Chapter 578: All the Worthies Gather
Because Hogg had barged into his world, the Blood Ravens had never existed there. The only ones around were the Blackwatch, sneaking about, stealing chickens and digging up graves.
And if the Blood Ravens really did exist, there was an 80 percent chance they were a successor Chapter of the Blackwatch. The remaining 20 percent was up in the air—but they absolutely couldn't be the Blood Angels.
After all, back in Hogg's home world, every Blood Angel was a Weeper. Whenever they got emotional, tears would inexplicably stream down their faces. They cried when happy, they cried when sad, and they even bawled their eyes out while hacking apart Xenos and beating down Chaos. As long as their eyes weren't ruined, you could tell whose sons they were.
As for whether the Blood Angels' tears affected their fighting, all that could be said was that you were underestimating Space Marine Power Armour. Its exceptionally efficient recycling system could even turn urine into pure drinking water. That alloy plate over their crotches had been designed for just that purpose.
In this world, Sanguinius' connection as their Primarch made it clear that the Blood Ravens were a successor Chapter of the Blood Angels. But perhaps fate had decreed it: Corvus Corax had also found his sons among this extraordinary Chapter, and the most absurd part was that even Curze had found a few of his sons there.
If the Primarchs were suns, then to the Blood Ravens, it was Three Days of Sun. Before this, they'd had no loving father or mother. The only ones who'd cared for them were the Adeptus Mechanicus on Mars, who shared their love of grave-robbing. Otherwise, they'd been no better than weeds by the roadside.
Well, now they had three