Warhammer: In the Name of the Emperor

There is a proverb that says that soldiers who have fought in wars always cherish each other, and those old soldiers who have fought in wars are as close as brothers. This sentence is perfect for the Astartes.

Olaf and Eisenstein stood on the bridge of the Infinite Frontier together. Both of them looked at the front of the bridge, where the statue of the Emperor was completely embedded and carved on the tall curved wall, and the main end of the immortal skull. Sitting on a golden throne, surrounded by countless pipes and flashing lights.

Like all the design parts of the Infinite Frontier, no decorations are meaningless, purely for the sake of the beauty of Figure 1, especially in the bridge, a place where every inch of land is precious, filled with a large number of Mechanicum instruments, equipment and equipment. Cables, and the Emperor's Idol, of course.

Behind the huge statue is the processing center for the entire bridge data collection. After being encoded by the Thinker and binary operations, all the data will be transmitted to all parts of the ship along the pipes extending around the Golden Throne, just like the Emperor The emperor injects his own powerful power into the Star Torch.

The two old warriors looked at the statue. They had both aged in the Hundred Years War. Although the Space Marines aged much slower than mortals, they were not immortal. The years still left their marks on their faces. Traces and wrinkles climbed onto his forehead, and the white hair and beard were clearly visible.

But it was also a silent symbol of honor for the two of them. Like the golden dome above their heads, it symbolized their years of service to the Emperor. Together they looked up at the statue of the Emperor with reverence, waiting for the day when he would call them to their side.

"Captain Eisenstein, if my mind is still clear, you are now over nine hundred years old, close to a thousand years old." Olaf turned around and said, the old wolf's beard swayed with the rotation of the power armor, Eisenstein looked at The Emperor's statue nodded.

"Your mind is still clear, brother Olaf, but this does not mean that I can no longer continue fighting." Eisenstein lowered his head and said solemnly, clenching his fists as if to show his silent strength.

"The time of Commorragh is very similar to the subspace. Although to the Empire, I have been missing for centuries, to me it has only been a few years."

"So I have not lived so long. For me, I have only served the Emperor for five hundred years, and I will continue to serve him until the day when the throne calls me. This is the key end of my life. "

"Well said, my lord, I believe you will make the All-Father and the Primarch proud of you. When your soul returns to the throne, they will be proud to welcome you."

As he spoke, Eisenstein raised his hand and pressed Olaf's shoulder armor. Eisenstein had a very strong physique. He was as tall as Olaf in the Priest Terminator armor. He looked at His brothers are full of respect.

"Thank you for your praise, Brother Olaf. You and I are both veterans who have served the Emperor for four or five centuries. Please do not call me lord, just brother."

The two Space Marine veterans held each other's shoulders and nodded solemnly. Eisenstein put down his hand and smiled slightly, "How long have you served under Judge Vito? Brother."

"I think it's been forty or fifty years. I'm honored to serve under him, and I'm honored to lead the other three blood brothers." Olaf said, his gray beard could not hide his energetic spirit, and That unparalleled enthusiasm made Eisenstein extremely gratified.

"Indeed, my brother, it is an honor to fight side by side with Lord Vito. I have fought side by side with him many times, and he is also familiar with my chapter leader. Although it is a pity, according to Brother Bell, Judging from my history, the chapter leader has returned to the throne."

Eisenstein said sadly, placing his iron fist on his right chest, "But he is worthy of the Emperor and Rogal Dorn. I believe he is already in the halls of glory, together with thousands of generations of Chapter brothers."

Olaf nodded and mourned together, but suddenly he noticed something and frowned slightly. This did not escape Eisenstein's attention. He looked at his brother and asked with concern, "What's wrong? Brother."

"You said that Inquisitor Vito has fought with you many times? But that means that he was active throughout the empire nine hundred years ago, and he was also familiar with the late Chapter Master, which means that Vito Tuo's age is already over a thousand years old, or even older."

Olaf said thoughtfully, his brows furrowed, and Eisenstein also frowned and realized this, "You're right, brother, I just realized it now. I should have noticed this a long time ago. I must have noticed it." It was my excitement about seeing old friends in Comoros that led me to overlook this.”

"It's also because you don't know how much time has passed in the outside world, brother, but what is no different from when you disappeared is that the empire's life extension technology is simply impossible to allow a mortal to live for a thousand years without getting older at all. sign."

Olaf's words made Eisenstein nod in approval. He held his chin and thought thoughtfully, "He is exactly the same as when I saw him. Even a person from the Mechanicus cannot live so long, but Why? How did he do it?

Just as the two were lost in thought, a siren echoed in the bridge. The two looked at the captain's podium above their heads. Captain Cole had already walked to the armrest and looked down.

"Report the situation." Cole said decisively and seriously. The dangerous voyage in subspace did not break his spirit. He was still the outstanding Imperial captain, and his men were still the best sailors in the galaxy. them.

"We have returned to the physical universe, Captain, praise the Emperor Starlight for reappearing." Commander Bird below was operating the machine in front of him and said, the first mate beside him nodded, the handsome female first mate Anna with short hair He raised his head and looked at Cole, "We have arrived at the galaxy locked by the Inquisitor. We are at the eastern edge of the Ultimate Star Field."

"Can we contact the friendly forces of the Empire? Any unit can do it." Cole asked, and the first officer looked at the screen and shook his head, "No, the subspace storm blocked the communication. We can't contact any friendly forces of the Empire, but according to the The star map shows that we are only six hundred light years away from Ultramar."

