Warhammer: This Galen's Heart of Steel

Chapter 72: Changes to Horus's Fall
Horus looked silently at the seat where Galen and the angel had just sat. The tall figures of the two primarchs seemed to still be there, tasting the red wine.

Which step went wrong?

Horus prided himself on knowing his brothers' personalities well, and even someone as stubborn as Dorn acknowledged Horus's outstanding talent in interpersonal communication, but why, why didn't it work this time?
Horus reviewed the conversation just now. Sanguinius remained silent from beginning to end, while Galen responded with some meaningless words. No one took the bait he threw, and this brotherly chat salon became his personal clown show.

When it comes to this, as the Primarch who has studied with the Emperor the longest, he has an obligation to help the newly returned Primarch understand the Empire.

Then came the sudden departure, deliberate avoidance and lame lies.

Before this, part of the rhythm was still under Horus' control. He could clearly feel that the taciturn angel was gradually showing goodwill to him through eye contact.

So what happened?
Horus believed that it was Leman Russ who was causing trouble, and the Wolf Cub directly rejected his invitation, making no effort to hide his disgust for his brother.

Before this, Horus had never met the two Primarchs, and Garen only had a quick glance at them in Demacia.

The source of that hostility could only be something Leman Russ had said to the two of them.

"Interesting, Ruth, my brother, is he so sharp?"

This conversation broke Horus's perception of the Wolf King. It turned out that beneath his rough and barbaric appearance, he hid such a delicate and deep mind.

The final battle of the Battle of Fire Wheel, in which three legions fought together, began.

In the war room, the four primarchs gathered together, also attending the meeting were members of Horus' Council of Four Kings, the Wolf King's right-hand man Bjorn, and Galen's personal guard captain Maxime.

Galen's eyes swept across the faces of the four figures behind Horus, Abaddon and Seganus, little Horus and Thogarton.

The Council of Four Kings, also known as the Mourners, is similar to Horus' personal strategic adviser and has a good relationship with the Primarch Horus in private.

At present, Seganus in the Mourners has not died yet, so in the original work, Garviel Loken, who had outstanding military exploits in the later period, is still only the captain of the 10th Company of the Moon Wolves.

Galen looked at Abaddon and Seganus in front of him. He knew the fate of these two.
One became invincible after the Horus Heresy, the other died in a diplomatic incident before the Heresy.

After the death of Seganus, the Council of Four Kings lacked the rational and introspective warrior, and the newly promoted Loken, although rational, was unable to gain a foothold among the mourners due to his lack of qualifications.

This also laid the groundwork for the tragedy that followed.

After the Emperor's return to Terra, Erebus designed to have Horus stabbed by a broken sword from Nurgle, and Nurgle's poison put the Primarch in a critical condition.

Eventually, the panicked mourners chose to follow Erebus's advice and sent Horus to the Temple of the Four Gods for treatment. There, Horus was contaminated by Chaos, and when the Primarch came out of the temple again, he was no longer the same Horus.

But if Seganus were still alive, this rational mourner might have stopped Abaddon and the others from their crazy behavior. Of course, just maybe.

Horus motioned for the Luna Wolves to open the latest data intelligence on their screens. Electronic lights lit up in the dim room, and a giant three-dimensional green-skinned figure appeared in front of the two Primarchs.

The Archangel gasped.

It was a green-skinned WarBoss, the most powerful of the greenskins in the entire Flame Wheel sub-sector. It was so huge that even the Primarch with armor looked like a little chicken in front of it. Its height was twice that of the Primarch.

Galen didn't care. He knew that the Battle of the Wheel of Fire was just a warm-up for the Battle of Ullanor. There were at least forty beasts like the one in the picture, which were twice as tall as the Primarch. There were at least forty of them under the command of Urak Urge, the ruler of the Ullanor Empire.

The Emperor was strangled by the neck by such an unknown warlord, which gave rise to a widely circulated rumor that the Emperor was strangled by the Ork Emperor Urak-Urg and could not move, and finally Horus killed the Ork Emperor.

In reality, it was just an unknown warlord who strangled the emperor.

The Emperor was confirmed to be in danger during that plot, but that doesn't mean that the danger was actual death.

Then, this so-called warlord who was capable of rivaling the Emperor died. With just one strike of the Emperor's sword (of course, this may not be rigorous enough, to be precise, the Emperor stabbed the warlord with his sword, then injected psychic energy into him to whip his corpse), his soul and body were completely annihilated, his existence was erased, and he met with an absolutely pure death.

