Chapter 27 Gray Marrow
After entering the battle group, a new recruit must not only undergo transformation and training, but also must learn a lot of the history of the empire - although most of this part of history is lost or distorted, it is far greater than Mortals have access to deeper depths and darkness.
As we all know, eighteen legions have been active during the Great Crusade, but deep in the Palace of Terra, there are twenty-one pedestals commemorating the original body. (The Alpharius Legion is a twin body)
According to the historical records that Soshyan came into contact with, there were two legions that had all records erased a long time ago, regarding their names and their history. , including the name of their original body, all became a mystery.
The Second and Eleventh Legion became two lost legions.
It was not that Soshyan had not asked the instructor in private what serious crime they had committed, so that not even a trace could be left.
At that time, the instructor told Soshiyang that this problem had troubled him for many years. He also asked his instructor back then and got the same answer.
But no matter what, they must have existed, there is no doubt about it.
So, where did they go?
All destroyed? Or was he exiled? Or does it still exist in the empire in another form?
So when the flag of the Eleventh Legion appeared in front of Soshyan, he understood why the history of the Legion did not include the age and time of the founding of the army. Under the thick veil of unclear history, there was a bloody and cruel history.
The Astral Knights Chapter is the remaining descendant of the Eleventh Legion.
But if this is the case, then more questions arise.
"Why did we become a sub-group of the Imperial Fists? Didn't they record this history?"
Brother Said did not answer Soshyan's words immediately, but raised his arm again Inserted into the granite, the battle flag was buried underground.
"Because they don't know about it."
"What? Even Rogal Dorn doesn't know about it?"
"He knows, but he forgets."< br>
“Forgot?”
Soshiyang’s eyes widened. This answer was a bit perfunctory, but Brother Said’s tone was very serious.
"Yes, everyone has forgotten, not just selective forgetting, but this memory has been completely wiped from the brain."
"The original body? Everyone? All of them have been wiped from the brain. Erase the memory?”
“Yes, including us”
This sounds like a fairy tale, and Soshyan has no idea what kind of power can do this. , unless...
"Is it the Emperor?"
"Strictly speaking, it is the Emperor and Prime Minister Malcador together."
Magado Malcador, Hero Malcador, has been assisting the Emperor before the Great Crusade, and most of the framework of the empire is now formed by him. Built by one hand, he is the only mortal hero in the history of the Empire who can rival the Primarch.
"Then Brother Said..."
Soshiyan did not say everything, but his meaning was very obvious, and then a low sigh floated out of the cold iron coffin. .
“I happened to be seriously injured at that time and was undergoing fearless transformation. Fortunately, I became the only person in the legion who had not been brainwashed. After that, I carefully hid my thoughts and slept until five thousand years. Before awakening, there was no Eleven Legion at that time, only the Astral Knights.”
Soshiyang looked at Brother Said's body full of historical traces, with mixed feelings in his heart.
The Eleventh Legion will be wiped out, it must be because he committed an unforgivable crime. Those accusations may not be eliminated even after ten thousand years. As a descendant of sinners, his identity suddenly becomes extremely embarrassing. .
After a long silence, Soshiyang asked in a low voice:
"What...we used to be called."
"The Undead Army."
"Our Primarch..."
"His name is Artaxerxes, a great ruler and highly skilled commander."
"Have you seen him?"
“Yes.”
Soshiyang raised his hand and pointed at a circle of parchment scrolls in the shrine.
"Are these records of that erased history?"
"Part of it, I have been sleeping for too long and have forgotten many things. I can only record everything I can remember to prevent missing more. , and the person who assisted in doing this was the thirty-first chapter leader of the Astral Knights. "
Soshyan walked to the wall and pulled out a scroll from the shrine, but when he opened it. , and found that it was a type of writing that he didn't recognize at all. It was somewhat similar to the 锲-glyph script, but more complicated.
“This is the text of the Legion’s home planet that has been destroyed.”
“Why?”
Soshyan put away the parchment and stuffed it back into the shrine. "What crime did the Legion commit in the first place to deserve to be treated like this?"
Even with such a sensitive question, Brother Said's voice was still as calm as ever.
"In a sense...our Primarch did commit a very terrible crime."
"What."
"Collaborating with the aliens."
