Chapter 747 191 Another "I"

Chapter 747 191. Another "I"

"I think they can continue."

The emperor sat calmly on his sofa chair, holding a tea cup in his hand, and the hot breath swayed from the cup. Opposite him sat Dorn, who had a tense jaw, while Hades stood speechless between the two. Next to the lying primarch.

The room was quiet except for the not so calm breathing of Robert Guilliman.

"It's only been ten minutes."

Hades said that Neos still had a little bit of conscience. Seeing that Robert Guilliman could no longer hold on, he stopped Dorn from continuing to speak.

"But I think they need to know the truth."

Although Dorne has the memory of two fate lines, the good news is that no matter which Dorne chooses to be loyal to the Emperor, the silent original body did not try to choke Neos, but decisively Choose to remain silent.

Don't choose Chonios, which is extremely rare among the primarchs.

【etc,】

Guilliman raised his hand heavily, and his eyes wandered, falling on Angron and Mortarion, who were not sleeping peacefully.

[I don’t want to simply refute you, my brother,]

Guilliman took a deep breath again, and successfully looked at Dorne, but Dorne's eyes felt a little strange to Guilliman.

[I mean, this is a story told from your perspective. 】

[In other words, this may deviate slightly from the truth of the matter. 】

Guilliman saw Dorn's brows motionless, and he looked at Guilliman seriously,

[It is indeed possible that human subjectivity cannot objectively describe the truth, so I am only responsible for telling it as objectively as possible, and the power of judgment is given to you. 】

Involuntarily, Guilliman's uneasiness caused by Dorne's strangeness disappeared.

This was still the Dorne he knew.

So Guilliman sat back in acquiescence. He sat in his seat and silently digested the information he had gained.

What makes it difficult for Robert Guilliman to let go is that, so far, Dorn has not involved his part in the other line of fate. Guilliman only learned his title from the Emperor's mouth.

Guilliman glanced warily at the Emperor again, his heart beating violently as he wondered if there was a possibility that this was a lie told by the Emperor.

Although this possibility is extremely small, the meaning involved in this short syllable of "regicide" is so heavy that it is unforgettable just by thinking about it.

However... this may indeed be his fate.

Just like Robert Guilliman in this world finally deceived the Emperor, if Neos in another world is even more unreliable, Guilliman will not rule out the idea of ​​another one that he wants to replace him with.

…

This is a very scary thought, but at this time Guilliman is already the master of the empire, and when faced with the truth, Guilliman can only accept it silently.

Perhaps...compared to Angron who surrendered to Slaanesh, a corner of Guilliman's heart might even be relieved.

He believed that no Primarch wanted to serve Chaos - least of all Slaanesh.

Poor Angron.

Guilliman thought so, while on the other side Hades started the physical wake-up service. He squatted down and knocked on Mortarion's bone armor first. The original body did not respond.

So Hades stretched out his hand, and there was some kind of black liquid visible to the naked eye between his palms. After a moment of hesitation, Hades reached out and took off Mortarion's gas mask to explore the original body's breath.

【? ? ! ! ! 】

The Emperor watched with satisfaction as Mortarion jumped up almost as a reflex. Hades immediately jumped back to avoid the Pale Lord's attack. In the end, Mortarion stood beside him. Beside Angron, who was sleeping peacefully, his face was ashen.

The Pale Lord stared at Neos,

[I think it was your idea? 】

"It's me."

Nios said calmly, with a calm expression on his face.

"Don't you want to know the truth? As a fallen self, maybe you should accept this fact - I think the tenacious Mortarion will not fall because of these things. I think the permanent departure of your comrades will be worse than This is even more difficult for you to accept.”

Hades has reason to believe that Neos is retaliating for being trapped. Although Neos sometimes has no emotional intelligence, he will always know how to say things that will cause the most pain to the opponent.

Hades felt that Mortarion was about to explode, and the god of death just stood there quietly, with unknown haze in his eyes.

…

He did have dreams about his fall, but that was a long time ago.

Mortarion took a deep breath, and the nightmares of the past caught up with him again. Even though his current abilities were different from those of the past, the sense of disbelief and pain after hearing that he had fallen in another timeline did not diminish at all. .

And this means another possibility,

The primarch's over-speeding brain thought, inevitably sliding towards that fact,

That is what happened to Hades in that fate line - if Hades is still there and is still the most sane and normal one among the Death Guard, then Mortarion believes that he will never fall.

Or, at least, he wouldn't be the "chief heretic."

