+A burst of chaotic Warp background noise+
"My good brother, where are you going?"
"I have severed the bridge between the Warp and realspace within this star system. No one can escape from here—especially not you, my dear brother."
On the bridge command deck of the Sky Eagle, Horus's figure suddenly appeared in the holographic projection before the Khan. The Wolf Lord spread his arms as though he wished to embrace his brother across the vast distance.
An unknown voice from the Warp spread outward, bringing with it an instinctive sensation of coldness and dampness.
He smiled at Chaghatai, as kind and gentle as he had once been.
The Great Khan of the White Scars immediately tensed from head to toe. He ordered the Tech-priests present to conduct an immediate systems check, relaxing only slightly once they confirmed that the Thundercloud-class planetary warship's artificial intelligence was unharmed.
He feared that Horus had forcibly hacked into the artificial intelligence with psychic power and twisted, corrupted the Cogitator.
Yet Blackstone had withstood the test. There was no sign of contamination in the Cogitator core after it had shifted into its anti-Warp state. Horus had merely cast down a psychic projection so that he could better converse with his brother.
"It has been many years since we last met, Chaghatai. Do you truly think I would tamper with your beloved ship? No, we are still brothers. Though you have been deceived by our father, your place in my heart has never changed."
"For all these years, you have stood at my side. You and Sanguinius are my closest friends. Things between us should not have become like this."
Horus wore an understanding expression, but the Chogorian's face remained grim, his right hand never leaving the hilt of his White Tiger Doom Blade.
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