Chapter 569 Beria IV-
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Belial IV, located somewhere deep within the Eye of Terror, is a massive planet that was once the core planet of the ancient Eldar empire and is now a Crone World.
The Crone Worlds were the names given to the first colonial homeworlds created by the Eldar when they first flourished, developed, and became powerful after they were devoured by the Eye of Terror in the Great Fall.
Their "old woman" name comes from the Eldar crone goddess Morai-Heg, the keeper of mortal souls and destiny in Eldar myths and legends. Relatively speaking, the maidens of the Maiden World It also refers to is an Eldar goddess, a girl Lilith who represents wealth and dreams. The girl's world refers to a world that was transformed from an uninhabitable world into a paradise world during the ancient Eldar empire, and escaped because it was far away from the core home world. Those planets that suffered a great fall.
The reason why the concepts of how to describe the history of the Eldar are rarely mentioned in the tone of history books is also because of the sudden disaster that destroyed the Eldar Empire, so that most of the historical records and memories of the Eldar have been lost or lost in In the "Great Fall", so far, what humans know about the Eldar The descriptions of history are all colored by myths and legends - but they do not include the oldest Haemonculi among the Dark Eldar. What most people alive don't know is that the most ancient and powerful Haemonculi were the same ones back then. One of the instigators of the events that brought about the collapse of the Eldar Empire.
By the way, Maury Haig is the wife of the famous Eldar God of War Bloodhand Kane, and the mother of Bloodhand Kane's two daughters. Because Maury Haig wants to obtain the wisdom and power contained in his blood, Power, but knowing that only Kane can hurt her, she lets the two The two daughters tortured Kane with endless shrill howls until Kane finally agreed to cut off the five fingers of the old woman goddess so that she could gain the power in her own blood. In return, the two daughters were given away by Haig. Given to Cairn, the Howling Banshee warrior path is named after him.
And the Sword of the Old Woman that Ifreni told Malcador and Eldrad to seek on Belial 4 was the legendary finger of the goddess of fate Maury Haig that was chopped off by the God of War Kane. Forged from one of them, the old woman's sword corresponds to the goddess's chopped off finger. There are five swords in total. Everenne has never awakened from the god of death. It was revealed that gathering the five Crone Swords would awaken the last god of the Eldar, Inid, the god of death who would save them from the eternal thirst of the Thirsty Lady, and her army of Death would be born from this. Named, inspired by the blood of the old woman priest, she was resurrected from the dead and also known as the Daughter of Shadows and the Daughter of Inid.
Belial IV was once unimaginably prosperous, luxurious, beautiful and rich. So much so that their rulers, the Eldar, can turn every one of their most secret and twisted desires into reality at will, from trivial matters such as depraved enjoyment that cannot be described in words, to great deeds such as moving the stars at will and forging the sun. .
It was so brilliant and powerful, and the carnival and pursuit of the ultimate experience continued for dozens of centuries. In this paradise kingdom where it seemed as if the night would never come, their depraved enjoyment finally caused Slaanesh to issue the first After the first cry, most of the planets within the ancient spirit empire-that is, within the current scope of the Eye of Terror, all the lives, souls and vitality on them were swallowed up by the birth of the Dark Prince in an instant, and became His initial sacrifice and nourishment.
Now, according to limited legendary records, except for Belial IV, all other Eldar Empire worlds have been swallowed into the Eye of Terror, becoming worlds of death and demons.
There are no plants or animals on it, no water sources or geological activities, only stone cliffs and Gobi deserts that are gradually weathered and broken by the invisible pressure and coldness of the Eye of Terror, collapsed ruins, and haunted by malicious ghosts or warp demons. The roar of the wind and the priceless treasures scattered in these black deserts of death - soul stones.
