Warhammer: I don’t want to be a can of worms! ! !

Chapter 508 4.26 Loyalty

【I am loyal! 】

Luojia rushed forward to grab the sword in Fulgen's hand, which caused his head to fly out, but his body still carried out the order and snatched the sword away, and the iron sword fell to the ground with a clang.

+I believe you are loyal! My brother! +

Luojia's roar came, and his body began to twitch. Fulgen, who was knocked down by Luojia's body, turned his head in horror and saw behind him, the thrown head with its mouth and eyes wide open, screaming silently, Fierce golden flames burned brightly on the severed head.

【--ah! ! ! ! 】

Fulgrim screamed, but Phoenix immediately stood up and ran over, picking up Luojia's head with both hands. Golden flames burned along Fulgrim's arm. Without any hesitation, Fulgrim turned around and faced Luojia who was twitching. body, inserted into his head.

+Thank you, my brother. +

Luojia's voice sounded again, and Fulgrim, who could not understand the original body of the Word Bearers, took two steps back and stumbled to sit on the ground.

Fulgen saw that the team led by Luojia was also dumbfounded by the scene that had just happened.

Luojia, who had been twitching on the ground, stood up and groped upward with his hands, pulling out a little of the head that Fulgen had violently inserted into it - so that it could float again.

Then the head slowly turned back to face Fulgrim.

The threads that had been stretched out due to the violent screams and tightly sewn around its eyes and mouth were all gone again.

Fulgrim collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath from fear and violent movements. He raised his hands, and the golden flames that burned him just now faded away again.

[This is... what is this? 】

Fulgrim asked. The golden flames brought him pain, but he did not reject them. He thought of Luojia's words just now, and a thought came to his mind -

+The power of the God Emperor. +

Lorgar said he raised his hand and his scepter returned to the primarch's hand,

+Now are you willing to believe that I am loyal? +

Fulgrim swallowed. He lowered his head and glanced at Feinus' armor. In his peripheral vision, he seemed to still have the golden flames on his arms.

...No...no, if it was an illusion, He would use Feinus to tempt him, not Luojia.

Not even such a weird Luojia!

Faenus, Horus, Sanguinius...but never Lorgar.

【伱...you...what does he want me to do. 】

Fulgrim stammered, but he immediately added,

[Except for my loyalty, everything from me has been taken away by Him. I’m not sure I have what you want. I’m not sure I can do what you want me to do. 】

Fulgrim gritted his teeth, blood oozing from his mouth,

[I...if I can help my father...I'm happy. 】

The dirty gray-armored giant in front of him seemed to sigh,

+Your own existence is a kind of coordinate. +

Luojia waved the scepter and the golden runes twisted down from the scepter and walked close to the ground, instantly surrounding Fulgen. Fulgen twitched unnaturally, but in the end he didn't say anything.

Luojia bent down and pulled Fulgen up.

The original body of the Word Bearers turned his head and looked into the void in the distance with his closed eyes, as if confirming something.

+You are chosen,+

The tone of the Golden Speaker was slightly sad;

+ I'm sorry - but I think you need to know the truth, and I trust your loyalty, brother - can you promise that you live up to my trust? +

Fulgrim shrank, his gaze hidden in his messy hair never raised, and he finally did not speak.

Luojia continued talking to himself, as if Fulgen acquiesced,

+He, Slaanesh, made the deal with you,+

Luojia said with difficulty, + because he hoped that there would be an existence similar enough to him, and that when Pluto entered the palace of six desires, this existence would be far enough away from the palace. +

+You are His chosen bait. +

Fulgen, who had been keeping his head down, began to tremble violently.

[He wants me to divert...it? 】

The floating head moved up and down comically, as if nodding.

[Then why should we do as He wishes? ! ! ! 】

Fulgrim screamed. He stepped forward angrily and pushed Luojia with his hand, but Luojia didn't move. Then, Fulgrim seemed to suddenly realize something. Phoenix cursed loudly, like a trapped animal. Pacing back and forth in place,

+Because He changed his mind midway,+

Luojia said as calmly as possible, + He hopes to completely sacrifice himself to detonate the entire supreme heaven. +

Is this a lie? Maybe, maybe not - after all, no one knows what Slaanesh himself thinks.

