After a public confessional ceremony in front of the people of Otrama, Kiriman was finally able to wear the Helm of Domination.

The corruption of the armor can be replaced, the thorns can be hidden, the horns growing on the helmet can be hidden, but only the bright red color of blood cannot be hidden, such a conspicuous helmet he can't take off yet, once he takes off the helmet, Killiman can feel the old wound that Vogrim left to him in the past, and the stubborn slaane toxin squirms ambiguously in the veins.

And when this ominous helmet was placed on Killiman's head, he could feel some kind of restless power associated with subspace flowing through his body, something called 'Overlord' suppressed the sword wound that cut his throat, and the hot blood rushing in his veins gradually dispersed the toxin that had been entrenched in Killman's body for thousands of years.

This unidentified force was slowly healing Killiman's wounds, but it was also affecting his sanity, making him irritable, irritable, and belligerent.

Killiman hated this irrational feeling, but at least until his old wounds were completely healed, he needed to wear this helmet all the time - and accordingly, he needed to give an explanation and a reasonable explanation to the Inquisition, to the state religion, and to the people of the Empire.

So Kiriman chose 'Confession', using the Red Helmet tradition of the Ultramarines to explain the problem of the Crown of Domination.

No matter how ominous the chaotic-tainted helmet was, or even Magnus calculating himself, Killiman knew he needed it no matter what......

"Next, let's go and confirm the stargate of Connaught...... No, let's meet Ryan first......"

After the confessional ceremony, Kiliman sat in the original office specially prepared by the state church and rubbed his frowning brow.

Too many things have happened in the 10,000 years that the empire has been asleep, and there is so much intelligence and information that needs to be received in a hurry, even if the thinking ability is as strong as Killiman, it will take some process to accept and digest such a huge amount of information.

In the process, Killeman meets with Ryan, who had come to visit him on Connaught.

Squeak –

When the office door was pushed open, the first thing that appeared in front of Killiman was a stout arm covered in silver-gray Seiko armor.

The owner of the arm was a burly old man with gray hair.

"You are ......" Killiman looked up at the comer's face, the tough features surrounded by armor were so familiar, but the deep wrinkles that grew in the corners of his eyes and forehead were so strange, and the loose strands of hair were as white as snow hanging from the branches of the Caliban forest, exuding an aura that was so familiar to the Lord of the Ultramarines.

For a moment, Killiman didn't dare to call him by name.

"It's me, Robert, it's me Ryan." Ryan whispered, his soothing tone mild and tired, far removed from the ferocious lion that Killiman remembered.

The lion is old, and the politicians are still young.

"Ryan, where have you been all these years? I heard that you disappeared quietly for 10,000 years, and did not return to the empire until a few years ago......" Killiman did not use too many political and verbal skills, and bluntly asked his brother about his most important concerns.

Kiriman did not know the inside story of the Caliban civil war, nor did he know that the Lion King had been severely injured by Luther and had been asleep until now, but from his point of view, Ryan hurried back to his hometown of Caliban with the Dark Angel after the Horus Rebellion, and then disappeared for 10,000 years.

Faced with Killiman's question, Ryan smiled, not angry or showing any emotion.

He smiled and said, "Unlike sitting in the stasis field, I have been sleeping in the fragments of my hometown since I received a fatal blow from a loved one, and the river of time has flowed through my body, smoothing out many of the originally sharp places. ”

Killiman was deeply moved, but he couldn't find the right words to describe it.

Ryan sat down in front of Killiman and explained to him the situation around the Eye of Dread - Ryan had been leading the Dark Angels to station near the Eye of Dread since he had awakened, monitoring the movements of the Impenetrable Chaos forces, especially Abaddon the Marauder, and he knew the situation around the Eye of Dread best.

"The Unbreakable Line is a large line of defense across the Eye of Fear constructed by the followers of the four Chaos Gods to defend against the invasion of a high-dimensional creature called the 'Boundary-Breaker', which feeds on soul energy and seems to be the natural enemy of demons, and the Chaos God is especially wary of them......"

"Including Loga, Angelon, Vogrim, Perturabo, Motarian...... The tug-of-war between the Chaos Army and the Boundary Breakers has been going on for decades, and in general, the Boundary Breakers have the upper hand......"

After listening to Ryan's account of the Eye of Fear, especially the strategic intelligence that does not break the line, Killiman felt a little confused, and he politely asked a question.

"Hmm...... Ryan, I noticed that your narrative seemed to be particularly focused on the Chaos general known as 'Abaddon', and that much of the information you expounded was related to him. While it is true that the Chaos General, who inherited the mantle of Horus, is an enemy to be wary of, there are still several renegade primordials active in the unbroken line. ”

Killeman asked tactfully, "Why are you so focused on gathering information on Abaddon instead of focusing more on the movements of the Chaos Flanks?" I think our fallen brethren are the more threatening enemies......"

Ryan was momentarily speechless, but soon he found an excuse to prevaricate Kiliman's inquiry with words such as 'Abaddon is the chosen of the four gods', 'Abaddon inherited the spirit of vengeance', and 'Abaddon is the self-proclaimed commander'.

Sensing Lane's embarrassment, Killiman did not delve much into the matter.

Then the two brothers talked about how Ryan, who was stationed around the Eye of Fear, was able to get to Otrama in such a timely manner. Ryan's answer hit the ground in Kiliman's heart where he desperately wanted an answer.

"It's the stargate, I passed through the stargate." Ryan said, "You should already know the Eternal, known as the Bullet Starman, who launched the Terra Expedition with our Imperial Father, and the 13 expeditionary fleets set out from the Far Eastern Frontier to share the templates for the construction of the stargate with various important imperial worlds in the process of crossing the galaxy, and build the stargate ...... there."

"Today, the stargate network has connected nearly 1/8 of the major worlds in the galaxy, and the galaxies such as Klentarina, Kadia, and Badab where I am stationed are among them."

Receiving an affirmative answer from his brother, Kiliman let out a long breath.

The situation of the galaxy has been so eroded that even the home planet of the Ultramarines has been destroyed, and after 10,000 years, he woke up slowly, and the dark galaxy was in full view, and all he saw was full of devastation.

In the eternal night, the lamp called hope flickered slightly.

"It's wonderful...... "Killeman whispered," said Killman, "I have never felt so truly that hope is such a beautiful thing." ”

"It's beautiful." Ryan coughed lightly, "I'm sorry to upset you, but now I'd like to talk more about that helmet than nostalgia." ”

(End of chapter)