The Great Father

Otani didn't say much; she simply left first.

"Sir, I apologize for disturbing you."

"Oh, it's Otani. What can I do for you?" the Night Haunter asked.

"Sevatar had many questions in his mind."

"As First Company Captain in the Legion, he always has a lot to worry about, so it's normal for him to have doubts."

"No, Your Excellency, his doubts originate from you."

"I?"

"Yes, when Sevatar and I were imprisoned together, we communicated using Psychic Powers, and Sevatar told me your story."

"My story is nothing special, just a criminal who crawled out of the Nostramo sewers and became a razor in the hands of the False Emperor."

Otani was stunned for a moment upon hearing the Night Haunter's self-deprecating remark.

"But Sevatar told me that you could have done better."

"Yes, but I had many problems in the past, so it was difficult for me to do it."

"Now you've done it, and that's precisely the source of Sevatar's doubts."

The Night Haunter smiled at Otani.

"Perhaps after you see your father, he can think of a way to cure your eyes."

"Can you tell me about your father?" Otani asked, mustering his courage.

Upon hearing Otani's question, Sevatar, who had just emerged, felt a chill run down his spine.

He remembered it clearly, in the Underhive of that Hive World.

He had only mentioned his father's father, and then flew for an hour and a half. Now, if Otani were to mention that man...

He could never have imagined what Otani would face.

But at this moment, his damned Prophecy abilities were completely useless.

Sevatar was about to speak up and plead for Otani.

But then he heard a hearty laugh.

"Haha, alright, little Astropath, since you want to know about my father, then I'll tell you about him."

"I hope this won't take up too much of your time, sir."

"There's nothing to delay, little girl. The Imperium of Man is already bad enough; let Imperium rot for a few more hours."

For the Night Haunter, the key is to revitalize the Eighth Legion and then find his father as soon as possible to become his Right-Hand Man.

What changes might occur in the Imperium during this period was not within the Night Haunter's primary consideration.

"Speaking of my father, he was a great man."

"He was just a Mortals, but he was extremely knowledgeable and well-versed in both ancient and modern knowledge."

"No matter what kind of knowledge it was, it was all commonplace in his mind."

"And most importantly, my father was a Teacher."

"Though that damned Nostramo made him Miner, the wisdom of a man as great and legendary as my father will not disappear with his status."

"Then he began to educate me in the Mine Hive, and over the next few decades, his words and deeds profoundly influenced me."

"Although I can't be in front of him often for various reasons, it's undeniable that my father saved my soul."

As he spoke, the Night Haunter produced an Evernight Code.

"The Evernight Code?" Otani looked at the four words on the cover and asked in confusion.

"Yes, it is the Evernight Code, my father's greatest work."

The Night Haunter did not rush to introduce the contents of the Evernight Code; he simply opened the book's cover.

"I remember back then, when the Evernight Code had just been completed, his students all got a copy of the first printing and all wanted an autograph."

"So I wanted one too, and like them, I wrote a lot in the endpapers of the book; it was like a letter."

"When my father saw the letter, he immediately knew it was me, and then he wrote back."

"Do you know what? Little girl, out of thousands of people, your father only glanced at the contents of the letter and knew it was me."

"This was incredibly precious to me at the time."

The Night Haunter stopped there, not continuing the story, because going further would involve the Grand Inquisitor and his Evernight Legion.

For some personal reasons, the Night Haunter does not wish to speak.

"Sevatar, come here."

Sevatar, who had been listening to the whole thing from a distance, walked over blankly.

"Father."

"Prepare paper and pen. I will dictate the contents of this Code, and you will write them down."

"In the days to come, I need you to memorize every word of the Evernight Code. This will be the guiding principle for the reborn Eighth Legion's future operations."

"I understand, Father."

The rest of the voyage was quiet.

They were simply drifting aimlessly through the universe, while the Night Haunter recounted the contents of the Evernight Code in great detail.

Sevatar, meanwhile, was constantly copying these things down.

In fact, the Evernight Code doesn't contain much information for Space Marines. They can copy all of its contents in half a day at most and memorize them.

But it still took Sevatar several days.

He was listening to his Gene-Father recount a case.

That's right, he was listening to his father recount trial cases.

For each clause in the Code, his father would cite dozens, even nearly a hundred, judicial cases.

This gave Sevatar a strange feeling.

My father was not only earnestly teaching me knowledge, but also earnestly helping me to build a new understanding of the Law.

Of course, besides these, what shocked Sevatar even more was the author of this book.

It was at this moment that Sevatar finally learned who the father her father had been talking about really was.

Han Mingxuan, the Father of Evernight.

Although he never met that gentleman, Sevatar could still feel his greatness through this book.

Without a doubt, the author of this book is a person with an extremely profound understanding of the Law, who is fair, rational, and at the same time, gentle.

However, besides that, there is another very obvious characteristic.

Extreme xenophobia.

Sevatar was even certain that this was not for the purpose of perfecting the Law provisions concerning other races in the Code.

In that sir's eyes, perhaps other alien races would either become food or cannon fodder.

"Sevatar, have you remembered everything I said?"

"I've remembered, Father."

During this time, the Night Haunter was teaching Sevatar Evernight Code.

The changes in the Night Haunter himself had a profound impact on Sevatar.

Prince of Crows had a very clear feeling that the Prophecy that had driven him mad was gradually fading.

He never imagined that there could be another way to bring peace to his soul besides death.

"Very good, then I will be evaluating you over the next period of time."

"I am ready, Father."

The Night Haunter of the Night Haunter nodded, and over the next month, he used all the cases he had encountered during his 30K era to subject Sevatar to a comprehensive knowledge-based interrogation.

"You've passed, my eldest son."

"I have fulfilled my mission, Father."

The Night Haunter nodded. "You have inherited my father's great wisdom, and at this moment, I must reward you."

With that, the Night Haunter removed the pair of red armors from Sevatar's hands.

"Father, this..."

"My eldest son, as your Gene-Father, I now pardon all your sins, but this will only happen once in this lifetime."

"By the grace and reason of my father, you are given a second chance."

Sevatar gazed intently at his Gene-Father.

This is the kind of father he dreamed of, and now his dream has come true.

At that moment, Sevatar let go of all his doubts and knelt down devoutly.

"Praise be to your kindness and wisdom, Great Father."