Warhammer: In the Name of Ashes

"What a beautiful world...well..."

Amid the violent fluctuations in the subspace, the Interstellar Labyrinth struck the huge body of the cruiser and appeared from the other side of the physical universe.

And the moment after it appeared, the ancient, silver-black hull of the fleet flagship, the Angel of Punishment, guarded by six Grand Patrol stars, also appeared at Manzeville Point in the Ophelia System. above.

The huge array of fleets looks extremely small against the backdrop of the planets in the galaxy, but anyone who knows them understands that this is a powerful force that can destroy the star region.

Calvin's huge body, fully clothed, stood in front of the huge porthole on the front of the dome, accompanied by Nicholas and Alan Janus.

Looking at the colorful planetary world composed of oceans and land representing life at his feet, he sighed uncontrollably.

The white clouds in the natural atmosphere move under the constraints of gravity. The native land and oceans carry a population of tens of billions, but there are no hive cities.

The quality of life of the people on this planetary world was the highest standard Calvin had ever seen, and not even Holy Terra, the political center of the empire, could match it.

But the severe pain and trance of consciousness blurred Calvin's vision. The moment he saw the world, his mind was filled with countless fragments of consciousness.

Fragments of light and shadow gathered and flashed through his brain like a tide. Countless overlapping pleas and prayers, and the pure or dirty desires and wishes represented by these voices, seemed to block out the sky and the sun. The tsunami struck towards his soul.

Calvin's powerful brain, which was capable of multi-line processing, seemed pale and insignificant in the face of such a terrifying torrent.

Under the stress of the divine soul, hymns from the city of souls also spontaneously began to sound.

That is the prayer of countless people, and it is also the prayer of countless souls.

Although the direction of the prayer was not his own, just like a mortal seeing the indescribable reality belonging to the devil, Calvin also had to pay a price for witnessing the operation of this faith.

The internal and external impact continued, and a certain balance was finally reached within a few long and short seconds.

The impact on Calvin's soul was gradually offset, and the pain in his brain also dissipated.

"Are you okay?" Allen sensed Calvin's abnormality first and took a step forward to ask him softly.

Nicholas was only one step too slow to react. He clenched the model halberd in his hand tightly and looked at Calvin's body with worried eyes.

"I'm fine..." Calvin put down the hand on his forehead.

The pain was like a fleeting hallucination, appearing before he could react and disappearing before his body could alert him.

This abnormality began to appear in him after he bid farewell to the Virax Galaxy. As the distance between him and Ophelia got closer and closer, it happened more and more frequently.

Calvin did not explain to the adjutants and captains of the guards around him. He just frowned and adapted to the feeling of losing control of his ability, so as to grasp the context of "it" as soon as possible.

"There are still six Terran standards left before the landing time. The ceremony to welcome you will be held in the square in front of the Cathedral of Divine Grace. You still have enough time to rest."

Nicholas suggested from behind that the abnormality in the original body of the gene had attracted enough attention from him, but since Calvin himself believed that this abnormality was controllable, he could not talk more about it.

"Hmm...I see. How's the battle group painting going?"

Calvin expressed that he had received his suggestion, and then turned to pass the topic to Allen.

"The replacement has been completed. We have sufficient preparations for the painting materials of the Exorcist Chapter, and they have all been camouflaged as usual.

The state religion has also received advance notice from us to ensure that it will not affect the celebration ceremony. "

"Thank you..." After Calvin confirmed that the Gray Knight's identity would not be leaked in a ceremony involving mortals, he nodded slightly to Nicholas, turned and walked towards his palace.

The entire fleet of the grand fleet has jumped out, facing the stars of the Ophelia system, and the fleet's subspace engines are gradually extinguished.

The plasma reactor was reopened under the prayer of the Mechanic Priest. Under the jet of high-temperature wake from the tail of the fleet, they were like a group of tiny light points and began to move towards the gravitational orbit of the seventh planet in the galaxy.

The astropaths had made contact with the galaxy before jumping out of the subspace, and Ophelia had already prepared a grand enough welcome ceremony for Calvin.

