Warhammer: In the Name of the Emperor

Vito had walked in every corridor, every deck and every corridor on this ship. Not to brag, he might know this ship better than Cole, but now it seems that he has It started to feel unfamiliar.

The reason for the unfamiliarity is not that the corridors here have changed, or that a certain module cabin has been recently split, but that the atmosphere here has become strange to me, but not that strange, but almost like returning home. It feels like ten thousand years ago.

Specifically, wherever Vito goes, someone salutes him, and wherever he goes, someone stands at attention and shouts "Hello, Marshal" or something like that. In short, it's embarrassing, especially now. You know, there's a guy behind him. Astartes, with his serious face, would make this embarrassing atmosphere even higher.

Vito walked with his hands on the long corridor leading to the bridge. He had been here countless times and was already familiar with it. When Cole informed him to come to the deck for a meeting, Vito came directly, but this time it seemed that the situation was so different. Something different.

You see, Vito just revealed his identity just the day before yesterday. The return of a miracle and legend scared everyone on the ship. Then he was followed by Captain Eisenstein. The son of Dorne has been serious and serious for thousands of years. He is known to follow behind him to "ensure" that every sailor who encounters him is reminded of the rules of etiquette.

Vito walked across the long granite floor. Two junior officers who were talking and walking with a data tablet saw him. The two immediately stood aside and stood at attention, and then tried their best to make The most standard action was to perform a military salute.

"The Emperor's blessing! Marshal!" the two said loudly. Vito nodded to them with an awkward smile, and then walked over surrounded by Eisenstein, Loken, Olaf and other six Astartes. , the burly giants walked past the two of them with ground-shaking steps, which really frightened them, especially since Eisenstein stared at them halfway.

Vito smiled bitterly, scratched his head, and sighed helplessly, "Captain Eisenstein, do you need to make everyone so nervous?"

"This is an army, Marshal. The army needs to keep discipline in mind." Eisenstein said extremely seriously. He walked around with one hand holding the hilt of the chain sword on his waist. He looked at everything around him extremely severely. Those sailors who usually worked "casually" under Vito would be severely reprimanded once discovered by Eisenstein.

Vito had heard a long time ago that Eisenstein was said to be the most stern officer of the Imperial Fists in thousands of years. Even in the Imperial Fists, which was extremely old-fashioned and had a paranoid pursuit of discipline. Sailors and Marines have been subjected to various rectifications by him since he boarded the ship.

You know, an Astartes reprimanding you angrily is much scarier than an Astra Militarum commissar whipping you with a whip, especially when he knows Vito's identity and the pursuit of discipline is even higher. Floor.

"They are serving under your command, Marshal. They must abide by the discipline more on the Supreme Marshal's ship." Eisenstein said word by word. Ragnar and Lancelot behind him looked at each other strangely, and then both shrugged helplessly. shrugged.

"You must be strict with them, Marshal." The company commander said, which made Vito scratch his head in difficulty. All this really made him very uncomfortable, "Wow, how should I put it, I am a little unaccustomed to it like them. It was a long time ago that someone called me Marshal.”

"A long time like ten thousand years ago?" Ragnar said with a smile from behind. Eisenstein's expression frowned. He turned to look at Ragnar with a serious face, "Be careful that you are talking to the marshal. brother."

"Okay Eisenstein, we are all friends, don't make it so awkward." Vito said and pointed at Eisenstein. The latter turned his head and looked at Vito, struggled for a while and then nodded, "As you said. May, Marshal.”

Vito held his forehead speechlessly. Sure enough, he knew that chatting with Dorn's cubs at this time would be tiring, but forget it, as long as he was happy, Vito rubbed the bridge of his nose and looked straight ahead, but he also responded to Ragnar's words. question.

"It hasn't been that long. The last time someone called me Marshal was during the Macarius expedition." Vito said as he walked, and the group quickly arrived at the bridge. They passed under the steel arch of the bridge and arrived. to the back of the captain's podium.

Captain Cole was already standing next to the holographic projection device. He turned to look at Vito and gave a military salute, "Marshal." "That's enough Cole, why are you making noises too? I told you not to shout in private." I’m Marshal, just call me Vito.”

Vito walked up to Cole with a wry smile. The six Astartes also walked around from behind Vito and gathered around the holographic imaging device. Cole nodded to everyone, especially to Captain Loken. Respectfully, the latter also smiled and politely returned Cole's greeting.

