Warhammer: In the Name of the Emperor

Loken looked around at the broken remains in the throne room. The golden throne had been shattered into pieces by bolters. It was ironic to say that since the "Emperor" here also claimed to be the ruler and savior of mankind, even the palace The decorations all look like the real emperor.

The young company commander took two steps and stepped on a torn piece of silk. He looked down at the gorgeous tapestry scarf, which depicted the shining stars and the "Great Lord" sitting among the stars. The top of the throne shines endless light onto the Milky Way.

Captain Garvill Loken raised his head and looked at Sergeant Rogers walking to the side, holding a battle-scarred bolter.

"Company Commander, we have emptied the underground tombs, and the enemies inside have been swept away." Rogers walked up to Loken. He and the company commander stood in the sun-drenched Broken Palace. Everything here was already attacking. Various degrees of damage were suffered in the process.

"The enemies here are really tough. Their invisible warriors have caused many casualties to my platoon. The Adeptus Mechanicus will definitely be very interested in their technology."

"I think so, sergeant, but the most important thing is that we completed the mission. The palace was captured and their emperor died." Loken said and looked at the throne. There were a few sticks falling on the ruins of the throne. Blackened bones, the emperor displayed powerful psychic power when Loken and his party rushed in, killing many warriors.

But in the end, Loken rushed forward under the cover of his brothers, and killed the bastard with a melta grenade. His flesh and blood disintegrated into pieces, and there were not many bones left. Only a few blackened charcoal bones were covered in green. cigarette.

Loken turned to look out the window. There were a row of giant floor-to-ceiling windows on both sides of the throne room. In the past, those windows had exquisite glass windows, but now there was only a floor of broken glass.

The Knight Titan is slowly walking through the ruins of the city outside the window. The tall Titan is walking in the city, but its size is so small and inconspicuous compared with the taller, burlier, and shocking mechanical armor behind it. .

The burly Emperor-class Titan walked through the city. The Vengeance Emperor-class Titan crushed the buildings in the city. Its height far exceeded all the skyscrapers in the city. Those giant buildings exploded under the impact of the Titan. It collapsed, and its collapse brought a tremor that shook the earth and entered the palace.

Loken can clearly feel the power of the Titan and the boundless power of the God of All Machines. Just like its name, Emperor Class, the name itself represents unparalleled power. That name is destined to be the one in the galaxy. A great being that cannot be challenged.

There were bursts of footsteps in the palace outside the throne. Space Marines were moving around, cleaning corridors and emptying broken barricades. Although in theory they could wait for the servitors to do this, Loken had always been more cautious. He is willing to lead others to do these things by himself. He does not like to kill time by waiting. He prefers to take the initiative.

"Congratulations, company commander, you won the game." Rogers said with a smile. Loken, who had short blond hair, turned his head and looked at him slightly differently.

"Competition?" "Of course, everyone in the legion knows that you and the first company commander are competing to see who can take the palace first. Now you win, company commander."

"No, Logos, the mission is the most important. This mission was given to me by the Warmaster himself. My mission should transcend my vanity." Loken said seriously, as serious as ever.

"Then let me congratulate you, Loken." A rich voice that was very familiar to everyone in the army sounded from behind. Loken looked over and immediately knelt down to salute without hesitation.

Logos also knelt down without any hesitation. They bowed their heads and faced the approaching wolf god, the person most respected by all the Luna Wolves.

"Warmaster, I didn't expect you to come here." Loken said in fear, and Horus walked up to him with a smile. The tall wolf god looked around the entire broken palace, the Luna Wolf and the flag of the empire. It was floating on the roof of the palace and could be seen from a long way away, so Horus didn't need to ask anything more.

"I entrust you with the mission, Loken, so of course I should be here to review your achievements and give you happy congratulations." "Thank you! Warmaster, I am extremely honored!"

Horus looked at Loken who was hanging his head and smiled. He raised his hand slightly to signal, "Raise your head, Captain Loken, you are the winner."