Unlike the Dark Eldar who use the severe pain and soul to torture the body and spirit of others as their own scapegoat to constantly feed the Thirsty Lady to escape their own fate, the Soul Stone allows the Ark Eldar to retain their souls after death and not be greedily greedy forever. Means to watch every Eldar hungry lady eat them like dessert. (However, it is still inevitable that hunters of the Ark Eldar such as the Dark Eldar or the Emperor's Children eat them as delicious candies and desserts.)
At the moment when an Ark Eldar wearing a processed soul stone dies, their soul will enter the soul stone that has been prepared and be retained in the material world. Those who are particularly wise will also pass through The rituals of the Ark Prophets and Elders join in the resonance of the Infinite Circuit Crystal of an Ark World.
The only known place of origin of soul stones is these old woman worlds.
In view of this, it is not surprising that there are often rumors that the Ark Eldar disguise themselves and pay large sums of money to hire desperate human captains and ships to enter a planet in the Eye of Terror. These aliens will even provide very detailed route maps. Or intelligence—perhaps loot from Commorragh, remnants of the old world, or the divination of a prophet.
However, even so, this kind of journey is still lifeless, with almost no return. Even if there are people who are lucky enough to return and deliver the order, their wealth cannot protect their souls for too long.
However, the demand for it is strong, and there are always desperate adventurers who think they are lucky as well as bold to go find this precious ore, because even if it is sold to human collectors, the profit is already so rich that a good-quality stone A small soul stone can buy an ordinary merchant ship and all the sailors on it.
When Ifreni claimed that they had to go to Belial IV to obtain an old woman's sword, Malcador had already made an estimate in advance, and then asked all non-Eldar members to wait where they were, and he would be alone One person, the Death Army, the Ark Eldar, and the pirates went to this world of the old woman.
"I don't see the need to sacrifice human beings for their purpose." He told several companions, and made them swear to wait for their return where they were, instead of killing people during their stay with his own passion and bravery. (Introduction) Quartet (strange).
All his fellow travelers swore an oath using the names they valued, and Malcador also secretly issued surveillance orders to one of the groups. After making the arrangements, he boarded the Eldar starship to protect them. Enter the depths of the Eye of Terror.
Although the Death Army has witnessed the new possibilities brought to them by the Daughters of Shadow and the upcoming God of Death, as well as the new redemption brought by human psykers, starships alone cannot survive in this real world and subspace. Navigating the overlapping area for a long time and looking for targets is still beyond the imagination of most Ark Eldar.
Around the birthplace of Slaanesh, stars may be ghosts greedy to devour anyone who comes close, planets may also be living bodies that are insatiable, the climate here completely violates any natural laws, and there will be chaos in the empty space. Hailstones formed by blowing up blood, hurricanes and tornadoes with teeth that grind everything flesh and metal into powder.
What allowed them to pass all of this was not only the power of death that Efreni called it, but also the fact that their companions this time, powerful human psykers, drove away the monsters and monsters on their way. This impressed many Eldar very deeply.
Now, they finally stood on the surface of Beria IV. As expected, the place is still full of demons and ghosts of the past, but if these are just the enemies, they are completely manageable. The old man who once had the name Kadu'er and was better known as Malcador found that as he left the Iron-Blooded Ship, which was also known as Destiny Steel, time and space became increasingly "far away". ", although he can still maintain his strength and thinking with the token given to him quietly by a certain black-and-white plush tyrant, some traces of his previous emotions inevitably take the opportunity to dig up the residue from the sediment of memory.
He was holding the staff in his hand, standing behind the battlefield, staring at the Eldar who were fighting with the Keepers of Secrets, the Chariot of Pain, the Lashers, or others in front.
Now here are the Eldar pirates that Ifreni brought from Commorragh and her bloody bride, as well as the pirate prince's subordinates, and those among the Ark Eldar who are willing to believe in them, and even among the Eldar The mysterious clowns.
