Warhammer: In the Name of Nirvana

"You really don't want some? I can guarantee you how good they taste."

[No, it reminds me of a brother I haven’t met yet. 】

"Who is that?"

"Forget it, I believe no matter who it is, he won't express any objections anymore."

Horus asked a question enthusiastically, and then gave it up in the blink of an eye. An impatient smile was highlighted on his handsome face like a god. In contrast, the thin and long claws were It was constantly waving in mid-air, blowing a cold wind, grabbing the dominant power of this conversation.

"So, do you want to have a fight with me, like you do with the others?"

The seemingly polite inquiry was filled with arrogant sharp arrows, piercing the Spider Queen's pupils, but Morgan was not angry because of it. She just tipped the weapon in her hand and weighed her and the legendary This Wolf Shepherd God has a gap in terms of military force.

[From the beginning, I did not want to engage in such a barbaric fight. Horus: Fighting is just the lowest choice for me. I like to use more civilized methods instead of using brutal killing to usurp the so-called glory. 】

"great."

As soon as Morgan finished speaking, the Wolf Shepherd's face showed a smile of recognition.

"Like you, I prefer communication to confrontation, and making friends to defeating enemies: but I am also different from you in that I will not refuse the glory that comes my way, nor will I avoid any straightforward personal challenge. .”

Horus stepped forward gracefully, and he soon reached a position that was very dangerous for both original bodies, but the Wolf God's [World Breaker] did not wave, and the Spider Queen's spiritual power did not move. No roar followed, and in the eerie silence, Morgan and her phantom brother reached some kind of mutual trust.

"very good."

Once again, Horus laughed.

"It looks like we've successfully gained each other's trust: now, what do you want to talk about?"

[Tell me about you: Tell me about these things that are coming to me one after another. 】

"Are you referring to us?"

【certainly. 】

Morgan did not hesitate. She looked directly into the eyes of the person in front of her, looking for the smallest omissions in the ingenious disguise: just like Jonson before, the current Horus also had fatal flaws.

The ambition in his pupils was too strong and not well concealed, and the golden ring on his index finger was too new and bright, with no traces of paleness after caressing him back and forth: everything showed that he was just a high imitation, a person who allowed Morgan to New arguments for reaching conclusions.

【What on earth are you? 】

Morgan's fingers brushed the sharp edge of the sword pointing downward in his palm.

[You appear in front of me as my brothers, fight with me, and release malice and curses on me: but you will definitely not be my blood brothers. I am sure of this. Although the omissions in you are obscure, they are Not impossible to find. 】

[So who are you, and where am I now? 】

"Getting to the heart of the matter, huh? That does make things a lot simpler."

The strange creature named Horus did not panic. He raised his hand and pretended to clap his hands, and the famous [Claw of Horus] made a sharp friction sound.

"You are right, we are not your brothers, we are just a group of obsessions, a materialized expression, the dark projection of the group of Primarchs in your heart: whenever you see a new Brothers, you will discover where they are better than you, and this will make you feel anxious that you are not even aware of."

"This kind of anxiety gradually accumulates and is not dealt with in time. Coupled with the influence of other situations you encounter, it mixes and eventually forms us: each of us represents the corresponding original body, with There is an extremely obvious difference, Zhuang Sen is Zhuang Sen, and Leman Russ is Leman Russ. When you face different brothers, the worries and shame you have are also different."

"Like you're such a fearless bastard when it comes to me."

[Thanks for the compliment. 】

Morgan returned a smile full of sarcasm. Her natural suspicion and caution made her not completely believe Horus's words. She poured more power into her weapons, ready to start a new battle at any time. .

[So, according to you, the reason why I'm here, fighting every brother I know, is because deep down in my heart there is an anxiety about the excellence that each of them has. 】

"That's part of the reason."

Horus nodded.

"You don't believe what I say: and that just proves that what I say is the truth."

"Jealousy is human nature. It is impossible for any of us to be completely free from jealousy. However, some people can deal with it indifferently, some people will only be enslaved by it, and there are still some people who use duplicity to cover themselves up. Jealousy, the wise can even deceive himself."

[Then which one do you belong to? 】

Morgan asked back, her hands tightly holding the heavy ax blade, and the spiritual tendrils made the silver sword stand in the air: The fully armed Lord of Avalon moved his pace slowly like this, and with Horus was spinning in circles among the ruins beneath their feet.

