Second Imperium 21, Come Quickly!

Eisenstein.

This is a rather old ship, and the crew on board has never been the most elite among the Death Guard.

If Kasgar hadn't mentioned this name in the prophecy, Garr would never have thought of this ship at this critical moment.

But he was still a step too slow.

Before he could catch up with the ship, Typhon had already taken all the navigators on the Eisenstein away through the Warriors' Society.

How could a ship without a navigator escape from the center of a bizarre Warp Storm?

After boarding the ship and learning the news, Garr could only pray.

I pray that the prophecy of Kasgar will not come true.

However, just when he was about to think that they were likely to be trapped in this Warp forever, a mysterious narrator stepped forward and came to his side.

She called herself Euphrates Kira and was a chronicler.

To be precise, he was the former narrator.

Shortly after the start of the Great Crusade, she traveled among the various legions as a reporter, but the impression of the miracles she had witnessed on Prospero remained in her mind and could not be erased for a long time.

From that moment on, she devoted her life to studying the Emperor —she devoured every book available to her in every legion, all in an effort to find the connection between the Golden Centaur that had appeared in the theater and the Emperor.

As she continued her research, Kira seemed to increasingly sense that mysterious golden power. It always stayed by her side, protecting her from the corruption of those evil thoughts.

Guided by some mysterious force, she saw the light emanating from Garr and the mission she was destined to fulfill in the future: to lead him out of the encirclement, to the Terra, and to meet Malcador.

Kira revealed to him her extraordinary faith—she had a deep and unwavering devotion to the Emperor.

—and they believed that the Emperor was a giant Centaurus.

Garr was also helpless about this.

"Viewing the Emperor as a god is not in line with the Imperium —what?"

Etc?

What did she say Emperor was again?

"What do you mean by Emperor?"

Just as an Imperial Truth and the Ecclesiarch were debating whether the Emperor was a man or a god without reaching a conclusion, they turned to a third person for his opinion.

—Then the third person suddenly took off his Power Fist, revealing an old gold ring on the little finger of his left hand, and told the other two, "The Emperor is neither human nor god, the Emperor is my Centaurus," which was full of surprise and artistry!

What does it mean that the Emperor is actually a golden Centaur?

Emperor are pure human beings; to compare Emperor to Abhumans is a great blasphemy against him!

After her initial surprise subsided, Garr loudly rebuked her for this absurd statement.

Garr initially dismissed her claims, thinking it was just another new form of Imperial Cult.

As a staunch supporter of the Imperial Truth, Garr, a combat company commander from the ancient Terra race, simply does not believe in any gods or evil forces in this world.

—Until the Plague Zombie and the Chaos Space Marine appeared before Garr.

In this critical moment when demons appeared and strange things were happening, Garr, having lost all other means of dealing with the situation, could only turn to Kira, the chronicler who had found him earlier.

After all, she was able to foresee the crisis that would befall her and the entire Death Guard; perhaps... perhaps she really did possess some mysterious ability that could save them from that crisis—

She might be useful, but the Emperor could never be Centaur!

This was Garr's bottom line—he believed that his previous disputes with the Imperial Cult could be put aside for the time being.

Whether the Emperor was human or god is another matter, but he could never have been Centaur!

They are Centaur.

Although Garr could not believe, nor dared to believe, such a statement filled with blasphemous implications, it seemed that in the end, as golden light surged from Kira's body, the Emperor miracle was truly displayed before him, and the corrosive liquid on his armor and inside the ship was completely burned away by this scorching golden light.

That... that really does look like a Centaur.

"No, it can't be! This shouldn't be happening!"

Garr felt that her worldview was being greatly impacted.

He couldn't accept it, but it was indeed effective.

Under the Golden Light, the people who were initially panicked by the strange and foul-smelling monsters inside the ship, and even more terrified and helpless because of the Plague Zombie, gradually calmed down.

While the hideous monsters could continue fighting unaffected by Captain Garr's Power Sword, they were terrified in the face of this golden light, twisting their fat and clumsy bodies in an attempt to avoid the all-illuminating radiance.

It's obvious there's no escaping it.

Even the Chaos Space Marine, who considered themselves favored by a great and benevolent father, could only turn into harmless white ashes before this all-encompassing light, disappearing into the world along with the pus and poison they had spread.

Amidst the agonizing screams of those men, the bridge of the Eisenstein was once again swept clean.

This Garr had never been so clean before.

