Chapter 522 The Rise of the Lion King: Prologue
In the deep space of the universe, in the middle of the universe, a huge rock is suspended in the void. On its huge body, between the tall city walls and Gothic towers, magnificent cannons are raised high, aiming at Judging from the darkness deep in the starry sky, it seems as if there are countless monsters and monsters spying on the Milky Way in the darkness, ready to pounce out from it at any time.
On this huge rock, the majestic fortress stands, with majestic giant statues standing on it, wearing hoods and holding holy swords, looking up at the dark depths, with starlight shining on their faces, It's like being covered with a thin layer of silver sand.
Under the giant statue, there is a tall floor-to-ceiling window. Its surface is made up of colorful stained glass windows. It depicts a knight holding a holy sword. Above him, among thousands of battleships, Surrounding the center is a roaring lion and the two-winged holy sword in its mouth.
The distant starlight shines through the glass window into the dark church at the back. It is quiet and deserted. The statues and stone walls are buried in shadow. Only a small area in front of the window is under the light. He is also under the light. .
A man, an Astartes, stood under the window. He looked up at the dark Milky Way outside the window. Thousands of giant cannons stood in front of him, pointing like spears and swords into the depths of darkness.
He stood there, wearing a knight's sword on his waist, and the power armor he wore was bathed in the starlight. On the shoulder of the armor, where the white battle robe covered it underneath, there was the logo of the battle group, The two-winged holy sword also shone with a cold light on the surface, just like the church itself was cold and silent.
The echo of footsteps sounded at the far end of the hall, gradually getting closer and closer. The sound echoed in the hall from a place that seemed like darkness itself. Finally, a hooded Astartes appeared behind him. The warrior wore the same power armor as him and carried the same sword.
"Lord Azrael, I bring disturbing news." The hooded Astartes stepped forward and said. He stopped behind Azrael, who turned his head slightly to look at him, "Yes. What? Mortis, what kind of news?"
"Luthor disappeared, my lord, he disappeared from the dark cell, evaporated without a trace." Mortis said, Azrael immediately turned around and stared at him with a frown, although he was a warrior. The leader is still very young, but he is still full of majesty. Even in front of the veterans of the group, no one will question his authority.
"He disappeared?" "Yes, sir, he disappeared. When the Inner Circle inspected the black cell today, nothing was found in his cell. He is gone." "He is gone."
Azrael repeated, walking from the window to the Emperor's shrine. He stood majestically there. Most of his body was shrouded in darkness, and only a small part of the lower end was visible in the light of candlelight. come out.
Luther, the source of all shame for that Chapter, disappeared, and Azrael knew what this meant. He could not just leave the Rock and disappear with those secrets.
Azrael looked up at the statue, staring into the eyes of the Emperor in the darkness. He stood there, looking down with a golden face in the shadows. The Lord of Mankind stood in the darkness, as if he really 's there.
"My lord, the Dark Watchers brought news. Before Luther disappeared, he repeated a sentence repeatedly."
"What is it?"
"When angels come, the age of kings will reappear. The lions are waiting to be awakened. The sword of the king will awaken with the roar, and the lion king will rise."
Azrael fell silent. He stood in front of the Emperor's shrine, looking up at the Emperor's face overlooking the darkness. The firelight danced on his face. "Where is Azmodai?" "Vigilance Star, he A group of fallen angels were captured there and are being brought back."
"Order Azmodai to abandon the mission, hand over the fallen angels to the accompanying inner circle members, and immediately go find Luther and bring him back at any cost. What he knows must not be known to outsiders."
"As you command, my lord." "Sent all members of the Inner Circle, the First Company, the Second Company, and all Chapter Chaplains to find him and bring him back."
Mortis bowed slightly, then turned and retreated into the darkness. Azrael looked at the man who disappeared into the darkness. He raised his head slightly and looked up at the emperor's icon illuminated by the fire.
He took out a candle from the candlestick on the side, lit it with the flame of another candle, and inserted the new candle at the foot of the emperor's statue, and between the candles, under the light of the candle , the winged helmet of the Lion King himself swayed in the firelight.
Azrael picked up the war helmet and turned around. He left the Emperor's icon and stepped into the darkness. He put on the lion's war helmet, and the roaring lion's The face flickered in the dim firelight.
Only the icon of the Emperor is still there, staring at what is about to happen, the Lord of Mankind, standing in the only light in the endless darkness.