The Emperor’s Angel of Death

"Ah!"

Hearing that Seyd was Dorn's childhood name, Saul Tarvitz was thunderstruck and froze in his chair. →

Li, however, fell into thought after speaking, then shook his head, muttering to himself:

"No, no, it may be too early to draw conclusions now... If he did this, what was his purpose? And where did he go afterward? Ctesiphon? That place disappeared after the death of the Xerxes brothers..."

At this moment, Saul Tarvitz came back to his senses and said with a frown:

"No wonder I always felt that the history of the White Templars was very strange... It must have been modified. What Landal said may not be entirely true. Perhaps what he knows is also a false history of the chapter. I have already sent people to investigate the hidden history within the White Templars. Perhaps I should focus on that Seyd..."

Li suddenly interrupted him.

"Tell me about the White Templars again."

So, Saul Tarvitz recounted what he knew about the White Templars' past once more.

When he heard about the corrupted gray marrow, Li suddenly took a step back, his hands clenched tightly together, the eyes within the bandages widening as if he had heard something terrifying.

"Could it be... could it be..."

"Could it be what?"

"Dorn implanted the gray marrow into himself! He used himself as a test subject!"

Saul Tarvitz's eyes widened, but then he thought again, and it didn't seem right.

"If Dorn transplanted the gray marrow, then why did it end up on me—"

As soon as he said this, he realized why Li looked so horrified. Since the final gray marrow project was executed on him, it meant—

The real Seyd, or rather, Dorn, had failed!

What would be the result of a failed gray marrow transplant?

Saul Tarvitz didn't dare to imagine. →

And that was already eight thousand years ago!

"No, I have to investigate this immediately... Something is strange."

With that, Li turned and hurried into the shadows, but suddenly he stopped, turned, and looked at Saul Tarvitz.

"Saul Tarvitz, before I find out the truth about this, do not act rashly, and do not make any moves with the White Templars. Wait for me, wait for me. I will have someone bring you the things from Saturn."

But then Saul Tarvitz thought of another question: if Dorn was Seyd of the White Templars, then how did the Changer become Seyd of the Star Knights? What happened during the transformation of their identities?

"Hey, Li, I have a question—"

Before he could finish, the other party quickly disappeared, leaving Saul Tarvitz alone sitting in the chair, lost in thought...

Suddenly, he remembered that he had witnessed a memory that did not belong to him. There was no doubt that it belonged to someone named "Seyd," but that person could never be Dorn.

Could this merely be a coincidence of the same name?

In addition, the physique of a Primarch is so obvious that it is difficult to conceal. If Dorn were Seyd, the White Templars would surely recognize him unless they were blind. According to Landal, Seyd suddenly disappeared into the webway labyrinth beneath Sanctuary, so he should not have had time to erase all records. →

Moreover, the Terminator armor he found at the entrance of the webway labyrinth on Sanctuary seemed to confirm this. Unless modified, it would be difficult for a Primarch to wear that Terminator armor, and the Snow Lotus Blade was also found there, indicating that the person was undoubtedly Seyd.

Therefore, combining information from various sources, Saul Tarvitz could draw a conclusion—

There are at least three Seyds!

One is the owner of the Terminator armor in the webway labyrinth of the White Templars.

One is the Primarch Dorn, who has Seyd as a childhood name.

And the other is the Changer who has been observing him in the Star Knights under the name of Seyd.

There are different accounts for the existence of these three, and the accounts differ from each other, either because their existence does not coincide in time, or because—

Someone is lying?

Moreover, carefully recalling what Li said earlier, there are some contradictions in it. Having experienced the events of Occam, Saul Tarvitz would no longer easily trust others.

In addition, Li always avoided the topic of Ctesiphon. One moment he said he didn't know Dorn's whereabouts, the next he said Ctesiphon had disappeared since the death of Xerxes. The Primarch's notes clearly contained evidence related to Dorn and Ctesiphon, and Saul Tarvitz did not believe that Li had never seen the notes and files, so he was feigning ignorance.

Furthermore, there were some aspects of his words and actions that Saul Tarvitz found strange. For example, he said he came on behalf of Erda, but Saul Tarvitz had clearly met Erda and had been to the Thunderstone Chapel more than once. If Erda really wanted to observe him, she would have observed him long ago. Erda had even met Veronica, so there was no reason to entrust someone to test him...

However, there were some things he could verify with someone who should be quite familiar with the Great Crusade era.

Thinking this, Saul Tarvitz stood up and hurried towards the exit.

An hour later, in a private room on the Eternal Crusader, Amnak, having removed his helmet, listened to Saul Tarvitz's account, crossed his arms, rested his chin on his right hand, and paced back and forth in the room, deep in thought.

"Hmm... this Li... something's not right."

When he stopped, he turned to look at Saul Tarvitz, who was sitting behind the huge desk.

"He's lied at least four times."

Saul Tarvitz didn't let him continue, but clasped his hands together, elbows resting on the desk, fingers propping up his chin, and said slowly:

"Amnak, answer a few questions for me first."

"Please speak."

"Is Erda the mother of the Primarchs?"

"Yes."

"Was Xerxes a child naturally conceived by the Emperor and Erda?"

Amnak pondered for a moment, then shook his head.

"I don't know."

"Don't know? Aren't you the chief of Slaanesh?"

"Not knowing means not knowing. It shows that this matter is also very important to Slaanesh. Anyway, He has never told me, but... but it should be true."

"Should?"

"Because judging from the nature of the gray marrow, it would be impossible for other Primarchs to succeed. This indirectly confirms that Xerxes and his brothers are fundamentally different, so it is highly likely that he is the Emperor's true son, the Son of Man."

"What exactly is the so-called essence of the Primarchs?"

Amnak spread his hands.

"Saul Tarvitz, your questions are more advanced than the last, but you overestimate me. A Greater Daemon is ultimately just a fragment that spills out during the formation and activity of a Chaos God. Perhaps its rank among warp entities is relatively high, but it can never touch such advanced secrets. The warp is far more complex and profound than you think."

"So, you still don't know?"

Saul Tarvitz stared deeply at the former Greater Daemon of Slaanesh. He knew that the other party was definitely holding back, but he had always tried to treat the other party with a friendly attitude. However, after experiencing so much, Saul Tarvitz realized that kindness sometimes only leads to deception.

If necessary, he wouldn't mind using some means that he didn't often use in the past, such as—

Violence.

Seeming to sense Saul Tarvitz's "malice," Amnak pursed his lips and said euphemistically:

"It's not that I don't know at all..."