Warhammer: In the Name of Ashes

Chapter 147: War will not happen again

"The Emperor's eyes are watching you! You must purify the evil in front of you!"

"The Emperor's will is with you! You must stick to your duty!"

"The emperor's divine power is protecting you! I must follow your footsteps!"

The machine spirit was chattering in Calvin's ears all the time, asking Calvin to listen patiently to its "encouragement" while focusing on operating the Titan in battle.

"What is your name? The Declaration of Truth, right? I sincerely suggest that you change your name to the Imperial Commissar, or you can also call it the Imperial Magic Stick..."

Taking advantage of the gap in the operation, Calvin said this to the machine soul.

When it comes to magic sticks, Calvin himself is half of it. And judging from the current trend, he probably won't be able to escape the remaining half.

And unlike the previous life, the gods in this world are actually confirmed to exist.

And what he is doing now does, in a sense, give him the illusion that gods are walking on earth.

A huge psychic aura swept across the entire battlefield like a wave of air, and weak demons that were not determined enough perished in droves.

The tall brass knight was swept away by the air wave, and the great demon retreated under the impact of the hand of darkness to avoid its sharp edge.

Yes, Khorne, known for his bravery and cruelty, escaped shamefully, after he saw Nurgle's favorite turned to dust with one blow.

A white-gold beam of light shot out from the giant spirit's hand ten kilometers away. Under the impact of the jet, the blessing carried by Nurgle's beloved seemed to have never existed before. The aura of disease and death resisted for less than half a second. The body that was as high as a hill turned into a golden pillar of fire, and not even the soul could escape...

Yes, the premonition that chilled the vests of the remaining three demons eventually became a reality.

Within the battlefield range of this fixed psychic field, their death will really become death in a literal sense, and the soul will have no chance to return to the subspace, nor the ability to wander in the real universe.

While the platinum-gold light incinerated his physical body, the soul with the double blessing of the gods and the mark of the subspace was also burned under such divine power.

What a blasphemy! How can a mortal master such power! This is definitely a conspiracy!

The great demon of Tzeentch cried out. Its two heads, which claimed to be able to see the past and the future at the same time, seemed so ridiculous in the eyes of the great demon of Khorne:

Laughing at it, it has calculated all its mechanisms, seen all the past and future, but it can only see its current death...

But it soon stopped laughing.

Because after the Great Demon of Tzeentch tried to break through the inert psychic field and failed to teleport again, it saw with its own eyes that the miserable "Birdman" (this is its unique name for the Great Demon of Tzeentch) was evaporated in the original place by the attack that arrived in the next moment. The earth, and even the artifact staff given by Tzeentch himself, were transformed into the most basic particles in the universe under the baptism of the power of order, and disappeared into thin air.

The great demon of Tzeentch is dead.

After centuries of cooperation, the blank perception of each other made it clear that this was not a fake death or a conspiracy, this was a simple and cold death...

It raised its head and looked at the Titan who had turned to stare at it, knowing that it would be next.

"Blood for the blood god! Skull for the skull throne!"

This descendant of the God of War and Courage lived up to the name of his father. Even at the last moment when he knew defeat was imminent, he still fanatically raised the bloody sword in his hand and launched a Don Quixote attack on the giant named Titan. German charge!

How mighty! How tragic! How...ridiculous.

Calvin thought to himself after accepting its soul without changing his expression.

The God of Machines appeared in the world, and the demons gave him their heads.

The great demon of Slaanesh failed to create a few more unexpected waves, and finally followed the footsteps of the three colleagues before him, and died together under the power of the psychic titan.

In other words, when this group of demons, relying on the gaze of the gods to wreak havoc and constantly reborn in the subspace, were destined to perish when Calvin entered the psychic Titan.

Although the war is not over, the war has ended.

Deep in the subspace, the gazes between the gods were silent and suppressed. Under the intentional shielding of the one from the direction of Terra, they could only judge the outcome through the tide of fate.

This is His home court, and the rules are freely set by Him.

The battlefield has long been opened and the stakes have been raised. Buying and leaving is an iron law on the gambling table, and it is the same in this universe.

Under the eyes of everyone, if you try to cheat and throw in new chips, your outstretched hand will definitely be cut off by that sacred being.

The balance of fate gently swayed, and the chips were collected and delivered to the winner.

