Chapter 108: Forging the Heart (Part 2)
“You are very bold, no one has ever dared to insult the Astartes like this.”
Soshiyan clenched his gauntlet, and the sound of metal friction made him Hao Mo's shoulders shook involuntarily. He knew that the other party could easily crush his head.
But he didn't regret it at all.
“But I have to admit it.”
Suddenly, Astartes' posture changed, and the intimidating aura dissipated. He looked at the boy calmly.
"You passed the assessment."
"What?"
Haomo was stunned, and Vayu raised his head in confusion and looked up.
“Do you know why this is? Do you know about the great rebellion?”
Hearing this term, Haomo carefully checked his pitiful knowledge, but in the end he shook his head.
“A long time ago, in a great war, the angels followed the Emperor’s footsteps and launched a great crusade to unify all mankind. However...the Emperor was the most beloved. His son, Warmaster Horus, grew dissatisfied and betrayed his father, destroying the Emperor's work before it could be completed."
This knowledge was so horrifying. Hao Mo's eyes widened and his mouth opened slightly unconsciously.
“Half of the Emperor’s sons joined the Horus Heresy, and what followed was a bloody and brutal killing of each other between the brothers. All warriors were involved in it. This is the significance of this assessment...I I want to see whether you can stick to your principles when your superiors order you to commit atrocities, and Hao Mo kept his bottom line. "
Hao Mo was stunned and stammered. ：
"But...but."
"It may be too early for you to say this, but the quality you embodies is particularly precious in the lower levels of the hive city where people are just trying to survive. I understand what it is. The people born there are too addicted to profit and survival, but you can transcend both."
Soshyan paused and looked back at the horizon, the sun had completely sunk into the ground.
“Betraying one’s brother for personal gain, loss and glory is the first step to eternal damnation. For an Astartes, temptation will be the biggest threat he faces. When being After promising great strength and power, what kind of person will not waver in his faith in the Lord of Humanity? "
Haoma looked down at Vayu, with strong emotions in his heart. .
"You seem to be a smart boy. You have to forgive me for the tricks I used in the assessment."
There was a hint of guilt in Soshiyang's voice.
"But...then...we all passed."
Looking at Vayou with a sad face, Haomo whispered:
"He Also... I kept it. ”
"This is a test prepared for you, not for him."
Hearing these cold words, Vayu sobbed and put his head to the ground.
"You passed the test, but your friend did not. Either you killed him and were demoted to a Chapter slave, spending the rest of your life on the lower decks reflecting on your actions, or you Let him go and enter the next round of screening, but no matter what choice he makes, he is not qualified to join the battle group."
"Why?"
Wayou cried.
"Why are you doing this to me!"
Soshiyan turned his head for the first time and faced the defeated boy.
“Because we have to be like this, Haomo has his value, and you are just one of hundreds of millions. Everyone has their own meaning of existence, and you have realized your meaning... We are in an era of total war, and it is already a privilege for you to realize such a valuable meaning in life."
Soshiyan turned back to Haomo.
“This is just your first step. There will be more severe tests waiting for you later, and I can’t guarantee that you will make it to the end.”
"Without my protection, he will die."
Haoma still has illusions about his best friend.
But Soshyan then ruthlessly shattered this illusion.
"You are right, but it is precisely because he has to rely on others to survive that he was initially eliminated, just like I planned to eliminate you before, but now he There is another reason for losing the election. The selfish desire he showed will be difficult to resist the temptation in the future. This flaw is unacceptable, so I made this ruling, and my ruling is irrevocable." Sosh's words are the same. The hammer hit the two young men's hearts hard.
"Wayou..."
Haoma looked at his friend, but the other person lowered his head, and blood, snot and tears flowed together to the ground.
"It's true, what he said
is true! I want to kill you in order to become an angel, and you know it."
"But you are My good buddy, you are definitely qualified!”
"No - I'm too weak."
Wayu whispered with sobs:
"Let's go, Haomo, leave me alone, I really wanted to kill you at that time, My heart is completely occupied by the desire to become an angel... I can't pass the test no matter what."
"Don't worry, at least he will survive now"
Soshi Yang Xianghao. Mo stretched out his hand.
"He may be a miserable loser now, but after a long time, if your lives are completely laid out in front of you, you may envy him."
As he said that, Soshiyang suddenly recalled I remembered that little church and those memories.
“Once you truly become an Astartes, your life will be full of hardships and hardships. All material desires and enjoyments will leave you. Death may be the best reward. Do you accept this fate? ? If you still have doubts, you should ask now and I will let you leave."
Hao Mo looked at Vayu again.
Despite the pain he still endured, the boy squatted down,
With tears in her eyes, she smiled and nodded to encourage her former good brother.
"Go, brother! Do what you want to do, become an angel, spread your wings and fly! Fly to heaven! I will pray for you on earth."
So Shi Yang's extended hand was still waiting for Hao Mo's response.
The Space Marine stood motionless like a statue.
Time seems to have frozen.
Finally, Hao Mo broke the stagnant time. He stretched out his bloody and dirty hands and held the big armor-covered hand.
The metal the armor is made of is as warm as flesh and vibrates slightly as the hidden machinery works.
At the same time, Soshyan also held Haomo's hand and covered it completely.
"I will definitely become an angel and serve the Emperor."
Looking at the boy's resolute face, Soshyan showed a rare smile, which he had not been optimistic about before. The boy's qualities surprised him.
The quality of this new batch of blood seems to be quite good.
"Okay, let's go."
As he said that, Soshyan let go of his hand and turned around.
At this time, Hao Mo, who was following him stupidly, suddenly asked:
"Sir, I, I don't know what you call you yet."
"Me."
Soshyan tilted his head and said with a smile:
"My name is Soshyan Alexei, the chapter leader of the Astral Knights."< br>
Hao Mo was stunned. His little brain had been stimulated so much today that it shut down.
It wasn't until the roar of the Thunderhawk about to take off and Soshiyang's call sounded that he came back to his senses, ran over quickly, and jumped onto the cabin deck of the Thunderhawk.
When this huge flying beast roared into the sky, Hao Mo looked at the ground. The figure he was so familiar with was gradually fading away, just like him before...
(End of this chapter)
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