Warhammer 40: Doom

Chapter 110 Journey to Fenris

The stars of Nur demonstrated the necessary strength to facilitate the success of the negotiations.

In a three-way negotiation, Mars paid a heavy price, while the Empire reaped enormous benefits.

As a participant, Nur benefits from both the Empire and Mars, while being the freest party, it becomes the de facto biggest winner.

After discussions among the three parties, the Imperial Double-Headed Eagle was decided to remain unchanged, as the three heads would detract from the aesthetic appeal of symmetry.

New elements were added to the eagle's body; the runes on Doom's chest were also branded onto the eagle's chest.

In addition to the Imperial Skyhawk salute and the Mechanicus Gear salute, the Imperial Generals' salute has been added to the general Imperial etiquette.

Kneeling on one knee with the left hand on the chest is a warrior's etiquette from the Nuer warrior civilization.

After dealing with all this, Doom wanted to return to the Nur Star System to continue conquering the surrounding star systems, but the Emperor pulled him onto his flagship—the Emperor Dream.

The emperor invited him to embark on a new journey to meet another brother.

After careful consideration, Doom led ten Doom Warriors to accompany the Emperor to Fenris.

The remaining offspring were sent by Dum to Nur to receive ideological education as warriors.

Despite being incredibly destructive warriors with the most resilient souls, Doom still made them embrace warrior culture.

In future warfare, Doom is positioned as "multi-service integrated operations" rather than a single tactical application.

He also harbored a different kind of expectation for his superhuman offspring.

They should employ superhuman thinking, acting as key nodes on the battlefield, and using their talent for mental connection to serve as command nodes in large-scale battles.

The Doom Warriors were divided into groups of three by Doom, and these powerful warriors had to become all-rounders.

As the eldest son of the legion, Li Tang reluctantly left Doom to receive new training in the Nur Star System.

However, he insisted on leaving ten men for Doom as the "honor guard" of the father of genes.

Harlan also returned to Nur, partly because the Empire sent personnel to designate the Nur constellation as a "special tax-free zone".

As a “complete autonomous region,” the empire sent some diplomats to be stationed in Nur.

The Emperor stood in the palace of the Dreamship, gazing at the subspace outside the porthole, and said in a deep voice, "I have never seen such a peaceful subspace."

While demons and filth fear him and do not approach the ship, the waves of the warp are equally turbulent.

After Doom boarded the ship, the road ahead was clear.

The Emperor hopes that Doom's offspring will inherit this talent, and that as time goes on, the Empire will have more and more stable shipping lanes.

Doom shook his head. The warp was so docile in his presence, as if it were deliberately avoiding him.

Compared to the unknown secrets, he was quite unaccustomed to the imperial ships, even the emperor's own, with their heavy, steel-cast feel.

With the strongest psionic energy and the strongest warriors present, the Emperor Dream's Geller Field was not activated, and the view outside the portholes revealed the unchanging beauty of the subspace.

Doom took the Judgment Sword from his waist and was about to put it back into the warp.

"Can I take a look at it?" The Emperor was very curious. The god-slaying weapon in Doom's hand was beyond divine artifacts. It was so powerful that it even made him feel a sense of unease.

"can."

Doom did not refuse this small request; instead, he gave a generous smile.

He was waiting to see the emperor make a fool of himself.

With a light grip on the hilt, the Godslayer blade springs forth. Doom, holding the hilt between two fingers, easily hands the Judgment Sword to the Emperor.

You'd better be careful.

Doom offered a well-intentioned reminder, secretly suppressing a laugh.

The emperor reached out and grasped the hilt of the Judgment Sword, immediately feeling a sharp pain as black smoke rose from his hand.

He never imagined that he would be unable to hold a sword.

The surrounding imperial guards frowned. The emperor had been injured, but he had brought it upon himself. Did this count as dereliction of duty?
Doom, however, was thoroughly enjoying the weapon of the Father of Genesis, a weapon even the Emperor found difficult to wield.

"Let go." The Emperor felt the psychic energy burning him, and a burning pain shot through his hand, but he still decided to give it a try.

The emperor's arm cracked in the psionic flames, and the muscles beneath his golden robes tensed from the excruciating pain, yet he still did not let go.

“Continue.” His voice trembled slightly as he endured the burning pain of his psionic energy, but his expression remained unchanged.

"You'd better hold on tight, or this warship will be 'killed'."