Cole nodded, everything was within the expected range. He looked at the steel armor in front of him that blocked the magnificent viewing window of the bridge and raised his hand slightly, "Open all the covering armor and let the light of the sea of ​​stars bathe us." "Yes, Captain."

The first mate pressed the button on the operating table. Following the operation of the mechanical priest on the other side, with a crisp ticking sound and the flashing of the red light, the steel armor outside the bridge glass window slowly lifted up. The rising starlight shone in along the gap. At first there was only a little faint light, but it soon turned into a brilliant Milky Way.

Everyone in the bridge raised their heads and looked at the starry sky. The crew, Captain Cole, the two Space Marine veterans and the three young warriors standing not far away all looked at the starry sky. The bright starry sky will The gorgeous and magnificent scenery is displayed in front of everyone's eyes, and the light like silver sand is projected on the faces of everyone on the bridge.

Cole looked at the starry sky and sighed. He always liked to look at the stars. When he felt unhappy and stressed as a child, he would sit at the foot of the statue of Macarius and look at the starry sky above his head. All his troubles The pressure will be gone, and it is the same now. The nightmarish subspace voyage is finally officially over.

"This starry sky will always be so beautiful." He sighed. The three young warriors stood behind the captain and looked at the stars with him. Lancelot put his hand on the hilt of his sword, took a deep breath and opened his mouth. My eyes looked at the indescribably beautiful nebula.

"Indeed, you will never get tired of watching it, especially after witnessing the nightmarish starry sky in the subspace." Lancelot said, and Bell nodded in approval. Although the starry sky in the subspace still has its own beauty, that starry sky But it is an extremely dangerous place, a dangerous place that can take away people's souls.

Only these stars will not do it. These are their stars. The beautiful starry sky that has bathed thousands of generations of human beings will not. As early as the ancient times, humans have been looking up at these stars. Those brilliant starry skies guide humans to pursue them. The starlight stepped into the Milky Way and started a thousand-year journey.

But just as Bell was lamenting history, a huge shadow gradually enveloped the bridge. Bell, the Astartes, and all the crew below looked up at the huge hull sliding over the bridge. An indescribably huge black ship, with countless strange green lights flashing on its surface.

A large number of space rifts appeared around the black ship. In an instant, a large group of ships with similar shapes rushed into the cosmic curtain and sailed around the Infinite Frontier in the blink of an eye.

As they arrived, the alarm sounded loudly, and the bridge was in chaos because of the alarm. Cole immediately stepped forward, pressed the armrest, looked down, and shouted at everyone, "You are the emperor's navy! Stay calm! Captain Bird reports Condition!"

Captain Bird looked at the radar screen full of red dots in front of him in horror. His expression was completely filled with fear, and his voice responded to the captain with the most fearful and trembling voice, "Necromancer! Captain is Necron fleet! A whole Necron fleet surrounds us!"

"And what's above us is a tomb harvester! Its size exceeds the size of all tomb ships recorded by the Empire!" The Oracle shouted in horror. The Space Marines looked at each other, but Bell maintained enough Calmly, he looked at the first mate.

"Anna! The void shield is charged! All macro cannons and torpedoes are loaded! The nova cannon is charged and ready!" Cole's order was immediately implemented. First Officer Anna ran behind the fire control officer and gave the order. As the fire control team The operators quickly exchanged opinions, and after skillfully activating all systems, Anna turned to Cole.

"All weapons are in place, Captain! Wait for orders!" Cole looked at Anna and raised her hand, "Ready, fire."

"Lock all weapons, disarm, hurry!" A voice interrupted Cole and directly issued a new order. The crew looked back, and Cole and the three Lancelots behind him also He looked at the man running into Cambridge.

Vito and Lilith ran into the bridge. They had obviously just dressed in a hurry. Vito's clothes were a little too loose, but Lilith's "immodest" clothes were enough to attract everyone present. mortal male attention, but they were quickly scolded back by Cole.

"Look at the enemy in front! You are not visiting a brothel! Damn it!" Cole cursed, while Lilith stopped and looked at him with a joking smile, "Do you know what it's like in a brothel? Captain."

"There are some unconscious people in the Navy who go to brothels. I was taken there by them when I was a recruit, but now is not the time to discuss my career. What are you crazy about?" Cole looked at Vito and cursed, with one hand He leaned on his deputy and turned around to say, while Vito walked to him and smiled apologetically, then looked at the enemy ship outside.

"If you open fire, we will be instantly broken into pieces within a minute. The Necrons can detect our armament and disarm the entire ship. Quick."

"Are you planning to negotiate with the undead? Are you crazy?" "Maybe, but this isn't the first time I've gone crazy. You should have gotten used to it."

Cole watched Vito sigh and nodded to First Officer Anna, "Disarm." "Yes, Captain."

Following Anna's order, the fire control members quickly disarmed the entire ship. The weapon arrays that had been ready to fire all returned to calm, and the red ready state changed to the green closed state.

"What now?" Cole turned to ask, while Vito smiled and turned to look at the light that suddenly lit up on the holographic platform behind him. The signal was suddenly forcibly inserted into the ship's communication, directly bypassing the entire Thinker system. Projection enters.

The holographic projection of light particles quickly materialized into the outline of a person. The outline quickly became clear, and the steel face appeared in front of everyone, especially the Astartes who subconsciously clenched their weapons.

"Tarrazin the Endless." Cole said alertly, looking at the steely face, and the undead smiled, responding to Cole with that weird laugh.

"Hello, Captain, hello everyone, I hope I didn't disturb you." The Necron Overlord said with a chuckle.