Warhammer: In the Name of the Emperor

The sunlight was cut into fragments by the forest canopy, and the golden fragments sprinkled from the sky. The thin sunlight passed between the dense leaves and treetops, like beams of light shooting into the silent forest.

The bright orange sunlight shone on his red-gold eyes. Magnus looked up at the canopy above his head. The breeze blew from the side of his cheek, and the warm wind blew his red hair. Also swaying was the entire forest.

The trees rustled in the wind, and the swaying tree crowns also swayed with fragments of sunlight. The irregular and thin beams of light shot from above the dark forest floor moved left and right in the air as the wind blew the tree crowns. Dots of light flashed across Magnus' face.

Magnus took a deep breath of the air in the forest. He lowered his head and continued to follow Vito. Magnus had been walking at the end of the team, like an outsider. He walked slowly in the sun. The soldiers marched at the ends of the columns on both sides of the forest path, looking at Vito and Peter in front of them from a distance.

Magnus felt like a stranger. He had never been good at getting along with people. With his brothers, with his children, Magnus had always been immersed in knowledge. He was like a classic solitary scholar. That way, most of the time was spent in Prospero's great library.

Even the Great Crusade itself, for Magnus, was more about seeking more knowledge. He joined the Emperor's Crusade and set foot on the Star Sea not for the grand goal of unifying the galaxy, but for a greater goal. The purpose, what really matters to Magnus, is to collect and protect the knowledge and technology that continues to be protected in the Dark Galaxy.

Therefore, Magnus has been withdrawn for a long time, and few people can understand him. Even his children can hardly be called an understanding father. Magnus rarely communicates with others and tries to make others understand him. He was always alone, busy with his own business.

Perhaps because of this, his popularity was so poor that almost no brothers spoke for him during the Micaea Conference. And after staying in the subspace for ten thousand years, Magnus did not know how to get along with others. His offspring were all turned into soulless puppets in the Curse of the Red Son, and the rest of the Tzeentch Daemons, well, you can't expect them to act like a bunch of people can you?

So Magnus has been walking silently at the end of the team, actively staying away from the Sun Army, the mortal soldiers who still regard him as the emperor's son and the guardian of mankind.

For some reason, Magnus originally thought that he had transcended mortal emotions and reached a state of ultimate nothingness. But when he looked at them and listened to the praise and respect of these mortals, he unconsciously felt a trace of sadness in his heart. Feelings of shame.

Magnus looked around at the silent woodland. The Cyclops stopped after hearing a rustling sound. He looked at a deer behind the bushes on one side. At least, the creature looked like a deer.

It raised itself under the weak sunlight in the forest, and looked up at Magnus with its sparkling purple fur. The horns on its head seemed to be between the physical body and the energy body. The entire horn stretched from the tip to the tip. All shimmering with dizzying light.

The fawn then turned and scampered deeper into the forest, its ladder rustling between grass and bushes, and Magnus watched it, looking up at the swaying canopy of trees above.

The tranquil sunlight was cut into countless fragments and shone on Magnus's face. He listened to the tranquil rustling of the trees and was silent for a long time. Balance and a long-lost peace filled his heart, and he himself had forgotten about it. , how long has it been since I felt as comfortable as I do now?

He lowered his head and looked at the advancing mortal warriors surrounding Vito on both sides. Those warriors who still regarded themselves as the guardians of mankind and the great Primarch of the Gene. Magnus looked at them in silence. Watch.

But Lilith walked past him. She tapped Magnus's leg armor with the back of her hand and walked over with a smile. She walked briskly with her hands behind her back and spun around on her tiptoes before following. Vito and Magnus also followed after sighing slightly.

Magnus followed the team out of the forest of towering giant trees. After they walked out of the forest, they came to a huge gate. It was a steel gate that looked like it had been dismantled from a battleship. The tall iron gate still had It is imprinted with numbers and letters written by laser, and in the center of its door is an eagle and lightning logo symmetrical on both sides of the door.

Vito looked up at the symbol. He was very familiar with that symbol. Although he had not seen it for many, many years, it was his own symbol, Vito Constantine, the symbol of the Supreme Marshal himself.

