The Emperor’s Angel of Death

Chapter 3108: The Calamity of Posul

“At the time, four companies of the Ascetics Chapter were stationed at the chapter monastery fortress, holding a traditional chapter ceremony presided over by Lord Magyar himself. However, an Eldar fleet quietly evaded all monitoring and suddenly appeared near Posul, directly attacking the Death Temple. They rapidly disabled the chapter monastery's shields and initiated boarding actions. Lord Magyar led hundreds of warriors and chapter serfs in resistance, and the two sides fought fiercely for several hours. While guarding the chapter's gene-seed vault, Lord Magyar was besieged by several bizarre Eldar figures. Although he successfully repelled them, he suffered near-fatal injuries. Subsequently, reinforcements from the Relictors Chapter and the Imperial Navy arrived, and the Eldar withdrew. In this attack, the Ascetics suffered over one hundred and fifty warriors killed, and the planet was also attacked, resulting in the deaths and disappearances of hundreds of thousands of civilians. This message was not a psychic transmission but was delivered directly by a messenger ship.”

In the resplendent Saint Palace council chamber, no sooner had Ustade's voice fallen than Seth's frantic roar echoed.

He slammed his fist on the railing, shattering the adult forearm-thick guardrail, then rose from his seat in fury, waving his fist and bellowing.

“I knew those disgusting knife-ears were up to no good! Watching us on Vestro was just to lull us into complacency so they could sneak attack the Victory's Scar! We should have given them a few torpedoes back then!”

To Seth's left, Malakin also frowned slightly, though his words were more rational.

“Did they say why the Eldar attacked? Was it revenge? Or…”

“The Eldar are always difficult to predict.”

Metellus, opposite Malakin, interrupted his question in a slow voice.

“We only need to know what they have done, not consider their so-called reasons. That's meaningless.”

“So, are we left with only one choice?”

Andar coldly stared at the data slate in his hand, which contained a more detailed report.

“Revenge!”

Seth raised his fist high.

“We must have revenge!”

Arash remained silent, noticing that Sorshian had not spoken from beginning to end, only sitting on the throne, occasionally rubbing his forehead, looking somewhat weary.

Malakin looked at Ustade.

“What were the characteristics of those Eldar who attacked the Ascetics? I seem to recall the Eldar are divided into many groups.”

“Yes, the messenger also brought a symbol.”

Soon, as the projector on the conference table flickered, a rotating symbol appeared. Malakin looked at the symbol, his frown deepening.

“Is it really…the Eternal Court?”

Due to the disturbances caused by the Deathwatch upon their arrival, the chapter masters present naturally knew of this Eldar faction. In a sense, they were even the saviors of the Lamenters, and many members of the Lamenters Chapter had seen these Eldar and their symbols, so Malakin's expression was very complicated.

“What exactly happened…”

“Now that we know who the enemy is, the next step is to prepare for revenge. First, we must determine where their nests or arks are.”

Metellus's words were supported by Seth, while Malakin looked at Sorshian.

He had also noticed that Sorshian had not spoken from beginning to end.

Following his movement, the others also turned their gazes to Sorshian. After a long while, Sorshian sighed softly and raised his head.

“Something is strange about this. I read the detailed report. Although the attackers wore the armor of the Craftworld Eldar and used shuriken weapons, the description also mentioned whips, scimitars, claws, and serrated blades. These weapons are unlikely to be found in the hands of Craftworld Eldar. Moreover, the siege of Lord Magyar involved elusive shadow monsters and warriors wielding huge broadswords. This is more like the Mandrakes and Nightmares of Commorragh. Additionally, the descriptions of the Eldar warships also had many characteristics inconsistent with the Craftworld Eldar.”

Sorshian's words caused Andar and Metellus to fall into contemplation, and Malakin also nodded.

“Yes, I also felt something was off when I read the description, but we rarely engage the Eldar and don't know much about them, so I couldn't articulate the differences. Sorshian, brother, is indeed knowledgeable.”

“Because the Eternal Court is not purely Craftworld Eldar. This is their most hateful and ugliest aspect!”

A voice suddenly boomed. Sorshian raised his eyes to look at the door, and the others also turned their heads.

Wearing heavily damaged armor, dragging an injured left leg, and with even half of his face still bandaged, Vidrian walked in through the slowly opening door, accompanied by only one person, the mysterious Nurus. Having removed his helmet, he looked solemn, his blocky face devoid of any expression.

Logically, the Council of the Afflicted would not allow outsiders to intrude at will, but because Sorshian and Vidrian had resolved their misunderstanding and reconciled, he had instructed the guards that if the other party came to find him, they could enter directly without notification.

However, he had been in treatment, and Sorshian did not expect the other party to wake up so quickly and learn of the distant news as soon as he did.

“Fortress Master Vidrian, is your body well?”

“For us, if we don't die, we're fine. I received an urgent message from a well-connected xenos inquisitor. The Ascetics incident is a serious provocation. If the Imperium does not respond, the Eternal Court will become even more presumptuous.”

Sorshian said nothing, but Malakin spoke on his behalf.

“The matter still needs to be investigated. There's something strange about it. It may be the Commorrite bastards trying to provoke us in secret…”

“No! Chapter Master Malakin, you probably don't know that the composition of the Eternal Court is extremely complex. This incident happened a month ago. The one who brought us the message is an inquisitor specializing in Eldar intelligence. He has been secretly investigating this force and, based on many clues, speculates that the Eternal Court is not only absorbing Craftworld Eldar but also a large number of Commorrite Eldar. As everyone knows, those wanderers living on the giant arks are very few in number. Even if they are added together, there won't be many, but the Eternal Court's actions have been very large in scale several times. Moreover, this is not the first time they have attacked the Imperium. In the Maelstrom, during that crusade, they also ambushed the Marauders, causing serious casualties.”

“What!?”

Everyone was in an uproar because most of them had participated in the Maelstrom Crusade but had never heard of this, only knowing that the Marauders, who were not on good terms with the crusade force, had suddenly left.

Vidrian saw everyone's expressions, which immediately made him frown and turn to Sorshian.

“Brother Sorshian, didn't the Deathwatch captain in the Maelstrom at the time notify you of the investigation results?”

Thanks to APG9393 for the alliance leader! Thank you, translator brother!!