Cole then looked at the careless Vito in front of him, and he cleared his throat as if to remind him, "You are now the marshal, the supreme leader of the Imperial Navy, the Astra Militarum, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Military Affairs. You should act as Act accordingly, Marshal."

"There are also the identities of the Assassin Grand Master of the Inquisition and the Supreme Grand Master of the Inquisition. Captain, you missed these two." Bell added respectfully. Cole nodded to Bell gratefully, and then looked at the strange man in front of him. Vito.

Ragnar also had the same weird expression as Vito. He looked left and right at his brothers with their hands on their hips, "Holy crap, can his title be longer? He already holds half of the seats in the High Lords Council. "

Bell looked at his brother and cleared his throat. He raised a few fingers in his hand and counted them one by one, "In addition, he also has the Imperial Regent, the Supreme Lord of Terra and the Chief Member of the High Lords Council, etc." title."

"And the Warmaster." Loken said suddenly. His words made the scene suddenly quiet and even a little embarrassing. Everyone looked at him with strange expressions, with expressions of shock and disgust, which made Loken a little unaware. Overwhelmed and ashamed.

"Please forgive me brothers and captains, I don't know what I have offended you." Loken said ashamedly, while Olaf smiled and held his shoulders, "No need to worry about brothers."

"Warmaster is a blasphemous title, Captain Loken. It was held by Abaddon after the Heresy. In today's Empire, it is a symbol of sin. We usually replace and distinguish it with the title of Sun Lord."

Bell explained to Loken, who nodded to express his understanding. Loken looked at the brothers, "I mean, according to the order of the Emperor himself during the Great Crusade, when the original bodies were not present, All Chapters of the Astartes shall be subject to the control of the Grand Marshal, who shall exercise his authority as Lord of War."

"You mean that all battle groups must obey the command of the marshal?" Lancelot asked slightly surprised, and then laughed jokingly, "I'm looking forward to seeing what those guys in the inner ring will do when they find out. What an expression."

Eisenstein cleared his throat and seriously interrupted the chat. He looked at Captain Cole and nodded, "You said we have a meeting to attend, right? Captain Cole."

Cole nodded to Eisenstein, then looked at Vito, "Yes, I hope that the marshal can participate in this meeting as a marshal, serious, dignified and serious, without making wisecracks or talking nonsense."

Vito raised his hands as if surrendering and smiled bitterly, "Okay, I'll do my best, but what kind of meeting do you want to have?"

"I have ordered Captain Bayek of the Burial of Faith to prepare a report to you, Marshal. He will report on the current situation in the Macragge sector." Cole said and began to turn around and adjust the holographic platform. With a burst of ticking, The feedback sound projection began to emerge, and the Imperial Sky Eagle symbol rotated in the sky.

Vito looked at Cole with his arms folded, "You want him to give me a report?" "Yes, Marshal."

Cole said without looking back, tapping his fingers on the touch surface, "According to the regulations of the Imperial Navy, the captain or officer of the Imperial Navy must report the recent route or battle situation to the highest commander present, and answer everything he has commanded. question."

"I think this is the military doctrine you wrote yourself. I hope you haven't forgotten it." Cole said, Vito looked embarrassed, and Lilith, who had been silent, smiled and leaned close to him and chuckled.

"You forgot, didn't you?" "Shut up, they have almost made my military code bulletproof for ten thousand years. How can I remember so much content?"

Captain Cole said as he adjusted, the Imperial Skyhawk logo suspended above the holographic projection platform began to flash. As the Skyhawk disappeared, it was replaced by the image of Captain Bayek, a senior ship with a beard. As soon as he appeared in front of his eyes, he saluted everyone.

"Masters Astartes, Captain Cole, and" Bayek looked at Vito and suddenly didn't know what to say. Obviously he didn't see who he was, but it was not his fault. Who would have thought of the legendary What does the Supreme Marshal look like? After all, it is different from the statues of the state religion.

Vito jokingly smiled and put his hands behind his back. Eisenstein behind him immediately looked at Bayek seriously. The aura of the son of Dorn instantly shocked Captain Bayek.

