hand.

"Looks like we have to be quick, who knows what the weather is going to be like in this damn place."

"It's not too bad after all."

The clerk was the second to come down. He adjusted his firearm, and his eyes stayed on the distant sky for a while, and then returned to the ground, searching for possible potential roads and dangers.

Behind him, followed by two legion recruits, they looked left and right, maintaining the most standard alert posture.

"According to the exploration diary of the Rogue Trader, it is very likely that there are traces of alien civilizations here. Compared with the so-called weather, we should worry about the attackers."

As soon as the clerk finished speaking, a recruit turned his head towards him.

"Sir, why don't we assemble an exploration force, according to the Legion's code of conduct, to explore the alien world with an unknown intelligence level at least..."

"At least 50 soldiers, a warship, and the paperwork permission of two high-ranking officers are required. I know, newcomer, I am responsible for teaching these regulations."

The clerk patted the shoulder armor of one recruit affectionately, and then smiled at the other: "Believe me, extraordinary measures are allowed in extraordinary times."

Such perfunctory words obviously couldn't convince anyone, but it was at this time that the pastor came down.

The pastor was a tall and dangerous figure. His broad jaw, deep-set eyes and face engraved with scriptures made people shudder. Just a look from the side made the recruits bow their heads in awe.

The pastor squinted his eyes, like a wild fox that had just had a full meal. He first enjoyed the awe for a while, and then walked slowly towards the depths of the dense forest.

"Be careful, rookie."

Behind him, the clerk smiled and comforted the two high-quality consumables beside him.

"Pastor Erebus's temper is not very good."

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This is the era of rising.

With the last whimper of the empires past, the tides of chaos and madness have been surging across the galaxy for too long, and now, with an unquestionable command, new power, new will, new legions will bring them all together. Once crushed, another stalwart giant is using steel and flames to forge its own glorious scroll.

This is the revival of miracles, the nirvana of the phoenix, and an immortal monument built with countless painstaking efforts and sacrifices. Every victory and conquest adds luster to this legendary story.

The great expedition has begun.

The emperor's will came from the holy Terra, and turned into boundless legions and fleets, torturing every corner of the galaxy, regaining lost ground, destroying resistance, and spreading the conqueror's banner like a plague.

Speculators, careerists and despicables are all crying for this magnificent scene. They are pleasantly surprised to find that there are countless good opportunities and treasures to be discovered in the waves rolled up by the war...

"You can plunder..."

Erebus whispered, and the strange bones and dead souls piled up in hills at his feet.

"God Emperor, what happened here?"

Behind him, the recruits sighed with emotion at the sight in front of them. This is a royal court built of white bones, which dyed the muddy land into a snowfield. The fragments of those bones were similar to those of humans, but their skulls were merciless. revealed their alien identities.

"These are the bones of the Eldar, there may be thousands of them."

The clerk searched out pieces of pendants and decorations and carefully screened them out.

"It's Eldar... Jay... Jeswa... Ark."

"This barbed whip is more like a torture tool."

"What is this?... Is it a mask for acting?"

The clerk carried out his own exploration with great interest, and even deviated from the team a little. Soon, some skeletons of even larger beasts appeared in his eyes. They were mixed with the remains of some Eldar. Obviously, at the end of his life, For a moment, these aliens were fighting with the terrifying behemoths, or fighting side by side.

Finally, he found an interesting thing, which was a communication device. After playing with it for a while, a final voice floated out of it:
[Eliel, I really don't understand why we are fighting here. This is not defending the ark. There are already so few people in the galaxy, but we still want to kill each other here. 】

【Pay attention to your attitude, Yossi, the prophets have been prophesied that that thing in this world will destroy us, so we must destroy it first. 】

[Our wild fellows will not agree, that thing has already merged with their world soul, and so are those buffoons, they want to take it away. 】

[So, we fight for this... Be careful!Those natural disasters from Comoros came over...]

The words stopped abruptly, followed by chaotic gunshots and battle roars, and then, wailing.

It was thousands of intertwined wailing, messy and terrifying, as if the souls of thousands of people were being pulled out alive by some kind of force.

The clerk frowned, he threw away the thing, clapped his hands, quickly caught up with the team, and returned to his position at the back of the palace, he bowed his head under the dissatisfied eyes of Priest Erebus, and continued his work The job: Adjusting the muzzle and keeping an eye on those two adorable recruits.

The team was advancing, and Erebus closed his eyes, muttering words in his mouth, letting the eight-pointed star sculpture in his palm take him to the deepest part of the battlefield, where there was a towering ancient tree, it was extremely tall and majestic, but it was Dying, just like this world.

[The Folly of Prophecy. 】

[Cannibalism of the same kind. 】

[The scream of the soul. 】

It's here... almost there.

An ominous light appeared in the palm of his hand, and Erebus showed a satisfied smile. He stepped into the ancient tree, and in the shadow, he saw the treasure wrapped in layers of dead vines.

last step……

The vague murmurs of the gods flashed through his mind, making Erebus even more convinced that his devotion had paid off.

[The blood of betrayal. 】

Erebus turned his head, following his gaze, the clerk mercilessly pulled the trigger.

Accompanied by two gunshots, the recruits stared wide-eyed and fell one after the other. Of course they would die, because only their guns were not aimed at their companions.

