There was no time to feel sorry for Guilliman. Up next was the crowning achievement of Hogg's genetic engineering: a supreme life-form that combined the best of Blackwatch, the Ultramarines, and the Doom Slayer—the Black Ultrawatch Doom Big Cat-folk Warrior!!
The moment this mighty creation appeared, Guilliman's mouth fell open and his eyes snapped shut, leaving him instantly unable to speak. Even Roland, standing beside him, stared wide-eyed, as if he had laid eyes on something indescribable.
Silence was the best answer. Seeing that his good brother couldn't even get a word out, Hogg immediately led his proud creation into the sickroom and very considerately shut Guilliman's jaw with one hand before it could dislocate.
"Well? Surprised? Delighted? Didn't see that coming?"
Looking at the human-shaped hunk of muscle before him, nearly as tall as himself and radiating sheer violence with every movement, Guilliman paused over the man's silver afro, then glanced at the pair of cat ears and fluffy tail that set him apart from Roland.
"Something's off. Extremely off. Why is he so normal?"
"Yeah! Why is he so normal?"
The two brothers exchanged a glance, deep confusion in both their eyes.
Before this, Guilliman and Roland had steeled themselves for anything. No matter what kind of abomination Hogg had created, they would grit their teeth and accept it.
But aside from the legion's rather questionable name, the Space Marine before them seemed perfectly normal. And yet the fact that he looked normal was the most abnormal thing of all.
Everyone knew Hogg's taste. From the Anubis Biotransference device and the Flesh Rebuilding Pod to the Nila Terminal stations and Star Gates the Imperium had already installed in the Warp, every one of his creations was enough to make you physically ill. They were straight-up Chaos God industrial