"Why, Tyrell, you know that the Inquisition is already full of us. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info Any slight excuse will lead to the destruction of the warband. Why did you want the soldiers of the 2nd Company to be involved in the battle of Sipkle IV. ”

I looked at the gold-clad Commander of the Ceremonial Company, Impres, who had joined the Bands for four centuries before me, and who had been praised for his prowess and wisdom by the Band.

But I still have principles that I must defend

"Impreus, even if we are above mortals, we are still human, and I cannot sit idly by and watch Chaos slaughter the Emperor's people."

"I understand your dedication to protecting the Emperor's people. Believe me, as you do, defend this to the death. But that's not a reason for you to put this above the survival of the warband. ”

"It's been too long since you've had personal contact with civilians, so why don't you leave your ship outside of wartime and see the people you have sworn to protect?"

"I don't need you to tell me how to live up to the honor of the warband."

"Enough!" The voice of the warband leader Lazer rang out. The warband, dressed in the only black Terminator armor in the group, walked slowly among us.

"The Inquisition has formally questioned us, and soon their warship will come to us. I'll go and reply as the head of the war. ”

The Warband Leader's eyes were obscured behind the heavy helmet, "The Warband will continue to exist, and our mission will continue." Imrise, you will inherit my place. ”

"Yes, Warlord. But with all due respect, it's too dangerous for you to do so. ”

"I think so too, there's a good chance that the madmen of the Inquisition will be bad for you, Captain Warband."

"Don't worry," the warband leader shook his head, "If this is the only way to bring hope for the survival of the warband, I will not hesitate to do so." My only hope is that the Warband will be able to continue our sacred mission. United, my brothers. We fight for humanity. ”

"Forever!" We shouted slogans loudly, and our hearts were filled with a tragic sense of mission.

At least that's what I thought at the time.

――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――

Why did the Inquisition destroy us?

Is it because we refuse to carry out the order to massacre civilians, or because we are always short of soldiers in our warbands and cannot hand in enough genetic seeds, or is it simply because we don't want to be the dogs of the Inquisition and don't have the strength to do so?

I don't know, but I do know that the end of the warband may be today.

We were surrounded by a fleet three times our number, and the front of their ships was engraved with the insignia of the Minotaurs.

Seven company commanders on the bridge of the mothership, staring at the image that appeared in front of their eyes. An Inquisitor, barely an inch of skin, loudly announces to us that the Pale Angel is a rebellious heretic, and that we will be purified by the Minotaur Warbands and the Inquisition. In his hands, he grabbed the head of the war leader. His expression was sad and calm, as if he had seen a fate he had already known.

"Inquisition, time will tell if Ris is us or you will be regarded as a traitor by the Emperor." Impres cut off communications, and then decisively issued his first order after taking over as the head of the war regiment: "Activate the glorious ruling, and the whole fleet breaks out." ”

But there were people who clearly didn't want to let us go.

Spears of light pierced the universe and bombarded the battleship's void shield.

The battle motherships of the 4th and 6th companies were already scarred, and the motherships of the 5th company had already been sunk. Despite our bloody battles, we were outnumbered.

But the sacrifice will not be in vain.

But we still got our last chance. A bright yellow light spurted out of the warband's mothership, tearing a hole through the encirclement. The warband immediately broke out of the gap and rushed into the subspace.

――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――

We have embarked on the path of exile and are no longer tolerated by the Empire. Our information has been cleared, the planet we protect has been ordered extinct, and we, by these villains, have been stolen by the name of the emperor, declared to be a traitor and heretic, homeless, and in hiding everywhere.

"Maazel, how long has Impriss been with the Radiant Judgment?"

I asked Mariel, the commander of the fourth company, and he shook his head blankly. "It's been three days, and if he doesn't come out again, we must enter the subspace immediately, or the Empire will find us."

Maazel had a headache flipping through the datapad in his hand. "Every time we show up, if we exceed a certain limit, we will invite the Empire to fight back. It is also becoming increasingly difficult to replenish supplies. Truth be told, we're running out of ideas. ”

In fact, there is another option. We all know each other. We can plunder the worlds of the empire to replenish what is needed. However, we can't do that, this is the final honor of the warband, and even if the road ahead is the end, we will come to an end, and we will not just let ourselves fall.