Their number is not too large, but all the alien bodies are wrapped in exquisite personal armor. These armors are now decorated with additional gods of the dead and strange alien totems in new ways, which are complicated and colorful. The soul stone with the soul of the deceased is inlaid in the center of the elegant and rhythmic lines and dots pattern. There is an extra comma. Wow, this approach has been criticized by many princes, ladies and prophets before. Only Efreni, the Death Army and Eldrad supported him. However, when they entered the Eye of Terror and experienced this improved approach on the road, After seeing how effective it was in protecting souls in battle, the opposition gradually became sparse.
This reminded him of someone's comment that the Eldar were actually a race that was arrogant and self-confident to the point of being assholes, but in some aspects they were extremely pragmatic and even worked for a certain purpose. It is not impossible to become a dog for the so-called "monkey" despite some "charming features" that others find unbelievable - of course, it is followed by a sentence, it is better not to believe what the Eldar say, because after you successfully become their master Before, they always felt they were entitled and deserving of being your master.
However, it was different from the Primarchs, Custodes and Astartes that Malcador was accustomed to seeing, with such brutal and straightforward expressions of power and oppression that they could shake off the faces of almost any sentient species in the galaxy, even These surviving remnants of the Eldar Empire still fight with the same grace as their ancestors.
These aliens still do not forget to rotate their limbs during the battle, as if they are dancing. Their limbs are proportionally longer than most humans, and their movement has a fluid-like smoothness, which is more like walking than walking. Sliding on the ice is more like a cat's posture than a human's.
This reminded him of some of the extinct or non-extinct feline predators he had seen. For example, if a chinchilla or a strong-brained cat moved with the skin of a bipedal upright creature, it might walk like this. Their double blades and weapons are as deadly as the claws of predators. With the protection of Malcador and the enhancement of improved soul stones, they are harvesting demons and ghosts in their path like a whirlwind.
In his eyes, the actions of the Eldar Harlequins, the most mysterious group among the Eldar, are closer to a stage sound and light effect.
In some seemingly open places, they seemed to be peeking behind clouds of smoke and light or suddenly firing at a certain beam; but in places where the fighting was most concentrated, they rarely set foot.
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Along the main streets of dead cities and palaces, the Eldar smeared the stone floors with strangely lustrous blood and debris from demons. "Soon." Ifreni said. This lady who was once the star of the Arena of Comoros was not idle either. Her fan blade was covered with smelly blood and was waiting for her to gently shake it into the dust. .
The shuriken fragments and the inspired psychic shock and flames filled the entire forward route. The ruins began to become narrower, and the terrain on both sides began to become higher. Purple fox fire roared out from the darkness, reaching to the sides of the dancers spinning in the air and the advancing warriors.
At certain moments, the clowns jumped to the ceiling, like a drop of crystal falling to the ground and jumping back up again.
Gem-like light scattered behind the trajectory of their actions, which was the mark of the broken star dart. All that can be seen with the naked eye is the inexplicable appearance of smoke and flames, which are the phenomena of annihilating lifeless beings here. The heat of the living's life shone in the inhuman sight.
But at least this was not the case for Malcador. In his eyes that turned on psychic vision, the clowns revealed their true face in another form. They were neither light and shadow in floral clothes nor high-speed vehicles that could not be seen clearly. Moving flesh and blood.
They are illusions formed from light particles that are re-given and constructed from the realm of ether, so they can move at the speed of thoughts. However, no matter how they cut through the tapestry of fate, they will only penetrate like light. In the past, it was impossible to leave any traces on it.
Their lives and souls have been sacrificed in advance, just to escape their final fate with an eternally frozen smile. Their laughter is extremely cheerful but so nihilistic and empty. Among these Eldar, except Eldrad, he is aware of it. , others have no idea what they will eventually face. Although every ending was just a cause-and-effect ending, when he thought about those endings, he actually felt a little pity for them.
However, the square they are advancing to now is really a good place to set up an ambush.
The old man narrowed his eyes and tightened his grip on his staff.
Their real opponent is about to appear.
(End of chapter)