Warhammer: In the Name of Nirvana

[We must believe in the wisdom of future generations and the process of history: but more importantly, we must believe in our own powerlessness. We must believe that in the face of the tide of fate, even the greatest genius can only look away. , looking pale to escape the tragedy. 】

+...Is this what numerology predicts for your brother? +

[Well, for now...yes. 】

The mutton-fat jade-like catkins lack the necessary blood, and the smooth and flawless delicacy cannot hide the inner paleness. The Spider Queen's slender fingers have always been her representative work of showing weakness, telling the best disguise: even if it is just to put it on the table The thin crystal piece touched the palm of the hand, and it seemed so heavy, and the red-black light that followed enveloped the original body's face.

[But I’m not sure. After all, you know, studying this thing is just my hobby: I usually prefer to use tarot cards, oracle cards, rune stones, astrological dice or crystal balls. These things are used to engage in mystical activities. 】

[Instead of... numerology. 】

The original body paused for a moment, then a sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. Her fingers skillfully turned over the card, letting the nothingness on it be swallowed up by the blood-colored light, and gradually transformed into what she wanted to see. s things.

+Is it because the former is more effective? +

On the opposite side of the table, the Lord of Mankind also pinched several cards in his hand, and more small objects were scattered in front of him: The emperor's voice seemed a little lazy, but he still revealed full curiosity. .

【No. 】

Morgan snorted.

[Because the fools who are qualified to come to me for divination, such as the trusted officers under my command, as well as the Dawnbreaker warriors and mortal elites who have made great achievements, relatively speaking prefer this... traditional art. 】

[Although in most cases, I just use my psychic ability to see through their inner thoughts, and then use a few vague words to point out their subconscious life goals. 】

[After this stage, most of the fools will happily say goodbye and leave. The remaining small number still need me to turn over the cards a few more times and pretend to be groping for them in the ocean of fate for a while. , and then made up a set of excuses: After all, it was just a delusion in their hearts. Because they were afraid that they would be laughed at if they spoke out, they wanted to find a so-called divination master to help them speak out. 】

As soon as the words fell, all the cards were flipped over by the original body, and the faces of Jonson and Guilliman could be seen among them. However, these sons of the emperor no longer lived up to their former sacred majesty, but revealed an unsettling feeling. The Demonic Aura of Fear: Especially Guilliman, the ominous aura exuding from him even completely crushed the eight brothers beside him.

But Morgan turned a blind eye to this. In the past few weeks, she had seen similar demonic aura appear on the faces of almost every one of her brothers, even Vulkan and Jaghatai Khan: As for Guilliman ? He was no more surprising than Morgan's next taunt.

[Seriously, father, I have always found this quite ironic: the mortal elites under my command have either worked heartily and diligently for decades, or have fought through hardships and hardships in more than a dozen wars, just for the sake of They can come to me and let me say a few words about their innermost feelings with a mysterious face. 】

The original body shook her head, her smile was more of helplessness.

[A few empty words and white teeth are all the rewards for their past lives, but they still want to turn around, pretend to be flattered by me, and leave with a lot of gratitude: and then work harder for me. 】

[In the end, this is more like a clever lie, but with a little kindness. 】

+So, you don’t actually believe in so-called divination and prophecy? +

The Emperor took out a golden card from his hand, and Morgan could vaguely see the face of the Colchis on it: the Lord of Mankind stuffed the card with great interest. In front of him, there was a mountain of playing cards that symbolized the human empire. But at the next moment, as the mountain of playing cards began to collapse, a trace of disappointment finally flashed across the emperor's face.

【Not really. 】

The primarch pouted.

[I will use my divination ability on some small things, some insignificant things, such as deciding what to eat for afternoon tea today, but I will never use crystal balls or tarot cards for prediction. As for the fate of others: even the fate of an insignificant mortal deserves to be taken more seriously than these uses of dead things. 】

+...+

The Lord of Mankind looked away from yet another of his failed creations and glanced at his attentive daughter: he did not speak immediately, but remained in an odd silence, as if thinking about something, until Morgan noticed After reaching his sight, the Emperor immediately spoke, blocking the original body's inquiry.

+ But even so, you are still able to use numerology proficiently, and can even use this theory to deduce the situation of your brother Corax, whom you have not yet met: Is this still a project that you have personally admitted that you are not good at? +

[I’m just not good at this project, but that doesn’t mean I don’t know how to do it. 】

The original body raised her head and expressed the disdain in her heart. Her fingers touched the last nameless card on the corner of the table. After confirming that this was the one she wanted, Morgan's eyes Sliding gently, a pile of horrifying corpses gradually appeared on the card.

