Warhammer: In the Name of the Emperor

The surface of the steel hull is not illuminated by the strange flashes of lightning. The lightning flashing in the strange starry sky around it has various colors, blue, purple, red or green. Those colors illuminate the ship. The outer armor of bright steel lights up those silent macro cannons.

The buildings built on the ship lit up intermittently with each flash of lightning, and the majestic cathedral was constantly silhouetted against it.

There should be no sound in the void, and there shouldn't be any sound in the vacuum environment, but here, everything here does not obey the laws of the material world, and there are bursts of thunder from those lightnings.

Thunder struck the armored hull of the ship, echoing through the gaps in the buildings again and again. With bursts of thunder and lightning, the dull sound penetrated the thick armor and the complex structure of the ship. layer, penetrated and reached the training cabin.

Olaf stood in front of the weapon rack, holding an incense burner and reciting ancient scriptures. The green smoke from the incense burner scattered down from the grid holes and poured onto the black power armor. Olaf walked in front of the four pieces of power armor. , the incense burner swayed gently on the fingers with its steps.

He is old, and the four golden nails mean that he has still fought for the Emperor for four hundred years, and soon this number will become five hundred years, but he still remembers everything he needs to do as a priest. Thing is, time has not made his brain blurry and irrational for a moment.

The deep voice recited the ancient rune inscriptions, which are the prayer scriptures of the Space Wolves Chapter on Fenris. Its function is no different from the scriptures recited by the chaplains of other Chapters. They can all be used for purification. Pollution, removes the ominous atmosphere and brings all the Father's blessings.

Before every warrior goes out for battle, the Chapter Chaplain will hold such a ceremony. The warriors kneel down in the Chapter Monastery, and under the solemn hymns and the smoke of the incense burner, they recite scriptures and address the whole army together with the Chaplain. The Father asks for the protection of victory.

But the habits of the Space Wolves Chapter are different. They will not hold large prayer gatherings, which is too inconsistent with the style of the Wolf Chapter. Instead, before the war begins, the warriors will hand over their armor and weapons to the Wolf Priest. Let them bless and pray for the weapons they rely on and trust, similar to consecration or something.

Warriors will wear these commanded weapons, wield the sword in the name of the All-Father, and slash his enemies with the sword that the All-Father himself commanded.

Olaf was not only a rune priest, but also a wolf priest. He was honored to hold both responsibilities at the same time. He believed that this was a gift given to him by the Emperor, and he was ordered to bless him as the Emperor's devout messenger. to his brothers, and he has maintained this vocation for hundreds of years.

Even after coming to Death Watch, it never changed. At first, he only performed this ritual for himself and Ragnar's weapons, but soon Lancelot and Bell also gave him their weapons for prayer and instructions. , which means that they trust themselves unreservedly, which makes Olaf particularly proud, so he never relaxes and becomes tired in any ceremony.

He never relied on a servitor to carry these weapons, nor did he use a servitor to carry the incense burner. He did everything himself. He believed that only in this way could he live up to the trust of the Emperor and his brothers.

Olaf walked to the last piece of armor, reciting scriptures when he heard a burst of impatient footsteps. He knew whose footsteps they were, so he raised his head, "It seems that you fought extra hard today, brothers." ”

"That's it, do you know what we discovered down there?" Ragnar complained and walked into the training room. He slammed the chain saw ax on the bench on one side, grabbed the wine bottle covered on the side and started to drink. He took a big sip and spoke again as the drink rolled down his stomach.

"We killed a demon on the lower deck! A real demon!" Ragnar said loudly, the sharp fangs in his mouth rising and falling, and even spitting out the remnants of saliva mixed with beer.

Olaf frowned and lowered the censer in his hand. He was particularly alert to this, "Devil? What demon?" "A Nurgle demon, with the blessing of the Emperor, we killed the beast before he released the plague and put his The corpse was stuffed into the vacuum valve and driven into the void."

It was Lancelot who answered him. There was a large amount of disinfectant dripping on his body, and the smell was extremely pungent. It was obvious that he finally killed the Nurgle demon and was captured by Cole after he came back. There was a lot of disinfection treatment, and even his hair was covered with antiseptic water.

"Have you completed the blessing of my spare armor? I have to change this set. Please purify and bless it as well." Lancelot said and put the helmet on the table. Olaf nodded slightly and signaled to the people around him. Spare armor, yes that's right, they each have a spare set of armor.

Don't be surprised, just following Vito makes you such a wealthy person.

"The situation is getting worse and worse. Now there are even demons boarding the ship directly to threaten us." Olaf said seriously, feeling worried in his heart. Lancelot nodded and lifted up the completely wet hair in front of his eyes.

