Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 422 "Silent Whispers"

In the solar system, within a 3,000-kilometer radius of the Elysium Gate, the drifting gray matter generated by the passage of the Void Ship over thousands of years has largely disappeared, making the entire space appear somewhat clearer.

Over the course of fifteen days, the "Listener" has grasped the bait offered by the unknown star god.

On this day, as he "listened," he heard entirely new things.

"I am Kalugula, the Tear of Silence."

The listener's mind raced, and he thought to himself:

[Silent Tears is not one of the star gods that Father mentioned.]

Tears of Silence and Dust of the Siren are two terms that can be linked together.

The fact that ordinary people lose interest in everything after touching the Siren's Dust can also be seen as a form of silence.
"I am the true God, the living embodiment of this universe."

"Go here, and I will be there to grant you supreme power."

"You will liberate me, and I will travel the galaxy and merge with my various parts."

Upon hearing these words, the "Secret Prayer Person" felt as if stars were shattering within his body, and countless voices echoed in his ears.

"Hehe, a pitiful, lost soul, presuming to be a god."

"He can give you great power, what will you do?"

"..."

As if hearing his innermost thoughts, a majestic voice rang in his ears.

"Subspace is all illusion; I am the form and manifestation of existence of this universe."

"I am Kalugula, the Tear of Silence; I am the Star God; I am the tide of stars and time."

"I am God, and you will serve me. Set me free!"

The "listener" did not respond; he ascended to the third level of the Thelma state of mind, causing the sounds around him to disappear, and he ceased to "listen."

Although he gained the "Silent Whispers" by "listening" to the voice of the Tears of Silence, the power bestowed upon him by the Black Emperor was far greater.

"Silent Whispers" is the name he gave to the ability he gained after learning that the mysterious being was a star god named Tears of Silence.

More importantly, he would never betray the Black Emperor and become a slave to the Star God fragments.

Ramsey opened his eyes and was astonished to see rows of tiny particles spreading out before him, forming a picture.

He felt the path before him was somewhat familiar. He paused for a moment before realizing that it was similar to the star charts he had recorded when he was an editor.

[The Tears of Silence, controlling the Siren's Dust, showed me the galaxy he was trapped in.]
"what is that?"

A "peeper" stared in astonishment at the void, where dust particles were rapidly arranging themselves in a bizarre pattern, forming a scene that made one suspect as if a giant hand was manipulating it.

Ramsey offered no explanation, but instead issued the order.

“Make a record of him.”

The think tank members all entered Magnus's first mental state and etched the image of the Siren's Dust into their minds.

As the gray substance dispersed and began to drift again, Ramsey gave the order to end it.

He ordered all think tanks to sketch out the star charts they saw, and after confirming their accuracy through comparison, he ordered them to return to the Shadow of Reignpower.

Ramsay quickly completed the ritual preparations, offered sacrifices to the Black Emperor, and then clasped his hands together in prayer.

“My Lord, the unknown being has revealed his true face to me.”

The black mist engulfed Ramsay, and when he came to his senses, he found himself in a mysterious kingdom.

Nimrod, seated high on his throne, asked Ramsay a question.

"Who is he?"

"Kalugula, the Tears of Silence".

Upon hearing Ramsey's reply, Ninglu nodded slightly.

[Silent Tears and Siren's Dust do indeed share some similarities.]

I remember the Tear of Silence was special; after it was shattered, King Szalak of Silence decreed that no Necromancer dynasty in space was allowed to use it.

He was imprisoned on a planet that later became an Imperial prison world called the Sanctuary of Attina, a world visited by future Black Templar warriors.
While Ninglu was pondering, Ramsey took out the data tablet.

“My lord, the Tears of Silence has shown me a star map leading to the world where he is imprisoned. Please examine it.”

The Primarch's telekinetic powers spread, bringing the data panel in front of him. After glancing through it, he thought to himself.

[Not the punishment of Saint Attina. The place where the escaped fragments were sealed after the great battle at the Gate of Elysium?]
After Ninglu reached a conclusion, he gave the instructions.

