Warhammer: In the Name of Ashes

Chapter 482 The Elephant in the Room—The Death Argument

Boom... With a heavy metal collision, the gate behind Calvin slowly closed.

The darkness in front of him was being replaced by bright lights one by one, and the empty hall was extremely quiet, with only the sound of Calvin's own breathing and the hum of the stationary work in front of him.

Constantine's body was not far from Calvin, sleeping quietly in the center of the hall. However, this close friend whom he had not seen for a long time had obviously suffered too many hardships. The implantation of countless life-sustaining devices had changed his body. Too bloated.

Calvin took a deep breath, then stepped forward and pressed the switch of the stasis position.

In the rustling sound of readings, the meditator recognized and passed Calvin's authority.

The energy circuits in the stagnant position were cut off one by one, the high temperature was no longer sustained, and the composite metal pipe wall interlayer was washed away by the flowing coolant, making a creaking sound.

beep... beep... beep...

The signal light of Constantine's life-support equipment began to flash again, but his own consciousness still stayed at the moment when it was stopped.

The mechanical body, which was taller than the original body, subconsciously stretched and relaxed, but the results of the feedback from the mechanical eyes and scanning array made him stop his movements in embarrassment.

"When did you come?"

"Just now," Calvin replied.

The time gap between the two is huge, and Constantine is obviously very familiar with this small "side effect" of stasis.

He continued to stretch his body amidst the clicking sounds of the machine, leaving enough time for Calvin to adapt after a long separation.

"Gian Morro's battle is over." After a moment of silence, Calvin raised his head and said to Constantine.

"That doesn't sound easy." Constantine responded to Calvin's words, while the signal band was simultaneously receiving relevant information from the original body.

The fallen Daemon Primarch and his legions, as well as the verbal description of what happened on Moroch, were released to Constantine in encrypted transmissions;

The appearance of Speyer, the details of the Titan War, and even the batch of supplies that had been noticed by Calvin but not alarmed under the secret agreement between the Hepper Forge World and Mars.

The details of the battle with the enemy on the ground battlefield and the information collected at the command level jointly constructed the command logic behind all of Calvin’s choices on the battlefield at that time;

The strangulation of the enemy and one's own casualties on the front line, as well as the material consumption rate at each node of the entire front line, use comprehensive data from a complete war to clearly describe the current status of the imperial army from the equipment level, as well as possible improvements in weapons and equipment. need.

As for information that occurs in a surreal space and cannot be bound by language, it cannot be simply told, but the final results of this information can be told.

They were finally summed up simply and summarized into one sentence:

After some struggles and choices, the original Legion's will has completed a new organic combination with Calvin's spiritual world, that is, the establishment of the War Council.

"So...are you here to convince me?" Constantine smiled, while Calvin frowned tightly, and then slowly shook his head.

Today's War Council is no longer a place of faith in Calvin's eyes.

And when he separated his consciousness from the origin of his soul, he shared the power of the latter with all members of the legion. This space, which Calvin expressed his expectations in return, is the common property of all legion members.

Of course he hoped that Constantine would agree to his invitation, but he was not sure which one Constantine valued more among the completion of the Emperor's long-lasting relationship with them and their eternal life.

He did not doubt whether Constantine's will was strong enough, but the prerequisite for soul sublimation was by no means simple persistence.

There is a fine line between persistence in life and greed, and if Constantine's pursuit is the latter, then Calvin's invitation to him may not be a good thing.

"No, as you know, "it" is now the property of everyone, and I have no right to unilaterally give you any promises.

The rules have been set and everyone is equal before it.

I am here to inform you of its requirements, and it is your choice whether to go or not. "

"Unexpected answer, I am all ears..." Constantine's eyes became darker, obviously aroused by Calvin's words.

At this stage of his life, the survival no longer represents beauty. Under the pressure of overly heavy memories and emotions, the persistence of survival is at its weakest.

At this time, Constantine had the greatest calmness in his life. He could even carefully examine the path related to his future in a detached and neutral attitude.

“The Pure Land of the Soul still has the functions of accommodation and redemption, but eternal life no longer exists there.

On the road to sublimation, the Pure Land will only provide a venue and opportunity for trials, and the survival of each soul will only depend on whether his will is firm and whether he can maintain his own innovation and perseverance. "

"What if he can't? Or he once was able, but at some point he finally stopped and chose not to move forward?" Constantine asked calmly, but the lines at the corners of his eyes already explained his decision.

"Then..." Calvin took a deep breath, and then answered decisively:

"Then he does not need any screening. He will only naturally disappear and return to the pure land when the next life cycle comes."

"Very good mechanism..." Constantine thought for a while and then gave his evaluation.

"Then your answer?" Calvin looked directly at his comrade and continued to ask.

"I accept!" Constantine's face finally no longer concealed it, and a smile filled with excitement and yearning began to spread.

"Of course I accept it! This is the life I want! Solidified people should leave in peace, and rotten souls should not occupy the position of those who come after them!

But I'm still curious about the cost of doing this.

Do you know what you are doing? Do you know what you are sharing?

Do you know what you are giving up...what does it really mean? "

"I know." Calvin replied.

Yes, how could he not know what kind of power he was sharing, how could he not know what he was giving up by making this choice.

God, the opportunity to become a god, was right in front of Calvin.

One has the opportunity to move the form of life to a higher level and become a member of human mythology;

One can have an endless lifespan, can satisfy one's curiosity and desires without limit in unlimited time, and master endless power and faith.

Not only did he know this, but other high-ranking members of the War Council were also vaguely aware of it. They knew the price the Primarch had to pay to realize his ideals, and they knew that the temptation was irresistible to anyone.

But what others don't know is that after the unexpected arrival of the eight-pointed star fragment deep in his soul, Calvin is far closer to that path than others expected.

When he made the choice, the temptation he faced was not only the possibility of becoming a god, but also the reality that he was only a hair away from igniting the divine fire...

Calvin's thoughts were jumping around, the encounters in his past life, the experiences in this life, the teachings of Aidan and other mentors in the war group era, Spier's advice to him when faced with a choice...

Countless memories came together again at this moment, making him want to tell people about his views on life and death.

He did not hide his origin from Constantine, because it would no longer be a secret after the latter experienced sublimation.

"Spyer once warned me that the people in your world are stronger and more stubborn than you think;

But compared to your world where death does not mean the end of the soul, in the world where I was born, death meant the end of everything. "

"So... have you experienced death?" Constantine asked uncertainly after being silent for a long time.

"I've been there," Calvin said.

That is true death, that is true demise. Although he doesn't know what made him find himself again, what he faced before that was real death and desolation.

"What does that feel like?" Constantine asked.

Calvin took a deep look at the former, and then gave an expected but unreasonable answer:

"Real death has no feeling. It is the death that even the self no longer exists. But if you want to ask about the feeling after death, then I can give you an answer."

"What is it?"

"That's what it feels like when you've just woken up from a stasis."

renew. It's a bit late, sorry.