Although many Phaerons and Overlords looked down on the Imperium of Man's crudeness, the dynasties themselves faced grave crises as well.
The Flayer Virus stirring beneath the surface and the nihilistic Destroyer tendency were being discovered within the dynasties with increasing frequency.
The Silent King had specifically ordered Illuminor Szeras to research biotransference technology, telling him to ask directly for whatever manpower or resources he needed.
Szeras immediately asked for Aeldari test subjects. After all, with the Subjective One backing humanity, he could hardly seize humans for experimentation.
While pursuing Amalaga, the Executioner Dynasty had also imprisoned an Aeldari craftworld and captured several planets colonized by Exodite Aeldari, handing them over to Illuminor Szeras for his experiments.
The harmful effects of lacking souls were becoming increasingly apparent, Trazyn thought.
Not to mention the war beyond the galaxy. Whenever Trazyn thought of its earth-shaking scale, his head began to ache.
When he, Astromancer Orikan, and other battle-hardened Phaerons had gone beyond the galaxy—
The Silent King had pointed toward the trillions upon trillions of dim stars beyond the galaxy and asked Orikan for the answer he had obtained through divination.
Faced with the King's demand, Orikan had exhausted every means at his disposal, stretching and slowing localized time to give himself enough time to reach a thorough, perfect answer.
In the end, Orikan could only lower his head and beg the Silent King's forgiveness.
"Your servant... is lacking in skill. I cannot witness the future through those dim stars... I beg my King to punish me."
"Those are not stars. They are the eyes of the enemy..."
The Silent King left behind those words lightly, and then Trazyn and Orikan witnessed true war.
Ever since the Necrontyr dynasties had begun awakening at irregular intervals, Trazyn had always wondered where their true