Warhammer 40: Mortal Gods

……

a few days later.

A transport plane flew from Terra's orbit toward the surface.

The Primarchs were dressed in armor and sat in a row.

On the opposite side are the Emperor and Qin Mo.

When the Emperor was present the atmosphere was always so solemn that the Primarchs could not travel the final leg of their long-awaited journey home in joy and laughter.

The Emperor was wondering why the Primarchs didn't seem to want to return to Terra. He had previously tacitly agreed to the Primarchs returning to Terra, and now he said nothing.

There was silence in the cabin.

Qin Mo could never stand a bunch of people crowded together but no one was talking, so he took the initiative to speak: "We didn't go directly to your cradle world in the dimensional space because Ms. Aisha now has to use psychic energy to maintain her existence. She is now in the Himalayas."

"Is there no cure for the lady's spiritual disease?" Magnus asked.

"Your father and I have thought of every possible solution." Qin Mo shook his head.

The Primarchs bowed their heads upon hearing this.

When Ms. Aisha took care of them, they didn't feel that there was anything wrong with Ms. Aisha.

Even though she was transformed into a cyborg.

Only Ferrus would ask Aisha what technology was used to transform half of her body.

After growing up a little and learning about the world outside the dimensional space, the Primarchs were puzzled when they saw Elsa - why did Ms. Elsa's transformation look so obvious?

Technologies such as prosthetic implants have become very advanced, to the point where if the person undergoing the modification does not say anything, it is impossible for others to tell what modification has been made.

However, that half of Elsa's body has always been very obvious.

Fulgrim and Ferrus once wanted to make Elsa's half mechanical body more beautiful. Elsa also asked Ferrus to study the transformation she had undergone. Then Ferrus discovered that this very obvious body integrated a huge number of functions, and the existence and position of even an atom was extremely important and strict.

Even applying a layer of beautification to that body may affect many effects, not to mention beautifying it directly from the structure.

"The psychic weapon that affected Aisha has a very simple name, called Curse." The Emperor said, "It was created in the 25th millennium of mankind by a mad scientist who likes to transform humans into horrible and abominable creatures. Unless you have a soul as powerful as ours, or have no soul at all, you will surely die if you are affected."

"That's right." Qin Mo nodded. "Ms. Aisha's half body was not remodeled because her original body was damaged. Instead, half of her body had to be removed for the reconstruction so that she could continue to exist for a longer period of time."

There was another moment of silence.

Until Magnus spoke: "I know some forbidden techniques about the soul... maybe I can help Ms. Elsa..."

When Magnus said this, all the Primarchs suddenly came to life, first staring at Magnus, then looking at Flame and Thunder.

"Your father knows 10,000 times more forbidden knowledge than you do." Qin Mo stared at Magnus very seriously, "But he won't use it because he knows what the consequences might be."

Magnus was silent for a few seconds, looking down at the cabin floor.

He actually knew what the consequences might be, but he felt that it was more important to save Ms. Aisha's life.

The transport plane slowly landed on the tarmac of the Himalayan fortress.

The hatch opened and the primarchs immediately left the cabin.

The Emperor also slowly walked out of the cabin, glanced at the backs of the Primarchs walking away, turned around and walked in the opposite direction.

When Qin Mo walked out of the cabin, he saw Sanguinius suddenly leave his brothers' team and quickly chase after the Emperor.

"Father..." Sanguinius hesitated, then called softly.

The Emperor paused and turned to look at Sanguinius.

When his eyes swept over Sanguinius' wings, Sanguinius subconsciously folded his wings tightly.

"Would you be able to come with us to see Lady Elsa?" Sanguinius asked hesitantly. "Perhaps... if you could spare a little energy to see her in person, you might be able to help her survive."

Hearing this request, the emperor thought expressionlessly.

He had visited Elsa a long time ago, and he played a great role in Elsa's survival.

But there is really no way.

The emperor thought to himself, I am a pure human being who was born in Asia Minor in ancient times and raised by my parents. I am not a god, so how could I forcibly protect a cursed soul?

Unless it was just to keep Elsa alive, turning her into a demon host or using the forbidden knowledge of corruption and rebirth to keep her alive, but for Elsa, it would be better for her to just die.

Besides...

The Emperor glanced at the Primarchs who were walking away and felt that his presence would ruin the atmosphere. Although he wanted to bid farewell to Elsa, the lady who had taken care of the Primarchs on his behalf, he decided not to do so.

Thinking of this, the Emperor turned around expressionlessly under Sanguinius' expectant gaze.

The expectation in Sanguinius' eyes turned into disappointment, and then anger: "Lord of Thunder! Emperor! If what I can learn from Lady Aisha is how to love mortals and get along with mortals, then all I can learn from you is cold-bloodedness!"

The Emperor stopped again and turned around with an expressionless face.

When their eyes met, Sanguinius took a few steps back in fear.

The emperor turned away indifferently: "You can learn better things from me, such as a sense of responsibility."

Sanguinius stood there in a daze, looking at the Emperor's back.

"He is even worse at expressing himself than Perturabo." Qin Mo stepped forward, grabbed Sanguinius' arm and took him away.

……

The Lord of Flame and the Primarchs came to the Himalayas, not the cradle world they were so familiar with.

The Primarchs held their breath and walked cautiously into the largest building in the Himalayas, then entered Lady Aisha's room under the guidance of the Imperial Guards.

When Koz silently pushed open the door, he and his brothers were stunned.

Ms. Aisha was lying on the bed, with many things that looked like cables hanging from the ceiling, connected to Aisha's body in a large area.

Golden spiritual energy was flowing into Elsa's body along those cable-like structures, providing "fuel" for her soul that was like a dying candle.

Aisha closed her eyes tightly and squeezed her hands out from the dense cables.

She looked as if she were buried by the cables that shone with golden light.

Magnus checked it with his psychic power, breathed a sigh of relief, and nodded to his brothers.

Qin Mo stood behind the Primarchs and looked at Elsa, feeling relieved.

Although they encountered the Nightbringers, the Primarchs were able to quickly resolve the war and return to Terra in time.

When seeing the psychic energy flowing in the cables, Qin Mo thought that the Emperor also contributed a lot, although he did not visit the raiser of his sons after returning to Terra.

In silence, Horus walked forward and gently grasped one of Elsa's fingers.

Aisha's body was still normal. She felt the touch and woke up from an endless long dream. She opened her eyes and looked at Horus, then at the Primarchs: "Finally I have made it to this moment."

Horus gently grasped Elsa's hand and lowered his head.