Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 842 Compared to the Titans of the Empire and the Eldar, Heraf's are the true Psionic Titans.
"Shadow of the Kings", Primarch Office.

Ninglu stared at the Herafs encased in amber before him, and the Primarch's eyes flashed as they swirled toward him.

He raised his marble-like hand, and Khlav fell into his palm, then vanished silently into the black mist.

[With Heraf, the potion for Sequence 5 "Dreamwalker" of the "Dreamer" pathway is already complete; only the psionic dragon needed for the ascension ritual is missing.]
The advancement ceremony for "Dream Walker" was similar to what he remembered, except that the contracted creature was different; he needed a psionic dragon.

The ascension ritual for a "Dreamwalker": Find a psionic dragon, sign a contract with it, and then take one of its scales and consume a potion while experiencing intense emotions such as joy or anger.

Ninglu remembered that in the forty-second millennium, the Lord Inquisitor of the Alien Inquisition, Kelia de la Cruz, had a psionic dragon named Vivates by her side.

After decades of negotiations and learning from the Adalin, she concluded that the Necromancers of the cosmos were the real threat.

De la Cruz, relying on his extraordinary talent in telepathy and synesthesia, combined with the psionic skills of humans and Eldar, tamed psionic dragons as pets.

It's not difficult for "hypnotists" like Pat and Diana Pauline to sign contracts with psionic dragons; the key is how to find them.

Perhaps the prophecy dice can provide some insight; hopefully, San Diego can find the location of the primordial space and save this divination opportunity.
As he pondered, his gaze fell upon the ginger-yellow body squatting on the ground.

John the Brainy Cat, holding a data crystal in his paws, is intently studying.

If Terra and some of the world's top nobles were to see that the Brain Cat was actually studying, they would definitely find it strange.

These low-intelligence pets are believed to act on instinct.

But John, the "winner," already possessed intelligence and computational abilities far exceeding those of most people when he was at Sequence 8, the "Machine."

John was studying far more than ordinary information; it was information that Nimrod had obtained during his mental battle with the most powerful Heraf Source Being.

Among the human race, only a handful of people, such as the Emperor, Macardo, and Magnus, can rely on powerful psychic abilities to capture information from ancient times in the warp.

Ninglu took in the intelligent gleam and focused posture of the obsidian eyes of the Brain Cat and thought to himself.

Although the Psychic Dragon doesn't have as many psychic spells as the Brain Cat, it has superior perception and is much more intelligent, even capable of handling reconnaissance missions on its own.

In particular, it can conduct reconnaissance independently in subspace and similar environments.
As Ninglu pondered, he turned his gaze to another trophy: the Extinction Carbine.

He raised his hand and a weapon, larger than a bomb gun and roughly matching Hlav's height of about three meters, landed in his hand.

Unlike the warp distortions created by Lady Hera using warp matter, the Extinction Carbine, although firing psionic ammunition, is itself a physical structure and is not controlled by psionic energy like Eldar weapons.

However, Ninglu also knew that both the Oilers and the Empire strictly prohibited the use of the Extinction Carbine; only Black Shield had briefly used this weapon during the Grand Birthday Celebration.

[The limitations of using the replica of the Extinction Carbine are outlining its psionic runes and crafting ammunition from warp fragments.]
He looked at Arsène Dunne, who was standing to the side, and gave his orders.

"The furnace master will conduct the research first, and then it will be handed over to San Diego for management."

San Diego Bergkamp, ​​the first psionic artificer of the "Shadow of Order," is best suited to research psionic weapons, but his current focus is on finding the Source Space.

"Follow Your will." After the Primarch's servant recorded the Black Emperor's instructions, the communication bead in his ear hummed.

He raised his hand and pressed the communication bead, then immediately reported to Ninglu.

"Our all-out offensive has made full progress on the Hraf ships. The Hraf are in retreat and they have deployed powerful war machines—the psionic titans."

"William reports that he has encountered one of them."

"Another one appeared on enemy ship number E-13. Twenty-six members of the Order Shadow have been killed in action by the Fourth Battle Group."

Upon hearing this, Nimrod immediately stood up. "Compared to the Titans of the Empire and Eldar, Lady Hera's are the true psychic Titans."

The Empire's psionic titans are untouchables who enslave and manipulate Alpha-class psionics.

The Titans of the Eldar race mostly revolve around the souls of the dead, and in the future, they will make extensive use of Soulstones.

The Heraf Titans are different; they are commanded and piloted by the living.

"Whatever William encounters, he will lead the battle group to resolve."

“Tell Pedronila that he will accompany me to this battle.”

In Musepel's battle, the enemy is a rebel army controlled by Hlav, who, apart from the black markings on the parasitized individuals, are indistinguishable from humans in appearance.

Such a suppression operation is not suitable as material for a biography intended for aristocrats.

Battles in the Origin Space are too dangerous; the Heraf Titan is the most suitable.

The six star systems of Lady Hera's Homeworld have no development value and there is no need to hide this territory.

At the same time, Pedronila's biography also served as evidence to persuade Nimrod to exaggerate his losses.

“Miss Viva, you must be overjoyed to hear this news,” Alcena said with a smile. He had become more familiar with Pezzonella during this time and no longer addressed her as the distant Ms. Capinus.

At the same moment Nimrod headed toward the flight deck, Lord William Wood of the 12th Regiment gazed at the strange creation before him.

Inside the spacious cabin, the size of the Heraf Titan constantly changes between that of a Knight-class mech and an Emperor-class Titan, yet it occupies the same deck space.

Indeed, as my lord said, the Titan Heraf can take the appropriate size at any time.

However, it is not on the same level as the physical creations of the Mechanicus.

It might have appeared smaller had Lady Hera's cabin not been so spacious.
The Hlav Fleet – the Nest Web – is shaped like a spider web, with individual net ships being twenty kilometers long needles. When they are aggregated together, they resemble a spindle when viewed from above in a two-dimensional plane.

Countless arms rose simultaneously; Hlav's Titan had no obvious weapons.

Suddenly, an invisible pressure emanated from the prophetic psionicist, and shockwaves spread and reached the members of the battle group two kilometers away.

Boom! Boom!
Two new recruits from the Shadow of Order were knocked down as if struck by lightning.

Their first level of Thaliot's mind was instantly shattered, and Superman's brain short-circuited under psionic pressure.

Driven by the shock to his mind, his two hearts and three lungs stopped functioning and collapsed with a thud.

Dozens of shadowy, ordered spines emitted light; their minds were blank, and they stood motionless like zombies.

The Honor Guard paused for a moment, then stood firmly under the protection of Thelma's third layer of mental state.

He raised his bedrock-type bomb gun, aimed it at the Heraf Titan, and fired a barrage of bullets.

Without a sound, the ever-changing form of the Herav Titan instantly transformed into the size of a knight's mech.

Boom boom boom...

All the bombs missed their target, causing the filamentous walls to rumble loudly.

(End of this chapter)