Warhammer: Emperor's Ravenbringer

Chapter 139 The Destruction of the Empire

"I am sorry that my companion used the wrong words."

Another voice came out.

An alien with an insect face and an Eldar dressed like a prophet walked out.

"My name is Grato." The Eldar prophet introduced himself and pointed to the insect man next to him.

"This is Gaihete, and the one you captured is Slau Da. We all come from an ancient organization."

"I know you are from the secret sect." Alpharius said, "Your tricks cannot be hidden from me. As soon as I arrived at the planet Noth, I noticed something unusual. By integrating that information, I found clues about you."

"You sent a psyker to infiltrate the Imperial forces, but his skills were poor."

"Thank you for your advice, Alpharius," said Grato, "but before we discuss the shortcomings of the Esoteric Cult, perhaps we should talk about something more important first."

"What is the important matter?" Alpharius asked.

"Things about humans and the universe." Grato stretched out his hand and chanted an ancient and obscure spell.

Several angular amulets rose up with the spell and circled around him.

The amulet glowed, releasing bright rays of light that intertwined and eventually outlined a holographic projection.

"When the Esoteric Cult was founded, humans were just a race that had just gained wisdom. But as time went on, you grew up and expanded rapidly with your tenacity and wisdom."

"We have been observing you, assessing your potential and threat."

As Grato spoke, an alien figure appeared in the projection.

They flashed by continuously, representing the races that had joined the cult.

There was disgust in the depths of Alpharius's eyes.

These are all aliens.

I should pick up my gun immediately and blow these bastards' heads off instead of listening to their nonsense.

But for the sake of those unknown truths, appropriate forbearance is still necessary.

"We have to admit that you have become the most important players on the galactic stage and can no longer be ignored or excluded."

"You have attracted the attention of the original destroyers, and they have sowed the seeds of destruction among your people."

"In these long years, we have been working hard to fight against the original annihilators. And today we came to you, just to enlighten you, so that you can choose to stand with the secret sect and stop the original annihilators from destroying the universe."

"You know nothing about human technology." Alpharius said calmly.

Grato smiled and said, "We have been keeping an eye on you. I know you have mastered some unique and powerful technologies."

"But you can never imagine how cunning the Primordial Destroyer is. Sometimes, you don't even know who the enemy is."

The projection changes rapidly.

Showing the ever-changing subspace.

An ancient battlefield appeared in the projection.

Monsters formed by the minds and desires of different races are fighting each other.

Among them was a human-like man with long hair, dark skin, a tribal beard, and jewelry made of polished bones.

He carried a flint spear in his hand and strolled through the chaotic battlefield.

The man hunts the monsters on the battlefield with his superb skills and powerful strength.

Alpharius frowned.

The man from that tribal era gave him an odd sense of familiarity.

Arrogant, powerful, and domineering.

It was like another manifestation of his father, the Lord of Mankind.

"It feels familiar, right?" said Grato. "Do you know what it is?"

"Do not try to deceive me with your crude lies," Alpharius warned. "Otherwise, you will regret it."

"I will not lie to you, Alpharius. All I have to do is tell you the truth." Grato comforted the Primarch and explained, "It is the destruction of the Empire. The enemies that died in its hands are the races and aliens that you defeated."

"Everything that happens in the real universe will cause an echo in the subspace. The stronger the human race, the stronger the destruction of the empire. Do you know where it comes from?"

Alpharius said nothing, just stared at the thin body of the Eldar prophet.

"It was born from the first murder of mankind. It is a curse that flows in human blood. As long as humans exist, it will exist. No matter what means you use, you can only weaken it, but you cannot completely destroy it."

"Because it's also part of this whole concept of humanity, representing greed, betrayal and killing."

"It becomes increasingly powerful. One day, it will become stronger than the Lord of Mankind. At that time, it will affect fate and eventually lead to the destruction of the entire empire."

"Will you help us stop it?" Alpharius frowned.

