62. Thousand sons
"Are you nervous?"
Hades tapped his fingers on the table, "Pony, I heard from the old horse that the current Grey Knight is a continuation of your bloodline. ”
He looked to the side, the faint light on the Magnus Stone flashed, and the crimson figure of the original body flashed, and the chest was straight, but judging by the hair he had smoothed, the original body seemed a little depressed.
Not surprisingly," Magnus said dejectedly, "they were ...... Drew a lot of my blood. 】
“……”
Hades glanced at Magnus sympathetically, although he had not witnessed the atrocities of the emperor and Machado at the time, it would not have been wonderful to be able to make the original body feel afraid.
"I've heard that there are old warriors among the Grey Knights."
Hades continued, "...... You're not looking forward to it? ”
Magnus's phantom flashed,
[Specifically and precisely,] the original body said, "It's "I" who doesn't expect it - "I" is only a part of Magnus, "I" don't expect to see them, maybe there are other "Magnus" who will expect them, but not "I",]
[At least "I" is only a small part of him, not enough to ......]
Magnuston paused,
And they may not be happy to see me," Magnus said, "I've heard of the Grey Knight's banishment...... That "me" news, your smarter little cub told me this story - the emperor is above, they hate subspace! They hate all psionics—as one psyker, they hate other psionics! It's just-]
This is a crime that no greenskin would ever commit.
Magnus's face turned a little white.
Hades blinked, "Then I'll let the Grey Knights go back first-"
[Nope! 】
Magnus suddenly shouted, "No! Let me see them! Evil Negative Psionic Oger—]
The original body turned to look at Hades angrily, and was furious, but saw the Hades innocently spread his hands,
"Then I suggest you make a good impression on them."
The two stared wide-eyed.
Magnus's skyrocketing red hair fell,
"You can't deprive a father of his right to meet his son," Magnus said aggressively, but the momentum had gone down, even if the tyrant had deprived it of it 10,000 years ago...... Why doesn't He see me?! 】
Hades glanced in the direction Macado had left, and he probably knew why.
If his assumption is true, then in front of Machado, the emperor really can't say much, especially in front of his heir who has some strange brain circuits.
In a way, there is also some sadness.
"The old yellow man is not in good spirits," Hades said casually, "you didn't see him crouching—his face turned white when he sat on the Golden Throne." ”
【Disrespectful Negative Psionic Ogli ......】
Magnus whispered, but heard footsteps, Hades looked up curiously, and put away the black field surging outside the hall, he was looking forward to which gray knight would come to meet him.
The footsteps stopped.
"Please come in." Hades said, ignoring Magnus's "Wait! 】
With a slight "snap", Magnus's apparition vanished,
Hades glanced awkwardly at Magnus's location and swallowed the words he tried to ask.
He looked up, and the silver warrior was standing in front of him, the mark of purity hanging from the armor, and there was no other decoration left, and there was no mantle for his face.
Hades looked into the Grey Knight's eyes, his helmet covering his face.
"Welcome, except for the seat on my right, feel free to sit,"
Hades said,
"Don't be nervous, I just wanted to ask you about a psionic...... By the way, let's discuss the possibility of the Grey Knight separating from the Inquisition. ”
There was silence, and the gray knight did not move.
Hades raised an eyebrow and silently controlled the black domain to pull over...... Powerful psionic energy, still a little familiar.
Oh, Hades thought, probably the same Qianzi he had met.
He was about to stand up and speak, but was interrupted by the Grey Knight's words,
"Hades,"
The Grey Knight said, "Lord of the Silent Order, Commander of the Death Guard, Mastermind of the Council of Nikaia, Man of Prospero, Fellow of Motarian......"
Hades sighed silently, and he looked at the location of Magnus Stone again, still pretending to be dead, and by the way, he also used psionic invisibility.
Hades propped up the table and stood up, his actions silenting the gray knight,
"There can't be so many people here,"
Hades said, "As you can see, here is Hades, or ...... Hades. ”
"Who are you?"
Hades may have understood the Grey Knight's words, but he still leaned into his black domain, and the darkness pressed past, but the Grey Knight did not flinch, he slowly pressed his hands on his helmet and took it off.