Although the number is still insignificant, in the malicious eyes of the gods, the fate of the human empire has truly increased at this moment.

Obviously, in this round, He is the take-all dealer.

The morale of the mortal legion was re-energized, and the pressure on the front was relieved.

The wounded were sent to the rear for treatment, and the veterans returned to the rear quietly and resumed their duties.

The soldiers in front were baptized by the wave of silver psychic energy, and the invisible pollution on their bodies disappeared with the regained sanity in their eyes.

They turned back to look at the Titans walking slowly but heavily in the distance, feeling as never before that the Emperor was with them.

The enemy has been eliminated, so there is no need to mention the remaining Xiaoxiao. Calvin drove the Titan Declaration of Truth past the human side and towards the demons who were still in chaos.

The Gray Knights, together with the mortal legions, launched a new offensive under his leadership.

At the forefront of the entire camp, the towering figure of the Psychic Titan was like the bow of the Terran Navy breaking through the waves in ancient times. Wherever it went, demons broke out.

The remaining demons were wiped out by him after losing their commander. Under the devastating offensive, the legions led by Calvin fought all the way to the cave where the subspace breach was located. During this period, he never saw them again. I've seen those Chaos Space Marines.

The war has come to an end. There are not many demons left, and the mortal legion has also suffered heavy losses. From the compiled statistical report, what Calvin sees is the tragic situation behind the victory of the entire advance legion.

There were not many demons in the cave anymore, and he didn't want to cause any more casualties to these nearly-total soldiers, so he ordered them to stop and defend on the spot, waiting for reinforcements from the main force in orbit.

The final order has been issued, and Calvin, who has nothing to do for the time being, is finally free.

Just when he was about to stop driving the Titan and prepare to review his gains from this battle, under the guidance of the Titan's alarm, he noticed that there was a new visitor at the end of the sky.

Countless tiny black spots appeared from the end of his field of vision. After the Titan's detection array was enlarged, he clearly saw the marks belonging to the Astartes on the rapidly landing airdrop pods that were locked by Titan's anti-aircraft firepower.

"Blood-colored wings? Crimson Seraphim Chapter?"

Calvin was confused at first, and then remembered the Orpheus sector where their home star was located.

Is this the reinforcements that Jin has been talking about, arriving early?

Meteors were still falling like rain. Calvin took a quick look and saw that there were at least three large companies of troops.

Obviously, these soldiers who came from the original route did not have time to communicate with the Soul Redeemer. Instead, they took the lead in deploying their troops as soon as they arrived, trying to save the imaginary battlefield crisis.

Calvin left the Titan's driver's seat, stood up, and jumped from the gap opened by the Eldar artifact in front of the Titan's driver's cab.

He had to hurry up and put his armor back on, otherwise he really didn't know how to explain to these Astartes how a Gray Knight piloted a Titan.

Fortunately, it was not his turn to explain this question. Jin, who came with the Gray Knight behind him, had already prepared a speech for him:

"His Excellency Nicholas, Captain of the Shield Guards, is waiting for your meeting in orbit. Leave the questions here to us. If anyone asks, please tell us the secrets of the empire. If you have any questions, please ask the Forbidden Army."

"Okay! I'll see you on the track then."

Calvin put on the various parts of the armor with the help of the Gray Knight while replying to Jin.

The roar of the engine of the Thunderhawk belonging to the Revenant Redeemer is also clearly visible in the distant sky.

In the end, Calvin failed to wait for the officers of the Crimson Seraphs on the ground. The Thunder Eagle that assisted him in returning to orbit arrived in front of him first.

After leaving the remaining Gray Knights on the surface and assigning the task of guarding the Titan, he returned to the ship in space on the Thunderhawk.

On the way back, Calvin sat in the back cabin of the Thunderhawk and thought. While he was sorting out the harvest of the trip, he was thinking about how to open his mouth to take over the big treasure of the Declaration of Truth in the hands of the shield captain of the Forbidden Army. To get it.

There is no other reason, this thing is so useful!

Although most of the equipment of the Declaration of Truth has been damaged, the psychic weapons alone make it of immeasurable value!

He didn't know what this kind of machine looked like in other people's hands, but in his hands, it was a huge combat amplification device!

Although the burden of use is very heavy, with this thing, even on a battle-level battlefield, Calvin's confidence will be three points out of thin air!