"No." Grato shook his head. "It cannot be destroyed. The best way is to let it be destroyed along with the destruction of the human empire."

"Sacrifice humanity, let Chaos go to self-destruction in madness, and let the other races of the galaxy survive."

"Your argument is ridiculous." Alpharius shook his head. "Is this all you want to tell me? To be honest, I am disappointed that I wasted so much time and got these things."

"No matter who the enemy is, humans will win. What you said is meaningless."

"Chaos will grow stronger as humans become stronger, simply because the Warp is the other side of the universe," Grato shouted.

"If humans no longer exist, why leave this universe behind?"

Before Alpharius could say anything, another voice spoke up.

The space was torn apart, and the raven jumped out and landed on Alpharius' shoulder.

"Mr. Raven."

"Mr. Raven."

Several Alpha Legion soldiers saluted Raven.

Omega saluted along with them, a look of surprise on his face beneath his helmet.

He never thought that the crow would appear here.

Alpharius was equally surprised.

His emotions kept changing, first he was surprised, then happy to see the raven, and finally panic.

He was worried that his discovery of Omega but not reporting it and his secret contact with the alien organization - the Cult would be exposed.

Either way, it was enough to accuse him of disloyalty.

"You." Grato widened his eyes. This sudden situation was obviously beyond his expectations.

"Afa," Raven looked at Alpharius, "I understand that you are worried and afraid to tell the big guy. But you should never hide it from me."

"When you left me and Big Guy, I warned you that this universe is full of lies. Those liars will use plausible truths to deceive you and lure you astray."

"You must firmly trust me and Big Guy. Only in this way can human civilization reach its peak of glory. Doubts will lead to betrayal."

After reprimanding Alpharius, Raven looked at Grato and other cult members.

"You are really the opposite of Tian Gang. I have always been the one stealing other people's girls. How dare you steal my girls?!"

"You dare to do this. I have no intention of arguing whether it is right or wrong. Anyway, you will all die today."

In the established destiny line, if the emperor's plan had not been so clever, it might have really succeeded. It was because there were too many people who thought they controlled their destiny and the development of the situation that things became a mess.

"You are nothing but the pet of the Lord of Humanity. How dare you be so arrogant here?" Grato frowned. "Do you really think you can fight against the entire cult? We have existed since the Age of Heaven, and the means and skills we have mastered are beyond imagination."

"A bunch of old losers, dare to ask me who I am!!" Raven pinched his waist, "Shoot, kill them."

Alpharius did not doubt Raven's orders.

He clenched his hands violently, and the energy life form imprisoned by the space barrier was crushed by the rapidly shrinking cube.

[The probability of detecting the opponent's resurrection is 100%, and the opponent is determined to be an immortal]

[Start a special erasure program to erase all time and space information left by the other party]

【时空信息擦除中1%13%35%65%85%99%100%。时空信息抹除完毕，重新检测对方复活概率】

[Resurrection probability reduced to 45%, start the concept definition program, define the target's resurrection probability as 0]

【.】

Along with the prompt sound, Alpharius suddenly felt as if his body was being drained away.

The Alpha Engine was rapidly draining away his power.

"These guys are so hard to kill!!" Alpharius complained in his mind.

The other Alpha fighters opened fire.

The antimatter bomb exploded in front of Grato. The psychic shield released instinctively blocked some of it, and his innate foresight allowed him to avoid the rest.

He dodged the Alpha Warrior's attack.

But other cult members were not so lucky.

The bullets hit them, shredding their armor and tearing their bodies apart like rotten sacks.

The battle ended quickly.

Grato tried to escape, but was caught by Alpharius in a flash and pinned to the ground.

The raven stepped on his head.

"Your master is already dead! And you still dare to speak so shamelessly in front of me. You even dare to sneak around and do something behind my back. I want Xilego to give me an explanation. Is this how he treats his allies?"

Grato's face turned pale. He had been serving the cult and was not very clear about the movements of the God of Laughter - Xilego and other compatriots.

