Warhammer Inquisitor

Vito was leaning against the colonnade of the throne room in the center of the Hera Fortress. In this shadow, he was the only one leaning here. From here he could see the crowds coming and going in the throne room. They sometimes arrived and sometimes left, but Coincidentally, more and more people are entering the seat of the throne.

Hera Fortress is rarely open to the public, especially here, but today it is decorated with lights, the majestic gate is opened, the neat marble floor is polished by machine servants, and the huge walls of Macragge on both sides are huge. In front of the mural, more flags than usual were hoisted.

The flags of the ten companies of the Ultramarines circle the central throne, and a giant eagle spreads its wings behind it. Vito has been here many times, but those outsiders are still shocked by the sight here.

Although most of them are of noble birth and belong to the noble class of each planet, the Hera Fortress and the territory of Astartes will not be open to them because of this. For Astartes, mortals are mortals, and it has nothing to do with Identity, where the forgotten maxim of equality for all really comes into play.

Vito looked at those luxuriously dressed guys, looking around like a countryman entering the city, with funny expressions showing a sense of ridicule. He folded his arms, leaned on one leg and stepped on the wall behind him. In the shadows, no matter how many people were surging outside the colonnade, no one noticed him.

Including the Ultramarines, they are also here. Almost all the officers above the platoon of the company are present. The honor guards around the entire hall hold lightning spears and surround the throne hall. Outside the door, terminators can be vaguely seen standing on both sides of the door. , the flag of glory hung on the barrel.

This is rare, so many terminators are awakened, just for a grand meeting, but today's event is extremely important in various senses, not only because this meeting will determine the five hundred worlds of Ultramar The future is even more because many people present saw the real Guilliman alive for the first time.

Yes, many people here have made pilgrimages to the temple where he slept, but that was only far away. Following the crowd of pilgrims at the bottom of the steps of the main hall, looking at the gate, they were held spears The guards of the temple were blocked layer by layer, but they could only vaguely take a look.

So the crowd was quite excited. Those well-dressed dignitaries, those second-generation people who pretended that the world is so boring and I want to die, all showed tension and excitement that had not been seen for a long time.

But in the crowd, there were still some people with strange expressions. Vito looked at the Minister of State Affairs. He was with the Bishop of the State Church and the Minister of Justice. They wore the most gorgeous uniforms and the thickest paint on their faces. Even though their makeup looks were even better, they still couldn't conceal the fear and tension on their faces.

Vito smiled, and then looked towards the other end of the hall with the sound of a heavy drum. The door was slammed open. First, the Ultramarines holding banners walked out neatly. They appeared from behind the colonnade, holding flying flags, gradually One appeared in the sun.

Members of the Honor Guard outside the colonnade turned to the direction of the flag, and they raised their spears to salute them, and then all the Ultramarines in the hall turned at the same time, and the simultaneous footsteps of hundreds of Ultramarines resounded in the Throne Hall.

They saluted the line of standard bearers who lined up. They lined up in two rows and walked in neatly from outside the gate. Behind them were members of the Primarch Guard in full armor and uniforms. They all wore the helmets of centurions. , the red cockscomb spread out horizontally, like a red and white sandbar attacking the crowd.

The mortals all looked over there nervously, they were waiting, their eyes fixed on the gate under the cover of the red cockscomb, waiting for the arrival of that person, that, the arrival of the destined person.

The drums of war sounded again, and with the brass trumpet on the throne room playing the "Triumph of Macragge", in that majestic music, he appeared behind the door, and his majestic body gradually appeared behind the cockscomb. The Honor Guards all knelt on both sides, and the Ultramarines also knelt at the same time.

The centurions walked out of the colonnade, stood neatly and then turned to the long road in the middle. They were like a high wall blocking the view of the central road and the crowd on both sides. Vito was also blocked outside. He watched the air attack between the giants , Watching him walking in the majestic singing, in the sound of drums, walking step by step.

When the music gradually reached its climax, he walked out from behind the colonnade, and the brass trumpets sounded the final drumbeat together. In the magnificent music, he walked between the centurions, and they drew their swords at the same time, and then laid them across in front of them , the man walked between the sword group, his face was vaguely reflected on the sword.