Loken raised his head.

Then he noticed Abaddon behind Horus, who also looked at Loken with a smile, "Congratulations, Captain, you won."

"Winning or losing is not important. I completed my mission. That is the most important thing." Loken said, "Glory should give way to duty. This is what the Emperor taught us."

"It seems that you have learned well, Loken, but glory is also necessary. Only glory can make us always remember our mission and responsibility, and you have also done a good job in glory." Horus affirmed. Praising Loken, he let Loken stand up and held his shoulders.

"I made the right decision by choosing you to be the captain of the 10th Company. You have proven that you can shoulder this important task." The Warmaster said with a smile, and Loken immediately responded. He quickly stood at attention and saluted the Warmaster. "In the name of you and the Emperor! I will fulfill my duty to the death! I will never betray!"

"Very well, Loken, but I would rather you live to fulfill your duties." Horus said with a smile, patting Loken hard on the shoulder.

Vito stood aside and also smiled. He glanced at Abaddon, and the company commander also showed his iconic semi-sarcastic smile. Others might think that Abaddon was very unconvinced, but Vito knew that this was the case from the beginning. They were practicing.

Horus planned everything from the beginning. He deliberately asked the new company commander to attend the pre-war meeting, deliberately proposed the beheading mission to attack the palace, and then asked Loken to ask for orders. He knew that Loken had been distressed by the fact that he was the youngest company commander. Glory, but also brings many tribute titles, he is eager to prove himself.

So Horus decided to help him. He asked Abaddon to jump out and compete with Loken, and then brought up the issue of the game. Then he asked Loken to compete with the First Company Commander, and asked the Legion to all know.

Then the old father quietly came down and acted with Abaddon. In fact, he helped Loken clear obstacles and intercept enemies from the outside, so that he could win and win the respect and recognition of the Legion.

No one knew that Horus arranged all this, and no one knew that he helped Loken. To everyone, it was just that Loken won the game and defeated the distinguished first captain.

Loken regained his confidence and glory, and fulfilled his mission conscientiously. This is what Horus wanted, and what Loken himself needed. He just needed a little recognition and confidence, and now he has it.

From now on, the youngest company commander is no longer a cumbersome title, but a true honor, a title that allows Loken to never forget his responsibilities.

Horus was always paying attention to him. He was paying attention to every officer under his command. He knew very well what his descendants were thinking, longing for and dreaming about, just as he also knew each of his genetic brothers.

The strongest point about Horus is that he will get you what you want through subtle subtleties at the right time, but he will never notice that it is a gift from the Warmaster.

This is why he is the Warmaster, why the Emperor chose him as the Warmaster. In this galaxy, only angels can do the same thing, and they themselves are also the best brothers and have the closest relationship among all brothers. Close.

"But we are able to capture this planet so quickly, thanks to Marshal Vito. Without his excellent command and assistance, this must have been a hard battle." Horus turned and looked at Vito with a smile, and the latter also Holding hands with a smile on his face.

Loken looked at Vito and nodded affirmatively, "Thank you, Marshal. I know you have provided a lot of help to my company. Torgadon told me."

"I hope you don't have any objections, Captain." Vito smiled and looked at Abaddon beside him. The Captain with his unique braid laughed loudly. His power claws were rising and falling in the sun, and there was a lot of smoke between his claws. Fine dust caught in the sunlight after the war.

"Just remember to help me next time, Marshal." Abaddon said with a laugh. He swept away the sarcastic smile and looked at Vito. There was no trace of irony, contempt or disrespect in his eyes.

In fact, Abaddon respects Vitor, which is rare. Abaddon's characteristic is his huge self-esteem. In this regard, he is the same as the arrogant people of the Emperor's Children, so Abaddon rarely respects people. , and even reveal his inner thoughts without any secret.

There were only a few people for whom he had true respect, a short list that included Horus and several Primarchs, and this very short list of recognitions had Vito's name at number two, only Second to Horus.

