Emperor's Daughter of the Red Sands

Chapter 91

After the tragic war, Nuceria is still in a state of recuperation.

A whole generation of population and enough resources to support the entire star system were wiped out in the terrible war against Khorne, and the current No.12 Legion has also been weakened to the point where it can no longer be added.

Even though this tenacious planet is rapidly recovering from the trade supply between Terra and Olympia, the lives that have passed away will never come back to life, and there is not even a single force that once guarded the maelstrom in Salem.

The tragic victory of the past made the entire empire see what the Sons of the Mountain paid to shut down the maelstrom that raged at the center of the galaxy.

Under the restriction of the Imperial Truth, many information about the warp are blocked to the secrets only known by the high command of the Empire and Alpha-level psykers.

They never knew the fateful enmity between the No.12 Legion and the Blood God, nor did they know why Elaine wanted to conquer the [natural disaster] of the maelstrom.

However, the whole empire is very clear about one thing.

The Sons of the Mountains overcame the Scourge.

Any caravan traveling through the galaxy can no longer worry about the warp energy pollution from the maelstrom. The star field that used to flow with countless terrible phenomena has now become a fertile ground that needs to be developed urgently.

The entire empire saw that the Sons of the Mountain completely expelled the [natural disaster] entrenched in the maelstrom star field through war.

This is another big argument that the truth of the empire is enough to win over all the weird and mysterious.

With the acquiescence of the Lord of Humanity, countless scholars have come to the home planet of the great Lord of the Legion - Nuceria, not only to witness the home star of the Gene Primarch who defeated the natural disaster with reason, but It is to take root and sprout in this great world that is no longer barbaric and full of intelligence, and use it as a sacred fertile ground to spread the truth of the empire.

They knew what price Nuceria had paid in order to abide by reason and expel the unknown, and they had also witnessed how much glory that terrible war had regained for the Human Empire.

They are no longer confused by the weirdness that fills the entire galaxy, because the huge red figure has already driven out the biggest mystery in the galaxy with the power of one person.

Therefore, those rational scholars full of idealism regard Nuceria as a unique ivory tower in the entire galaxy.

Coincidentally, the limit star field where Nuceria is located is also the field of five hundred worlds controlled by Robert Guilliman, the most rational Primarch. The people who were born in the favorable environment of Ma and Five Hundred Worlds naturally have a sense of intimacy with the home planet of the No.12 Legion, which is similar to that of a fellow countryman.

And the Son of the Mountains also told the whole empire with facts: Glory does not need to be verified.

With a tragic price, a long time, and hysterical will, these warriors who were once called war hounds no longer need to be named after the glory bestowed by the emperor, just because the one who has been with them for decades The Lord of the Legion, who was born and died in the war, has brought greater glory to the No.12 Legion.

Although the leader of the No.12 Legion has temporarily disappeared due to some special tasks, the Lord of Humanity has also issued her the great power to use the Imperial Double-headed Eagle—except for those Legions of the Emperor’s Children who symbolize Imperial diplomacy. It was the first time the Emperor gave the War Legions the right to wield the Imperial Double-headed Eagle.

The Blood 13 Fleet, once known for its brutality and iron blood, no longer exists. Today's 13th Expeditionary Fleet represents holiness and glory.

Even the brand-new fertile land located in the vortex star field, except for the various caravans directly under Terra that opened up the subspace route, no force dared to touch it.

Perhaps it was because they all believed that the pure land laid down by the sons of the mountains should be recovered by the sons of the mountains.

Perhaps it's because the Iron Warriors from Olympia keep watch over the Maelstrom, lest anyone steal the Sons' victory.

Of course, the Iron Warriors are patrolling the star field around the maelstrom in the name of "looking for aliens". Although they expel any forces that try to get close to the maelstrom, there are no relevant rumors about Perturabo's direct orders.

If there is, it will also become non-existent.

It's just that there are some things that everyone knows.

……

For some reason, Kahn has always had an ominous premonition recently.

Not only during normal training, but also when meditating in the spiritual space, or even when sailing back and forth in the subspace between the major star regions, this ominous premonition always haunted his heart, making him restless.

This sense of foreboding has grown day and night since their costly victory over the Blood God.

Although the emperor came to Nuceria in person to inform them that their mother was still alive——but this ominous premonition was not dispelled by the joy, but intensified instead.

As an existence that has peeked into the future, not only Kahn, the remaining 887 Astartes of the Sons of the Mountain, and the 8888 mortal auxiliaries, they all know that in the not-too-distant future, the empire will Ushered in an extremely dire crisis.

Although the memory from his mother has gradually dissipated under the influence of some unknown force, Kahn is forcing himself to remember the terrible events that may happen in the future every day.

Perfect City, The Beast, The Great Rebellion...

The trance memory always seems to end in that terrible turmoil, and the subsequent scene is completely swallowed by madness and bloodlust.

Kahn knows what kind of heavy burden this memory inherited from his mother bears. He also saw the figure named [Kan the Betrayer] in this memory.

It wasn't until he saw that crazy figure that Kahn fully understood why his mother would ask him that question in the past.

"Kahn."

"Do you believe in the future... Or, as a pawn on the grand chessboard, have an almost inescapable destiny?"

"...If there is a day, I will not let you leave here, leave the Son of the Mountain, no matter what the price is."

"Even if the price may be your complete disappointment with the empire."

The gentle and loving voice seemed to still be lingering in his ears, until Kahn really understood the words, he understood why his mother had such a degree of worry about him in the past.

In any case, she didn't want Kahn to become a lackey of the Blood God.

Even if Kahn was transformed by the power of Khorne into a [betrayer] addicted to killing and madness, and completely disappointed with everything about the human empire, she would not give up her child.

only…

When Kahn understood what she meant, the great mother who had taken all the children of the mountains out of the swamp of fate with courage and faith had once again fallen into the terrible swamp called "fate".

In a trance, Kahn had [seen] it.

Through the indigo veil of the supreme sky, he saw the stalwart and reliable figure of his mother in the past...

Just like the Angron he had seen before, he was put on the shackles called "slave"...

Also, the dull laughter of the Blood God.

……

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　Sure enough, it’s better to write straight and straight. I can’t write a word when I write about old T. I can’t write a word when I write about Kahn and Son of the Mountain.

　　It's time for Kahn to go to the Comoros and split the mountain to save his mother.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)