The meeting ended.
The generals, officials, and Primarch who had attended rose and departed.
The holographic projections and lumen lights illuminating the entire hall were shut off.
The Emperor, Raven, and Waldo stood beside the dimly lit console.
The Emperor said, "The plan to travel to the new universe will have to be postponed."
"The massacre in the Antimon System was exceptionally vile. We must deal with it first."
Waldo said, "My lord, with the expeditionary force's current strength, exterminating those Dark Eldar will not be a problem."
The Emperor shook his head.
"I am not worried about the coming war in Antimon. I am considering how we should handle their retaliation once we enter into full-scale war with the Dark Eldar."
The Aeldari had ancient origins, dating back to the War of Heaven.
That was the war between the Ancient Sages and the Fearful Ones.
The Aeldari had participated in that terrible war as vassals of the Ancient Sages.
After the Ancient Sages perished and the Fearful Ones went dormant, the Aeldari, having inherited the Ancient Sages' legacy, became the new rulers of the galaxy.
No race could threaten the Aeldari. Countless stars were occupied and transformed into paradise worlds.
Part of the Webway the Emperor had been so fixated on was built by them.
The difference between Warp travel and the Webway was like the difference between a rural dirt road and an expressway.
With no external enemies and highly advanced productivity, they had no need to worry about survival.
The Aeldari gradually descended into corruption, and hedonistic cults rose to prominence.
They sought bodily pleasure and endlessly cruel entertainment.
Hedonistic ideals spread rapidly, dragging countless Aeldari into depravity.
The psychic activity produced by their indulgent revelry stirred waves of psychic energy deep within the Warp, churning it