If the Webway were compared to a sewer, then the filthy water from the cesspit was continuously pouring into humanity's home through the hole Magnus had punched open, while the Emperor, seated upon the Golden Throne, was plugging the breach with his own body.
Beyond the Golden Throne lay humanity's most sacred Terra. It was the embodiment of the very concept of humanity; once humanity lost its homeworld, it would lose its roots.
It sounded somewhat mystical, but that was indeed how this universe worked.
The fate of a homeworld was inseparably tied to that of its species. Moreover, vital creations such as the Astronomican and the Imperial Palace of Terra were all located on this planet, and humanity lacked the ability to build another Astronomican anytime soon.
No matter what, the Emperor had to hold Terra. He could not rise and leave this deadly position.
It was an arduous responsibility. Even Malcador could not fill that role; perhaps only the one-eyed king, Magnus, could replace the Emperor.
Yet since the Burning of Prospero, whether willingly or not, Magnus had already joined Horus's camp. He could no longer return to the Imperium and take on this burden in the Emperor's stead.
"Could we use the Blackstone Array's suppressive effect on the Warp to help you seal that breach?"
Lox rapidly considered what might be useful, and once again he thought of that all-purpose Blackstone. This incredible substance could suppress the Warp under a specific polarity.
"The breach Magnus tore open would require an astronomical quantity of Blackstone to suppress. That is not realistic. Even if you dropped an entire Necron tomb world onto Terra, it would not be enough."
"Those four are fanning the flames. Should anything go wrong, the Blackstone could instead be seized and exploited by them, switched