Chapter 690 Son of Sanguinius
Standard Terra Calendar, 942.M41
Planet Armageddon, low Earth orbit
Vengeance, flagship of the Blood Angels Chapter The Sword battle barge is not only a war tool, but also a beautiful creation.
The surface of her 10-kilometer-long structure is decorated with classic Baal idioms, which come from the vast rust-colored desert. Many wars have half buried the ancient and complex civilization heritage. Some people say that it is the great destruction and The combination of legacies passed down through the ages gives the Blood Angels a strong aesthetic - a reverence for the past combined with a bitter awareness of the grim history.
They forged monuments to death, imbuing them with strength and grace as a cry of defiance against the uncertainty of the world that threatened to destroy them.
Today, a huge fleet appeared in the orbit of the planet Armageddon.
Watching Armageddon turning under his feet, Dante, the Chapter Master of the Blood Angels Chapter and the longest-serving Space Marine in the Empire, slowly put his hands on the carefully carved yellow On the copper handrail.
He was so close that his breath caused a small fog to form on the outer glass.
He wanted to commemorate this moment in some important way, so that this moment could stay in his mind, because he has lived too long, and 1100 years is also a time for a Space Marine. It was so long that his memory was no longer what it once was.
Dante was born on Baal, a moon of the Blood Angels' homeworld of Baal in 447.M40. Malnutrition and radiation took their toll on his physical growth, and when he attended his tribe's Judgment in the Challenge Lands, he He didn't show any special signs of being able to survive, but he still survived.
Later, he entered the Blood Angels Chapter as a recruit candidate. The first time he attracted the attention of the Chapter personnel was after he drank a meal of Holy Blood containing the gene seed of Sanguinius. He fell into a year-long coma, shouting the names of the fallen Primarchs, the Dark Gods and the banished Daemon Primarchs.
After the successful transformation surgery, Dante was trained as a battle brother, then a sergeant, and was promoted to lieutenant in 753.M40. In M40, he participated in the Battle of Karius, and in that battle Except for Dante, all the other Blood Angels Captains were killed by the enemy. Later, the Chapter Chaplains and Blood Priests gathered together to elect him as the new Chapter Master.
After becoming Chapter Master, Dante led the Blood Angels to a series of great victories, from the bloody Battle of Ultimatum to the liberation of Kanor and the defeat of Skarbran the Bloodthirsty at the Gate of Turmoil De split in half and drove the orcs from the twelve worlds of Black Fang.
During his long service, Dante not only became a legend among the Adeptus Astartes, but also established the most glorious image among ordinary citizens of the Empire. Many people believed that Dante was the savior of the Empire. This hero in golden armor comes to save them in their darkest hour.
"Argiddoton has finally arrived."
The battle group's scribes and attendants squeezed their way through the many columns and flags to reach Dante. This rickety old man was responsible for recording the battle. Try to write down every word of the regiment leader's speech for future recruits of the regiment to look up to.
Dante turned around, and the battle group had gathered on the deck.
He cleared his throat and began his speech in a rich baritone.
“Argiddoton is under threat from aliens, and the situation is very serious. I hope that everyone will be determined to sacrifice everything to defend this critical world for the Emperor and the Empire!”
In fact, there was more that could be said, and his speech could have been better, but Dante just ended his speech with the simplest narrative.
"Live up to the blood of Sanguinius!"
While he spoke, the scribes completed their work, making scratching sounds as their pens scratched the parchment. , leaving neat records piece by piece.
This is it, Dante noticed that Callistarius seemed absent-minded in the think tank queue, so he asked.
"What do you think? Brother Callistarius."
This came suddenly, Callistarius stammered in reply.
"To me, it. It looks calm enough."
A smile of understanding appeared on Dante's wrinkled face.
“Argiddoton made a request, and we responded to it. Perhaps for your think tank, you see something much deeper than our mortal eyes.” This made Callistarius Si was a little embarrassed, because he was not using his spiritual energy to perceive the planet or anything else, he was simply in a daze.
"How long until we can land?"
Dante then turned around and asked a tall, thin officer with white hair and a pale face next to him.
The officer immediately stood up and replied:
"The Chapter Commander Randall Blanchard of the White Templars has arrived in a shuttle, and the orbital station is in the process of our conversation. Loading preparations, we will notify you immediately when the preparations are completed, everything can be completed within a few hours.”
After learning that two battle groups had arrived at Armageddon first, Dante initially said. I wasn't surprised at all. After all, this was the Sun Star Territory and there were many war groups active, no matter which one was much closer than them.
But after further learning that it was the White Templar and the Astral Knights, Dante was really surprised.
The former is mainly because it is not very famous. The White Templar has very few activity records, so that Dante felt strange when he heard about it. You must know that he has already remembered all the war groups in his mind. over and over again.
As for the Astral Knights, his surprise came from the Chapter itself. He had heard about the Battle of the World Engine and the subsequent Battle of New Badab. For this Chapter that was reborn from the ashes, he It contains more curiosity.
He has always wanted to meet Soshyan Alexei, the chapter leader of the Astral Knights.
“Very good.”
Dante nodded.
“Thank you for your hard work, I have been traveling in subspace for two months.”
Although the subspace voyage was smooth during this period, everyone was in a state of mental stress, especially Mortal crew and officers.
So after arriving at Armageddon, although he was concerned about the war on the ground, he still chose to let the fleet dock at the orbital station first so that everyone could rest for even a day.
"Okay, let's all return to our posts to prepare. Brother Callistarius, you stay."
The group left the observation deck. Except for Callistarius, Dante was still there, looking down at Armageddon.
Callistarius didn’t know if what greeted him was a reprimand. He could only lower his head and keep watching Dante with his peripheral vision.
About five minutes later, Dante sighed softly and turned to look at him.
"Brother Callistarius, you are a little uneasy."
"Chapter Commander, I may have meditated for too long, I'm sorry."
"No, it's not what you said. You are worried."
Dante walked down the observation deck, came to Callistarius, and put his hand on Callistarius On his shoulder, he said earnestly:
"Do you still remember that story?"
(End of this chapter)