"Barbaric chaos."
"You caused quite a stir in some lower district of Commorragh's Seventh Quadrant whose serial number ran to four digits. In a colossal place like Commorragh, that was quite an achievement."
Aray recalled an account she had read in some document as a child.
"What happened after that?"
The one asking the Primarch with intense urgency was neither Chen Ye nor Aray, but Yao En.
Yao En had a psychological issue that psychologists in the star sector called the "Lord of Tyran complex."
The Lord of Tyran complex referred to a savior emerging in an utterly desperate and hostile environment, leading people to resist those responsible for that harsh environment. People were deeply interested in such stories, and this trope was especially common among veteran groups in the star sector who had once fought alongside the Lord of Tyran.
There were also many people in the star sector who liked stories following a similar template.
That was why Yao En was exceptionally interested in what had happened to Chagatai after entering Commorragh.
"We were unstoppable."
Chagatai added more material to the campfire. The fuel was the bones and flesh of some creature.
"We liberated arena after arena, dungeon after horrifying Dark Eldar dungeon."
"Those tortured into madness were cared for until they died. Those willing to rise against their slave masters and executioners took up arms and formed an army."
"Everything went smoothly until we discovered that our success had actually been one of Viktor's experiments. He wanted to see what consequences would result if slaves rebelled."
After a stretch of silence, Chagatai spoke of the last thing that had happened after he was imprisoned in the Webway.
"Another man who led the rebel army alongside me disagreed with me on strategy. He then persuaded most of the