Kivior-2 fell silent for several seconds, then his electronic synthesized voice rang out.
"The riots here were planned long in advance."
As he spoke, he inserted the mechanical tendrils on his back into the cogitator ports, and the video screen above his head lit up.
Lines of densely packed technological language made of 0s and 1s flashed past, and images appeared on the screen.
Kemerovo Hive City, Altar Two.
A strange man in blue robes stood there. The back of his neck had split open, growing a vulture-like long neck, and its sharp beak jabbed at his bald head from time to time.
He bent forward and opened his mouth. The bird beak opened as well, and both spewed blue flames that swallowed more than a dozen servitors.
"Altar Two has fallen. The machine spirits are burning in the heretics' evil flames."
Nimrod sensed a trace of sorrow in the sage's tone. After a little thought, he realized this was an emotion captured by Warp Insight.
Although it was already difficult to find any trace of flesh and blood inside Kivior-2, he still had a soul. His cold logic was not everything; he would still project emotions into the Sea of Souls.
The sage changed the subject, his tone filled with approval.
"The Lukpo and Tezwork under your control were the hives that reacted the fastest and most effectively during this riot. Not only did they suppress the mutant uprising, they even killed heretical believers."
Nimrod had not yet received the report, but when he heard this, a smile still appeared on his face.
The image changed, and the video screen showed Thierry thrusting his sword through an enemy.
*My eye wasn't bad. The ones leading the mutant riots are clearly believers of Tzeentch, and they received the blessing of