The Emperor's Beloved

"It seems you know me."

Ollanius Pius walked up to Qin Yun and looked him up and down.

Another brand new plan!

A whole new option!

I really hope it won't be a complete mess like last time!

Otherwise, the mess they leave behind...!

No, there won't be any mess.

This should be the last time.

No matter how it ends, this will be the last time.

"Who doesn't know you?" Qin Yun stared wide-eyed at Ollanius Pius.

In the Emperor's heart, who could compare to Malcador? Naturally, it was his beloved Ollanius Pius Persson.

Who would have thought that the Emperor's first Warmaster would look so ordinary?

He looks like an average person, nothing special.

He has no psionic abilities, doesn't understand Word of Darkness, and doesn't even know how he became Warmaster.

So you're just relying on your immortality to recklessly gamble, huh?

According to unreliable sources, Ollanius Pius was born around 15,000 BC.

The Emperor was born in 8000 BC.

In other words, he is several thousand years older than Emperor Ollanius Pius, making him the oldest Perpetuals.

His presence can be seen in many battles throughout human history.

His greatest achievement was during the Tower of Babel, when he was stabbed by the Emperor to prevent him from abusing the power of Word of Darkness.

The Tower of Babel was also destroyed.

The two then went their separate ways.

By the 31st millennium, Ollanius Pius, a private in the Imperium Expeditionary Force, was granted the right to retire.

He was granted funds to purchase land commensurate with his years of service.

Ultimately, Ollanius Pius used the money in Calth to buy 20 hectares of land for himself.

And so, he lived a peaceful life for eighteen years.

Until the Battle of Calth the Word Bearers ambushed the Ultramarines, broke out,

At the urging of John Lagmaticas, Cabal agent and his friend, he chose to leave Calth and head to Terra.

He obtained Ritual Dagger from a Chaos cultist and used it to cleave through dimensions and time, thus embarking on a long and perilous journey.

With a group of companions and an old Servitor, Ollanius Pius travels through time and space using Ritual Dagger and Warp Compass.

Along the way, they are hunted by all sorts of enemies— the Word Bearers, Alpha Legion, demons, and Cabal assassins who want to see Horus victorious.

After overcoming numerous dangers, he finally arrived in Terra at the end of the Siege of Terra and entered the Imperial Palace Sanctum.

Unfortunately, the Emperor had already left the Golden Throne and gone to the Vengeful Spirit.

Vulkan received them, intending to keep them under control until things settled down.

If he were still alive at that time,

This matter will be resolved properly.

If Horus wins, what happens is none of his concern.

However, due to the warp of the Warp, the Sanctum and the Vengeful Spirit overlapped.

They were able to escape the Adeptus Custodes and enter the Vengeful Spirit.

Here, Ollanius Pius saw his former friend, the Emperor, who was about to become the Black King.

At the urging of him, Loken, and John, the Emperor finally gave up the path to godhood and chose to face the gods as a human.

When the Emperor was severely wounded by Horus, Ollanius Pius and John, who were lost, stumbled in by chance.

In this moment of despair, John used Word of Darkness to send Horus flying at his peak.

This bought the two of them some time.

John intended to leave quickly with his friend.

But Ollanius Pius, seeing the fallen Emperor, refused to leave, instead sending John alone to complete the task of closing the cycle of fate.

Ollanius Pius placed the Ritual Dagger into the Emperor's hand, then stood between the Emperor and Horus.

Even as his body was shattered into a bloody mist, Ollanius Pius continued firing, protecting the Emperor.

The Ritual Dagger delivered by Ollanius Pius became the key to breaking the deadlock.

When Horus was deceived by Loken, the incarnation of the Emperor, into relinquishing the power of the gods...

The Emperor seized the opportunity and used a Ritual Dagger to pierce the weakened Horus, ending the Horus Heresy.

"It is an honor to be remembered by a young man," Ollanius Pius said. "Come on, your gift is ready."

Qin Yun grinned, "Is it Word of Darkness?"

"Yes, Word of Darkness, there's another gift I originally intended to give you when you were a bit stronger, but since you've come in this time, I'll let you take it with you. Once you're strong enough to use it, you can slowly revive it."

As he explained, Ollanius Pius led Qin Yun toward the city.

The streets were as deserted as ever, without a single person in sight.

"Why is there no one here?" Qin Yun asked.

"It will become human. After everything is over and humanity enters a new era, there will always be a magnificent city as Pantheon."

Ollanius Pius replied casually.

Qin Yun didn't quite understand, but he didn't press for details.

Once you've gained the necessary strength, you'll naturally understand.

Ollanius Pius led Qin Yun to a magnificent tower.

"This is the reflection of the Tower of Babel in this world."

"Babel Tower?"

Are those words Word of Darkness?

Qin Yun looked at the tower, which was covered with countless ancient characters that were difficult to understand.

"Yes, the language of the Creator, the power to change reality simply by speaking it," Ollanius Pius said, walking to a stone wall. "Come here, child."

Qin Yun walked over.

Ollanius Pius pointed to the stone wall, "Stand in front of the stone wall and look at these words."

Qin Yun did as instructed.

His eyes were fixed on the ancient text.

As he looked at the words, they seemed to be imbued with a powerful life force, moving and then transforming into light that flowed into Qin Yun's body.

Besides the words, there is an indescribable, terrifying force.

But once this power entered the body, it went dormant and produced no reaction.

Clearly, Qin Yun needs to reach a higher level before he can fully control this power.

Knowledge about the Word of Darkness surfaced in Qin Yun's mind. This power was incredibly strong and could easily alter the structure of the universe.

Whether it's the Realspace or the Warp, it can be easily altered.

And every time he says it, he has to pay a price.

The greater the damage caused by Word of Darkness, the greater the backlash.

"Everything comes at a price!"

Qin Yun carefully examined the Word of Darkness skill he had acquired, then opened his eyes and looked at Ollanius Pius.

"Thank you, senior."

"There's nothing to thank me for, this was originally yours." Ollanius Pius waved his hand. "By the way, there's something I'd like to ask you to help me with."

Qin Yun nodded. "What can I do to help you with, senior?"

"Find John Lagmaticas, give him a good kick, and tell him that Ollanius Pius gave this to him."

"Where is he?" Qin Yun asked.

"Nobody knows where he is," Ollanius Pius said, "But there's a high chance he's not dead."

"I still have one last life. As long as I don't die, I can live forever, even for thousands of years, without any problem."

"Then how should I find him?" Qin Yun asked.

"He will come for you. Everyone will be drawn into the vortex, and no one will be able to escape," Ollanius Pius said.

"Okay, if he comes looking for me, I'll give him a good kick," Qin Yun promised.

Ollanius Pius nodded in satisfaction. "You must keep your word, son."

When Qin Yun opened his eyes again, he was back in the Chapel of Prayers, as if he had never left.

Xi Ling's angel projection appeared beside Qin Yun.

"Master, Xia has sent you a message."

"What did she say?"

"They have already seized the Footfall and are inquiring whether to Koronus Expanse?"

Qin Yun shook his head. "Tell her that we will not go into detail about establishing an outpost at the Footfall for now."

"In addition, we need to assemble all the troops and go to support Baal."

P. S.: I went out for a meal, hehe, that took up time, author's fault, author's fault.