"The fact that I can be the last opponent in your imagination and appear here has already answered your question: Of course I belong to the third type, Morgan. We are in the same boat at this point. In fact, we We are on the same page on many issues.”

The Shepherd God moved forward unhurriedly, always keeping a dangerous distance from Morgan. The huge [World Breaker] war hammer was hung on his waist again, and the sharp Horus Claws were It waved in the air along with its owner's impassioned speech.

"In a sense, we are too similar. We are all the few who have a worried mentality among the many carefree descendants of the Lord of Mankind. Apart from this commonality, You and I are still kings among the original bodies, and we have the deepest understanding of the contradictions between worldly power and human nature."

"Of course, you can also establish a friendship with a general like Jonson, a judge like Conrad, and an executioner like Leman Russ: but a king is destined to only have a common topic with another king, so When you want to answer your doubts, you naturally conjure up my shadow in your heart."

[I cannot agree with this view. 】

Morgan grinned, her smile cold and insincere.

[If I want to find a king among my brothers, I think Guilliman is far more suitable than you: after all, he really has a kingdom, and my relationship with him is obviously deeper. , don’t forget, my brother Horus, we have only met once. 】

"A close friend doesn't need long speeches."

In the pupils of the Shepherd God, there was fire.

"What's more... Guilliman?"

Horus sneered.

"He is not a king: I admit that he is a very good ruler, an outstanding strategic master, and the most capable of our brothers. Just thinking of the rustling feather in his palm The pen is enough to make me restless.”

"But Guilliman is definitely not a qualified king, at least not now: he is too cautious and lacks heroism, is too steady and lacks ambition, he cares too much about the thin vines that tie him down, and what he calls the country and the people. , so he does not have the loneliness of being a king."

"He will carefully calculate every world on which he has executed the order of extinction. This is something that a sentimental prime minister would do, and the people on the throne never care how many times the destruction has been carried out under the throne. of."

"Kings are monsters created with the face of a lion, the eyes of a poisonous snake, the heart of a fox, and the claws of a jackal. They must have the desperation to sacrifice everything for their lofty goals. They can be cautious or steady, You can be cruel, you can even be stupid, but you can't be weak."

"Among our brothers, there are too many weak ones, and not many of the tough ones have real ambitions that belong to the king. They were shaped by our genetic father to be content with their own small world. Strange hermits among them, rather than rulers, who lack the faith to shoulder the fate of others."

"In other words, they are too otherworldly, to the point where they are not like mortals. Therefore, they cannot become kings among mortals: and you and I are different. You know this very well, Morgan."

"I am the one closest to mortals among all the brothers. I have the ambitions and weaknesses of mortals, as well as the greed and desires of mortals: when you and I first met, you saw through this. That’s why you dared to make a bold prediction to Conrad, predicting what kind of disaster I would cause after taking over the responsibility of Warmaster.”

"Because you know that for people of our level, a personality that is too similar to a mortal is of course an advantage, but more of a curse."

"A curse that scares even you."

"And this is also the main reason why you are standing here: you are confused, you are looking for or waiting for an answer, because you have discovered something that makes you restless."

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"You look more and more like a mortal."

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As soon as these words came out, the air became a little quiet.

【……】

Morgan was silent for a while.

Then, she raised the ax blade in her hand high, and the silver blade beside her also walked in the air, constantly waving beautiful and deadly sword flowers.

Horus grinned and struck back with his Horus Claw.

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[You said that I am becoming more and more like a mortal: Regardless of whether this sentence is true or false, even if it is true, I don’t think this question can make me confused, Horus. 】

"I've said it before, Morgan, you and I are the same, we are both duplicitous people, and your current words are just verifying the correctness of my conclusion over and over again."

The Shepherd God smiled and responded with a smile. He didn't even bother to wield his own war hammer. Just relying on the claws of Horus in his palm, he was able to fight Morgan evenly in close combat, and even Gradually gaining the upper hand: Luperkar is indeed very powerful, and he is worthy of being the best among the original bodies.

And Horus's various words were like a barrage of cannons, constantly bombarding Morgan's ears with declarations that were almost roaring.

"I have already said that we are all projections in your heart. Our strength, our image, and even the words we can say are all things you have already thought about deep in your heart. You It’s just that they don’t want to admit their existence.”

The sharp claws were swung out, and there was a harsh sound of breaking through the air.

"As much as you don't want to admit it, you're jealous of your brothers."

Morgan withstood the blow with difficulty, and she hesitated whether to switch to the blade next to her.