Seeing the Emperor's insistence, Doom gave a serious reminder.

The powerful concept of the Judgment Sword would erase everything that its blade touched—everything, living or dead, would be obliterated. The Emperor nodded, still wanting to test whether he could wield the god-slaying weapon.

The moment Doom released his grip, the Emperor immediately seized the sword hilt, but a flame traveled up his arm holding the sword and ignited his entire arm, burning his skin and flesh.

The spiritual energy immediately dissipated, the Emperor revealed his true form, and the flames went out.

He placed his hands on the hilt of the sword, wanting to wield the Judgment Sword with his physical strength, but felt the sword in his hands becoming heavier and heavier.

The emperor was surprised and kept increasing his strength, even turning his brown face red. He could only shake the Judgment Sword slightly, finding it difficult to wield this powerful weapon.

Doom caught the weapon the instant it left his hand, preventing the Judgment Sword from killing the warship.

"Only a warrior like you in the universe can wield a weapon that makes even the gods tremble."

The emperor regained his glorious image, and the burns on his arm healed instantly, though he sighed with some regret.

If he could wield the Judgment Sword, he would immediately head to the Warp to seek out the ethereal realms of the Four Gods.

I might be rejected by the Four Gods in the end, but I can't help but imagine it.

Doom retrieved the Judgment Sword, casually tossed it back into the warp, and sent it to hunt down demons.

After this little incident, the distance between the two sides lessened somewhat.

On the way to Fenris, Doom met with the Emperor, and they spoke in the palace of the Imperial Dream, discussing plans for the future.

Although they were in the subspace, they were not afraid of being eavesdropped on by the Four Gods, and instead spoke freely.

Doom also learned that the warp was now relatively calm, as the howl of the Slaanesh's birth had extinguished the warp storm.

During this precious window of opportunity, the Emperor must complete the Great Expedition and proceed with his next plan.

Doom finally understood why this emperor, shrouded in golden light and looking weary, was so eager to seize the stars.

Greedily, they seized the stars and all resources to support the Great Expedition.

When the Imperial Dream crossed the warp and arrived in the Fenris system, an Imperial warship was already waiting.

A group of Space Marines clad in Fifth Legion power armor boarded the Imperial Dream and approached the Emperor.

Doom immediately sensed something was wrong. These warriors were definitely not from the Fifth Legion. They were wearing the Fifth Legion's white power armor, but they were tall and completely different from Gerhan and his men.

He even discovered a Primarch who blended in with the Legion soldiers, remaining unnoticed.

"It's that imposter." A communication came through the mind link, a notification from the Doom Soldier: "He has been lurking in our legion for a long time, faking his death and disappearing without a trace, but he has reappeared here."

"He returned earlier than Horus Lupecal and even lived in Terra all along, but the Emperor concealed his existence."

Doom nodded knowingly and stopped paying attention to him.

Alpharis, however, in the crowd, sensed that his newly returned brother saw through his flawless disguise the moment he looked at him.

That all-knowing look sent chills down Alpharis's spine, and he "casually" turned to the side to avoid his brother's gaze.

Fortunately, that seemingly indifferent but actually extremely sharp gaze quickly shifted away.

The Space Marines, disguised as members of the Fifth Legion, immediately knelt on one knee before the Emperor and Doom to express their most basic respect.

Doom was suppressing a laugh as he watched. A brother disguised as a Space Marine kneeling down to him without hesitation was a bit amusing.

"are you sure?"

The Emperor naturally recognized Alpharis, but did not stop him from playing his role; he was more interested in the intelligence they provided.

"It's confirmed, it's a Primarch."

The legionary warriors activated the holographic projection, which displayed a summary of intelligence and their knowledge of the planet's current situation.

A frozen planet, known locally as "Fenris," which, according to the Empire, is a "dead world."

The humans there adapted to the extreme cold, tenaciously survived in Fenris, and developed a unique culture.

Technology has been gone for a long time, and the locals have still forgotten the void.

Many years ago, a genetic prototype landed in the wasteland and was adopted by a pack of wolves.

The locals captured the Primarch and his wolf brothers, and accepted the savage Primarch. He has now integrated into the local society and unified the Fenris tribe.

Doom watched with great interest, as if he were witnessing another life.

“You may leave now,” the Emperor said to the imposter, then tossed a robe to Doom and said, “Come with me down here.”

(End of this chapter)