Mortarion was silent. He believed that he was not the only one to discover this problem. The Emperor and Hades must have also been aware of this matter, but neither of them mentioned it.

Was it a topic he talked about when he was unconscious?

Mortarion looked at Hades, who shrugged apologetically and continued to try to wake Angron.

Mortarion raised his hand, motioning for Hades to stop for a moment.

[I want to ask, where are you on that fate line? 】

Mortarion asked hoarsely, and Hades laughed.

"It's dead."

If Tzeentch wants to reverse the line of fate, then Pluto, who can swallow the subspace in reverse, will definitely be the one who is killed from the beginning. Hades knows this very well.

He who is on the fate line is probably either gone immediately, or is blocked at the beginning.

Hades planned to ask after hearing Dorne's story. He didn't want to interrupt a complete story.

At the same time, Hades didn't seem to know Dorn's reaction when he saw him, so Hades had already made up his mind.

"Indeed, only one observer of sufficient weight appears,"

Neos added slowly, sipping his tea under Mortarion's dark gaze.

"This will allow the two lines to collapse at the final point."

【so? 】

Mortarion still felt thirsty, and he was now eager to know the specific identity of the other side of himself, and to give him a sickle.

But he also cares about the story of his old friend, and Mortarion's instinct tells him that if Hades has made the Lord of Change suffer here - then Tzeentch will never just "kill him". Simple.

[I guess none of you asked about the story of Hades——]

Mortarion raised his eyes and looked at everyone's reactions. Sure enough,

[Then I'll do it,] Mortarion turned to Dorn, he pointed his finger at Hades, [Do you know him? If you don't know, do you know who the commander of the Death Guard was at that time? 】

Dorn looked at Hades, and Hades could feel the original body's eyes avoiding him - because of his physique.

[If it is this world, then I know him. 】

Donne spoke clearly,

[But I think you are referring to another world - then I do not know him. Before I fell into coma, the commander of the Death Guard was Typhons. 】

【Typhons? ! 】

Mortarion almost shouted, who is Typhons? There was no such person in his legion - but his name was so familiar to him, as if he should have known it.

"It's Karas Typhon."

Hades suddenly interrupted and added, and Pluto's eyes darkened,

"Karas Typhon, I think he renamed himself Typhons after his fall."

So the Death Guard probably voted N, Hades pondered, Chaos would get two Primarchs each? ...No wonder it’s Chaos’s fate line of winning big and winning.

Death looked at him, and Mortarion seemed confused - perhaps confused as to why Hades knew and confirmed this so well, but maybe this was the secret between Hades and Karas?

Mortarion breathed heavily, wanting to say something, but finally he forced himself to be more graceful -

He is no longer the same person who couldn't accept anything.

[He told you his supposed post-fall name? 】

Mortarion made a cold joke, but it was so cold that even Dorn didn't catch it. Only Hades laughed awkwardly,

"You can understand it this way - or you want to believe that Pluto is omniscient. Well, I can tell you later, but I want to hear what's going on over there first."

[...No need, I choose the latter. 】

Mortarion put his gas mask back on and sighed.

[Whether you knew it in a precognition or a dream, or even what the damn Necron told you - I believe it. 】

There is no need to dwell on this topic. Mortarion has long been accustomed to Hades knowing a lot about certain aspects like a convulsion - he was just surprised why Hades even knew the name of Karas after his fall. .

If he pressed, Hades would also say that Hades was not the Riddler like the Emperor and Malcador. If he didn't say it, there could only be two situations.

First, it is unnecessary; second, this knowledge may cause harm.

But maybe it was really possible that Karas told Hades, Death thought in silence, and decided to skip the topic.

If Angron was awake, he would probably be moved by this trust, but now he is asleep, and his expression is not stable.

[So are there any characters in the Death Guard that you remember deeply, Dorne? 】

Dorn's eyes told Mortarion that he was thinking hard now, and the Primarch named several names familiar to Mortarion, such as Vox and Morag.

Then the rest has not changed much...

Mortarion just had this thought in his heart, and then Dorn's next sentence shocked the original body,

【……besides,】

Donne said,

[There is an extremely intelligent mortal woman in the Death Guard who manages their logistics and medical care. I met her briefly, Lady Herrera. 】

"."/[. 】

It was rare for the Emperor to see Hades and Mortarion maintaining extremely indescribable expressions at the same time. The scene was so interesting that the Emperor couldn't help but quickly take another sip of tea.

"Mo, Ta, Li, An."