How did they ally with the Empire of Man?
When did it happen?
Raven didn't give him a chance to ask questions. He directly ordered his men to take him out and put him in a special cage, preparing to escort him back to Terra.

As soon as he stepped outside, Alpharius received news from a fleet of warships in orbit.

It is said that a giant spaceship belonging to the Esoteric Cult was discovered.

He had previously used dimensional technology to remain invisible and had not been discovered by the Empire's detection array.

I don’t know why I suddenly fell out of the reality and was locked in immediately.

The cult's spaceship was incredibly large, with a smooth and dazzling gold and brass surface.

It looks very strange, like a flower bud about to bloom, showing its tassel-like petals to the sky.

Or the weirdly twisted thorns, twisted at non-existent angles.

If ordinary people stare at it for a while, they will feel that their brain nerves are tangled together and many illusions appear in their vision.

In the end, the fleet commander had to order all crew members to refrain from directly observing the cult's ships.

"This is a high-dimensional spacecraft. All we can see is its projection in three dimensions. The brains of ordinary people cannot process such complex multi-dimensional images, so they will feel uncomfortable."

After a period of calculation, the accompanying mechanical sage analyzed the detailed information of the esoteric spacecraft.

The fleet commander got through to Alpharius and asked if they should shoot him down.

"Mr. Raven." Alpharius looked at Raven and asked for his opinion.

"Not yet." Raven shook his head, "Your brother is still in there."

"My brother? Who? Sanguinius or Horus?"

Alpharius' heart sank.

If they knew that I had been in contact with members of the secret cult, my reputation would be ruined.

"Koz." Raven said, "Also, Afa, don't have so many meaningless worries. You can always trust Raven."

"Koz's situation is worse than yours. Bringing him here can not only deal with the cult members, but also allow him to communicate with you."

The Esoteric Sect possesses many technologies of the ancient saints.

Therefore, the members who join the cult are basically immortals.

Even if you are killed, you will be resurrected.

In the past, the physique of the immortals has always been their greatest reliance.

But if it falls into the hands of the Lord of Midnight, it will be very bad.

As a being that can make the Blood Mercy people collapse, Curze's methods of torture are enough to make any self-proclaimed tough soul collapse.

When the Night Lords escorted the cult members off the spaceship, they were all terrified.

No matter what the Imperial interrogators asked, they answered everything they knew, with the only condition being to stay away from Curze.

After having the cult members put into cages, Raven asked everyone else to leave, leaving only Alpharius, Omega, and Curze behind.

When Omega took off his helmet, revealing a face exactly like Alpharius, Curze was surprised.

"How come there are two numbers 20?"

"You're making clones? Alpharius, this is something my father would never allow."

"I am not a clone." Omega said, "Alpharius and I are twins. My name is Omega. When the gods stole us from my father's laboratory, Alpharius fell back to Terra, and I fell on an unknown planet."

"What's going on? Father created two number 20s?" Koz looked at Raven.

"The situation is a bit complicated, I am sorting out the information."

Raven read the information of the universe, starting from the time when the Primarch was stolen.

"The big guy didn't create two Twenties. Instead, Twenty split into two. The essence of Twenty is equivalent to a hydra. If you cut off one head, two heads will appear."

"When No. 20 entered the warp, he encountered an accident and the entire incubator was destroyed by the warp turbulence. But his warp essence was not destroyed, so there were two No. 20s."

"So Omega and I are both number 20, or part of number 20?" Alpharius asked.

Raven nodded, "Yes, the two of you combined together make the real number twenty."

These words made Alpharius and Omega feel relieved.

From the moment they met, they feared that one of them was a conspiracy of the Chaos Gods.

Fearing that the Emperor would think they had been tainted by the enemy.

Afraid of being the fake one.

"Don't be too happy, you two." Raven looked at Alpharius and Omega, "Now, let's talk about the issue of concealing and not reporting it. It's ok for you to hide it from the big guy, but you even dared to hide it from me?"

(End of this chapter)