40K x AOT: Warden of Sorrows

The next morning, Levi along with Hange and Cloudius were in the presence of royalty, The King of Eldia. At his feet, Levi and Hange were on one knee with their heads low. Off to the side, some fat balding men, who were most likely the kings consultants were red with anger as they watched Cloudius blatantly disrespect their king.

"Do as we tell you and bow your head before the King! He will not listen to your request otherwise!" One of the clergymen ordered.

"I bow before no man! If this pile of incompetent trash is your King, I say to you cast your stones at this man! For he sleeps while your people die!"

"BLASPHEMOUS WORM!"

"ENOUGH! We'll come back another day. Pardon his disrespect, he's knew to the land and will be educated properly." Levi voiced with a glance thrown at Cloudius.

The clergyman huffed, but what could he do to the man dubbed Humanities Strongest Soldier? A blow to him would be like a blow to the king in the eyes of the people.

"I won't let such heresy go unpunished again, Captain Levi."

"Understood."

...

"Well that was certainly an interesting spectacle. I've bever seen or heard of anyone who would boldly tell someone to stone their king!" Hange rolled on her back with a bellyful laughter.

She wiped the tears from her eyes and used the table as support, while Levi sighed.

"Hey, even if you're not from here you should still know basic etiquette." Levi reproached.

"I can assure you, I know the etiquette and ways to portray oneself in front of a King. I pray to bow before my Emperor just once more, but I cannot." Cloudius sighed, his head hanging low within his armor.

"Besides that, was he actually sleep? It just seemed like he was deep in thought to me." Hange asked with clear curiosity.

"Of course, couldn't you notice?" Levi asked rhetorically. He sighed once more and moved his neck around.

"Well, we'll just have to do it the old fashioned way. If we can't go to the king, we'll just go to the people." Levi concluded as he closed his eyes with folded arms.

"So is he sleeping or just in deep thought." Hange wispered.

"Who knows? His incompetence could be just as vast as his strength." Cloudius said with no intention of keeping it at a wisper.

Levi's eyebrow twitched, but he wasn't going to get dragged into his game anymore.

Cloudius hummed and decided to go find a spot outside of the walls to train sjnce there was nothing else of importance within the kingdom.

He saw there was no good technological advancements, their military was either drunk or fucking around on duty, their people were poor, some starved. These were the type of worlds the Choas Gods sought out first.

"So why was I sent here?" Cloudius asked as he sat on his knees under a tree.

"Father, this world is teeming with abominations and incompetence. The humans stunt their own growth and I fear these abominations have a more foul origin than I anticipated. I have broken my code a number of times since making landfall. I worry for my brothers and I fear...for I fear I have been cast away." His eyes looked onto the inscribings he placed into the tree.

It sat atop a hill that looked over at the kingdom and as too did Cloudius. He looked at the nation confined by its walls and sighed. "How can I bestow the Emperor's grace upon these people?"

Deep within him, he felt an urge that was separate from his own, at least he felt that it wasn't his own. Surely his heart was an immense fortress, not even a demon of Slaanesh could breach it!

Surely his desire lay solely with the Emperor's works and goals, he had no worldly dreams!

Surely, then, this was the will of the Emperor!

He dropped to his knees and plunged his head into the ground.

"Your holiness, your will moves me like the might of waves against the earth! Your desire is my goal and your word is my scripture, for I will bring your grace upon this nation and surrender it ALL to you!" He rejoiced over the will of The Emperor flowing within him and looked upon the nation, this time with a different gaze.

....

Like leaves in the wind, a few months would come to pass. The common people rallied at the gates with cheers and bells and songs as the Special Operations Team made their way into the kingdom.

One by one, everyone came back! The same amount that went out had come back in one piece and with expressions that showed they achived their goal. Amongst the crowd there was a group of kids that watched the soldiers parade jnside the walls with bright expressions.

"Look, look, he's coming!" Eren said as he vigorously shook Armin and watched as the sound of heavy metal because clear to everyone in the crowd. With louder chants they called his name!

"THERE HE IS!!"

"MAN I FINALLY CAUGHT SIGHT OF HIM THIS TIIIIIME!!"

As the crowd bustled with noise, a hulking figure clad in shimmering, grey armor strolled into the city! His blue visor shimmered along with his huge halberd that cut down a countless number of titans.