The moment the entire fleet jumped out of the subspace, the defense systems of the entire galaxy sent congratulations to the Angel of Punishment via clear communication.

The cruising fleet in the galaxy, like a school of fish, also flashed signals of welcome and salute, approaching the two wings of the fleet in a standard escort posture.

This is the highest-level welcome ceremony of Ophelia 7 in thousands of years.

Since St. Gregor XI, the pope of the state religion, led the top leaders of the state church to return to the political stage of Terra after hundreds of years of accumulation, this is the first time that a ceremony of this type has been used to welcome foreign visitors.

All the astropaths aboard the Angel of Punishment have entered their posts, but the communications from the Ophelia system still make it difficult for them to deal with one thing or another.

Ofelia has a long history, and it is also an important planetary world that the Emperor personally recovered.

On this planetary world, which can be called the second most prosperous planet in the empire, the Imperial Fists and Ultramarines are all set up in fortress monasteries.

This is also the birthplace and gathering place of another armed force of the empire:

All the branches of the Battle Sisters, which emerged from the state religion system, have at least half of their forces stationed here.

The Martyred Saint Sisters, the Heart of Courage, the Scarlet Rose, and the Silver Shroud Sisters of the Armed Order;

The Eternal Candlelight Sisters and the Serene Sisters of the Hospital Order;

The Gate Sisters and the Key Sisters of the Servants Order;

The Holy Word Sisters and the Holy Feather Pen Sisters of the Clerical Sisters Order.

These large and small orders derived from the original state religion Battle Sisters also sent welcome speeches to the Angel of Punishment on different channels.

This is Calvin's exclusive honor, because his current title also includes the power of the two major orders of rebellion and foreign resistance.

His rise itself is also a portrayal of the close union of the three major orders.

If other Terra lords came, these pious daughters of the Emperor would probably have a different attitude.

The fleet's formation began to change spontaneously near Ophelia 7.

Except for the "Star Labyrinth" and the black ship "Dark Meteor" accompanying Calvin's flagship "Angel of Punishment", the rest of the escort fleet began to sail towards the nearby star fortress.

Although the escort fleet during the celebration was a visitor, they still could not relax their vigilance. They will be in the second echelon of combat readiness, and be prepared for possible accidents within the defense system of Ophelia at any time.

The grand parade around the "City of Grace" on the surface has begun.

The crowd like a tide began to surge outside the City of Grace.

The garrisons of the Imperial Fists and the Ultramarines did not participate in the celebration.

But to show respect, they still sent more than two squads of troops, standing on the towering church terraces on both sides of the crowd at intervals of one kilometer to add color to the celebration.

The loud hymns resounded through the sky to greet the cheering crowd, and in the deepest part of the City of Grace, several cardinals sat in a quiet meeting room, but they were sweating profusely as if they were facing a great enemy.

The Supreme Administrator, Cardinal Saratan, was not as calm as usual at this time, and was pacing anxiously behind his seat.

The celebration for the Supreme Lord and Grand Inquisitor had been prepared for several months in advance. He had repeatedly confirmed during this period and thought that it was foolproof. He never thought that a huge mistake would appear at this time.

"What's going on! How dare you!"

He angrily pointed his trembling finger at the cardinal in charge of defense, and his low voice was hoarse and distorted because of anger.

"God Emperor!

32 cardinals presided over and witnessed the entire ceremony!

Thousands of chanters participated in the whole process!

The archsisters of the Sisters of Courage and Fortitude were responsible for the outer defense!

We also have people guarding the bottom of the Holy Cave!

Are you pigs? How did you do it?

A full 1,000 weapons of the Heavenly Punishment Field disappeared right under your noses?

How can I explain to the Grand Inquisitor?

This is the first business connection with us after the restructuring of the Tribunal, and you prepared this for me?

You did a good job!"

Update... Chapter 2 is probably late at night again... The coding software crashed twice, and I didn't have time to correct the errors. I will post it first and then modify it. Please forgive me.