The case was solved. It was Old Man Huang who was paving the way for his most beloved son, Horus.

Saving the Emperor, what a brilliant and convincing feat.

Horus' voice rang out, and Garen collected his thoughts and looked at the data on the screen.

"The last two battle moons of the Ork forces are heading for the fleet."

Horus finished his briefing and began to finalize the tactics.

"The place where the psychic energy fluctuations are the most abundant and dense is the battle moon codenamed Alpha. According to the data, it is speculated that the battle palace of the orc warlord is on this battle moon.

My idea is to block the enemy in sections and concentrate superior forces to carry out a decapitation operation. The Space Wolves brothers will contain Beta's battle moon and cut off the connection between the two Ork worlds."

Horus pointed to another battle moon on the map.

"The brothers of the Luna Wolf and the Fearless Vanguard, led by the three Primarchs, attacked the Orc Palace directly and strangled the Orc warlord at the fastest speed, ending the Battle of the Wheel of Fire once and for all."

"So, my brother, what do you think? I heard that the Dreadnoughts and Space Wolves are best at fighting Greenskins, and their anti-Greenskin weapons have been successful many times."

"You mean, of the six anti-greenskin Titans, three of the Space Wolves need to be handed over to the Luna Wolves."

The wolf king spoke first, his tone exuding obvious hostility.

"Yes, from a tactical point of view, this is the best solution. The Space Wolves only need to use the fleet's artillery fire to hold back Beta Battle Moon, wait for the Luna Wolves and Fearless Vanguard brothers to succeed in their decapitation operation, and then use the strength of three legions to annihilate the remaining Orc forces."

Horus smiled kindly.

"can."

Although the Wolf King was unhappy with Horus, he was convinced by his military intelligence and tactical planning capabilities.

"Brothers, what are your opinions?"

Horus turned his head to look at the angel and Galen.

"It makes sense. I have no objection."

The angel nudged Galen with his elbow.

"I don't have any objection, but I think it's safer for the angel to follow Russ to stop Beta from fighting the moon."

Finally, Galen said slowly.

After the meeting, the two men approached Seganus.

Hastur Sejanus was one of the most renowned warriors of the Great Crusade, Captain of the 4th Company of the Luna Wolves and a member of the Order of the Dead. He was a senior commander of the Legion and a close friend of Horus, and it was he who recruited Abaddon to join the Luna Wolves.

It is said that the Wolf God Horus regarded Seganus as his own son, and together they conquered 100 worlds. As the Wolf God's favorite and most perfect captain, Seganus has a high reputation in the Shadow Moon Wolves.

Therefore, Horus gave him the three most important anti-greenskin Titans to use.

Seganus walked alone on the corridor of the Spirit of Vengeance, thinking about the tactical details while also thinking about the selection of combat equipment and the coordinated configuration of the company. How to carry out fire strikes on the key nodes of the Orc troops around the three anti-greenskin Titans, and how to prevent the Orc elite squad from carrying out anti-decapitation operations against the Titans, all require careful consideration.

He has a heavy burden on his shoulders.

At the turn of the corridor, the tall figures of the two primarchs behind him were reflected on the smooth mirror of the wall. As he paused, they stood still.

He frowned, wondering why the two Primarchs had been following him all this time? What did they want him to do? Wouldn't it be more direct to go to Horus directly?

"My Lord Primarch, is there anything I can help you with?"

Turning around, Seganus saluted the two primarchs.

"The Archangel Sanguinius, the Primarch of the IX Legion, is an expert in precognition. He saw something interesting."

Although he did not like Horus very much, Galen had a good impression of Seganus, who was both an extraordinary diplomat and a great warrior, a man of both handsome appearance and noble character.

His eyes are bright and sparkling with the light of moon silver, and his nose is straight and tall, just like the wolf god himself. Seganus is strong, upright, and strict with himself. He has a sense of humor and respect and compassion for mortals.

Captain Locke even commented that "No one can match him in Mk. IV power armor."

A year after the Victory on Uranus, in the 203rd year of the Great Crusade, Captain Cyganus came face to face with the rulers of the world that would later be known as 63-19.

Unfortunately, diplomatic errors led to the killing of Seganus and his guards. The Legion considered his death a shocking tragedy, and the manner of his death (ambushed and murdered during a diplomatic engagement) particularly outrageous.

Cyganus was replaced in the Order of the Dead by Captain Loken.