The Primarch's voice echoed.

[After all, I have spent a long time studying this so-called numerology: Since Mortarion can blatantly study anti-psionic knowledge and equipment aimed at me, then why should I not? How about delving into the "scientific theory" that the Barbarians are proud of? 】

The Lord of Avalon chuckled. She deliberately added an accent to the words "scientific theory" and did not hide her contempt: After spending some time studying numerology, which Mortari claimed to be scientific, After learning it, the Spider Queen not only mastered the technique, but she also mentally pronounced doom for her brother.

There is no other reason.

Morgan could use Conrad's lungs, Jonson's mane, Robert's mother, and Donne's blanket to swear that behind this so-called numerology, there must be the influence of a certain subspace being, Mota. If Li An's complicated calculation process were placed in the sea of ​​souls, it might be a personal letter sent directly to a certain chaotic god.

Thinking of this, the Spider Queen glanced at her father. She did not believe that the Lord of Mankind would know nothing about this, but the Emperor never seemed to show that he wanted to correct Mortarion in this regard, although His preference for the Barbarians is obvious to all.

In this case, Morgan didn't bother to say anything: if the person involved was Jonson, Conrad, or Guilliman, or even any other brother, the Lord of Avalon might even try to say a few words in front of the Emperor. But if it's Mortarion...

Ha...see you in winter.

The original body's lips touched lightly, and she uttered a standard Chogris dialect as if mumbling to herself. The plain rhyme was more pleasant to the ears than the voices of most White Scars warriors: while she watched the crystal card in her palm continued to Through the transformation and transformation, jet-black wings sprouted from the piles of bone-white corpses. While watching the Lord of Humanity on the other side of the table collect the collapsed mountain of cards, he started the experiment again without giving up.

When he grabbed those cards, the Lord of Mankind did not forget to ask his daughter a new question. When talking to Morgan, the Emperor always seemed to like to do this kind of thing that seemed meaningless to Morgan: He would tirelessly ask questions that the Primarch considered unimportant, as if he could figure out the true heart of the Lord of Avalon from these minutiae.

+ So, Morgan, what really makes me curious is: why do you use the Kabbalistic system, the most unstable in numerology, instead of the more rigorous Chaldean system, or the more popular Pythagoras? system to speculate on the fate of your brother? +

Faced with the Gene Father's question, the original body just curled his lips.

[I can only say that this also makes me curious, father: Although numerology itself is an ancient human subject, I never thought that you, who always claims to be the truth of the empire, would actually be interested in this kind of [feudal superstition] ] You can pick it up at your fingertips, and you even know about Pythagoras, an ancient sage who was so unpopular that even Perturabo and Conrad had never heard of it. 】

+What do you think, Morgan? +

The Lord of Mankind laughed.

+ Pythagoras may not be important, but the teacher who guided him on the path of philosophy was Thales, who is known as the group of science and philosophy: So guess who this Thales is? +

【……】

[I think Mortarion will be very sad about this fact. 】

+There is nothing to be sad about. The truth of the Empire is the product of these countless facts. +

The Primarch touched the card in his hand.

[As for the question you raised, the reason is also very simple: the Chaldean system and the Pythagorean system are indeed more accurate, but they both require a very critical data, which is the date of birth of the person being tested, while Kabbalah The system only needs a name. 】

[If you can provide relevant data, father, I wouldn’t mind changing the method and calculating it again: As the father of our genes, do you still remember when you created us? 】

+...+

The emperor fell silent.

[Besides: Even if it is an inaccurate prediction, so what? 】

The original body turned the card towards himself and pouted at it. The myriad changes finally revealed the answer Morgan longed for. Countless bones were wrapped in black wings, and finally solidified into a vicissitudes of human face: His slender face was as pale as snow, his eyes were as dark as late night, and his long black hair fell down to his shoulders, and an inexplicable sadness hit his face.

Morgan watched the face in silence.

Frankly speaking, this face is not good-looking, but has a roughness that does not match its melancholy temperament. However, when the Lord of Avalon felt the dark atmosphere on it and instinctively thought of Conrad: Comparing the two, Morgan felt that this new brother was quite pleasing to the eye.

At least better than Conrad.

He was better than the Conrad that Morgan met for the first time, but compared with the Conrad who had been trained by her, the man in front of him lacked a spirit and that inexplicable self-confidence. He doesn't look as energetic as Midnight Haunter, he looks more like a worried and overthinker.

