Father? (1)

"War... Chapter Master?"

"What's wrong, Battle-Brother?"

"Are you... are you alright?"

"I'm perfectly fine, Battle-Brother. There's no need to be so nervous. I'm still me."

"Perhaps you should take a look at yourself now."

What do I look like now?

Dante was puzzled when he heard the Apothecary say that, but when he looked in the mirror, his puzzlement turned into shock.

Looking at himself in the mirror, Dante couldn't help but cry out.

"Father... Father!"

Dante was no longer old; his hair had turned golden.

Although the environment they were in was filled with artificial light sources, under the light, her golden hair shone as brightly as if Auramite.

Dante would have been better off not saying it; once he did, he caused trouble.

The Apothecary knelt down almost the instant his voice appeared, without the slightest hesitation.

"My father has appeared to me!"

The Apothecary's shout was so loud that everyone on the entire ship heard it.

All the Blood Angels on the Flagship came to the Apothecarion, and that's when they saw Dante's current state.

"My father has appeared to me!"

Immediately afterwards, everyone knelt down in unison, without the slightest hesitation.

"Get up, everyone. I am still Louis Dante, not Father."

"There's no mistake, Chapter Master, it must be Father appearing!" The Grand Master of the Librarian stared the Boss -eyed, his whites bloodshot.

"I've read the history of the Chapters thousands of times, and I won't forget my father's face!"

"We are all children of his genes; his image is ever-present in our memories!"

"Your Excellency, Chapter Master, this must be my father's spirit manifesting! By the God-Emperor above! Heaven has not forsaken my Blood Angels!"

Seeing this scene of near-frenzy, Dante felt a mix of emotions.

"Everyone back to your Battle Station. I have some things to take care of, and afterwards, I need to know what happened while I was unconscious."

"Yes!"

Dante could clearly sense that, compared to the respect the soldiers had shown him in the past, there was something different about them at this moment.

Those were feelings I only had when I was facing my father.

This is troublesome.

Yes, as a veteran who had survived for over 1500 years, Dante was undoubtedly rational.

Faced with his own changes, he had countless questions, but putting aside these questions, what frightened him most was that dream that didn't seem like a dream.

Then, Dante took two steps at a time and arrived at his Rest Room as quickly as possible.

He opened the door to the Rest Room and went to his bedside.

He didn't even sit on the bed; he just stared at it and felt his blood run cold.

Even his Suan Membrane were almost activated.

Because at this moment, the bed, which should have been empty, is now piled with things.

The most eye-catching items are three books: two are "Literary Pivot of Splendid Chapters" and one is "Evernight Code".

Originally, there were four books in this set. That being gave three to his father and one to himself.

But after returning to the Legion, the father insisted on dividing the four books equally.

Therefore, he had two copies of Literary Pivot of Splendid Chapters in his possession.

Besides these two books, the Evernight Code was the most widely circulated book in the Imperium, and he bought a copy as well.

It also bears the signature of the Father of Night, in printed form, of course.

In addition, there are some small items.

A badge of Nostramo Public University of Judiciary, and a set of repair tools from Speedy Auto Repair Shop.

And a miniature model of a set of ceremonial armor Evernight Legion.

Of course, besides these, what shocked Dante the most were the things placed on his pillow.

It was a white feathered crown.

Those are my father's feathers!

"Apothecary!"

Almost the instant Dante shouted, the Apothecary burst through the door.

"Exist!"

Dante glanced towards the door and saw that, in addition to the Apothecary, the Grand Master of the Librarian was also there.

"Gentlemen, I need you to conduct a full examination of my soul, immediately!"

"Chapter Master, what happened?"

"I don't know either, Grand Master, but I must have my soul thoroughly examined now. Only after the results of this examination can I draw some conclusions."

Subsequently, the most skilled Apothecaries in the entire group, along with all the Psyker under the Grand Master of the Librarian, conducted a thorough examination of Dante's soul, even resorting to using Relics from the Chapter's collection for this purpose.

"Chapter Master, the examination results are all normal. In fact, you are in much better condition than before you fell into a coma."

"Is that all, Grand Master?"

Upon hearing Dante's question, a glint of light flashed in the eyes of the Librarian's Grand Master.

"You remain as perceptive as ever, Chapter Master. During our comprehensive examination of your soul just now, we discovered something within it."

What is that?

"A Blue-Gold Barrier."

Boom!

Dante's mind went blank.

It's not a dream.

None of that was a dream!

"I understand, Grand Master."

The Grand Master of the Librarian looked at Dante and said, "Chapter Master, you seem quite pleased?"

"Perhaps, Grand Master, but it's too early to draw any conclusions. We need to wait. Come with me."

Then, Dante took the Grand Master of the Librarian to his room and handed him a book.

"This is?"

"Open it and take a look."

Upon hearing Dante's words, the Librarian's Grand Master opened the book's cover and then saw several lines of text on the title page, words he did not recognize.

Is this some kind of drawing?

These characters, well, are less characters and more like a series of very square drawings.

"This is writing, Grand Master."

"Word?"

"Yes, this is very ancient Terran Script. Look at the very bottom, the last four characters."

The Grand Master looked at the bottom right corner of Tobirama's screen. He still didn't recognize the characters there, but when his eyes fell on those four words, his soul trembled slightly.

What exactly are these four characters?

"Sanguinius."

Upon hearing those four words, the Grand Master's hand suddenly froze, and the book almost fell to the ground, but fortunately Dante caught it immediately.

What did you just say?

"I said, Sanguinius, those four words in the bottom right corner that you see are the Most Revered Name of our Gene-Father."

"But... but this isn't High Gothic, nor is it written in any historical record."

"But those four characters are my father's name; I watched him write them with my own eyes."

You saw it with your own eyes?

Dante's words were like a bolt from the blue for the Grand Master; it was simply impossible!

"Yes, Grand Master, even I think I'm going crazy saying this, but during the time I was unconscious, I traveled to the era of the Great Crusade."

"What?!"

Even though the Grand Master was prepared for the psychological impact, the shock was still too great.