After a brief lesson in physical education, Zarasusa graciously invited Hogg and the others to his home, claiming it was pretty spacious. As a guest, Hogg naturally accepted the offer, taking the two Necrons in his hands as he entered the heart of the Tomb World.
"Ankailar, you bastard! You dared to lead them here? You betrayed the Necrons!"
With only his torso left, Zarasusa twisted around to berate the Traveler for his treachery. But after enduring inhuman abuse, Ankailar had already seen the light and mastered the art of playing dead. No matter how much Zarasusa cursed him, he didn't even furrow a brow.
"Bullshit! I didn't betray the Necrons. I held out for a whole day. And you? You surrendered in three seconds. Where's your backbone?"
"Shut up! You don't even have eyebrows. And stop using a private channel to talk. I'm a C'tan who devoured the Void Dragon. Do you think I can't hear you?"
The two hand-held ornaments clashed as their hands knocked together. Hogg shot the two Necron Overlords a look that said he'd chop them up if they kept yapping, then turned to admire the tomb.
"This place has at least three or four stories' worth of technological sophistication. Ross, is this the first intact tomb we've explored?"
Ross nodded, then stepped forward to run his hand over the Blackstone gate sealing the passage.
"That's right, Father. This is the largest Tomb World the Blackwatch has ever excavated, and it's remarkably intact. It's as if Necrons are still living here.
"Look at this gate, carved entirely from Blackstone. Just think how many Blackstone prayer beads we could make from it. We've really struck it rich this time!
"If the gate is this grand, I can't even imagine how luxurious the inside must be. No