But Morgan feels that this may not be because of his appearance, but...

The original body's gaze moved downwards and scanned the only line of text on the card, where the name [Corvas-Corax] was written in twisted High Gothic: It was obvious that this name belonged to her brother.

But the name itself made the Lord of Avalon almost laugh out loud.

[Are you serious, father? 】

She looked directly at the Emperor.

[Corvas-Corax? 】

+The name means savior, or savior, on his home planet. +

The Emperor merely glanced at her, while Morgan sneered unreservedly.

[However, in the ancient Gothic language of Terra, the name Korvascorax translates to "Common Raven": this is really the name of a Primarch, not someone around you. A servitor? 】

+ This only shows that the great cause of cultural unification of the human empire still needs to be worked hard. +

+That's all, my daughter. +

The Emperor expressionlessly stacked the mountain of cards in front of him again.

+Compared with these, why don't you tell me what you saw in the name Corax using numerology, and what are the three numbers he represents: I am quite curious about the results of your calculations. +

[Then please listen carefully. 】

Morgan threw the crystal card on the table and wrote in the void in front of him.

[According to numerology calculations, Corax's personality number is six, his soul number is seven, and his social number is eight: This is destined to make him a rather...sad person. 】

+Go on. +

The Emperor didn't even look up, concentrating on the mountain of cards before him.

[The personality number is six, which shows that Corax's personality is gentle, with loyal beliefs and a sense of responsibility, as well as good environmental adaptability, and his ability will be outstanding, but he is not good at achieving success. This is probably because of his gentle mentality. A dead end. 】

+Hmm...+

[The number of the soul is seven, which means that he is smart, serious and down-to-earth on the inside, likes challenging things, values ​​the spiritual world more than the material world, and has the temperament of a scholar: but at the same time, he is also pessimistic and likes to be sarcastic. And lack of security. 】

[By the way, seven is a number full of mysticism. It is considered magical in numerology: My spiritual number is also seven, but I don’t think I am a very pessimistic person. 】

+...Maybe. +

[The social number is eight, which shows that he is full of pragmatism on the outside, ambitious and has the courage to take responsibility, and will work tirelessly for his dreams: but it also shows that he is too obsessed with the ideals in his heart, and it is possible that Turn into a greed for power, or become a tyrant in the eyes of others. 】

[In addition, in numerology, eight is considered an unpredictable number. It may represent the glory of success or the bottom of failure: the only thing that can be encountered is that no matter which point it is, the situation will not be affected. Continue to rage in a controlled manner. 】

+ So, this is the reason why you predicted the previous prophecy: to let your brother understand the unstoppable trend, let him know that in the face of an invincible future, he should turn his face and escape, instead of dying together? +

The majestic Mountain of Cards once again stood in front of the Lord of Mankind, just in the blink of an eye. The crystal cards that symbolized the Terran government and various original bodies were listed among them, supporting each other with incredible force-bearing structures. It looked like Like the creation of the green-skinned orcs, although it seems to be shaky, it still stands firm and peaceful: if it weren't for the fact that the master of mankind in front of it was holding an extra card, and it seemed If you want to force this card into it.

【This is not my idea. 】

Morgan tilted her head and looked away from the mountain of cards. She was tired of seeing this thing collapse again and again: the Lord of Avalon actually didn't understand the emperor's behavior very much: why did her genes The father always wants to forcefully insert something unique into a system that seems to be able to operate stably?

For example, in the Great Crusade under the control of the Astartes, he forcibly elevated the status of mortals, and in the context of the Empire's truth, tacitly allowed Lorgar to have fun on the foundation of his wonders: Ah, and Morgan only learned about it not long ago. , after already knowing that Corax's uprising was to resist the technical union, he took a group of demons and monsters from Mars with him and confidently went to [help] Corax's hometown.

The Spider Queen may not know what kind of people those so-called technical unions are, but she is sure from the bottom of her heart that in terms of refreshing the bottom line of mankind, the Forge Masters of Mars should be unmatched: let This group of mechanical octopuses replaced the original technical union, simply because they were afraid that Corax's home planet would be peaceful in the future.

All I can say is...well...

The primarch fell into silence, and she suddenly felt elated for a wise decision she had made before: the Lord of Avalon has never been a submissive figure, nor lacked the ability to act. After she learned about the Emperor After going to Lykasis with the Mechanicus, the Spider Queen secretly made some backup plans as quickly as possible.

Well, for her blood brother.

