Warhammer 40k: Terra Collector

Mortarion's pace paused slightly, but soon returned to normal.

The Plague Sons tried to use the Black Legion to achieve their own goals, and the Chaos Warmaster...wasn't it the same? They

schemed against each other and betrayed each other. This was the tragedy of the betrayers.

Since the fall of Warmaster Horus, the former Chaos Legion has existed in name only! Even if ten thousand years pass, the grand occasion like the Horus Heresy cannot be repeated.

Whether the betrayers were willing to admit it or not, they had lost their only leader.

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When the figures of the Demon Prince and the Plague Legion completely disappeared from sight, the Chaos Warmaster slowly stood up from the throne.

Abaddon spread out his palm and looked at the obsidian-like alien creature again.

Under the dim light, the Eye of Night shines with a brilliant diamond-like light! To countless mortals, such a brilliant light means wealth. But the Chaos Warmaster sees the hope and future of subverting the empire from it.

[Hand of Darkness] and [Eye of Night] are both activation devices of Blackstone Fortress. Under normal circumstances, the two need to work together to control the ancient Blackstone Fortress!

But now, the Chaos Warmaster only has the Eye of Night.

Before Abaddon's plan succeeds, the Black Legion will not be able to escape the fortress world of Cadia! With only a small Chaos fleet, the possibility of taking the Hand of Darkness from the Empire is slim.

Faced with this situation, Abaddon decided to seek off-field assistance.

The Chaos Warmaster temporarily handed over the command of the Legion to his adjutant, and then drove a Thunderhawk gunboat alone to a savage world on the edge of the Eye of Terror.

This ancient planet was once the sacred home of the Eldar, but after it was devoured by the Eye of Terror, the foul power of Chaos eroded everything here.

The former holiness and beauty have long since disappeared, replaced by... chaotic demons wandering the earth and countless grotesque scenes distorted by the power of chaos.

The bloodthirsty and violent demon was full of malice towards everything outside! After killing a few blind demons, the Chaos Warmaster finally stopped in front of a cold cave.

The darkness inside the cave was wriggling as if it had life. In the deep darkness, an ugly old woman dressed in the clothes of the Inquisition quietly appeared.

This shriveled old woman is no ordinary person! She is the advisor of the Black Legion, the [Cursed Prophet] - Moriana!

[Moriana], this is a very legendary name!

As early as the Unification War, Moriana had already followed the Emperor! She is a powerful psyker and one of the founders of the Imperial Inquisition.

Moriana's loyalty is unquestionable! But her loyalty is not to the Empire, but to the Emperor as an individual.

When the great Emperor was forced to sit on the Golden Throne, Moriana has been seeking a way to revive him.

At an internal meeting of the Inquisition, Moriana even proposed using the dark power on the Devin satellite to resurrect the great Emperor on the Golden Throne.

Due to her overly radical ideas, Moriana was ostracized within the Inquisition! Until sometime in the thirty-fourth millennium, she suddenly disappeared from the Empire's sight.

When she reappeared, Moriana had become the cursed prophet of the Black Legion! The reason why Abaddon knew the existence of the Blackstone Fortress was all thanks to Moriana.

Moriana was not surprised by the arrival of the Chaos Warmaster! From the past and future revealed by the prophecy, the Cursed Prophet had seen everything.

The ugly old woman stared at the Warmaster with her white eyes, "Abaddon, you lost the most important Dark Hand!"

"That's why I came here!" Abaddon showed the Eye of Night to the Cursed Prophet, "Moriana, I need a new plan to control the Blackstone Fortress!"

"Every gift from fate comes with a price! Are you... ready to bear this unknown price?" A mysterious smile flashed across Moriana's shriveled face.

"Price?" The Chaos Warmaster was very disdainful of this word. "Only the weak will fear the price! For the strong, the price is just a part of victory."

The Chaos Warmaster's declaration was extremely arrogant, but as one of the four gods of the new generation, he did have the capital to be arrogant.

The Cursed Prophet held a turbid crystal ball in front of Abaddon. Along with Moriana's hoarse chanting, countless ancient chaos runes emerged from the void.

Runes containing mysterious powers gathered in the crystal ball. In the bright and filthy light, everything about the future was displayed to the Chaos Warmaster without reservation.

When the light of the crystal ball faded, a smile of confidence of victory appeared on Abaddon's face.

Let the galaxy burn!

The end of the loyalists is approaching, and the future of the empire's destruction will eventually come! And the name of the great plunderer Abaddon will eventually become the eternal nightmare of this galaxy...

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Gothic sector, Laterance node.

The Imperial Guards' flagship, the Eye of the Emperor, was moving rapidly through the dark and cold universe, trailing a dazzling tail flame.

The battleship's propulsion engine made a deafening roar, and every second, several tons of promethium fuel were consumed by the engine.

After a long voyage, the Emperor's Eye only had one-fifth of its fuel left! Fortunately, the Gothic Sector's naval fortress was within reach.

Due to the influence of the subspace storm, the naval fortress has been on alert! As soon as the Emperor's Eye entered the fortress's alert range, the Imperial Navy asked the Imperial Guards to send an enemy identification code.

This method of identifying friend or foe is simple and efficient, and its safety has been tested in countless wars! From the Great Crusade to the present, it has been used by most battle sequences, including the Imperial Navy.

As one of the Empire's battle orders, the identification code of the Custodes is also effective in the Navy.

After confirming the identity of the Emperor's Eye, the naval fortress quickly dispatched a convoy to pick it up.

The word "Imperial Guards" is well-known in every corner of the Empire! The Golden Legion represents the will of the Emperor. As a war machine more terrifying than the Astartes, the Imperial Guards generally do not wander around the Empire at will.

Whenever the Golden Legion appears in a corner of the empire, it means that a war that will go down in history is about to begin.

To put it simply...these big golden guys are walking trouble.