Warhammer: Don't Call Me the God of All Machines

Chapter 586: Confrontation in the Subspace
After Orperson, Roche and Malcador's successive bombardments, the Emperor finally sighed and raised his hands.

He surrendered. These few people were the only ones in the galaxy who could force the Lord of Mankind to surrender. Even the Emperor was not afraid of terrifying beings like the Four Gods of the Warp.

A miniature black sun appeared above his head, and countless chaotic air currents continued to converge into it. This was the embodiment of the Emperor's projection in the warp.

"I promise you, I won't cross the line again."

With a whisper, the projection of the Emperor's black sun slowly dissipated, and the chaotic energy also dissipated without a trace.

"I'm going to go solve a small problem first." The emperor said immediately.

Then everyone felt that a great will had entered the Supreme Heaven and collided with another incredible force.

And at this moment in the subspace.

A gigantic grey wolf is swimming in the surging sea of ​​souls. When it opens its huge mouth of the abyss, even the stars in the warp will be swallowed in one gulp.

An aura of ferocity and cunning emanated from the giant beast as it kept circling around, looking for the Emperor's weakness.

Suddenly, the Emperor's cold sun projection in the Warp suddenly shook, and the Warp forces that had been continuously pouring into it suddenly dissipated, as if it had been full and no longer continued to expand itself.

The giant wolf immediately pounced on it, tore off a piece of the sun, and swallowed it into its stomach with a horrible chewing sound.

"You're growing weak, father."

"Why don't you strengthen yourself anymore?"

The Gray Wolf spoke, but the voice that came out was that of Horus Lupercal. The magnetic low voice of the former wolf-god echoed in the Warp, and countless native creatures of the Warp fled outwards like mad.

Some of them are demons in human cognition, and some are just some strange creatures that are generated and wandering in the sea of ​​souls. But at this moment, even the dumbest beings realize that the disaster has come.

A conflict broke out between the two extremely terrifying beings. Even in the vast subspace, only a few people such as the Lord of Brass and the Lord of the Crystal Maze could defeat them.

Even the aftermath of the battle was enough to completely tear apart their essence and sweep them away into the etheric currents, completely disappearing.

"Why did you stop consuming the power of the High Heavens? You lied to everyone in the galaxy and even used lies like [Imperial Truth] to conceal the truth of the warp."

"Now that your conspiracy has been exposed, I have revealed your hypocrisy and made you show your true face. Will those stupid humans no longer provide you with the blessing of the power of faith?"

The giant wolf attacked the Emperor's projection with its abyssal mouth and sharp hoof claws. Every attack carried the residual power of the four gods. The High Heaven responded to its actions, allowing the waves it could stir up to be even greater.

The Emperor was able to counter and even suppress the power of Horus, but this balance was broken when the Lord of Mankind stopped absorbing the energy of the Warp.

The area covered by the cold sun was shrinking. It had lost the support of the subspace and now had to rely solely on its own strength to influence the outside world.

Although this weakening was extremely subtle, in Horus' eyes, it was proof of the Emperor's exhaustion.

This made the Wolf God pounce on him even more arrogantly and excitedly. Even though his body in the material world had not yet arrived in the solar system, they were still fighting in the subspace with spiritual power.

"Didn't you want to abandon all of us and become a god? Why do you have to give up the idea now? My father, why did you lie to us? You could have just told us the truth directly, and maybe I wouldn't oppose you."

Faced with the provocation of the Gray Wolf, the Black Sun simply responded with silence.

It was unknown how much time had passed before the Emperor's power once again reached a balance with Horus's, and he finally spoke in response.

"It is indeed a lie that there is only reason in the world."

"I only wish lies could keep humanity out of the Warp. I am just an ordinary mortal. I have never hoped to ascend to godhood and become a clay doll or wooden statue without blood or tears." Horus was enraged. He struggled to pounce on the Emperor and bite off his throat.

"You have established the largest empire in the galaxy to exploit all life, including humans and other races. You are the culprit!" The wolf roared.

"Yes, I never deny it, but the purpose of everything is to enable mankind to survive in this dark and chaotic environment." The Emperor replied.

"For my race, I can pay any price."

In the realm of the black sun, countless human souls who sacrificed heroically flashed by. They were all loyal people who gave everything for the continuation of their race.

In order to allow their race to continue for even a second, they were willing to burn themselves to ashes, and then use their ashes and grease to lubricate a part of this giant war machine.

"I am a lonely father. I love my sons but I never say it." said the Emperor.

"You are still lying. You have never loved us. You just use us as the most handy and sharpest tools!"

Horus screamed as if he was greatly stimulated.

"Yes, I am using you as tools, but--" The cold sun released a horrific flare, burning a strand of the wolf's fur, and the hair that was flickering with chaos light suddenly curled up.

"Before I saw you as tools, I had already seen myself as a tool, a tool for humanity."

"Everyone, including me and my son, must make unconditional sacrifices for humanity, and I treat everyone equally."

The Emperor's silent explanation stimulated Horus's remaining emotions. His attack became more brutal and crazy, and he even did not hesitate to make suicidal attacks in exchange for injuries. However, the Emperor just quietly resisted the attack.

Compared to the real universe which still has emotions, the Emperor's projection in the warp has no emotions at all. It is like a ruthless war machine, launching a counterattack on any enemy.

The cold sun whispered, but its target was not the crazy wolf.

The Emperor spoke to the Four Gods behind Horus.

"You deceived this child because you were too weak in front of me. You cannot be my enemy in the real universe. You can only realize your idea by deceiving my son."

"You are afraid that this child will get out of control, but it does not affect the fact that you will fail in the end."

The chaotic waves behind Horus suddenly rolled up as if enraged, and the extremely terrifying Warp storm ravaged the Sea of ​​Souls, tearing all living things into pieces.

However, their statements proved that the emperor's words had indeed hit their sore spot.

Blood and doom, sacrifice and death are repeated endlessly in the warp. Although the rebels have not yet arrived in the solar system, this war has already begun.

In front of everyone's eyes, Neos came back to his senses as if he had suddenly wandered off.

His eyes swept across the faces of Orperson and others one by one, and finally a smile as clear as a spring emerged.

"My friends, the trouble is solved for now, let's talk about something happy."

Luo Xi looked at the somewhat tired Neos, and vaguely realized that something extraordinary seemed to be happening in the subspace.

He only hated himself for being so weak, otherwise he could at least help the Emperor a little.

The burden on the Lord of Humanity is too heavy...

(End of this chapter)