"Indeed, the situation is getting worse. I'm worried that the demons are about to discover us. There will be more demons invading the ship, or even worse."

Lancelot was hinting at the rebellion of the cultists. Olaf knew what he meant, and the Wolf Priest couldn't help but become nervous. "We must leave the subspace as soon as possible. We can't stay so deep in the land of destruction."

"But we still have to wait for Vito to come back. Speaking of Vito, Bell is still reading the book Vito gave him?" Ragna said, sticking his head out and looking towards the closed hatch not far away. There was a There is a maintenance room, but most of the time it is Bell's personal warehouse, where he stores his medicines, instruments and tools.

He hates people trespassing there. According to him, someone will knock over something. Some knocking over will only make the ground dirty, and some knocking over will kill a whole boatload of people, so there are only He can get in.

Olaf turned around and looked at the hatch and nodded. He grabbed the incense burner and put it on the table and began to take off Lancelot's power armor. "Yes, he has been there for a day or two, except for eating. What books have I been reading since I got out? When I asked him, he didn’t tell me what books they were.”

Lancelot raised his arm and asked Olaf to remove his arm armor. He looked in the direction of the door and shrugged slightly, "I guess it's some secret, the secret of the Inquisition or something like that."

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Bell looked at the book in his hand, which was a book called "Fallen Angels". He looked at every word on the page with great seriousness, concentration and concentration, as if he was afraid of missing something and leading to misunderstanding.

He must do this. The contents of this book are too dangerous. No wonder Vito has locked them in his room and not published them to the world. This book reveals the truth about Caliban. The home planet of the Dark Angels is not like them. Destroyed not by a supernova explosion as advertised, but by a civil war.

A rebellion and civil war.

Vito explained the ins and outs of the matter in detail in the book. He was very trustworthy and fair, without any partiality. He recorded Raun's early life, everything from Luther's adoption to the arrival of the Emperor, and then to Luther. Because of the jealousy and resentment caused by the promotion of the Lion King's status, and all the details of his being bewitched by Chaos to lead the rebellion of the Dark Angel Veterans Gate.

Bell was shocked at how Vito knew so many things. In order to confirm the reliability of the content in the book, Vito specifically listed many fallen angels he had met, and Bell was extremely shocked that since these traitors were interested in Vito showed no hostility and spoke almost as if to an old friend.

If Bell hadn't known Vito and knew he was not a traitor, someone else would have concluded that Vito was a traitor who colluded with Chaos, and then burned these precious historical books.

Bell looked at the pages of the book and believed in reading word for word. He did not want to miss any precious records, nor did he want to lead to any wrong thoughts due to negligence.

He was sure that Lancelot didn't know these things, about the fallen angels. The book revealed the internal and external system of the Dark Angels, revealed their almost crazy pursuit of the fallen angels, and even led to many unforgivable mistakes.

Bell closed the book and sighed in shock as he looked at the pile of books on both sides. Vito lent him all the books without reservation, and even asked him to move them himself.

Vito's original words were, you can take whatever you want to see, and remember to keep it secret and don't let others know.

Bell did indeed do this. He abided by his oath to keep it strictly confidential. Even when Olaf pressed him, he did not reveal a word. He did not dare to reveal a word at all. Everything here was too dangerous and too scary. .

The content they recorded subverted many official records of the empire, and even those of many Space Marine chapters. As soon as Bell got these books, he locked them here. He could only read them without sleep and food, eager to know more truth, and at the same time, he also He is always alert that he cannot be betrayed by the Emperor and the Empire.

Bell looked at the dark green book in his hand, and then at the "Second Empire" he had just read on the table. He had never known that his war group had such a history. Those ancient things made him feel Shocking content.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door. Bell quickly put the book on the table and stood up, subconsciously holding the bolt gun. Then he was horrified to realize the terrible thought he had just had. He quickly released the trigger and stepped back to lean against the wall.

The door was knocked again. "Bell, I don't want to disturb you, but Vito is back. Are you sure you don't want to come with us to pick him up?" Ragna said outside the door.

Bell took a breath, calmed down and looked at the door, "You go ahead, I'll come over after I've sorted out the potions." "Okay, it's okay, just remember not to knock anything over and kill half the people on the boat. ”

Ragnar smiled and his voice faded away. Bell lowered his head and looked at the bolter in front of him, and then at the pile of books in his hand. He was frightened by what he had just thought. He wanted to shoot and shoot at Someone outside the door is shooting, and all this is to save these books.

Bell put the bolter back into the holster, strode open the door and walked out. He turned his head and looked at the books in silence for a moment before closing the door.

As the gates closed, darkness enveloped everything, reincorporating the dangerous knowledge into the darkness.