With the arrival of the great Emperor Incarnate —the Centaur — Kira knelt down, bowing her head devoutly to the Centaur that radiated infinite light, and prayed softly like the most devout nun.

However, to Garr, whose hearing was beyond that of ordinary people, the prayers he heard seemed exceptionally blasphemous.

However, it is effective.

As the plague-ridden fat pig, which he had previously been unable to kill no matter how he slashed, only splattering pus further, was completely annihilated by the Emperor's holy light, cheers like waves resounded throughout every corner of the ship's cabin.

The Emperor did not abandon them!

Even in this perilous moment, the Emperor's power can still protect them as they move forward and bless them in defeating evil!

"Kira, are you able to talk to him?"

Garr still refused to call the Golden Centaur phantom in mid-air the Emperor —it was too blasphemous and abnormal. If it really was the Emperor Incarnate, the entire Imperium of Man would be doomed!

"Now that we've lost our navigator, can he help us escape from here?"

"Or is he even capable of killing that traitor Typhon, allowing us to complete our counter-offensive?"

"No, I can sense His thoughts." Kira closed his eyes and said, "He is telling us that this is the territory of that evil creature, and even with His power, it is impossible for Him to survive in this space. Being able to protect this one Escort is already the limit of His power."

Even gods are not omnipotent, let alone a Centaur shimmering with Golden Light.

His presence here is largely due to the fact that Nurgle's power is scattered throughout the world. The Dark Gods have too many things to look after, like a house with leaks on all sides. Even with the power of the evil god, they still cannot plug every leak.

This place allows Him to successfully lead them back to the real world, back to the time and space node He wants these people to go to, so that they can complete their mission.

Just then, a crack shimmering with a unique Golden Light suddenly appeared outside the bow porthole.

"Quickly! Commander! Go through at full speed!"

The captain was overjoyed at the sight and, without caring what might be behind the crevice, ordered his crew to cross it at full speed.

Even if there's an abyss behind it, it's still infinitely better than being infected and turned into a mindless zombie covered in foul-smelling pus!

They'd go anywhere as long as they could escape this cesspool!

"Etc!"

As everyone was caught up in absolute fervor, Garr stepped forward somewhat uneasily and asked, "Where exactly is our ship's destination?"

Where are you leading us?

The golden Centaur leaped through the air.

He did not answer Garr's question, even though from all perspectives, His appearance and Kasgar's revelation of the prophecy were inextricably linked to Garr himself, the company commander.

"What exactly do you want me to do?"

No one could answer him; only the Golden Light that had successfully emerged from the Warp covered every corner of the old Escort.

It blocked and purified all the filth from Nurgle on the ship, as well as the pursuers that followed when they saw the Eisenstein trying to escape.

"The great god of decay, is that the power of the False Emperor? Why would he choose this moment to kidnap Garr Commander Gara?"

Perturabo muttered to himself in the center of the bridge's command room.

Etc.

If even the combat company commander Garr could be rescued by that False Emperor, wouldn't Mortarion be just as likely to be torn apart by this Warp Storm?

What if he has a chance of surviving?

This is not good—the reason Perturabo didn't kill Mortarion before was mainly because he found the guy both tough and resilient, possessing both incredible endurance and considerable lethality.

What if I accidentally deplete my father's credit limit to zero? Wouldn't he kill me on the spot?

Therefore, Perturabo decided to choose a safer option – why not just kick him out!

Let the endless turbulence of the Warp sweep him into any spacetime, and consider him dead!

But now that even the False Emperor has the power to interfere in the realm of the benevolent father, isn't this...?

"Forget it, there's no need to think about it too much."

Perturabo quickly ended his internal strife.

"Clean up the rest of the ships, so that the crew members can feel the grace of a loving father!"

"Once completed, we will reorganize the Death Guard's Space Marine and auxiliary forces! We will then proceed to— Terra!"

As for the missing Eisenstein

Where exactly will we end up?

Bathed in endless golden light, Company Commander Garr tried to open his eyes to catch a glimpse of the outside world—

The golden light continued to fill his vision until time slowly passed. It felt like a long time to Garr, but in objective time it didn't seem long at all. The dazzling light dimmed, and everything around him became visible again. He could almost see the ship's configuration reappear in his field of vision after the light dissipated.

Garr struggled to open his eyes, wanting to see where he had arrived after completing his journey!

What he saw when he opened his eyes to the golden light was just an ordinary-looking planet.