"As much as you don't want to admit it, I am the representative of humanity and ambition in your heart. Compared to Jonson or Conrad, you and I actually have more in common, and even common interests."

Steel collided, dust exploded, weapons and claws came together, biting each other. The faces of Morgan and Horus were so close at the moment, they could see their own faces in each other's pupils.

Horus smiled, a sarcastic smile that was determined to win.

"As much as you don't want to admit it, you are becoming more and more like a human being: more specifically, more and more like a good and kind person in the popular sense. Remember what I mentioned before Is that other situation? This change is that other situation."

"You are inevitably changing in a better direction, but you are afraid of this change. There are many reasons: on the one hand, you clearly remember what crimes you have committed and what kind of person you once were. Cold bastard, if you really want to be a good person, just the evil past is enough to crush a good heart."

"After all, coming back and redeeming yourself has always been the most difficult issue in social sciences, because it is essentially an ethical test, and ethics is a fuzzy thing without specific boundaries."

"When you are faced with the heinous crimes you have committed, how can you know that you have fully atone for your sins?"

"And if you are not even willing to atone for your sins, how can you be a good person with peace of mind?"

Because you are a good person, you don’t know whether you have redeemed your sins, and when you cannot redeem your sins, you cannot truly become a good person.

"An unsolvable problem, isn't it?"

Horus' pupils were close to Morgan, and the elegant sarcasm he spoke was engraved on the Spider Queen's face word by word.

"You have gained a conscience, and your conscience is telling you that you are unpardonable: Originally, you didn't have to care about these small issues related to psychological burden, but who told you to become more and more like a good person now? Woolen cloth?"

"Even the anger from Magnus can make you speechless, even the sadness from Vulkan can make you put down your weapons, not to mention the words from other brothers, you always I can only answer with silence: Where is the former ruthless person with a lotus tongue?"

"And even if you have really changed, and you have really realized what crimes you have committed, when all this breaks out, will they forgive you, or will it be like what you just saw? , each of them will turn against you, and each of them will be extremely disappointed with you?"

"It's really a question that people dare not think about, isn't it: even after everything you have just experienced, you still can't figure out the answer to this question."

The sharp claws swung down and forced the Spider Queen back more than ten steps.

"But if you don't say anything, this kind of sin buried in your heart can easily bring down a good person! There is no way, kind people always have more troubles."

"And this is just the first and simplest problem that you need to worry about. Next, there is another crucial problem in front of you."

The Shepherd God stood on the spot. He did not chase the retreating Spider Queen. Instead, he put away his sharp claws, unhurriedly pulled out the World Breaker hanging from his waist, and played with it lazily in his palm. He only left the corner of his eyes to his blood brothers.

"Want to come and compete with my Worldbreaker?"

"I bet you can't handle six."

Horus smiled. Without waiting for an answer from Morgan, he charged forward with his war hammer in hand. As he charged, his words changed from lazy sarcasm to something as serious as scolding.

"The second problem is more serious than you think: If the struggle of being a kind person is the direct reason why you fell into this place, then this second problem is the root cause of your hesitation now. .”

"You can become a good person, and you are indeed becoming a good person. The so-called psychological contradictions can also be continued through self-deception, but if you want to become a good person, you have to face a more realistic problem. "

"As a good man, a mortal. What reasons do you have for not joining the Emperor's great plan?"

The Wolf Shepherd's pupils shone with a light that was colder than his teeth. The World Breaker swung down hard, smashing the ax blade in Morgan's hand into pieces with just one blow.

"What a terrible weapon. You should get another one."

Horus spat.

"So, as I said, you were originally a spectator who stood on the edge of the arena, watching quietly. You know that the power you possess and the emperor's power most likely come from the same reason, so you don't You are eager to make a choice, but intend to taste the emperor's next behavior as a bystander, and decide how to deal with the power contained in your body based on his ending."

"Before this, you never felt that you were a figure in the arena. Although you were in this arena, even though your power was even smaller than that of the smaller ones in the duel arena, fate did not hit you. Overhead, you have a similar mentality to those guys in the audience.”

"But now, the situation is different: you have really become a mortal, a mortal who can be called a good person. This is some kind of almost fundamental change. If you cannot adapt to it in time, or resist it in time, Then your future will change drastically.”

"Your life originally stood at a three-way intersection, with one side leading to humanity. That was the path chosen by the Emperor for you. He is waiting for your help at the end of the road."