A wise old man with a white beard washed away by the years appeared in front of him.
"The Empire's greatest soulless, Hades,"
He said
"Contemptible Azek Ahriman, you may have forgotten me, but I will always remember the image of the Nikaia meeting."
Hades spreads his hands,
"There may be a contradiction between us, or there may be a misunderstanding, it doesn't matter, what do you want to express, Ahriman - and one more question, is this your personal opinion, or the Grey Knight's opinion?"
"Excuse my offense, it's a little of my own confusion, and if you forgive me after I've asked this, then ...... We can move on to the Grey Knight. ”
"If not, the new generation of Grand Mentor who will take over my position is behind the door, and he can discuss the future of the Grey Knight with you, I'm sorry, but the Supreme Mentor Diego is not in Terra at the moment."
Wrinkles crept up the corners of his eyes, and the experience added true wisdom to him,
"I am the Grey Knight's past,"
"I am a son of a thousand."
Ahriman said he felt an endless darkness, like that day, the day he flinched, watching the legion be disbanded and the original body taken away — but this time, he wouldn't.
"You want to accuse me of what I did to Chiko back then?"
Hades said calmly, as if he felt Magnus's agitation,
"If you've lived for 10,000 years and served as the Grey Knight, Ahriman, I think you know what that meant at the time - the entire Legion made a pact with the Chaos Things, and the Lord of Humanity didn't destroy you all, which is the greatest mercy."
Hades accepted Chiko's emotions, after all, the original body was pressed on the stage by him back then, but he would not give in to the others-
That thing...... Even if Magnus's later feats are lamentable, they cannot erase his previous foolishness.
Mistakes are destined to pay a price.
If his heirs are still blinded by the hatred of that year after 10,000 years, Hades does not need to show too much mercy.
He is a descendant of the Legion who was followed by Tzeentch, and he is cautious.
Ahriman shook his head with a pale face, the pressure from the soulless made him feel disengaged,
"No,"
He said
"I just want you to understand what happened to our original body after Prospero was burned?"
Ahriman's lips trembled, he was not in a good state, Hades felt that he was trying to soothe his spiritual energy, but his eyes were still staring at Hades, as if he wanted to cast a curse on him,
"Why,"
Ahriman's voice was hoarse,
"Why wait for me to see the Crimson Queen again...... He's ......"
"Mutiny?"
"What did the empire do to him back then? So much so that my father betrayed?! How disappointed he was—would—"
Chiko's questioning came to an abrupt end.
Hades looked helplessly to his right, his red sideburns flying, his noble ivory horns pointing to the sky, his eyes shining with pure white, and the giant's red skin glistening.
[I didn't!] 】
Magnus shouted, "I didn't mutiny! Magnus never betrayed! Azek ——!!! 】
"Wait," Hades' voice drowned out the shouts of the original body and the thousand sons, "the Lord of Humanity didn't tell you about your father......"
He didn't finish his sentence, and Hades watched as Magnus rushed towards Ahriman, who screamed like a mouse with a cat's tail stepped on, and began to chant protective spells and curses in his mouth.
"Don't come over !!"
Ahriman roared,
"Puppet of the Changing Heavens - I never recognize you as the great Crimson King, get out of !!"
Ah, Magnus's expression was like it was about to break.
Ahriman's words may have caused substantial mental damage to the original body, so that Magnus did not catch Ahriman for a while, and the veteran of the thousand sons who had been in battle had successfully retreated to the door and was ready to go out to shake people.
Hades certainly wouldn't allow this to happen, and he quickly flipped over the table and decisively reached the gate one step ahead of Ahriman, blocking the way out with his body.
"Calm !!"
Hades shouted, "Azek Ariman, this is not a magic illusion!! ”
But it didn't work, and Ahriman waved his staff, furious,
"Carlos!"
Ahriman shouted, and immediately changed the incantation,
"I admit your novelty this time - the Immortal King is born! I knew it wasn't possible! That arrogant psionic bastard deserves to die 10,000 years ago!! Instead of fucking sitting down with a psionic grey knight and having a good talk! Fantasy is also about logic!! ”
Hades had a polite but embarrassed smile on his face.
You say this, Hades doesn't like to hear it.