"That is—"

The Cygnus System

Deep within the Warp Rift.

A corner that no one, not even any god, can observe.

That is where Kabanhah is located.

"Spare me, Angel! Spare me!"

"Ah!!!"

Zzzzz!

Another crimson blade slashed across, cutting a huge gash through the demon's brass breastplate once more. It seemed that with this powerful blow, even the demon's body was damaged as a result.

Even with his Bloodthirsters regenerative abilities and melee skills, Kabanhah, who prided himself on being the most capable Khorne under Sanguinius's command, was utterly helpless against Sangilis.

In particular, the Angel are currently in a state of extreme anger.

Kill!

Ignoring Kabanhah's pleas for mercy, Sanguinius, though now extremely enraged, still shone with a cold, disdainful light in her eyes. With her next strike, she plunged the spear in her right hand deep into the gap she had just created!

Deadly calmness is a key reason why Khorne favored Angel —unlike mindless the Beast (not referring to Angron), her anger only makes her calmer, allowing her to tear apart the enemy's weaknesses with tactical thinking and awareness.

Although outwardly there was no difference except for a slightly furrowed brow and a slightly sharper gaze on his stunningly beautiful face, only Kabanhah, whose body had actually been torn to shreds, could sense it—

She was furious.

Although this disdainful look actually excited Kabanha,

But while being brutally beaten, he thought about the terrible fate that awaited him if he failed to meet the Lord of Skulls's KPI.

Clearly, even in terms of anger, Kabanhah lost this duel.

It was clear that Emperor's Angel were more furious and more spirited than the demons of the Khorne the Second.

Embarrassing.

Not even bothering to say another word to this idiot and pervert, Sanguinius pierced the man's heart with his spear, released his right hand from the spear, and with both hands gripping the sword, severed the damned demon's head.

Perhaps this guy didn't die cleanly enough last time; when he died, he even dragged her into the Warp, leaving a considerable shadow on the Angel.

Therefore, she was extra careful when she killed it this time. She even flapped her wings to get away from it when she completely severed its head, for fear of being caught and taken back into the Four Gods Space.

Fortunately, it seems there is no room for it to repeat its old tricks.

After being beheaded, the demon's head struggled twice and then fell still.

"Die!"

Seeing this, Sanguinius, still not satisfied, went forward and stabbed a few more times.

Smack

Until Kabanhah's battered body completely turned to ashes and disappeared into the gap between reality and the Warp.

"Kasgar."

"What is it, Angel Majesty?"

After repeatedly whipping the corpse for a long time, Kasgar suddenly heard the other party call his name.

As Kasgar stepped forward to check, the Angel swiftly grabbed his shoulder, almost before Kasgar could react, and brought his face very close to the angel's.

Even Kasgar felt a little embarrassed in the face of the Angel's stunning beauty, which was made even more beautiful by the slight bloodstains on her face.

"Kasgar."

The Angel's expression was extremely solemn. "In your prophecy, have you heard of the matter of [Black Rage]?"

Black Rage.

That's very familiar.

This is the eternal curse of Sanguinius' death upon every one of her offspring, the Blood Angels.

Under the influence of Black Rage, when the Blood Angels experience great trauma or encounter an experience extremely similar to that of the Blood Angels being killed by Horus in the original timeline, they will experience a hallucination—seeing themselves as Sanguinius himself, fighting Horus on the Vengeful Spirit, and regarding all other creatures indiscriminately as Horus, and therefore wanting to attack everything around them.

"You are Horus! You are Horus too!"

"Horus, all of you, die!!!"

This is the cursed power hidden in the Blood of Sanguinius.

In fact, when Horus whispered the Centaur gold ring in her ear, some early signs of Black Rage had already appeared.

"But I could sense that my death was an inevitable end."

As he spoke, Sanguinius' face was filled with sorrow. "But if I am truly destined to die, what will become of the Blood Angels?"

"If you could, you could quell their Black Rage, wouldn't you?"

Sanguinius was very anxious.

Kasgar: "."

"That probably won't work."

But the result was beyond her expectations.

Black Rage is a defect in the Gene-seed, so the Psychic Flame of Kasgar can directly burn and purify it.

But the death of Black Rage Sanguinius is an inevitable mark emanating from the soul of every Blood Angels, a shared yearning for revenge and salvation.

Especially now, given Sanguinius's almost fanatical popularity within the Legion, it's hard to imagine how terrifying the Blood Angels' Black Rage would be if Sanguinius's Ascension Day truly arrived.