Seganus was thought to be able to see through Erebus's plot, but he was already dead by then, and the junior Loken was unable to stop Abaddon.

While Warmaster Horus was being treated at the Serpent House on Davin, Erebus took on the form of Sejanus and attempted to use Sejanus's status as Horus's best friend to deceive and force Horus into following the path of Chaos.

If the outcome of Seganus' death could have been changed, perhaps Horus would not have fallen into Chaos.

Although Horus looks kind but has a cruel heart, his image as a reliable Primarch brother is still very good.

In short, Garen wanted to try multiple arrangements to change the outcome of the Primarch's rebellion and birthday celebration.

Let’s try and see if we can get the filial son Horus.

However, he did not hold out too much hope. If one plan failed, the evil god hiding in the subspace would have more ways to corrupt people, which would be hard to guard against.

But... you have to give it a try after all.

"Precognition?"

Having followed Horus in battle for many years, Seganus has also seen some wizards who claim to have predictive abilities. To be honest, none of them are reliable.

But when dealing with a Primarch, due respect must be given.

"Please tell me."

Garen raised his eyebrows. It seemed that Seganus didn't quite believe it. Did he think the archangel was a charlatan?
Open your eyes and look, is there an archangel who is more like an archangel than an archangel?

"I saw some hazy fragments about your future, Seganus. You will die in a sneak attack and assassination by a despicable person after a battle that will determine the future of the empire."

Sanguinius said in a soft voice.

"I will pay attention, my lord primarch."

Seganus was polite, and although he didn't believe in precognition or anything like that, he took the Primarch's words to heart.

Looking at Seganus's departing back, the angel said distressedly, "He doesn't believe us."

"It's no big deal. Isaiganus is a man of character. Although he doesn't believe you, he will keep your words in mind. Maybe when that day comes, he will change."

Galen spoke in comfort.

"But how do you know all this? About the future of Seganus."

In fact, the archangel did not foresee anything at all, and these words were taught to him by Galen.

Garen shook his index finger: "We have an agreement. Don't ask why. Just listen to me. I have a lot to explain."

The archangel pouted in displeasure.

Be well-behaved, obedient, and take the blame.

Archangel, more useful than a doll, Garen thought to himself.

The Wolf King's flagship, the Heracle Fenr, was set against the dark backdrop of the universe, surrounded by battle barges, strike ships and other imperial fleets.

Not far away, there are two huge battle moons. No, they cannot be called battle moons. Those two behemoths with distorted gravitational fields are even larger than the natural planet Nornchi.

The Battle Moon is actually not a natural planet, but a planet formed by the orcs using the powerful gravitational force of the ion furnace core to absorb a huge amount of waste and garbage. The main body of the planet is the spherical room where the ion furnace core is located. This room is the magnet, and the other parts of the planet are just "iron filings" attracted by the "magnet".

The two battle moons are thousands of miles apart due to their huge gravity. If they get too close, the huge gravitational field will be enough to tear them into pieces without the attack of the Imperial fleet.

The distance between the two planets is enough for the Wolf King’s fleet to open up ten interstellar battlefields.

The battle was about to break out, and the Wolf King's fleet began to bombard the Beta battle moon. Light spears and macro cannons ignited the void, and red explosion light waves lit up on the surface of Beta. Before the light waves subsided, the second and third rounds of bombing followed.

The vaguely visible transparent shock wave spread in all directions, and the hemispherical clouds quickly twisted and deformed, as if meteorites hit the void shield, twisting the void shield from a round sphere into an irregular shape.

The bombing lasted for nearly ten minutes. Before the Space Wolves could react, the void shield exploded, revealing the hideous surface of the planet.

The wolf king didn't expect the attack to be so smooth.

Alpha Battle Moon.

As the battle was drawing to a close, Garen's communication channel suddenly lit up with only a brief message.

More than half of the Space Wolves were destroyed.

Let’s put the new book aside for now. When I was coding in the early morning, my heart was pounding. I was so scared that I went to bed and didn’t dare to write anymore. I was scared to death. The intensity was too great.

That book has passed the internal submission. After discussing with the editor, I decided to clear the chapters and temporarily block them. I will write that book after Heart of Steel stabilizes.

By the way, I'm accumulating some manuscripts. That book only has 20,000 words in it. Anyway, it has passed the internal submission, so I will slowly accumulate manuscripts.

I want to write a million words of Steel of Heart as soon as possible, and update it every day!
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(End of this chapter)