The Sequence 8 with the Highest Ceiling

Tianwang Wei V, the territory of House Othello occupies nearly a quarter of the entire moon.

Inside the opulent villa, Nimrod drank the delicious black tea served by a maid, and heard whispers in his ears.

[Ramsey?]

"You may leave now; I need to rest for a while."

Arsena Dunn bowed slightly and, before leaving, reminded him, "My lord, the banquet hosted for you by the Othello family will begin in two hours."

"I see."

After watching the silver-haired attendant leave, and having left the Spear of Dionysus on the Shadow of the Throne, he decided to head directly to the "Nation of Disorder."

The "Baron of Corruption" raised his hand and drew the Sword of Vaul, its Spirituality spreading, "Concept Substitution" to make it appear as an ordinary blade.

The Primarch flicked his wrist, rapidly striking the ground to create a Distortion symbol.

In the blink of an eye, he finished sketching the Sothmes Sigil and created a closed space in the 200-square-meter suite where he was resting.

As the "Baron of Corruption" sheathed his sword, he looked around at the entire space created by Thothmes.

Composed of countless shapes of different colors, including gray inverted equilateral triangles and green squares...

Through repeated use and disassembly, coupled with research into the graphic, "The Baron of Corruption" deconstructs the Sothmes Sigil from his own perspective.

The gray inverted equilateral triangle serves to suppress Psionic Energy; it was this triangle that allowed Magnus to sever all connections between the Thousand Sons and the Warp during the Primarch's Council.

[I have a basic understanding of the runes that make up the Sothmes Sigil and the Rule Line that only I can see, so I can begin to try to construct symbols with a Spirituality outline.]

As Nimrod pondered, a thought struck him, and he arrived in the "Nation of Disorder".

He discovered on the Shadow Aspect that there was an additional, shimmering Red Light, constantly expanding and contracting.

The "Baron of Corruption" then arrived at the Fourth Layer Space. With a thought, his Spirituality spread out, instantly connecting this level of space with the Red Light orb in the Shadow Aspect and Ramsey.

After being promoted to "Baron of Corruption", his authority in the previously opened spaces was also improved, and he could control them much more smoothly than before.

On the Shadow of the Throne, inside the forbidden zone of the Librarian, black mist rises from the altar.

The "Secrets Suppliant" felt a boiling, burning sensation within his body. He slightly raised his head and saw a whirlwind suddenly appear, lifting five crystal bottles filled with Siren Dust and flying them towards the gate.

"My lord, while collecting the Siren Dust, I made a discovery; please listen."

The black mist enveloped and swallowed the "Secrets Suppliant's" body, while he felt something inside him rapidly melting.

Ramsey snapped out of his daze and found himself in a mysterious, unknown space.

The "Secrets Suppliant" discovered that his inspiration was useless here; he could only see within a two-meter radius around him.

Deep within the black mist, a towering figure sat high on the Throne.

"Ramsey, well done, you've collected the Siren Dust for me."

The "Secrets Suppliant" maintains the inverted posture with hands clasped together.

"My lord, I have arrived at the area shrouded in Siren Dust aboard a transport ship..."

As the story unfolded, the "Secrets Suppliant" felt a burning, boiling sensation within his body, as if something was rapidly dissolving.

I heard a broken voice telling me, "It is God of the Material World..."

"Based on the information the Primarch's Attendants gave me before I set off, I believe the C'tan Shard that invaded the Gate of Bliss is bound somewhere, and he wants me to free it."

Nimrod nodded slightly. "I will deal with him when the time is right."

He judged that the C'tan Shard should be Transcendent C'tan composed of about ten fragments. Since he was not yet confident in obtaining it, he decided to refrain from taking action for the time being.

The Black Emperor's concise words stirred up a tremendous wave within the "Secrets Suppliant," Ramsey felt as if the stars within him were shattering.

I became a true "Secrets Suppliant".

The "Baron of Corruption" also noticed Ramsey's change; his body had turned a uniform dark red.

[As expected, after performing the ritual, praying to me, and receiving feedback in the "Nation of Disorder" almost equivalent to that of the "Black Emperor," Ramsey digested the "Secrets Suppliant" potion.]

"You have already mastered the power I have bestowed upon you. After I return you to the altar, I will grant you new power."

"Once you become a 'Listener,' go back to that area, and perhaps you will draw strength from the sounds."

"But be careful. If you feel your will being attacked, immediately ascend to the third level of the Thelema Mindset and give up immediately. You must pray to me every day, and I will decide whether you continue."

"Listener" are arguably the highest Sequence among all Sequence 8; they may even acquire abilities far exceeding those of lower-level Beyonder.

Their strength depends entirely on abilities acquired from unknown sources; Beyonder Ability from Mid-Sequence and High Sequence are not impossible.

But gaining powerful abilities comes at a price; the "Listener" may become mentally Distortion or even go Lunatic due to the whispers of "listening."

Using powerful abilities is both a physical burden and a test of the mind.

Nimrod allowed Ramsey to continue because the Transcendent C'tan was clearly bound somewhere and had limited influence. Otherwise, the Old Man in Yellow wouldn't have allowed the Imperium to make the Gate of Bliss one of the two major hubs for interstellar travel in the Sol System, and no Catastrophe occurred until the "Great Rift" unfolded.

More importantly, Ramsey is different from ordinary "Listener". Astartes' mind is more determined than that of ordinary Beyonder, and he has honed his will for a long time and has mastered the Third Mindset of the Thelema mind.

"Yes, my lord, I will heed your command," Ramsey replied.

After Nimrod returned Ramsey to the Shadow of the Throne, he went to the First Layer Space and instructed the Space Ape to use materials such as the Ear of the One-Eyed Owl to prepare the materials for Sequence 8 "The Listener".

A moment later, a bottle of dark red potion flew out of the door and landed in Ramsey's hand.

"Thanks be to my Lord for this."

After thanking the Black Emperor, Ramsey did not hesitate and tilted his head back to put the black, red, ear-shaped gelatinous potion into his mouth.

He immediately heard a soft, continuous whisper in his ear.

Ramsey strictly followed the Legion's Psionic Energy canon, and even as Apprentice, he found his own Warp imagery: a blood-red gate.

Now, the door was pushed open a crack, and a cacophony of voices drifted from the other side.

"Let me tell you, a great battle once broke out at the Gate of Bliss, hehe, the existing records are incomplete..." A chuckled voice rang out from behind the gate.

I'm going to tell you a story, a secret story.

"..."

Ramsey gathered his thoughts; his willpower training had enabled him to overcome curiosity and resist temptation.

He focused on controlling the power emanating from the potion, thinking to himself.

After becoming a "Listener," my inspiration increased further, and I was able to hear even more voices.

I can now even be considered a prophetic Psyker.

Ramsey knew through the Flao Data Crystal that prophetic Psyker could receive Revelation from the Warp in various ways, and listening to whispers was one of them.

My Lord also warned me to be careful when "listening".