Konrad Curze possessed an undisguisable curiosity toward things beyond prophecy. To him, the reborn God-Emperor was an entirely new existence. Like Lin Fan, she was something beyond prophecy. The very concept of the God-Emperor should have died alongside The Emperor during the Dark King's ascension, becoming the final stepping stone toward godhood. After that, there should have been nothing left. That was where prophecy ended.
His gaze shifted away, and he did not dare meet the God-Emperor's eyes. He could not see the future of the female God-Emperor. This ignorance made the current God-Emperor appear even more holy and pure in his eyes, like that unattainable justice.
"Konrad Curze." The God-Emperor spoke Curze's full name and gently stroked one side of his face. Beneath that warmth lay the chill of reason, but Curze did not care about the God-Emperor's nature.
The God-Emperor continued, "You have done very well. You eliminated many evildoers who acted in my name. What reward do you desire?"
"Really?" Curze could not form a complete sentence. He could only shed tears beneath the God-Emperor's radiance.
The Emperor, Oedmeir, and Jaghatai watched this scene, their hearts full of bewilderment.
The Emperor thought, I can do that too!
Oedmeir and Jaghatai thought, Could the God-Emperor really have picked up some of Slaanesh's seductive traits? The God-Emperor already had some of the Father God's majesty and reverence, and after Isha's adjustment, she now even has the benevolence of a Mother God? Wow, with these two Daemonette attributes working together, who could possibly resist that?
Naturally, their thoughts were not the truth. Beneath Curze's mad exterior lay astonishing fragility. He had placed all his trust and hope, along with all the envy he felt toward Roboute Guilliman's adoptive mother's love, upon the God-Emperor beyond prophecy.
Curze became obedient and serene