And in Calvin's plan, the future Legion combat sequence of the Gray Knights does indeed require the existence of these divine machines.

So since we have this plan, why not start from here?

As he lowered his head to think, Thunderhawk quietly and efficiently returned to the flight deck of the Revenant Redeemer.

When he walked out of the rear hatch that he had just opened, he looked up and saw that a small team of Imperial Guards wearing iconic golden power armor had been waiting at the entrance of the deck for a long time.

The leader was particularly tall, and the towering red tassel on his golden helmet almost reached Calvin's shoulders. He stepped forward and stopped five meters away from Calvin (equivalent to the standard social distance of one and a half meters for normal people). , then bowed slightly and said:

"The Emperor's blessing! I am Nicholas, Captain of the Shield Guards of the Adeptus Custodes, under the throne of the Holy Emperor, directly under the Throne Court. I salute you, the noble...Lord of Castle Calvin."

"The Emperor's blessing! Good day, noble envoy from the Throne of Terra, the noble Captain Nicholas."

Calvin responded politely and skillfully. Although the so-called imperial etiquette was of no great use, it was indeed necessary to exist. This was also one of the gifts he received when he was the castle owner.

"Thank you for your helping hand, so that the situation here will not become irreversible. I already know everything on the ground. You don't need to worry about the follow-up finishing work, just leave it to us." Nicholas said to Calvin.

"Okay. But..." Calvin was also thinking about returning to Titan II as soon as possible.

After all, the Redeemer of the Souls has been out for a long enough time. With the Gray Knights' manpower so tight, he hopes to return to Titan II as soon as possible, or participate in other battlefields.

In his plan, after meeting with the Custodes Shield Captain from the Tower of Hegemony (the highest headquarters of the Adeptus Custodes), it was time for him to set off and return to his home planet.

"But?" Nicholas repeated Calvin's words slowly. He looked into Calvin's eyes, waiting for the follow-up.

"About that Titan..." Calvin was still hesitant.

"We will keep it secret for you." Nicholas said understandingly.

"No, no, no, I mean..."

Calvin's face was a little red. Such a big thing was still an object that could not be described as a military weapon like a Titan. He was not a well-known Blood Ravens war group, so he really couldn't find a reason to give it to him out of thin air. I'm so embarrassed.

But asking for it directly like this also broke his bottom line...

"Oh, I understand what you mean." Nicholas lowered his head and thought for a moment, then replied to Calvin:

"Theoretically, it belongs to the Titan Order under the direct jurisdiction of the Emperor - the Order of Omen. In its current state, the Throne Court is governed by humble servants like us, so the Throne Court and the Order of Omen have their own conflicts. The right of recourse for the Declaration of Truth.”

"So?" Calvin's heart beat a rare beat twice. Hearing what the other party meant, was this something interesting?

"So today, when the Order of Omen has been dormant for three thousand years, and the Declaration of Truth has been reported as a battle damage and written off, neither the Order of Omen nor we have any intention of recovering it. You You can keep it and give it a chance to contribute more value to the emperor."

The corners of Nicholas' mouth raised slightly. Obviously, being able to control the emotions of the person in front of him would be something he could use to argue with his colleagues for the rest of his life.

"Greatful!"

Calvin was in a happy mood and didn't want to think too much about the details of this conversation. Anyway, he got the benefits and it didn't hurt to be manipulated.

"You're welcome, and we also want to thank you for your generous assistance."

Nicholas, who entered the business exchange mode, also lost no time in returning Calvin's kindness.

Calvin also accepted Nicholas's words in full, thinking that if he went out and brought back a Titan for the war group, then this kind of business... no, this kind of assistance could come as much as he wanted in the future! The Emperor is above! If Calvin blinks, he will be cowarded!

As if he had also seen through Calvin's thoughts, Nicholas also drew a warning line for Calvin's naivety while laughing.

He put away his smile, and then reminded Calvin in a solemn tone:

"Any Titan is a valuable asset of the Empire, and its value even exceeds the value of an entire galaxy! And to this day, most Titans are serving in the Mechanicus under the leadership of Mars. Except for the Order of Omen, all Titans The same is true for the Titan Order, so it is impossible to replicate what we have achieved today. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Just this once, why not next time?" Calvin asked.

"Just this once, never again!" Nicholas replied.

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