Mortals looked there one after another, but they couldn't see anything, only his vague figure, like on a sword, and the music gradually reached its climax, accompanied by the last tone of the music composed by Kluckenbach, at the end At the same time as a drum sound fell, heavy footsteps stood up.

"Long live! King of Macragge, long live! Lord of Ultramar, long live! Lord of the Thirteenth Legion, long live! Robert Guilliman!"

Sicarius, holding the sword in his hand, shouted in a loud voice, and all the mortals in the hall knelt down and shouted long live three times at the same time. In that shout, he turned around and stood in front of the throne With his head held high, the sun shone on the giant eagle behind him, casting countless shadows down and covering him in a hazy shadow.

That kind of mystery has been widely used throughout human history, which can create a sense of majesty, authority, and unshakable deterrence, and judging from the demeanor of these mortals, it still works now.

They lowered their heads, saluting Guilliman in the shadows, who slowly raised his hands, and stretched out his palms from the shadows to signal everyone present to stand up.

"Lord Guilliman commands, stand up!" His herald, Sicarius, shouted from the ground, his voice full of pride, and he was smiling, looking down at the crowd below, as if he were the Primarch.

The natural Ultramarines who got up first, Captain Calgar led them to get up at the same time, and the sonic boom caused by dozens of company commanders and sergeants standing up at the same time echoed in the hall, and their footsteps landed at the same time, another There was a heavy echo, and the sound of footsteps ended with the final melody of the triumphant music.

Only then did the mortals get up one after another, holding up their gorgeous coats and long skirts, and looking up at the man on the steps of the throne with a sense of awe, he stood in the shadow, and on the steps in front of him stood West Carius, a little ahead, is a hundred fully armed Ultramarines Honor Guard.

The standard-bearers walked by both sides of the throne and stood at attention at the same time behind the throne. All the hanging flags turned around and slowly unfolded behind the throne like a floating city wall. In front of the throne, the centurions turned and stood still, their swords were raised together and stood upright. In front of him, a sound of refined iron came out of the door.

The gate of Hera Fortress closed slowly. The mortals turned their heads to look at the gate. They saw the huge figure of the Terminator appearing outside the gate. They closed the gate. With the sound of the noose closing, the only and last A rich voice spoke.

"Welcome everyone, welcome to Hera Fortress." Guilliman's voice came from the shadows. He was very good at the way of the emperor. He stood in the shadows, making his face hard to see, as if from another A god of the world has arrived here, and is welcoming his pilgrims.

"Courage and glory!" Chapter Master Calgar lowered his iron fist on his chest. "March for Macragge!" all the Ultramarines in the hall shouted at the same time, the voice resounding like thunder.

Amidst the roar, the mortals stepped back in awe and buried their heads that had just been raised. From the crowd, the Minister of State Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, and the bishop of the State Church looked at each other and nodded slightly, then walked out, and he walked towards the throne. On the steps, the thick iron sound of the centurions raising their swords and slamming on the ground made him afraid to move forward.

He had no choice but to raise his head in front of a crowd of Ultramarines as high as a mountain, and look at the giant in the shadow at the top from the greatest angle, "Lord Guilliman, I represent!"

"My lord." The minister of state affairs was interrupted, he habitually looked annoyed, and when he saw another Ultramarine Centurion, the anger that hung on his face immediately dissipated.

Unusual among the Ultramarines, Felix strode forward wearing the Primaris Space Marine helmet. He came to the throne, knelt down on one knee and handed a data plate to Guilliman.

"What's the matter?" Sicarius asked sharply on behalf of his master. The harsh tone was quite shocking. Felix lowered his head and held up the data board. Send it without delay."

Sicarius looked at the man in the shadow, he nodded in the shadow, slightly but could still be seen by the nearest second company commander, who nodded and went down to take the data board , and then stepped up the steps and handed it to Guilliman.

He took the data pad and looked at it in the shadows. His face was still hidden in the darkness, only a small part of his chest was lit by the light from the screen. The hall was silent, and it seemed that even the sound of breathing had stopped. A needle falling on the ground is enough to ring like a church bell.

