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Traveling with the Webway

901.M30.

After Nimrod received reports from the fleets of the 5th Legion, he chose the Viziole System—the dimmest of the three systems they had detected—as their target.

The nocturnal Hrud preferred dim stars, so Viziole should have the largest number of Hrud.

Beneath the gray night sky, one black warship after another sailed out from the warp point, starlight branded along one side of each vessel.

On the bridge of the Starship, before the vast observation window that filled an entire wall, Santiago Bergkamp gazed into the void.

Five jars were placed on either side of him, filled with spiritual blood blended from different species, each a different color:

Deep blue, blended from Kraken blood and seawater; pale blue, blended from Sahar-Duin blood; red, blended from Salamander blood mixed with magma; white, blended from Raft Spider blood and spider silk; and the most precious of all, rainbow-colored blood blended from the World Serpent.

Santiago set down his brush. Its shaft was made of Double-Number Black Gold.

The brush tip was made of Cold Stone, so it did not affect the spiritual blood.

Throughout the voyage, the Daemonology Psyker had obeyed the Black Emperor's command, sketching star charts in the most primitive way.

"Set the Auspex to full power and scan!" After Santiago gave the order, he rolled up a stack of star charts and placed them into a cylinder.

He picked up the star charts and strode quickly toward his quarters.

Santiago used his shining staff to strike sigils of different shapes—triangles, squares, and more. As spirituality spread, he activated the "Euclidean Sigil."

After the Sea of Souls receded like the tide, he paused for several seconds, adapting to the loss of part of his power, before using the ritual dagger to create a Wall of