"In front of you is the Imperial Astra Militarum, the Imperial Navy, the Imperial Ministry of Justice and the supreme commander of all military forces, Supreme Marshal Vito Constantine. Salute, Captain." Eisenstein said with a frown. by, "Performance of Military Courtesy."

Captain Bayek was frightened by an angry Astartes. He immediately stood at attention and saluted Vito, who smiled jokingly and saluted the captain as well, "Hello Captain Bayek. , I think you have a lot to report, right?"

"I'm sorry, sir, but I'm not quite convinced that you are the Supreme Marshal. I hope you can prove your identity." Bayek said cautiously, but as soon as Vito was about to speak, he was interrupted by Eisenstein. The burly Emperor Fist The company commander took a step forward and looked down at Bayek.

"Your caution is commendable, Captain, but I, Eisenstein Batalov, Captain of the Imperial Fists, Third Company of the Iron Guards of Terra, swear by the name of Dorn that I am the High Marshal, don't you? Do you want to believe me?"

Faced with the serious Eisenstein Bayek's difficulty, he did not dare to offend and offend a Space Marine company commander. That was absolutely foolish, but he did have doubts in his heart. After all, in this crisis situation, lies Deception is everywhere, chaos disguises itself as various forms and causes destruction everywhere, so it is always right to be careful.

Vito could see what the captain was worried about. He smiled, stepped forward and patted Eisenstein's arm, "Captain Bayek is justified in being cautious. This is the duty of a captain." , then let me prove it."

Eisenstein nodded and retreated. Vito stood in front of the holographic projection with one hand behind his back, "Tell me Captain Bayek, is your ship's Mechanic-Priest still alive?"

"No, the priest has returned to the original power and went to Omnisea, but his apprentice is still alive." After the captain said that, Vito nodded, "Very good, please come over."

"Lin! Come here quickly!" Captain Bayek shouted, and soon a young man in a red robe ran over. He stood at attention in front of the holographic image, "Listen to the instructions, sir."

Vito looked at him and smiled, looking at him with his arms folded, "Lin? Interesting name, you remind me of the names of people in the 2K era."

The mechanical teaching apprentice smiled awkwardly and scratched his head, "Please forgive me, sir, my hometown is a bit unique and incompatible with the empire."

"I hope you adapt to this conflicting universe, young man, it will not reason with you." "I try my best to survive, Marshal, your order?"

Vito smiled and pointed at the holographic instrument in front of him, "Is your Meditator system still complete?" The young man immediately lowered his head to check, and then nodded, "It's still complete, sir, although some parts are damaged. The main system is still intact.”

"Very good." Vito cleared his throat. He raised his head and looked at the opposite side of the holographic projection. "Thinker system, identify the authority code, the return of the king."

Following Vito's words, the meditator over there suddenly started to operate. Bayek and Lin both took a step back in surprise. Everyone on the bridge of the Burial was shocked because all the operating system screens were all closed. All suddenly turned red and locked up.

The Imperial Skyhawk logo suddenly appeared on all the screens, and the huge Skyhawk icon was suddenly projected in the center of the bridge. The eagle rotated and the deep mechanical sound of the ship's cogitator engines came from all the speakers and channels.

"Identify the authority code. Return of the King. To identify and cover the authority. The system is locked and waiting for the marshal's instructions." The deep voice said without emotion. Bayek looked at the surrounding situation in shock. His battleship was in It was completely under control in an instant, and all programs, including all programs of the entire battleship, were taken over instantly.

"Your Majesty the Emperor! How could this be possible?!" Bayek exclaimed, while Vito smiled and put his hands behind his back, "Thinker, release the lock and revoke the authority."

"As you command, Marshal." The Thinker responded. All systems instantly returned to their original state, the screen changed from scarlet to green, and the Imperial Sky Eagle logo disappeared, as if what had just happened had never happened.

Bayek stared at Vito in stunned silence, swallowed his saliva and looked at him. The latter smiled slightly, "Now I hope you believe my identity, Captain."

"Please forgive me, sir! I'm at your service!" Bayek immediately stood up and saluted. Lin was frightened and immediately saluted and stood up. Vito looked at the two of them kindly and nodded to signal them to put down their hands.

"Report, this is my order." "Yes, sir."