When he saw the sign, many memories flashed through Vito's eyes in an instant. All the memories from the Great Crusade came to his mind. He took a deep breath and looked up at a dark gap in the center of the door. Finally, there are those beings who have been forgotten by the empire for thousands of years just like that mark.

But Vito never forgot them. He still remembered the faces and names of all the people on the ship. He believed that Vito would recognize them as long as he saw them, no matter whether they changed their appearance or not.

But he really didn't know the guards at the door, because they were all young people here, the new generation. Vito didn't know them yet, but he believed he would eventually get to know them, and it wouldn't take long.

Standing outside the closed gate, a young soldier wearing Sun Army void armor was holding a gun. He stood directly in front of the gate. Behind him, on both sides of the gate, were positions composed of Aegis bulletproof shield walls, with openings on them. There was a whole row of shooting holes, and the guards behind them stood on the pressure plate, holding guns and observing the surrounding situation.

Behind them is the huge iron door, and on both sides of the door frame are the tall iron walls that extend out to cut off the forest and the Emperor's Dream that fell to the ground. Vito looked up at the dozens of meters high wall. , it looks like a city wall made of armor layers that were stripped off when a battleship crashed and inserted directly into the ground.

But it doesn't matter. You can use local materials, and the materials obtained in this way can ensure that they are very strong. After all, it is military armor from the real expedition period, which is much more reliable than looking at a few trees or a city wall made of stones.

The guard standing at the front of the door was like a knight standing guard. When he saw the group of people approaching, he immediately ran up with a gun. The young man ran to a few steps away from Peter and stopped. He stood at attention and saluted Peter, "Colonel, welcome back, who is this?"

He said and looked at Vito next to Peter, who looked down at the young man in front of him and smiled, "Vito Constantine is at your service. Nice to see you."

"Vito Constantine? This name seems familiar." The young man tilted his head slightly and said in surprise. He looked at Vito in front of him and thought hard about something. He looked at the power that Vito was wearing. A, seems to suddenly realize something.

"You are an Astartes? Although I have never seen an Astartes, I have only heard about it from veterans, but I believe they did mention an oversized armor or something."

"No, I'm not an Astartes, but I am definitely related to them." Vito said with a smile, which obviously made the young man even more confused. He watched Vito pondering in distress while Peter walked away with a smile. After taking two steps forward, he hugged his shoulders. The colonel looked at Vito and patted the child's chest.

"This is my son, Andrei. Apparently this brat didn't remember the lessons taught by Vertus well." Peter said and hit Andrei's head with his hand. The latter pressed his head and complained in a low voice. But Vito was particularly surprised and looked at Peter.

"Old Wiltus is still alive?" "Yes, he is still alive. It's really bad. He still has to listen to those boring lectures."

It was young Andre who answered Vito. He muttered and complained, but was slapped on the back of the head by his father Peter, "No big or small, okay, you bastards are probably the same as him." status, so please listen to me clearly!”

Peter raised his head and shouted at the young people in front of the gate. They all subconsciously straightened their bodies and stood behind the shield wall. They all looked over. Vito looked at the group of young people in front of him, slightly embarrassed. He laughed out loud, while Peter in front of him continued to introduce loudly.

"This is Marshal Vito Constantine, Supreme Marshal of the Empire, Commander-in-Chief of the Mortal Auxiliary Army, the Imperial Navy, and all Space Marines! Remember them all! Otherwise I will let Oleg use the whip next time Let you remember it! Do you understand?”

"Understood!" the young people responded loudly, as if they were afraid that their answers would not be heard by Peter and would be turned to Oleg.

But okay, Vito knows another good news. His military disciplinary director Oleg is still alive, and he dares to say that the so-called All Expeditionary Force's mortal auxiliary army is the most severe, almost as strict as the Imperial Fist and Steel. The warrior-like military discipline officer Oleg has definitely made these young people suffer a lot over the years. Vito knew it just by looking at their reactions after hearing that name.

Vito smiled and looked down at Andre in front of him. He glanced at Peter, and then looked at Vito very cautiously. The latter smiled and nodded slightly to him, "Just ask whatever you want. Andre.”

"I'm sorry, Marshal, but you seem to be different from what we have heard." Andre said in a low voice, and at the same time cautiously glanced at Peter beside him, who looked at him holding his arms. Wai stood aside, then raised his head to look at Vito and shrugged.

