Guilliman at the Front

When Alicia learned from Decius that Christoph, the Master of the Astropathic Choir, was still alive, it was as though thunder had struck her from all directions. She instantly fell into profound shock and terror.

She had personally watched the Master of the Astropathic Choir suddenly die. The other High Lords could all testify as witnesses.

Moreover, his corpse had twisted into the form of a Chaos Spawn under the so-called blessing of that Living Saint, before being slain together by the Sisters of Battle.

Those fragments of memory were incomparably clear. Alicia could even remember the surge of adrenaline within her body when she saw the Master transform into a Chaos Spawn.

But the words of a Custodian could not possibly contain any falsehood, nor did the Custodian have any reason to deceive her.

"This..."

"How is that possible?"

Alicia instinctively covered her parted lips with her hand. She could no longer distinguish what was real from what was false.

If that coup had been fake, then why was the Ecclesiarchy's influence now expanding so wildly?

Alfreda, the acting Ecclesiarch, had completely turned the Ecclesiarchy into her plaything, freely violating the authority and interests of other Imperial departments.

If that coup had been real, then why was Christoph still alive? He had clearly been the first to die.

Or perhaps Christoph had indeed died, only to be brought back to life by some mysterious power?

Alicia almost instinctively concluded that this was the truth. Nothing else could explain it.

"Please come with me to meet the Master of the Astropathic Choir. I still believe in my memories."

The Navigator envoy pleaded. She was now somewhat afraid to trust what she saw, and the Custodians could undoubtedly provide a definitive answer.

"Then I'll accompany you."

Decius had originally wanted to