Slaanesh himself didn't know.

+For His pleasure... He threw part of His authority into the River Styx, giving up this aspect of authority. +

Luo Jia's eyes were sewn shut, making his face look particularly calm and kind.

+ But this authority has not disappeared. +

Fulgrim raised his head suddenly,

【it--】

Fulgrim was speechless for a moment, but then said aggressively, [According to my inference, it is impossible for any subspace existence to survive in that black mass! 】

Luo Jia raised his hand and made a religious gesture in front of himself.

+Praise the God-Emperor,+

The Golden Speaker said, +The power closest to Hades is the God-Emperor, our father...+

+ He sent down His power, taking advantage of Slaanesh's weakness, to seize part of Slaanesh's authority on the River Styx. +

Fulgen looked at Luojia in horror,

【He hopes...he...】

+The God-Emperor's authority conflicts with that of Slaanesh - He cannot use them,+

Luojia said, He nodded to the ground with the head of his scepter and surrounded Fulgen, and the golden runes began to emit little bits of purple light.

Tears slowly flowed from Luo Jia's eyes. In front of him was Fulgen, who fell to the ground again due to extreme fear.

+But you can, my brother. +

Fulgrim held his head tightly, pulling out his hair nervously, trying to use the pain to regain some of his sanity. Is this an illusion?

[No...I am loyal. 】

Fulgrim whispered to himself, he had lost everything... In the end, all he kept was his loyalty.

Luojia was silent, his shadow shrouded the Phoenix who was talking to himself crazily, and the golden tears he shed shone brightly. As the golden speaker who gave alms to him, Luojia wanted to comfort Phoenix.

But there was no time.

He could feel the god's impatience.

Luojia lowered his scepter again, and golden flames suddenly ignited on the runes, surrounding Fulgen.

The black line on Luojia's mouth loosened, and the original body opened his mouth, mute his voice, and followed the god on the throne to recite the divine words word for word,

【Fugen,】

Luo Jia said, "If you really want to prove that you are loyal and pure, then give your last self." 】

[Even if you have no value now,]

[But a piece of bait does not need to be of much value. 】

Fulgen raised his head suddenly and stared at the expressionless Luojia, as if he was completely shattered.

【And after that,】

The God-Emperor said,

[Find Malcador, and I will give you the sleep you want. 】

Phoenix's eyes were filled with tears. He opened his mouth tremblingly and penetrated Luojia's body, as if he saw the emperor behind him.

[Really, father? 】

The only reply he received from the other side was loneliness.

Fulgrim panted, he fell into a cage surrounded by layers of golden flames, and randomly picked up the broken armor of Feinus on the ground.

He lowered his head, hiding his face under his messy hair again, and his pale, withered mouth moved,

[Thank you for your kindness, Father. 】

【I'm ready. 】

He gritted his teeth and blood oozed from his mouth. He proudly, stubbornly and devilishly guarded his remaining loyalty.

Did he do the right thing, Faenus?

Fulgrim wondered, or was he simply unwilling to be proven wrong in his previous choices?

Is your loyalty valuable to Him?

But in the end, Fulgen stubbornly did not lower his head.

Maybe he just didn't want to bow his head.

Buried within this body, Slaanesh's legacy contract ultimately failed to come into effect - a contract that immediately gave the primarch access to vast amounts of Slaanesh's power.

In the back hands left by Slaanesh, there was already a plan to shake the loyalty of Slaanesh and unleash Slaanesh's spiritual power to lure Pluto back.

On the throne, the emperor's eyes were full of complexity.

In the end, Fulgrim was unwilling to surrender his loyalty to Slaanesh... The Emperor thought,

But this also means that the Emperor will invest more of his own power to make up for the missing power of Slaanesh.

Now……

The emperor looked at the embarrassed figure kneeling on the ground with a complicated expression, holding the armor of Feinus.

... Fulgen... Fulgan...

The emperor thought, blood spilled from the corner of his mouth,

...There is no way...such a pure and loyal soul...it's better to stay.

...It's just...it's so hard for me.

The golden flame burned silently.

No more, great!