Soshiyan's eyes widened. He didn't quite believe that a primitive would collude with the aliens. Even though he had never seen the other party, someone as depraved as Horus had never cooperated with the aliens. .
As if he knew there would be such a reaction, Brother Said continued to say calmly:
"Artaxerxes is the seventh primarch to return to the Empire. His hometown is a cult In the world of alien gods, the original body unified the world and ordered the demolition of all alien temples, and led his people back to the empire."
"Then..."
"Do you know that the emperor sitting on the golden throne has another purpose besides maintaining life."
Soshiyang shook his head.
"Deep in the palace, there is a huge project called the 'Netway'. The Emperor has been studying this technology from ancient aliens and believes that it can free mankind from the shackles of subspace. But the project was eventually destroyed, and a large number of demons poured into the Webway, and the Emperor had to personally guard the entrance to the Webway. "
Such a secret history caused a great impact on Soshyan. But he quickly calmed down and listened quietly to the narration of the group's mentor.
"Long before the Emperor began to repair the Webway, the Primarch knew of the plan, and he saw that it had huge loopholes - the Webway was by no means a peaceful place, and the power of the Warp was still controlled by Opportunities to break through the Webway, so he plans to provide the Empire with a legion dedicated to guarding the Webway, a legion capable of suppressing the power of the subspace without relying on psychic powers."
"Specialized in guarding the webway..."
"You are the only person who has successfully undergone the transformation of gray marrow in the past ten thousand years. Do you know what this means?"
"What exactly is gray marrow? "
"That is the solution proposed by the original body. The anti-spiritual ability of the untouchables is combined with the powerful physique of the Astartes to further enhance the Astartes' ability to deal with subspace. They were Named the Sorrow Guard"
"It sounds very similar to the Sister of Silence."
"It's different. Their anti-spiritual ability is only suppression, while the ability given by gray marrow is offensive, more similar to that of the Assassin's Room, but much more powerful, and can terminate the realm of untouchables at any time."
"An untouchable person who can freely control power?"
Soshiyang blinked, he was not sure that he had such an ability.
“Yes, the original body calls it [Gloomy Field], but you are still very unskilled now. The essence of gray marrow is an active metal with biological properties. When they are active, they need Consuming a lot of calories."
Soshiyan immediately recalled the coldness that almost froze the blood in his body.
"You should have felt it."
Brother Said seemed to be aware of what Soshyan was thinking.
“The longer the active metal is active, the greater the amount of heat required. The constant temperature system of the power armor alone cannot make up for it. If it were a soldier from another legion, he might not be able to last even twenty seconds. "I'm dead."
"Then why do I-"
"Because the blood of our legion is special, and the gene seeds of the Undead Army give us powerful recovery capabilities. This recovery ability is not only Skin and flesh injuries, body fluids, soft tissues and even souls are involved. Only the gene seeds of the Undead Army can maintain the development and use of gray marrow.”
"But...many brothers do not demonstrate this ability."
"When the remnants of the legion were absorbed, the organizational structure was completely broken up. We were like sand thrown into the sea, and we were almost separated from each other. Lost contact. When the Astral Knights were formed, only a few of the top leaders were of the bloodline of the Undead Army, and the rest were warriors of the Imperial Fist."
As he spoke, Brother Said's body sank slightly. Soshyan seemed to be able to hear the sighs coming from the iron coffin.
“When I woke up, there was not much blood left of the Undead Army in the Chapter. Only the Chapter Leader and a few people still maintained the blood of the Legion. I carefully maintained the blood of the Legion for a long time. existence, a secret society called the 'Immortals' was formed within the battle group. For a long time, the society's responsibility was to protect the legion's bloodline, and when submitting the tithe, it would only hand over the seeds of the Imperial Fist. , and increase the transformation ratio of legion soldiers.”
There is a secret society within the war group, and such a secret makes Soshyan very uneasy.
Can this still be called loyalty?
“By the time of Amurad’s generation, the proportion of legionnaires has accounted for half of the battle group. The thirty-three recruits you see now, including Lothar, are all of the blood of the Undead Army. "
"I have another question, why does the Emperor... want to destroy us?"
"Because the gray marrow technology comes from an alien force, and the original body has secretly communicated with that alien force. Some kind of deal was reached."
Soshiyan's breathing became heavy, and this information caused him considerable pressure.
(End of this chapter)