Hades said slowly, it was difficult for him to describe his current mood,

【I know. 】

Mortarion also said word by word,

[If it were Herrera alone, I don’t think I would have promoted her to such a high level - I still clearly remember the upper limit of her abilities, unless...]

[Someone introduced her to me and taught her to a higher level - or simply brought her into my sight. 】

Among the original team of Death Guard, only Hades had a relationship with Herrera.

"Although I still miss her,"

Hades said quickly,

"But I think her presence here means something, if there are no big changes on Barbarus - then it means that I was, at least, living on Barbarus for a long time, otherwise you wouldn't know her. "

The deeper story is that another Hades should have gained the trust of Mortarion and began to build Barbarus.

So how did he disappear in the end?

Hades suddenly had an extremely ominous thought, but he was not going to say it out. This was just an extremely ridiculous possibility, but saying it might bring the atmosphere to freezing point.

He just stared at Mortarion's equally shocked face,

"The other me probably died in Barbarus."

The room was quiet except for the unconscious Angron who was whispering in pain at the feet of Hades.

"I hope I end up dying in that battle with your adoptive father,"

Hades said dryly,

"But I don't think it's possible."

Mortarion became the leader of the heresy, which means that the story on Barbarus may be even worse at that time.

So, what exactly happened?

Hades hoped it would be less painful before his other self left.

……………………

【He is such a tough guy. 】

Angron said breathlessly. His upper body, which was stronger than all the gladiators on his home planet, was now splashed with liquid and blood, and the numerous ornaments were shaking like starlight.

【You can't play anymore,】

Vulkan said worriedly behind Angron,

[We have delayed for too long, Mortarion is coming. 】

【I am indeed concentrating on fighting,】

Angron retorted, wiping the blood from under his nose with his wrist.

[But I did underestimate that guy's will - his willpower defense is comparable to the Arc de Triomphe. 】

Angron tried to use his psychic powers to attack Dorn's soul, but compared with the scars on his body, Dorn's mental defense was almost flawless, and several times Angron even felt himself His psychic wrist became numb - Dorn interfered with him in reverse!

Angron hissed in pain. He heard that the Emperor created primarchs to oppose and balance each other. Could it be that Dorn was the one who restrained his ability?

This is actually more interesting,

[Mortarion? 】

Angron said carelessly, and continued to stride in the direction of Dorne's retreat. He opened the piercing and vibration of the jewelry under his body, and immediately reaped the joy and pain of his descendants.

[Let him come - I also want to see how he plans to persuade Dorne, or kill him directly? 】

Regardless of the situation, Angron believes he will have an extremely good experience.

Vulkan muttered something behind him, and then the green dragon spoke again,

【I don’t like him very much,】

Vulcan whispered,

【He deceived his loving father. 】

[My king is very satisfied with his jealousy, dissatisfaction and regret. 】

Angron said that he suddenly felt some strong emotional entity coming, ah, there was no mistake, that was Mortarion.

Only Mortarion could possess such powerful and strange emotions.

The deck they were on was distorted and turned into something paler but weirder, like a gray fern coated in dazzling light and shadow, with jealousy and dissatisfaction growing among it, making a rustling sound.

Mortarion's knife-like face loomed. After returning to the Empire, the original body of the Death Guard quickly transformed himself into a person who was loved by the people of the Empire. Angron believed that Mortarion was absolutely Using psychic powers, how else could he turn his originally sarcastic face into such a decent one?

A thin primarch with a somewhat melancholy temperament appeared in front of them. Mortarion was tall. He wore simple and clean armor. There were not many insignias. Only the necessary six-thorn ring skull of the Death Guard fell on his cloak. On the other side, around his waist are some tools or weapons necessary for his daily fighting.

Mortarion always has a slightly sad expression, and there is a small dark tear stain on the top of his left cheek, which can make people mistakenly think that he is kind or compassionate.

On the contrary, this guy is a murderer.

If Angron hadn't been able to see the overwhelming ocean of emotions behind the man named [Mortarion], he would have been deceived by Mortarion like everyone else.

[You are a little slow. 】

A faint voice unique to Mortarion sounded,

[But it doesn’t matter, I have already dealt with him. 】

The Son of the First Rebellion said this, which obviously confused Angron and Vulkan.

[Did you kill him directly? 】

Angron asked hesitantly, for he had not seen the grand fireworks of the Fall,

Mortarion raised his eyes, but only looked at Angron quietly.

[I sent him to where he should go. 】

Mortarion replied.

【etc? Where should Dorn go? 】

Angron continued to ask. He had a good relationship with Mortarion, but Mortarion ignored him this time. He just disappeared again.