The citizens rejoiced in great pleasure. Over the last 4 months, the difference in the S.O.T's effectiveness was as clear as night and day. 30 points reclaimed from titans and 20 new frontiers made!

There was already word of expanding the walls or rather making a whole new layer altogether!

"Wow look at his armor! It's so cool!" Eren beamed.

"Yeah he looks like one of those knight from the stories." Armin chimmed in.

Mikasa looked on with a blank expression, although she most certainly was thinking of something.

Amongst the crowd there were some who were bitter about Cloudius. Most of whom, their fathers killed by the hands of titans.

"Look at all the gear he has on him, it'd be disappointing if he couldn't do at least this much." A boy spat with a scowl on his face.

"Yeah, bet if Captai Levi had all that, he'd be 100 times stronger than that guy!" Another agreed.

Although they were drowned out amongst the sea of cheers, Cloudius coukd hear them well and inwardly he sighed. For it isn't the armor that makes the soldier, but the soldier that defines his armor.

He was sure that Captain Levi would make a shinning example to the people one day. However, today, he had important matters to handle. Mainly being the maintenance on his armor. Without any servitors around, he had to keep up with the blessings and maintenance of his equipment himself.

Not to mention the fact he had to completely stash away his ammo since there was no way to recreate more, but he was also worried about the thought of his power pack running out before he could get back to his home world or have a way to charge it.

This meant when he wasn't out racking up hundreds of kills on those pathetic abominations; the Titans, he was outside of his power armor.

Although he rarely left the area of land he was given for his achievements, he did mix with the general population from time to time. He resided within wall Rose and was currently trying his ABSOLUTE BEST to be lowkey, but...

How in the hell could anyone not notice a 7'3(220cm) giant walking among them. It didn't help that he tried to hide under a cloak and hood, he stood out way more than if he would've just thrown on some military ware and said he never went outside of the walls!

"Haaaah." He sighed longly and looked over the basic tools they were selling at a shop. He held a mallet in his hand and it simply looked like a tot within his grasp. He had officially xome to the realization, he'd have to start making thing himself or at least getting things customized to his size.

Alas, Cloudius was a man of pure will and conviction! He decided to simply go get some books on engineering and start making themselves himself. After all, for the sake of his plans it'd be best if he added a few more skills to his arsenal.

And so, a few months came and went once again.

"Cloudius Asmodius, you have once again proven your strength in striking down over a thousand titans! You have once again proven your skill as a tactician! You have once again brought great achievements and good unto this nation and it's people! For that I will commend you with the first and only Golden Sword of Edlia!" At the word of the King, the hall erupted in applause as the King went down and placed the Golden Sword onto the back of his gauntlets.

Cloudius pumped his fist into the air, showing to all the clergyman, their wives, their servants and the Royal Government that HE was the sword of this nation just as he was the Hammer of the Emperor!

*KATHOOOOOOOM~~!!*

The low sound of an eruption followed by a quake within the castle was enough to set Cloudius along with everyone else on edge.

With immediate action, he bolted out of the castle and launched himself high into the sky.

"You impure, diseased, pathetic abominations dare attack the place of my work!?" Cloudius equipped his halberd and with the accuracy of God's wrath he launched it at the huge abominations peeking over the wall!

He then expanded his power and spoke into the mind's of every living creature within wall Maria, Rose and Sheena.

{WALL MARIA HAS BEEN BREACHED!! I REPEAT, WALL MARIA HAS BEEN BREACHED!! ALL HANDS ON DECK FOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION!!!}

Cloudius grit his teeth at the huge cloud of steam that prevailed over the area, however he didn't dwell on the matter for long. Titans were flooding into a nation he was going to rebuild into purity, so as a Grey Knight and as The Hammer of the Emperor and The Golden Sword of Eldia, he went to fulfill his duty!

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YOOO, I appreciate a the love and support and will be starting back with up loades every weekday, with the weekends being rest days. Hope you all enjoy the chapter and the title hint!

It may seem like i rushed through this chapter, because I kinda did since I couldn't think of much filler for that point in time. Things will now start to get vastly more intricate, detailed and I dare say mischievous!

Cya Next Tiiiime~