Vito has long won Abaddon's respect with his outstanding talents, unparalleled command skills and powerful strength. What's more, Vito is not arrogant at all, very easy-going, and can get along with almost anyone. Relations, not only Abaddon, many people respect him.

Of course, this also included Loken, who nodded respectfully to Vito, and the purple-robed marshal also paid tribute to him.

Horus also looked at Vito and smiled, then looked around at the broken palace, "We will rebuild this place. Of course, the throne and the like need to be cleared, and then used as the administrative residence of the local governor."

"Re-establishing order, cleaning up the ruins and repairing the city are all very complex tasks. Vito, I hope you are not going to let me do it. You know, I have always hated it."

"Paperwork and wrangling with bureaucracy, I know." Vito smiled and shrugged. He twirled his fingers and looked quite casual. It didn't look like he was meeting the Warmaster at all, but chatting with his best friend.

"Don't worry, old friend, I told you that everything has been arranged and no one will bother you. The master builders of the Imperial Fists will be directly responsible for the reconstruction work, and they told me that Dorne will also come."

"Oh? Dorn? My good brother rarely comes to visit. We have to entertain him well." Horus laughed and looked at Vito with a bright face. "I will arrange this myself." , let Dorn feel the passion of the wolves!”

Vito stood among the giants. He watched them talking and laughing with each other. The conspiracy of the war was swept away in an instant. All that remained was the friendship between brothers, and the happy conversation between father and sons. That was all.

Vito smiled and felt the tranquility and happiness at this moment. He liked the moment after every battle, when everyone no longer cared about their identities and opened their hearts to each other, laughing and communicating.

But unfortunately, his enjoyment time was interrupted.

Vito raised the communicator and quietly walked aside, but this move did not escape the attention of Horus. He noticed Vito's departure, and his attention followed Vito when talking with Abaddon Loken and others. footprints.

Vito walked behind the colonnade, which was full of toppled ruins and rubble. Vito walked between the debris and walked to the window. He stood in front of the huge broken floor-to-ceiling window and looked at the ruins of the city outside the window.

The communication was opened, and Horus looked at Vito's expression that quickly darkened, and quickly turned to anger, real anger.

Horus frowned, and he motioned for a few people to leave for a moment. Loken looked in the direction of Horus and was about to ask something when he was stopped by Abaddon. The captain looked at Horus walking towards Vito and shook his head slightly. , Loken also hesitated for a moment and chose to continue chatting with Abaddon, and several of them took the initiative to move away.

They left enough space for the two of them, and blocked the legion recruits who heard the Warmaster's voice outside the door and came to take a look at the Warmaster.

Horus walked up to Vito and looked at his gloomy and angry face, "What happened?"

"The Emperor and Guilliman are going to blow up the Perfect City." Vito said. Horus looked at Vito in shock, and then looked at the city in ruins outside, "What?! Are they crazy? !”

"The old bastard said he wanted to punish Lorgar. When he went to conquer Falx, he still chose to preach and preach instead of taking over the planet quickly, which made the old bastard angry."

Vitor said through gritted teeth, but Horus could tell that he was not resenting Lorgar, but the Emperor himself.

"I have to stop him, stop those two idiots from doing stupid things, and give me a boat." "No! I'll go with you!"

Horus said, but Vito immediately shook his head, "Absolutely not. You are the Warmaster and you cannot directly conflict with the Emperor. If I go, he will still give me some face. Guilliman will not dare to take me." What's going on?"

The Warmaster was silent for a moment, then nodded, "I'll give you the Fire of Betrayal. You can take it to Perfect City and stop these two idiots."

Vito nodded, let out a long sigh and pressed the window frame. Horus watched as Vito gently pressed his shoulder, "No matter what happens in the future, my brother, I will support you. "

"Me too, Horus, me too"

They looked at the burning city together, as if the galaxy was also burning.