Chapter 481 The End of Act Three: The Man Who Is Not Understood
Chapter 481 Act 3. Ending: The person who is not understood
[Magnus? 】
Mortarion's voice faded into muffled silence.
As the name was evoked, the first thing Mortarion felt was a lot of disgust and disgust. He sneered at it and refused to mention it again.
These rising emotions made the Pale Lord silent for a moment. He stared at the starry sky in front of him, looking at the gorgeous scratches drawn from Fenris.
He seemed to have had a lot of trouble with this brother, but now, it was Magnus who pointed them in the direction to Cadia, so Mortarion was silent, his eyes looking doubtfully Malcador.
The regent of the First Empire was holding the scepter tightly at the moment. The old man stared at the sky in disbelief. A faint light lit up from his scepter, as if he was sensing something.
Malcador murmured to himself,
"...In complete agreement with our Lord's prophecy, the Scarlet Sinner has indeed fallen into the realm of change..."
Malcador coughed a few times uneasily, and his bulging hands like chicken claws tightly grasped the scepter to support his rickety and trembling body.
"Ruth..."
Malcador whispered, "It must have been Russ - he stopped the sinner from his folly."
In the prophecy of the Lord of Mankind, Magnus is destined to fall, and his best ending is just broken, but the fate of the Red One flickers,
The Lord of Mankind saw that when the fate of the Crimson Sinner was linked to Cadia - the benefits to the Imperium of Mankind would be maximized.
So, what else can be said, a crippled Primarch who lost his legion, a Primarch who committed crimes and made deals with demons, was unsurprisingly sent to Cadia by the Emperor to imprison criminals. identity.
The past has been decided, the identity has been decided, and the future has been decided. For those in power, this is just a simple must-choose question.
Malcador coughed. Maybe the current regent of the First Empire was also a little confused about the scene in front of him - he was already prepared for Magnus to commit the crime.
But now all he sees is a bright star road.
Those red fragments shone brightly, and their whole bodies were shrouded in white light, flowing slowly in the starry sky.
No, Malcador thought in his heart, as early as in prison, the [Decedent] had determined that Magnus no longer had the freedom to resist.
Every word and deed of the Scarlet Sinner was monitored by the Lord of Change. Under this situation, Malcador did not think that Magnus's initiative would have any positive impact.
Then...it can only be Leman Russ.
Malcador frowned and thought that he hoped this good boy would suffer less. Russ had always been the most considerate of Malcador among the many primarchs.
Hope all is well on Fenris.
Hope all is well on Terra.
Malcador thought, he knew that this was no longer a battlefield for him to set foot in. Many times, you can only watch the beginning and end of a war.
So...is this all a trap?
A trap by the Lord of Change to lure them back to Cadia?
Malcador stared at the sky, the stars reflected the light on his old retinas, and he stared at the shining fragments that slowly flowed and dispersed.
Whether this is a trap or not, they are headed to the Eye of Terror.
Not being able to escape will only allow Chaos to slowly bleed out and kill the world.
The stern eyes of the holder of the seal lit up from the shadow of the hood, and he said hoarsely,
"...Magnus...your former brother."
Mortarion raised his eyebrows and turned his head, listening to Malcador's words.
But the person holding the seal simply shook his head,
"Be prepared to fight him, Mortarion—we can set sail."
The old man left in silence again and ushered in the darkness, while the Pale Lord stood there. He watched Malcador leave, then turned his head again and stared at the galaxy in his eyes.
【……one way or another,】
Mortarion said softly,
[At least for now, I will thank you, Magnus. 】
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The winter of Fenris is gone.
Overnight, the wolf moon was no longer sharp, the wind and snow no longer howled, the wolves whimpered and disappeared into the mud where the ice and snow melted, while the Fenrisians looked blankly at the continent where the plates were gradually solidifying.
Anyone who can listen to the wind knows that the winter in Fenris is gone forever.
But there is still one place where the blizzard never stops.
That's where Wolf King Leman Russ ran to.
The blizzard there never stopped, but became more and more intense. Even though the other plains were as hot as summer and the sun was blazing in the sky, as soon as you set foot on that land, you quickly came to a world of darkness and howling wind and snow.
Of all the people who entered without authorization, only the brave ones who feared the most nature would find their way out after getting lost. The rest of the people left their lives in that blizzard world.
No one knows what happened.
When the Space Wolves tried to organize the brave men for the twenty-third time and stepped into the ice and snow to find traces of the Wolf King, Leman Russ, covered in wind and snow with white hair and beard, appeared in front of his descendants. .
The blood on his body was dried by the wind and snow, and only the breath of sadness flowed out,
【go back! 】
Thus the Wolf King drinks to his children,
【Everyone go back! In the name of Leman Russ - none of you are allowed to set foot on this land! You must not set your sights on this land! 】
The wolves maintained absolute obedience to their leader. After losing their leader for many days, they whimpered and gathered around their king. However, their king, who seemed to have experienced too much, said nothing. He was simply not like him. He is the same person he was before.
Old, tired eyes flickered from his deep eye sockets from time to time.
After returning to his tribe, Leman Russ, who had not recovered from his serious injury, spent nine months. He led his confidants, as well as the rune warlocks who could still fight normally, to search carefully. Every land in Fenris.
No one knows what the Wolf King does anymore, but occasionally, those little wolf cubs who don’t have long eyes will see a necklace made of broken eyeballs flickering with a faint red light between the Wolf King’s neck.
Nine months later, the Wolf King, who was buried in the earth, turned his eyes to the sky again. After looking directly at the red and white stars that illuminated Fenris day and night for the first time, the Lord of Winter let out a broken sound. A whimper of pain.
He couldn't understand.
Leman Russ thought, he didn't understand.
He doesn't understand!
Magnus... The Wolf King painfully thought that every step he took to think deeply was like cutting into his soul with a knife. For Leman Russ at this moment, thinking is very difficult. things,
Any primarch with a heart will find that beneath Leman Russ's rough appearance, there is a rigorous and loyal being.
Leman Russ is not incapable of thinking.
But as the emperor's executioner, as a person who participated in the extermination of the disappeared primarch, and as his most loyal sword, Leman Russ did not allow him to think too much.
Sometimes, thinking brings pain, doubt, and... betrayal.
The days in Fenris taught Leman Russ that as long as you can survive in this cruel land, you don't need to delve into the meaning behind things.
You don’t need to understand why the winter in Fenris is so long, you don’t need to understand why the earth devours the creatures living on it from time to time, you don’t need to understand why those cruel beasts enjoy eating humans——
You don't need to know this, you just need to survive.
Leman Russ did not need to know that, he only needed to be loyal to the Emperor and carry out his orders.
The Wolf King knew that Quan's father was right.
But now, his brother's blood is splashed on his armor, the bone-gnawing pain bites him, and the curse of Magnus still echoes in Leman Russ's ears.
The Wolf King gradually understood what Magnus had done at that time.
What exactly did Magnus face at that time.
What decision did Magnus make at that time?
How determined was Magnus at that time?
In Magnus's eyes, what role did he play at that time?
Leman Russ knew that the war between the galaxies was still going on, but the motivation he once relied on to act was broken, and his hand holding the sword was no longer firm.
He was not sure whether his next step was right or wrong.
Finally, the Wolf King, who was sitting on the throne of Wolffang Castle, issued an order to his legions. The Space Wolves immediately headed to the Eye of Terror.
The Wolf King himself, together with the 13th Company of the Space Wolves, disappeared into the tunnels deep in Fenris the day before the fleet set sail.
Great!