"And the other is the path leading to surrender. That is the path chosen by the four gods for you. They also stand at the end of the road, making various promises to you, waiting for you to become their disciple."

"Yes, the four gods have all made offers to you and are willing to let you sit under their thrones: the two masters of desire and change will not say much, but the loving father of disease, although He has no more affection for you, but if you will go into his garden, he will leave you the nearest place by the urn.”

"Even the big hound, the God of War who is not good at discussing war. Although there are many things about you that He doesn't like, if you are willing to use your country, your warriors and your calm thinking to give If He offers great wars, He will also not be stingy with His generous rewards.”

"In the beginning, there were only these two roads in front of you. You could only tremble between the power of the emperor and the temptation of the four gods. But as time goes by, as you realize what kind of things you contain, With the power of that intersection, you discover the third way that exists at this intersection: the path that leads to compromise.”

"You can compromise with the potential power in your body in the future, and kiss the crown that belongs to you in the deepest part of the subspace: you can do this, which makes you start to become more confident."

"The only thing that stops you from doing this is the unknown: you don't know the consequences of doing this, and you don't know whether your own will will still belong to you after you wear that crown."

"But the confidence brought by this power makes you choose to wait where you are, waiting for the duel between the Emperor and the Four Gods to produce an obvious result, waiting for the good and bad of these three paths to be carefully tasted by you. .”

"That's what you originally thought, so for a long time, you even lost your sense of crisis, and even seemed very relaxed and comfortable. You were happy to be a fully focused Primarch and the Lord of the Kingdom, unlike those of you who have nothing. Known brothers alike: but this life does not come without a price.”

"When you realize that you have become a good person, you find that you are inevitably being pulled by the Emperor to a path that belongs to him, and are inevitably becoming the Emperor's potential comrade: and in your subconscious, You don’t want to do this yet, you don’t want to be bound to your father who is so disadvantaged before everything is settled.”

"Because you have seen what exists in him, and you know how feeble his plan is. You are worried that if you stand with him and are bound too deeply, then if you fail in the end, you I don’t even have the qualifications to go back on my words.”

"In the final analysis, maybe you have become a kind person, but you have not become a noble person. That's why you feel troubled like you are now, that's why you are at a loss to change your heart, and that's why you face the Hesitation about making a choice, mixed with your anxiety about your brothers, paired with a dream designed to hold you back, evolved into this scene."

"It has evolved into this, the place you least want to face, but you have to stay in it: and this is what Heydrich wants to do. He delayed you and bought enough time for the changes in the outside world, but , which is not entirely a bad thing for you.”

"You can wake up now and face the mess Heydrich caused you: and when cleaning up all this, you can also think about it, think about our existence, think about Think about what I and those other guys said to you."

"Think about it carefully."

"Do you want to continue this hesitation, do you want to stay away from your father?"

"Do you want to continue to be a mortal and a good person, or do you want to restrain the compassionate mentality that has not yet fully taken root and become that selfish, cold and heartless person again: Although it is not wise to become a slave of the four gods, it is not It means you must side with the Emperor."

"Or do you want to become a more noble figure, just like the emperor has always expected?"

The Wolf Shepherd laughed, and for the first time, Morgan felt a real warmth on this face.

"Think about it carefully."

"You must stop hesitating: a hesitant cannot defeat Heydrich."

"You can't defeat me in the future either."

sigh……

This plot can be seen as a temporary solution for me to deal with Mortal Death 2 and Morgan's evil depravity. Let me tell you, Mortal Death 2 did not backstab me as seriously as Eternal Echo and Mortal Death 1 (The Emperor is a pure My good dad almost sent me away with his wave.)

However, Mortal Death 2 still troubled me, especially the part about the Dark King. I really didn’t understand anything about the Black King, but when I read that the Emperor may not know the existence of the Black King, I was really shocked. This point really almost killed the plot for me again.

So I can only write these few pictures urgently and patch them up (covering my face)

However, this obviously caused the plot to be delayed. I can only say that I will work hard to make up for it. The general plot of Heydrich has been thought out. I almost know how to make this guy loyal and crazy at the same time. If everything goes well, I should probably be able to deal with this Eleventh Primarch by next Monday.

At that time, I will think about what to write: to be honest, it is a bit tiring to keep this kind of daily update, and my writing habit can easily lead to mistakes. If you find it, you can also raise it, and I will promptly To make up for it, after all, although I can't be perfect, I can still make up for it.