Kasgar was powerless to do anything about it.

"In that case, Kasgar, if possible, I would like to ask you to grant me one more request—"

As he spoke, Sanguinius blushed slightly.

She carefully leaned close to Kasgar's ear and whispered something.

"What?"

"You want me to find someone else to take care of your child?"

Sanguinius was very clever.

Since she is inevitably going to die, why not just find someone else to play Sanguinius?

They even came up with a name for the actor playing the role: Sanguin.

At that time, there will be no need to be stationed in the legion at all times. You only need to put on the mask and temporarily manifest your Psychic Power power a couple of times.

A radiant light appeared on the planet Baal, and the sound of mothers' voices filled the air.

It's enough for the Blood Angels to believe that she's still alive!

Kasgar: "."

"But I remember you're a woman, aren't you?"

Kasgar asked, seemingly knowing the answer already, "How am I supposed to act like this?"

In this world, Sanguin must be a woman too!

Etc.

It seems, it seems there really is a suitable candidate!

It's a bit strange, but it's enough to appease the Blood Angels!

"Well then," looking into the other person's innocent and hopeful eyes, Kasgar couldn't refuse. "Although I can't agree to your request, I have a good candidate in mind."

"Who is that person?"

"Well, I can't reveal that yet."

Kasgar was a little afraid that if he revealed it, the other party would immediately Black Rage.

"If there is an opportunity, I will mention this matter to the Emperor during our communication and let him make the decision."

"It shouldn't be a problem."

"Very good!"

"Thank you, Kasgar!!!"

Seeing that Kasgar had agreed to her request, Sanguinius hugged her tightly.

Whether it's healing the Black Rage, rescuing them all on Nuceria, or now helping her buy time from Kabanhah and agreeing to her Sanguin plan.

Honestly, as a Space Marine Sons of the Emperor, Kasgar really helped her in so many ways.

She couldn't help but hug him.

But at that moment, the Warp Rift could no longer be maintained.

With a thud, they both fell right under the noses of Fulgrim and the Blood Angels, who were anxiously waiting outside.

This time, Fulgrim unusually didn't make things too difficult for Kasgar.

The Blood Angel's rage had already filled every corner of the planet.

You!

How could you hug our mother?!

These people were practically possessed by Black Rage on the spot.

With the cover of Fulgrim and many of the Sons of the Emperor, and with the strong resistance of Sanguinius, they were finally able to return to their flagship.

"I'll deal with you later!"

After boarding the Pride of the Emperor, Fulgrim glared fiercely at Kasgar before activating the flagship's communication system.

She never expected that in the short time she was on the Red Tear slaying the demon, these two would get entangled together!

Did she really keep an eye on Kasgar every single moment?

I'll be watching you.

[Warmaster, are you able to receive communications?]

Shortly afterward, Holographic Projection from Sanguinius appeared in the command room of the Pride of the Emperor.

The demonic army in the Cygnus System has now been dealt with, although the Blood Angels forces are blocked by the Warp Storm.

But they can still go to Macragge!

The Second Imperium is currently estimated to be at 2=1!

[Communications are working correctly, Sanguinius. We need information from the other legions.]

Before this Warp Storm began, did you have any leads on other Legions?

There are no clues yet, but I can vaguely sense a prophecy about the future.

"Prophecy?" Kasgar stepped forward and asked, "What did you prophesy?"

After the Horus Heresy deviated from the original timeline, Kasgar's fake Prophecy became ineffective, and now it's up to the real Psychic Power to complete the task.

I saw the battlefield of the final battle.

Sanguinius closed her eyes, her words hesitant.

We must not allow Philus's legion to attack Terra; she possesses power that no other legion can match.

In Sanguinius' eyes, she saw Terra under the baptism of absolute firepower and the blessing of the Four Gods, Philus, Adeptus Custodes Rogal Dorn died in battle, and the remaining remnants, unable to withstand the enemy's attack, could only detonate the Seven Hammers Charm and perish together.

The only solution lies with you.

Philus may be powerful, but the Sons of the Emperor is her eternal nemesis. You must intercept her before she reaches Terra.

[And that planet that appeared in the prophecy]

That is your destination, and also the final battleground where the Sons of the Emperor will stop Philus from reaching Terra. Its name is—

Sanguinius's expression was solemn.

It seems she also foresaw that their mission would be fraught with peril.

"[Istvan III]."