Kaisa's Special Mission

At first, he might not have understood what she meant, but he instantly caught the meaning of that last sentence.

That gene-seed of his was no ordinary gene-seed!

That was an incredibly apt metaphor!

Were the Imperium's female Psykers really so forward? They'd only just met, and she was already asking for his gene-seed.

Axis had never believed in love at first sight. In this world, people only ever fell for someone because they were attracted to their looks.

When a man or woman took an interest in someone of the opposite sex, it was usually because that person was good-looking.

He wasn't ugly, but he wasn't especially handsome either. There was no way he could've attracted the affection of a powerful female Psyker at first sight.

So when someone offered kindness without reason, they were either up to no good or after something!

"Lady Kaisa, you must be joking. I don't understand what you mean," Axis said, pretending to be confused.

"I've read your files. You were placed in a transformation tank before you were even seven, and you only recently awoke.

"Although you've studied a great deal of the Imperium's knowledge, there may be some things you haven't learned. I could teach you, if you like!" Kaisa said.

According to his father, while Axis was being modified, he had considered countless times castrating him and taking away his ability to reproduce, making him like the other Primarchs.

But in the end, he hadn't done it. His father had never explained why.

"I know what you're talking about! I don't need you to teach me about that. My mentor, Malcador, taught me about it. I'm not completely ignorant.

"What exactly are you trying to accomplish by telling me this? I spoke with you in good faith, not so you could make fun of me." Axis's expression darkened.

If Axis ever did decide to find a wife, he would rather marry a beautiful trophy wife—a noblewoman with a good education, pure blood, and perfect looks and figure.

She'd only need to bear his children and raise them. She wouldn't have to do anything else.

But a Psyker was extremely dangerous. The slightest mistake could turn them into a portal for a Bloodthirster. The slightest mistake could leave them corrupted by the forces of Chaos!

Who knew when they might stab you in the back or slit your throat while you slept?

"Caution is a good thing, Axis. You passed the first test," Kaisa said with a smile.

"If that's the case, then that was an incredibly boring test, Lady Kaisa. You've managed to lower my opinion of you to rock bottom," Axis said.

Axis even considered asking the Emperor to assign him a different liaison.

"I'm sorry. But believe me, I'll always stay by your side and help you. My Psykic Power is indispensable to you," Kaisa said.

She'd misjudged him. This kid wasn't some sheltered, lovestruck young man!

He might have spent a full twenty-four years in a cultivation pod, but his mind was nothing like that of a teenager. It didn't make sense!

"I hope so," Axis said.

If he discovered even the slightest trace of Chaos corruption in her, he wouldn't hesitate to blast the female Psyker before him into dust.

Over the years, he had learned a great deal from Malcador. But Malcador had never said a word to Axis about Chaos, instead constantly drilling the so-called Imperial Truth into him.

Yet the Emperor had sent such a powerful Psyker to stay by his side. What did it mean? If her strength was really as great as she claimed, she couldn't possibly be ignorant of the truth about the Warp.

Watching Axis walk away, Kaisa let out a helpless sigh. Her father had given her two tasks.

The first was to guide Axis, slowly helping him discover the threat of Chaos, learn about the entities lurking in the Warp, and understand the dangers posed by the Chaos Gods.

The second was to protect Axis with her powerful Psykic Power. At present, she was the most powerful Psyker in the Imperium besides her father and Malcador. Once her brother, who also wielded Psykic Power, returned, her ranking would fall.

For now, she was the most powerful Psyker the Emperor could assign to Axis. Moreover, her Psykic Power came from the Emperor, so the forces of Chaos couldn't detect it. In that respect, she was even more useful than Malcador.

She could help Axis defend himself perfectly against Chaos Entities.

But the Emperor had his own mission, and she had her own motives. She never wanted to return to that dark dungeon!

There, she had no freedom. She was imprisoned by the black-armored Adeptus Custodes, with no one to talk to and her Psykic Power blocked. She could only spend her days slowly sinking into despair.

It was a torment beyond an ordinary person's imagination. So if she could, she would do everything in her power to avoid returning to that hell.

The Emperor valued this young man before her even more than he valued a Primarch.

And according to what the Emperor had revealed, Axis's power surpassed that of an ordinary Primarch. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been given the task of killing the Second Primarch.

That was why Kaisa wanted to build a relationship with Axis that went beyond friendship. When a woman couldn't protect herself, it was only natural for her to seek the protection of a male stronger than herself.

If she could form a union with Axis, their bond would become far more secure.

Perhaps that was what her father wanted, too!

Otherwise, the Emperor wouldn't have told her all this. That was the cleverness of those in power.

He had told her Axis was her only lifeline, but hadn't ordered her to carry out any such task. The decision had been entirely hers.

Her father had always been so wise.

There was no avoiding her getting close to Axis, but the boy didn't seem easy to win over!

No matter what, she had to seize this opportunity. She couldn't make that foolish mistake again. The mistake she'd made last time had already cost her dearly.

Even if she couldn't become the person closest to Axis, she would at least become his best ally!

Over the next two months, Axis not only strengthened the Adeptus Custodes' bodies, but also found time to give Kaisa some physical enhancements.

Their relationship seemed to return to normal. Kaisa no longer clung to Axis; she simply greeted him warmly each day.

Two months later, the Imperium's Destroyer finally arrived in the target system. More than a dozen Destroyers from the Space Wolves Legion were already there.

The largest ship among them, a Gloriana-class Battleship, was none other than the Wolf King Leman Russ's flagship. The Space Wolves Legion was there as well.

"Russ is here, too?" Axis asked.

Hadn't they said he was the only one carrying out this mission?