Astartes: The Red Tide
Chapter 455

Who Called in This Support? Why Was He Cutting Everyone Down?

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"Who are you... how did you get into our Relic Chamber, intruder!" The Blood Ravens mustered their courage and shouted at Anwar, gripping their weapons tightly.

The Blood Ravens looked like adulterers caught in bed, left with nothing but bluster for one last show of resistance.

A Grey Knight turning up in anyone's "inner sanctum" was the stuff of horror films.

"I fought daemons within the warp. The God-Emperor guided me, and the psychic connection of the Aegis Armor merged with me, bringing me back from the warp."

Grey Knights could fit teleporters even to their Power Armour, allowing them to teleport into battle just like Terminators.

Anwar concealed his secret. The fewer people knew the Grey Knights' secrets, the better, especially their individual abilities. That would help them fight daemons.

Once the Blood Ravens stripped away the Grey Knight's mystical rambling, the gist was that he had gotten into a fight with daemons in the warp, and the Emperor had activated this suit's Psyker Beacon as a teleportation point to bring him back.

"We must confirm your identity. That will take some time. Until then, please come with me. We ask that you understand why we must restrict your movements for now. We will notify the other Grey Knights so they can come and meet you," one Blood Raven said amicably.

Another Blood Raven sounded far less friendly. "I'll say it again. Put down Forgebreaker, or we will activate the defenses and treat you as an enemy."

The defenses had already been activated, but the man before them was absurdly powerful in psychic terms. The Blood Ravens' psykers could sense it.

The atmosphere instantly grew tense. The Blood Ravens were unsure whether a daemon lurked inside the Aegis Armor, and Anwar was unsure whether they were traitors. This

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