Wandering Across Universes

When the Emperor spoke those words, the entire Imperial Palace conference chamber instantly fell silent.

It was not because everyone had fallen quiet, but because the Master of Mankind had directly halted and locked time with his immense psychic power.

No one except Malcador the Sigillite and Constantin Valdor, commander of the Custodes, could hear the contents of this private conversation.

Not even Primarchs such as Rogal Dorn were exceptions.

The reason even they had to be kept in the dark was that every Primarch was coveted and watched by the Dark Gods. Although each Chaos God had obtained a Primarch as a trophy, that did not mean Their desires ended there.

And if a certain Primarch were to accidentally fall into the hands of the Chaos Gods in the future, the secret could very likely be exposed.

Lox's heart stirred as he vaguely realized what the Emperor was about to tell him.

It was about that conversation upon the Golden Throne.

"My friend, do you still remember what we discussed when you first ascended the Golden Throne?" the Emperor asked.

"Of course. I could never forget." Lox said, "You told me the truth behind the Future Reinforcement Project and the true mission I carried."

A smile appeared on the Emperor's face. It was a pure smile. Certain memories were always tied to certain people, and when he saw Lox, he remembered those happy days.

Back then, he had not needed to consider such complicated matters or face humanity's relentless trials.

The position of Master of Mankind was destined to force whoever sat upon it to endure the torment of humanity and conscience again and again, until both were completely worn away.

Lox's existence had originally been the final safeguard, important enough to rival Vulkan, who held the Talisman of