"Impreus must be in pain......" I sighed.

"Yes, my brother" Suddenly, Impreus appeared in our field of vision. He looked tired and sad, but I could feel a new sense of courage and faith in him.

"Gather the warband, Brother Tyrrell, Brother Maazel, I have something to announce."

"Brothers, we are Space Marines, pale angels of the Emperor. We walk among the stars, our souls are infallible, and our glory is known to all.

But we suffered a betrayal. The parasites on Terra and the miscellaneous members of the Inquisition have betrayed our ideals and beliefs, and they are trying in vain to destroy us, expel us, and make us subordinate to their ****.

They denounced us as heretics because we refused to treat the emperor's people as they did.

They slander us as traitors, but the fact that they have violated the noble will of the emperor and who has used the emperor's noble name as an excuse for their own interests has long been self-evident enough to tell the world.

We will be vindicated, and our steadfastness to the Emperor will be remembered, but not in this decaying empire.

In the midst of the great relics of the warband, the glorious ruling, I saw images from far away.

That's not all the civilizations we know. There, reason and human dignity will be guarded, just as the Emperor is still among us.

It is called the Federation, and they inherit the great spirit of humanity from the Great Golden Age.

I don't know if it's just an illusion, but I know we don't have a choice in front of us. Whether it is to return to the empire that wants to kill us, or to degenerate into a plaything in subspace, it is a spurning of our noble past and high honor.

Our hope is not in the Empire, and I don't know what lies ahead of us. But if you will walk with me, join me in chanting our battle cry. ”

With that, Impreus paused, then looked around, "We fight for humanity!" ”

"Forever!" The high battle cry echoed through the mothership, and it didn't stop for a long time.

"We traveled through the Void for a long time, beyond our imagination, until we left the subspace and realized that we had reached the edge of the galaxy, at which point we discovered a planet that was being attacked by Tyranid. Despite our sparse numbers, we have decided to fight to protect the planet. But just after we entered the fray, a fleet suddenly appeared before our eyes that we had never seen before. Their firepower was so powerful that Tyran was extinguished in an instant. It wasn't until we made contact with them that we found out that they were the Golden Locust Warband, who had previously been declared traitors.

Today, they are part of the Commonwealth.

We were thrilled to learn that our destination was more than just a pipe dream.

After that, we went through a lot before we finally joined the Federation and came here because of the demands of the mission. ”

When Tyrell's story was over, I was puzzled even more

"So, you still believe in the emperor? Your story only tells the Empire's betrayal of you, but deliberately ignores the second half, what do you want to say? ”

Tyrrell smiled, "I'm sorry, it's a military secret after that, but your mentor knows a little bit about it, and you can ask him later." ”

Then, he stood up and said, "Okay, tell a bit of a boring story to make you laugh, let's get moving." ”

I stared at him, trying to see some clues, and in the end, I had to give up.

Maybe the guru knows something, that's what I thought.

――――――――――――――――――――――――――――

"It's been a long time, Khadgar, you're still so healthy."

"Without further ado, take a look at this information."

“…… Are you sure? If this is true, then the actions of our new allies will only fail. ”

"There is no doubt that these two new threats are not something they can solve."

"Then mobilize the Federation Navy, and don't let Tyron get the 'treasure'."

"The Twenty-seventh Killing Fleet is on standby."

"And what about your little men? Are you still going to throw him in? ”

"Someone has to recover the treasure, and once Titanium's actions on Tantalus have achieved their purpose, they are bound to retreat. The pale angels must also depart with them. ”

"But it's too dangerous, I wasn't going to approve your plan to interfere, and now I'm even more skeptical of the need to put our precious talent in danger."

"It's not a dangerous situation, and I don't want to if I can, but to let someone else go is just to die for no reason."

"What about Steven and the Elephant?"

"The incident is enough to protect himself, and Steven, he himself has already prepared. If he can't pass this level, let alone the future task. ”

“…… Well, hopefully you know what you're doing. ”

"Rest assured, for him, I have always believed that luck is on his side. Well, goodbye, Malcon. ”

"You too, take care, Khadgar"