A moment later, Guilliman raised his head in the shadows, and he looked at the hall under the throne with his face that could not clearly see his facial features, "According to the news just received, planets such as Firiolo, Orpheus, Prosria, etc. Infiltrated by the cultists of Nurgle, plagued and rebelled, destroyed by the Inquisition."

As soon as these words came out, there was a surprised conversation in the whole hall. The Minister of State Affairs widened his eyes and stared at the person on the throne who couldn't see clearly. He lowered his head and handed the data board to Sika. Liu Si, then looked up at the people in the hall.

"Facts have proved once again that the current political system of Five Hundred Worlds cannot cope with the current urgent threat, which once again strengthens my determination."

Guilliman said loudly, without using any loudspeaker equipment, his voice was clear enough for the people at the far end of the wide hall to hear clearly, "I once again issued an edict, and from now on, the five hundred worlds of Ultramar will be disbanded." , all planets are merged into the administration and battle lines of the empire, and from now on, all existing governments will be disbanded immediately and await reorganization."

"I appointed Calgar as the Consul of the Central Constellation, governing Macragge and the core galaxy, Mikael, the commander of the third company, as the consul of the Eastern Constellation, managing the foundry world and the mining planet, and Wen Nathan, the commander of the Seventh Company As the ruler of the northern star region, he is in charge of the defense line of the fringe star clusters, and Captain Felix is ​​the regent of the western stars, and he is in charge of the trade galaxy."

As soon as this remark came out, the mortals in the hall exploded. They looked at each other and then made a noise, especially the bishop of the State Church and the Minister of Justice. In two sentences, in seconds, they were stripped of hereditary power.

He was so shocked that he couldn't speak, whether it was cursing or praising, he could only stare blankly at Guilliman, he looked around the crowd and raised his hand, "Although this is a dark and painful age, but I It is still recommended to have a drink together, for those who have passed away, and for the new life of Ultramar."

Before Guilliman finished speaking, machine servants appeared one after another from behind the colonnade. They ran past Vito as if appearing out of thin air. They got into the crowd and stopped at their respective positions accurately and precisely. , better able to cover a certain range of people.

The Minister of State Affairs looked at the servant beside him. He was holding a plate and handed a glass of wine to the Minister of State Affairs. His face was dull and expressionless, but the Minister of State Affairs felt that it was a naked mockery, especially when he saw After seeing the smiling face of Sicarius, this is even more affirmed.

This great humiliation made the minister of state affairs furious. He picked up his glass, looked at Guilliman who was also taking the drink from a mechanic servant, and swore inwardly, "I'll make you pay, idiot, No one can humiliate me, no one! I will pretend to surrender, of course, just to leave, and when I go back, I will lead the Hydra back and see who can laugh!"

The Minister of State cursed, imagining the moment when he killed Guilliman with his own hands in his heart, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then the wine glass fell to the ground, and the wine in the golden holy grail spilled on the throne, Sicarius and Kneeling on the ground Felix raised his head and looked behind him.

The giant, the immortal giant, fell in front of everyone, sitting back on the throne, one hand hanging on the armrest just in the sun, and the wine was spilling from the golden goblet.

"Master Guilliman! This wine is poisonous, who did it?" Calgar threw away the glass and roared, he looked around, Sicarius was stunned for a moment, then turned back to the Minister of State Affairs, "It's him, it's him The wine that was sent was said to be an expression of respect, he said that this wine came from his winery on Ofir Star!"

Calgar turned around sharply, he looked at the minister of state affairs, and the mortals behind him, the chapter leader raised his iron fist and loaded the bullet, "Kill them all! None of them can be let go!"

The Ultramarines in the hall drew their weapons one after another, and the honor guards raised their lightning spears and came up from all around. The mortals screamed, and they pushed each other, but they were squeezed together like sardine cans. The spear drew closer and smaller, and the Secretary of State looked around in horror at the man slumped on the throne.

In front of him, the centurions came up together, and they came to the minister of state affairs with great anger, and their sharp knives flew down.

Vito leaned in the shadow of the colonnade, pulled down his sleeves, covered the wound on his wrist, heard screams from the hall, and took the wine from the machine servant at the side. The triumphant music ended At the same time, he drank the wine.

"Good wine."