Vito laughed and raised his power claw, "Then what did you hear?" "Eviltus said that you are always shining with gold, and lightning will appear in your eyes, and also on your body, There is also a big halo behind my head. Sorry sir, my grades in literature class are not very good. I don’t know how to describe it euphemistically, but you understand, right?”

"Of course, young man, of course I understand." Vito smiled and raised his head to look at the young people behind Andre. He smiled and shrugged slightly, and the huge power armor shoulders rose and fell.

"Then, just do what old Vitus said." Vito said and closed his eyes. He was silent for a moment. Andre looked at Vito in front of him, and then his eyes widened.

He and the young people behind him watched Vito slowly open his eyes. When he raised his eyes again, dazzling golden lightning jumped out of his eyes in an instant, and the golden arc roared and danced near the corners of Vito's eyes. A halo began to appear behind his head, accompanied by flashes of golden lightning.

The circular flying blade-like halo appeared behind Vito's head little by little along with the lightning. Then, after the lightning hit the top of his head, the entire halo took shape, and the dazzling golden light emerged from the back of Vito's head. Shooting out, Andre could hardly open his eyes when it was just the halo.

"How is it? Does this match what you imagined?" Vito's voice became as thick and deep as those lightning bolts, like thunder in the dark clouds, and a powerful aura instantly affected Andre and all the young people. on the body.

When Vito was showing off, Lilith, who was standing behind him, laughed and stood behind him with her arms folded, looking at the shocked young people jokingly. Magnus also put his hands behind his back and stood in the forest. There was a pleasant smile on the edge of his mouth, and they both watched Vito show off to these twenty-something young people.

"How's it going? Is it the same as what the old preacher Vitus told you?" Vito said, slightly raising the power claw. Golden lightning jumped repeatedly between claws. Andre looked at it. That golden lightning, she and the young people behind her, all their doubts disappeared with the beating of the lightning.

Andre was stunned for a moment, then tremblingly raised his hand to salute Vito. All the young people behind him immediately saluted the marshal, "I'm sorry, sir! I mean, marshal! It's a great honor to see you. I'm waiting for you." The command!"

"I have only one order. Open this door for me, kid. I have to meet my old friends." Vito smiled and pointed at the door behind Andre. The latter was stunned for a moment and then nodded and pressed it. Walkie talkie on chest.

"Open the door." Andre said and immediately stood aside. He stood on the side of the road with his chest raised and his head raised, looking up at Vito in front of him. When he knew that the person standing in front of him was the marshal himself, his eyes changed. It was full of reverence, as if witnessing a god.

Vito looked at the giant door that slowly opened in front of him. The lightning sign opened from the black door crack in the center and separated on both sides. Vito took a deep breath and nodded to Andre, then stepped towards the door. In the direction of the door, Magnus and Lilith followed closely.

Especially when Lilith walked by, she winked at Andre provocatively. Those beautiful purple eyes suddenly stunned Andre. His eyes followed Lilith closely, seeming to move away. Without opening it, he watched Lilith and Vito walk into the door together.

When Lilith walked by, the young people at the door handles on both sides were fascinated by her. Their eyes followed Lilith closely, and the latter laughed with satisfaction and hugged Vito's arms. arm, chatting with the latter in some language they didn't understand.

Peter punched Andre on the back of the head, causing him to wake up from his daze. He rubbed the sore back of his head that was beaten by his father, looked at Peter and asked, "Dad, who is that?" ? Just that pretty girl, look."

"Stop dreaming, you're out of luck. I guess that's the marshal's woman, at least the latest one." "Wow, isn't Captain Reina cheated on?" "Shut up, stop gossiping here, use Contact the ship via walkie-talkie and tell Captain Reina that the marshal is here."

Peter patted his son on the shoulder and followed him with a gun. Andre also shrugged. He looked at Peter and Vito walking forward, then picked up the walkie-talkie and pressed the communication button, "Hey, Ye Ta, can you hear me? Tell your mother, her ex-husband is here, ah, your new father or something?"

"What?"

On the other side of the intercom channel, a surprised young female voice asked back.