[The reason why I say this is because Corax's ideals are obviously contrary to the general trend of the galaxy, and he is destined to endure spiritual suffering for a long time: if he no longer has any wisdom in the political field, then This ordeal will be even more painful, considering what he did on Lycaisis...]

+ Redemption Star. +

【What? 】

+ Now, that’s called the Redemption Star. +

The Emperor interrupted Morgan. He pointed to the star map on the side of the room, which faithfully showed the current position of the fleet where the Lord of Mankind and the Primarch were: they had reached the end of the Storm Sector. At the southern end, we immediately met the original body that finally returned.

There was a lot of banter in the Emperor's conversation.

+ Lykasis has been renamed the Redemption Star. Just three hours before we had this conversation, Corax had passed the naming meeting with his comrades: You must be familiar with this name, Morgan, our fleet will soon The subspace voyage is about to end. After jumping out, it will be the orbit of the Redemption Star. +

+ Let me see: you have four hours and seventeen minutes left. +

【……】

The Lord of Avalon glanced at the world on the star map that had been renamed the Redemption Star, and then looked down at [Corax] on the card, and couldn't help but have a black line on his face: the information changes thousands of miles away from the stars, she The father of genes can sit in the room and pick it up at his fingertips.

You are so shameless and said you don’t know how to predict...

The primarch muttered to himself.

[Well, Redemption Star, considering what Corax did on Redemption Star, although he performed quite well in the war, his performance and problems in governance were not revealed in time: not to mention the ears. Hearing is believing, seeing is believing. No matter how beautiful the information you gave me is, I must see with my own eyes what Corax's achievements on his home planet are like. 】

[This directly determines how I should educate him. I hope it won’t be too difficult: after all, after Conrad, I actually have no energy left to carry out the same task again. It’s just that you repeatedly said that Colak Si wanted to be far more worry-free than Conrad and would not delay my other things, so I reluctantly agreed. 】

+ I think what really makes you tempted is the more generous reward I promised. +

[We don’t need to discuss things like this that are natural. 】

The primarch snorted.

[It’s better to think about the issues surrounding Corax: I heard that his upbringing environment was better than that of most primarchs, but it also made him a somewhat stubborn idealist. This is not purely good news. 】

[Although idealists are a valuable asset, they are always a headache. 】

+So, you have no confidence, Morgan? +

The Emperor looked at his daughter and was quickly met with a shaking head of denial from the Primarch: Are you kidding me? She had just figured out how open-minded her genetic father was in distinguishing rewards and punishments, and finally got the promise of "more generous rewards". At this time, how could she retreat despite the difficulties?

And, it’s not really difficult.

after all……

[The person standing in front of you is a man who has just completed an impossible task: I can bring peace between Dorne and Perturabo, how can I not bring peace to one of my brothers? According to what you said, he is far less lively than Conrad. 】

Morgan raised his thumbs and pretended to boast: Originally, this was just a harmless boast, but the Lord of Avalon had no idea that some of the words she inadvertently said seemed to irritate the Lord of Humanity. A chain of sleeping memories.

+...ha...hahaha...+

The emperor smiled, not the superficial smile he had in the past, nor the habitual mask when talking, but a genuine smile, as if he had witnessed a good comedy: first there was a long silence and then He couldn't help laughing, then came the cheerfulness that pierced the silence in the room, and finally, the rolling thunder that shocked the original body.

The towering mountain of playing cards collapsed to the ground again, but this time the reason finally had some new tricks: when the Lord of Mankind was halfway laughing, he seemed to remember something, raised his hand, and waved with half interest. After a while, after hundreds of crystal cards fell to the ground one after another, he grabbed a handful of them, squeezed them gently, and gathered them into a roll of paper. At least, it looked like a roll of paper.

Then, he threw the piece of paper towards the Lord of Avalon on the other side of the table: Morgan still looked shocked. She had no idea why her genetic father suddenly laughed. In fact, she had never seen it before. I had never seen the Emperor smile so openly, but before the primarch could express his confusion, the Emperor had already stretched out his hand and issued a new order.

+ Pick up this piece of paper. +

【……】

#Just do it obediently#

+ Lift it up, and your arms should be tilted at about 45 degrees in mid-air.

#The sound of clothing rubbing#

+Okay, now, repeat your declaration just now, my good daughter. +

【……】

Although she was still confused, the Spider Queen obeyed obediently: just like that, Morgan stood still on the spot, raised the white paper in his hand with nothing written on it, looked up at the direction where the paper was waved, and at the same time, said in his mouth The voice is also as sonorous and powerful as possible.

[I brought peace between Dorne and Perturabo...]

+Hahahaha...+