Pioneer also picked up his gun, aiming at the heads of the recruits, one shot at each, to ensure that there would be no future troubles.

Even Erebus's mind began to think after seeing this scene: What kind of reason should we weave this time?

After a short period of distress, excitement once again occupied the heart of the despicable man. He drew out the short blade and smeared the flowing blood on the dry vine.

Behind him, Pioneer looked at the two corpses that were getting colder, and suddenly turned to look at the clerk.

"You said... [God Emperor] really knows what we are doing?"

"If he really knew, we would have died a long time ago."

The clerk just yawned lazily.

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【Wake up. 】

This is the first time.

Under the excited eyes of the head priest, the last protective measures were broken layer by layer, and the world let out an irreparable cry, and then there was a crashing sound in the ocean of souls.

He saw that it was a private Taoyuan where metal and wood vines blended together, a strong fortress protecting precious relics, and it was also the blessing of the gods to him.

Through the tiny crack in the metal, he saw the pale eyebrows that might have belonged to a baby.

It seems that he needs a knife and fork, preferably able to chop soft flesh and tendons, so that he will not break his teeth while enjoying the blessing.

【Wake up! 】

This is the second time.

Erebus continued his shriek, the sound was like the harsh scraping of blades against each other, making the ocean of souls boil, echoing in the sleeper's ears over and over again.

He saw that pair of eyebrows slowly wrinkled, as if a quiet good dream had been beaten to pieces, and the new branches were enjoying the twilight of the morning, and they were shivering by the unreasonable cold wind.

Erebus smiled, and he continued.

【Wake up! ! 】

This is the third time.

Even the birds in the sky fell down one after another because of this hoarse roar, the sea of ​​souls was choppy, the vanguard and the clerk tightly covered their ears, their heads could only feel that they were bumping left and right in the helmets.

The light eyebrows were tightly twisted together, and their owner was still resisting, still trying in vain to stay in the wonderful fantasy, rejecting the coldness of reality.

Erebus fell silent, he stopped roaring, and waited patiently until the waves of the soul recovered from their madness, until the whole world seemed to be at peace because of it.

He waited until the light eyebrows in his vision slowly stretched from the tight twist, and finally flattened completely. Obviously, the dream came again.

The corners of the head priest's lips curled up in genuine joy at the next move, turning his voice into a pure scream, into a sonic spear capable of piercing all brains.

this is the last time.

【Wake up! ! ! 】

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Finally, the thing opened its eyes.

she woke up.

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The slaughter began.

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The first to fall was the Pioneer.

The old soldier had just recovered from a dizziness, and was carefully admiring the stunned expressions of the dead two with a very playful attitude, which was his bad hobby, but then, the superhuman senses of the Astartes made him What did he realize.

"Priest!"

He screamed, but before the call for help was complete, an invisible force struck from the void, first the head, then the chest, arms and legs, the heavy warrior was pulled into the air, crushed inch by inch, just Like a crushed milk jug, blood fell to the ground in large streams.

The clerk looked at all this in horror, but soon felt a gust of cold wind pass through his body, he lowered his head with difficulty, only to see the blood flowing from his knee, and then the piercing pain.

Erebus's gun was smoking, and he glanced at his confidant who had been pierced through his knee with his own hands, and was pulled and torn apart by invisible big hands, and then turned his head and ran wildly.

He ran faster and faster, faster and faster, he desperately passed through the dense forest and bones, the strong wind was heard in his ears like a tearing sound, and the speed of flying surprised even himself.

Faster, farther, faster, higher, faster, further...

and many more?

He finally reacted.

Erebus lowered his head, only to see a shattered corpse lying in the most inconspicuous corner, from the head to the abdominal cavity, from the arms to the toes, every inch was pulverized by some kind of violent force.

He even felt that the corpse looked familiar.

Then, he realized, it was him.

Erebus' soul couldn't help but looked around blankly, and then he felt pain, which was not physical pain, but soul, and his soul was being torn apart by an angry violent force, like a hurricane swallowing clouds .

Before he could scream, the vile little thing was crushed carelessly, like a bedbug that was accidentally trampled to death, innocuously.

At the last moment, he only realized that the vague voice in the void was becoming clear, he realized that it was a boundless ridicule, he only realized that it was not a gift, not even a gaze.

That's just mocking.

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Morgan woke up.

She was woken up.

Therefore, she was very irritable and a little confused.

Memories flooded in like the tide of the flood season, smashing her orderly brain to pieces, and she suddenly remembered some fierce sounds, which were the screams and roars of thousands of lives, and then she screamed in dissatisfaction. screamed, and the voices disappeared.

She began to move her limbs, but found that they were fragile and stubby. After a while, she barely stood up.

She felt empty, curious, and hungry.

She's hungry and she needs something to eat.

That dream-like memory appeared intermittently, it guided her to stretch out her consciousness, and she easily caught the wisps of nothingness wandering in mid-air.

This is the soul.

Her brain told her so immediately.

She had eaten, she had eaten hundreds of the same things while she was still asleep, but they didn't seem to be quite the same as this one.

She took a closer look, but found that among the five empty foods, one of the souls seemed particularly dirty and ugly, but very attractive.

Driven by hunger, she still opened her mouth.

Ok……

Unexpected deliciousness.

(End of this chapter)