After gaining a clear understanding of the power system latent within them, the brief confusion and sense of disparity in Sanguinius, Horus, and Angron were replaced by an intense thirst for knowledge and eagerness to explore.
They urgently needed a place to verify and familiarize themselves with the knowledge and possibilities they had just seen in the Valkyrie Core interface.
Following the guidance, they quickly found an advanced training ground reserved exclusively for Valkyries.
The training grounds were quite lively, with many Valkyrie Squads engaged in intense practical combat or coordinated drills.
Energy beams crisscrossed the air, shields flickered, and all manner of peculiar skill effects dazzled the eye.
They saw how seamlessly the squad members worked together, their shifts between offense and defense flowing like water, far beyond a mere addition of individual strength.
The sight made the three of them eager to try it themselves. They wanted to find a squad to spar and exchange pointers with, to personally experience the subtleties of Valkyrie Squad combat.
However, when they looked around, the squads currently fighting had either just finished a fierce round and were resting and discussing matters, or already had established opponents.
They had only just arrived and knew no one, so they felt too awkward to abruptly interrupt someone else's training to ask.
Just as they hesitated, their attention was drawn to a relatively secluded training ground.
The training ground was not small, but there was only one Valkyrie inside.
She had flowing blue-black hair and wore a fitted blue-and-white combat suit. Deep-blue ribbons of light, seemingly condensed from data streams, drifted behind her, moving slowly as if alive.
She was not engaged in any strenuous activity. She merely floated quietly in the center of the field with her eyes closed, as though meditating—or conducting some