"I didn't expect things to turn out like this."
"The people we were supposed to kill were killed by that Daemon Engine."
Lion sheathed Loyalty and sat on the wreckage of a Daemon Engine, looking at Lu Jin.
His eyes held not only the ease that came after a great battle, but also wariness and suspicion.
"I expected it, but not entirely."
Lu Jin sat on another piece of wreckage.
He had anticipated Vashtorr appearing on Karmas, because after Lion awakened, he would have a series of clashes with Vashtorr.
But he hadn't expected Vashtorr to say things like "ascend to godhood" and "become a god's companion."
"He said you would ascend to godhood. What does that mean?"
Lion couldn't hold back the question any longer.
Before he asked, he had stared at Lu Jin's Bolter for two seconds.
A Bolter that could unleash Daemons of Khorne—
If any Inquisitor saw it, they would risk their life to bring Lu Jin to justice.
But to Lion, who had seen much and possessed more of the Imperium's secrets than anyone, this Bolter was nothing extraordinary. And since it showed no signs of Chaos corruption, there was no way to accuse Lu Jin of being a Chaos Servant.
"I learned about this during the Battle for the Navigation Tower. I was caught in a ritual and suddenly collapsed, ending up in a place in the Warp called the Heart Eater Domain."
Lu Jin then told Lion everything he knew.
In great detail.
"So you don't even know why you'll ascend to godhood?"
When Lion asked this, it meant he had already unconsciously believed everything Lu Jin had said.
"Isn't that a good thing?" Lion said. "You could become something more powerful and protect more people. I used to think you were a