"Recorded in data crystals."

After facing the Supreme Star God, Ning Lu assessed his own strength and realized he was not confident he could obtain it.

Although both are supreme star gods, the Tear of Silence may be much weaker than the Void Dragon, but it is still a powerful being.

The data crystals produced by the Orb Spider Alliance and the Crystal Illusion allow "Shadow of Order" to record all important information within them.

Star charts are naturally important and high-value information, and will be recorded in think tanks.

Ninglu currently has four confirmed "assets" that are waiting to be acquired.

He predicted that the easiest to obtain, and the most effective weapon for the "Second Randan War," would be the Vigilant Star's doomsday weapon—the Void Claw.

Necromonda, the giant octopus worshipped by the fishmen, is a formidable opponent, but his enormous size could cause damage to the ecosystem during the battle. Nimrod will only act when he has the ability to kill him quickly.

The two supreme star gods, the Silent Tear who has just obtained his position and the Void Dragon within the Yemenga Star Monument in the Attila system, are quite powerful, and he is not yet confident in his abilities.

Ning Lu gathered his thoughts, looked at the "listener" in front of him, and after seeing its unified dark red aura, he spoke.

“You have mastered the new power I have given you, and I am happy for you.”

Remaining in the role of a "listener" for too long is dangerous, and he required Ramsey to give a daily prayer report in order to ensure his safety.

Now that Ramsay has digested the potion, he no longer needs to worry about it.

"Later, I will grant you new power."

“Thank you, my lord,” Ramsay said devoutly, then reported, “My lord, I will call the power I gained from the Tears of Silence ‘Silent Whispers’.”

"I want to offer you this power."

"Let's begin," Ninglu said casually, leaning back on his throne.

In the real world, he would cautiously ascend to the second level of the Thelma Mind, but in the "Land of Chaos," Ramsay's abilities posed no threat to him.

The Listener took a deep breath, his throat trembled, and he uttered supernatural murmurs.

A cacophony of voices, a murmured murmur, filled Ning Lu's ears.

His mind went blank, as if everything around him had fallen silent, and he briefly lost consciousness because of this silence.

Immediately, Ninglu regained consciousness, looked at the "Listener," and praised him.

"A decent ability, more useful to most enemies than your bio-psychic powers."

"It is even more powerful than the ability I am about to bestow upon you, but your current spirituality can only sustain this ability for a very short time. You must make the most of the opportunity to use it."

Ning Lu recalled the babbling sounds he had just heard.

[When the Star God uses this power, it originates from his own power.]

When Ramsay and I used it, unlike the Star God, we used spiritual replication to simulate this ability.

While it may not be as powerful as Kalugura's mastery of silence, it is still a formidable ability, even surpassing my current Sequence 6 extraordinary abilities. Moreover, by constantly replaying it in my mind, I can master "Silent Whispers."
“My lord, I understand.” Ramsay felt that his spirituality had been exhausted in just a few breaths.

He was not discouraged by the fact that the "silent murmurs" were ineffective against the Black Emperor.

In his mind, the Black Emperor was the most powerful being.

Since the Black Emperor said that "Silent Whispers" was a powerful ability, he had no doubts, he thought to himself.

[Powerful, but I can only use it briefly; I must use it at the right time.]
After sending Ramsay back to reality, Ninglu immediately went to the first level of space.

He commanded the space apes to concoct the Sequence 7 "Hermit" potion using materials such as the Shadow Worm.

A moment later, Ramsey received a bottle of potion.

The medicine was dark red, reflecting off his faces.

The face seemed to be in shadow, blurry and indistinct.

At the same moment Ramsay drank the potion and ascended to the rank of "Hermit," in the starport of Mars.

The sage Akhan Rand boarded his ship.

The messages sent back by the first group of members of the Cult of Machines confirmed a perplexing truth.

The Skot Alliance possesses many technologies similar to, but more advanced than, those of the Divine Construction Template.

Rand is heading to the center of the galaxy to uncover its mysteries.

(End of this chapter)