Chapter 574 Doomsday Warning
When Khayon woke up from his long coma, he realized that he had been taken into a room and chained to the wall.
His vision was dark, but it was not because he was blindfolded.
This is the price -
He forcibly harnessed power beyond the limits of his body, so his nerves were severely damaged and almost all perception was deprived, not just vision. , as well as smell, taste, touch, and the sixth sense of his soul.
Only the hearing function barely remains.
In other words, he is now a useless person. Not only has he lost the powerful sorcery power of the past, he has even lost the superhuman senses of Astartes, making him worse than a mortal.
This is the price -
As a wizard who has been in the subspace field for many years, he knows one truth - there is no power that does not require a price.
In fact, before using that power, he had already made plans to die together.
It was just some accidents that gave him a wonderful turning point in his view of the world and destiny. Although he still can't figure out what this accident symbolizes.
If you think about it carefully, whether it is Soshiyang or Star Boundary The knights are all filled with some indescribable weirdness.
In such dark confinement, Khayon was able to think carefully and speculate.
"Kayon?"
Suddenly, a voice sounded in Kayon's heart, and it was very familiar,
"Huh?"
He shouldn't have heard anything, but he heard Soshyan's voice, which was weird enough.
"Can you hear me? Nod if you can."
Kayon was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly.
"They all say that you are blind and deaf now, but I still want to try. It seems that we have some fate. Now I am standing in front of you."
Qianzi chuckled and laughed at himself in a hoarse voice.
"It's a great honor, but it's a pity that the humble house is simple and I didn't prepare refreshments for you."
"I'm not here to joke with you."
The other party's tone was laced with emotion. There was a hint of severity, but Kayon continued his lazy attitude.
“Of course, it’s not funny.”
"The current situation, you should be very clear. You are already a prisoner, Iskandar Kayan. Your survival depends entirely on my mood."
"Well, indeed, although it is not the first time. "
After that, there was a long silence, and Kayon even suspected that the man was gone.
But just when he was about to sleep for a while, Soshiyang's voice sounded again.
“I want to hear about the Black Legion.”
"Oh? Don't tell me, you are also dissatisfied with this decadent empire?"
"Shut up! Traitor! Just say whatever I tell you to say!"
Hear the other party With an annoyed voice, Kayon sneered. "So what does the Black Legion look like in your mind, or what do you know about the Black Legion?"
"The losers exiled or forced into exile by various rebel legions A rabble composed of ”
"Are you deceiving yourself? If it is a mob, then what are you fighting against in the Twelve Black Crusades? To belittle your opponents is to belittle yourself."
"I am just stating what I know . "
"Well, let me tell you, there was a certain period in the history of the human empire where the records were severely destroyed and the details of the events during that period were distorted by lies. It was a relatively peaceful and prosperous era. , it was when the wars of the Horus Heresy had subsided, and the iron fist of the Empire swept away other threats in the galaxy and regained power... You can imagine that era, the Empire spanned the galaxy, was united and powerful, and it defeated The enemy was eliminated and the internal rebellion was purged. Anyone who dared to have a dishonest belief in the "holy" Emperor would be sentenced to death. They would pay with their lives for their inappropriate remarks, and the alien creatures in the Empire would also be punished. Captured and executed.”
Kayon took a deep breath with disgust.
“At that time, you had the power that you have lost now, but the real resistance has not yet begun! In fact, the crisis still lingers, and the greatest threats to the empire have never been eliminated, they are just forgotten. Yes, The empire at that time had forgotten us, and for the first time in human history, "peace" was achieved. After paying the heaviest price for victory, peace was finally established on the basis of ignorance and forgetfulness, from rebellion to the Great Purge! It only took a few generations for the High Lords of Terra to maintain their rule in the name of the 'ascended' Emperor - thinking that we would forever be on the run in shame, never to return. .”
"Indeed, in the history of the Empire, there has not been any enemy that threatens Terra since the Beast Wars."
"Ha! They made up stories about each other, describing how we were driven into hell, and how we were driven into hell. Eternal wandering there. Indeed, the terrifying subspace storm is just like the guillotine. It is a good place for those of us who are rebels in the empire. In the first days, the majestic world of Cadian Fortress was nothing but a place of peace and tranquility. It was just an outpost. There was no huge Imperial fleet cruising in the void, and the local people did not need to be forced to sacrifice themselves to the meat grinder of the Imperial Guard and be trained as soldiers destined to die in battle. In fact, what were the Cadian people at that time? There is no need to do it. It has faced almost no threats. The former empire has been able to maintain the appearance of strength simply because its real enemies no longer raise their swords against the false emperor. Do you know why?"
" Why? "
"Because we were busy killing each other! The wars of the Eye of Terror put even the Horus Heresy to shame! Like you, we also completely forgot about the existence of the Empire. , although there will be battles that extend into the physical universe from time to time, it is because the subspace can no longer tolerate our stupidity."
As he spoke, Khayon suddenly stopped.
"Ah, I forgot, I have to introduce myself first."
"No need."
"It is necessary, because my name is Iskander Kayan. Born in Prospero, a world destroyed by the Space Wolves, Iskander is also pronounced Sarkandar in some parts of Terra. My brothers call me Khayon the Black, because I was Killing blood relatives, Abaddon sometimes calls me the Kingbreaker, because my magic once brought my primarch to his knees, and now I am Lord of the Black Legion. When I first donned black armor and faced When the rising red sun welcomed the advent of the Holy War, I also shed blood with Abaddon. "
"It's really a 'distinguished' title. Any crime contained in it is enough to get you hanged. "Death ten thousand times"
"Crime?"
Khayon's wizened laughter echoed in the cell.
"Soshiyang, do you know that in the distant past, when brothers were not fighting each other, just the word "God Emperor" was enough to make the noblest warrior suffer the lowest punishment."
Soshiyang was speechless.
"But now, almost everyone believes that the Emperor is a god. I know why and how this happened. This is just history repeating itself. Every historian of civilization will tell you this: The rise of religion , just because the helpless majority are fearful, while those in authority need unchallengeable control. The rise of every religion has the same reason - the lower class of society longs for answers and comfort, and needs rewards in the next life to balance this life. The difficulties and dangers; to prevent people from rising up to resist for a better life, the rulers created a series of creeds to make most people obedient and docile."
Kayon moved his body forward. It seemed that he wanted to get closer to Soshyan, but his legs didn't obey his orders.
"Obedience, obedience, submission...these have become virtues, and those who are suppressed must pursue great virtue and good, or rewards in the afterlife. The act of trying to resist this mainstream belief is no longer a philosophical dissent, but a judgment As a heretic, a heretic worthy of being sentenced to death, and because of this, the control of the weak by the strong can continue."
"We still believe in the power of the emperor."
"Everything is possible. In the end, Soshiyang, even if it is an idea or a god - especially a false god. The so-called emperor is the memory of a person who proclaimed himself emperor, but the place where this person ascended the throne was a machine made of false hopes. The Broken Engine! The Golden Throne is failing, and no one knows this better than those of us who are committed to the Eye of Terror, and you will be able to see the Star Torch burn out with your own eyes and hear the Emperor's Song fade with your own ears."
“I’ve heard enough of this kind of doomsday theory.”
“No, this is definitely not a prophecy.”
Khayon responded with a terrifying tone:
"The Thirteenth Black Holy War will come soon."
(End of this chapter)