Bayek cleared his throat and put his hands behind his back. He stood up in the Imperial Navy's standard reporting stance, "Bayek Apudullah, captain of the Burial of the Faith, our ship belongs to the 98th Chapter of the Ultramarine Star Territory. The direct superior of the detachment is Count Tal Dooku. One Terra Standard month ago, our fleet received an order from the Ultramarine Command and rushed to Macragge for support. "

Vito frowned slightly and thought about something, then raised his eyes to look at the captain, "What's going on with Macragge?"

"The Macragge star region is under siege by Chaos. Currently, the Chaos army is attacking all over the empire. The wars in various places are urgent. Among them, Macragge is the most urgent in our extreme star region. According to what I know, the destruction of Chaos The fleet is attacking across Macragge, and the Ultramarines and their sub-groups are struggling to resist."

"Captain Calgar sent an urgent request for help to the Star Command. The command ordered our 98th fleet and 117 and 181 fleets to rush to the rescue. The remaining fleets also set off in batches thereafter, led and commanded by Count Dooku."

Vito nodded and put his hands behind his back, "But it seems that your situation is not very good, right? Captain." "Yes, sir."

Bayek nodded regretfully, "After we set off, we encountered a subspace storm that enveloped the entire Macragge sector. We still don't know the cause of the storm. Astropaths believe that it was caused by the evil power of subspace infiltrating into the physical universe. , but I don’t quite understand their riddles and crazy talk.”

"But the undoubted result is that the subspace storm caused the fleet to be dispersed. We lost contact with other ships. After finally jumping out of the subspace, the entire fleet was completely dispersed. Then we encountered Hui Yan, who had been ambushing us for a long time. "The enemy was ambushed and caught off guard, sir."

"In other words, the subspace storm blocked all reinforcements and communication methods?" Vito asked next. Bayek nodded, and he straightened up and looked directly into the marshal's eyes.

"Yes, sir, we are currently unable to contact any friendly forces, whether it is the Macragge fleet or the reinforcement fleet, or even the follow-up fleet outside the system. The Astropath is completely unable to see the Star Torch or Star Talk."

Vito held his chin and walked up and down the bridge. Cole and others watched Vito without anyone disturbing him. They knew that Vito didn't like anyone to interrupt him when he was thinking about problems, and he would reach a conclusion soon. Yes, that is indeed the case.

Vito turned to look at Bayek, "Do you know Sousa's situation? Where we are preparing to go."

"If I were you, I wouldn't go there, sir. According to the last news I learned, Sosa was completely surrounded. The Chaos Fleet controlled the universe. The outer space of the entire planet was locked layer by layer. The local fleet has also been The whole army was wiped out."

"Where are the local Space Marines? Are my original blood brothers still persisting?" Bell suddenly asked from the side. Bayek was a little embarrassed. He thought for a moment to find an appropriate reply.

"I don't know, Lord Ultramarines, but I believe that the Space Marines of the Emperor's Scythe Chapter are still fighting. After all, I heard that the artillery fire there is still flying. It doesn't seem like Chaos is still winning."

Bell nodded, then looked at Vito, "If so, Marshal, my brothers will provide all the help they can. They will assist us to go to the lighthouse and activate the artifact."

"The premise is that we can land alive, Marshal." Eisenstein added, he looked at Vitor and raised an iron hand, "I believe that the Sons of Guilliman are still resisting strongly, but I doubt they can help us cross. Orbital blockade, if we can’t land, everything will be empty talk.”

Vito nodded, acknowledging Eisenstein's words, but did not deny Bell's. He looked at everyone and nodded, then looked at Captain Bayek with his hands behind his back, "Your report was very clear. Thank you for your contribution to the ship." Commander, now I order you to lead your battleship out of the battle and head to the northeast axis of the star domain coordinates. After sailing for 2 seconds, you will find an unmanned planet with a secret unmanned star port on it. "

"That place was built during the Founding Era and was later abandoned after the Punishment Era. I believe there are safe havens and repair facilities there for you to repair the damage."

Bayek nodded with relief, not knowing how grateful he was to Vito for his help, "Thank you, Marshal, and may the Emperor bless you. If you allow me, I will prepare to set sail."

"Go ahead and wish you good luck, Captain." After Vito said that, the image disappeared. He walked to the armrest and looked at the endless stars in the universe. The Astartes and Captain Cole were watching behind him. he.

Captain Cole looked at Vito with one hand behind his back, "Your orders, Marshal."

"Set a course for Sousa, I think I have a plan."