But after 10,000 years of fighting with Tzeentch and the Devil, Hades decided that he should be gentle.
The spell that lit up on the staff of Ahriman struck Hades, but it only flashed,
"I respect your caution in the face of chaos," Hades chuckled, "but sometimes you can just chant the spell and don't have to worry about me." ”
Hades leaned forward slightly, and the next moment, a storm arose!
[Don't !! 】
Magnus gave a short cry and lunged at Ahriman, as if trying to block the blow for Ahriman, but Hades was one step ahead of him.
Hades squatted with a smile and pressed Ahriman with one hand to make Chiko's face touch with the floor, while holding a glittering red stone in the other.
Ignoring Ahriman's screams, Hades took the Black Domain and stuck it directly to it.
"Ahh!!h jsrhub dj——”
Even so, Ahriman continued to chant the incantation, and he seemed to wish he was really facing Tzeentch instead of ......
Hades.
Hades !! 】
Magnus roared, "Don't kill him!! 】
Hades got up slowly, and looked at Ahriman with a helpless expression on his face, as if he had hit a ghost,
"Am I that kind of person? Small - I just made Ahriman recognize reality. ”
Hades let go of the redstone, and Magnus's apparition immediately sprang out, looking at Ahriman on the ground worriedly,
"The concentration of the black domain I released was very low, and I didn't get dizzy."
Hades said, "Get up, Ahriman, don't play dead, there's no such thing as a panacea. ”
He released the Black Domain to envelop the entire hall, and even the two psionics were surrounded by a faint Black Domain,
Magnus's soul was still so wonderful that Hades silently retracted the thought.
"I assure you, in my name, by my side will be the safest place to escape Chaos, Ahriman."
Hades glanced at Magnus, bent down and pulled Ahriman up,
"Whereas, you're behaving this out of the guise of Chaos...... I acted as if I hadn't heard anything. ”
There was a blank expression on Ahriman's face, he stared at Hades with a smile from Bengbu, and then at Magnus with a worried face,
Eighteen seconds later, Ahriman accepted this desperate reality.
He's starting to miss Tzeentch the Great Carlos.
At least better than Hades.
“…… Thank you for your forgiveness. ”
Ahriman squeezed out this sentence sullenly, and his momentum completely withered,
"So......" he looked at Magnus with a twinkle in his eyes, "is this ......?" ”
Hades patted Magnus on the shoulder,
"Your father's ...... Part of it, the kind that is absolutely loyal, can't be wrong. ”
"This isn't a lifeweaver's conspiracy?"
"I've been through so many of these things, Immortal, not a single fragment is pure, and the hatred for the Scarlet Sinner is deeply engraved in the soul of the Grey Knight, who has taken too many of our companions. ”
Hadiston paused, he turned his head, and looked at Magnus again,
He looked at Ahriman solemnly,
"Believe me, believe in the history of the empire...... The greatest soulless, if I can't guarantee this, then no one can. ”
Hades said, remembering Machado, "His past, his present, is still loyal." ”
[And the future,]
Magnus said, clapping Hades' hand away and looking at Ahriman,
[Forever.] 】
[Magnus never betrayed,]
Magnus said solemnly,
He whom you have seen...... It's nothing but the price that the loyal pay for loyalty. 】
[And I," Magnus said, "I am his "cowardice" and "kindness." 】
【Other ......】
Magnus was silent for a moment, then walked up to Ahriman, frowning,
[As far as I know, the Lord of Change has been trying to collect them, and there are others...... I'm also collecting my other soul shards. 】
Ah, Hades thought, the Magnus shard he drew still looked like SSR.
"Shall I give you a little time and space to catch up? Looks like this chiko still can't fully trust you, Magnus. ”
Hades said, "But for the sake of chaos, I can't give you complete freedom for the time being." ”
Magnus smiled, and Ahriman nodded stiffly,
"Praise be to Hades."
Ahriman muttered,
"I guess this is your first kind word to me in 10,000 years."
Hades found a stool at random and sat down, skillfully opened the command board, and took advantage of this gap to prepare for the approval of documents and arrange meetings.
Ahriman nodded.
Hades ignored Magnus's whispering exclamations and tried to keep Ahriman out of Hades' sight.
(End of chapter)