Chapter 2100 Star Claw Brain Trust
Although he had heard about the expedition a long time ago, Metellus was not optimistic about the expedition. He felt that the power the empire could muster might not be able to defeat Huron, let alone What's more, in the entire 41,000-year-old empire, there was no large-scale expedition that went smoothly. The Achilles expedition has not ended since 777.M41 until now. Several generals have been replaced in the middle, and the progress is still slow. Even in the interstellar The warrior serves as the overall commander, and he also feels that this will turn into a bad debt like the Achilles expedition.
Metellus was not interested in this senseless consumption. Later, in order to replenish equipment, he reached a protection contract with a Mechanicus expedition team. He went there for two years and only learned about the expedition when he returned recently. It has developed to this point and rushed to support. In fact, it is to complete the "making up for the past" that was not completed before.
After listening, Soshiyang was also sighing, but he had a new doubt.
“Captain Metellus, how did you discover the truth about the Huron Rebellion?”
"Because Sergeant Saidan, the think tank of our company, discovered that all the Space Marines in the Palace of Thorns who were originally Star Claws were painted with their original colors, covering the chapter crest and the double-headed eagle emblem. After that, he removed the stars from the Star Claws. Speaking from the mouths of those in the Claw, Huron told his battle-brothers that the siege of Badab was proof that the Emperor had finally abandoned them. Huron claimed that the Emperor's gaze had been corrupted by the Imperial bureaucracy, and thus He could not distinguish between loyalty and tyranny. Huron was even the first to chisel off the double-headed eagle emblem on his shoulder, and vowed to continue to fight for the Emperor, discover the truth, and would end his service to stupid minds and show the Emperor He has lost his rationality and will bring the Emperor back to the light even if he is doomed. This will be his most selfless contribution, even if it is no longer in his name."
"Oh, Huron. This guy's eloquence is not bad."
"From that moment on, I knew something was wrong with Star Claw. Heretical remarks and rumors would prevail during the war. The war had lasted for a full ten years, and I also knew that there was something wrong with Star Claw. I can imagine how much pressure there will be within each Chapter, but I have never heard that the fatigue of battle can destroy the will of a Chapter so completely! The Adeptus Astartes was built for eternal war. This is it. The reason for our existence, I don't believe that Huron or his starry claws can be so fragile, it is impossible, they should savor their own glorious and righteous death, rather than mourn for being abandoned, unless unless Huron Huron knew he was wrong, I finally realized, Huron was wrong, and he knew he was wrong, he deliberately misled us to serve his selfish interests, he made us, he made us betray the Emperor, and We believed him. Our imprudence prevented us from seeing the truth. We wanted to help this chapter because among them we mistakenly thought we saw part of the truth about ourselves. Even the minions of Chaos are better than this kind of profit-seeking and power-playing. The guy has more dignity. "
Soshyan nodded slightly, and the fog about the Badab War seemed to be finally clear here.
Huron is indeed not necessarily directly involved with Chaos. What originally corrupted him was power. This is a warning worthy of vigilance. Even a mind as strong as the Astartes may not be able to resist those mortals fighting for it. things.
He then told Metellus what he had discussed with the Khan of Juba.
“Juba Khan asked the Mantis Warriors to participate in the expedition in the hope that this achievement could erase the punishment of the Atonement Crusade and find a way to rescue the Neoterra Chapter Leader.”
Metellus nodded.
“I have heard about this matter. Thank you very much for your generous help.”
“My idea is this. Well, if the Inquisition insists on not letting people go, we as Astartes still have to abide by the rules, so you must also be mentally prepared to take on the responsibilities of the chapter. After this expedition is over, the redemption of the Mantis Warriors The expedition will also end, and you will never be able to get back your lost home, and you will have to find another place to develop and survive. This requires a strong leader.”
The other party was just silent, neither accepting nor rejecting, but Soshyan already knew what the other party meant.
"Since it's nothing, Captain Metellus, you will serve as the acting chapter leader of the Mantis Warriors for this battle. If you have any needs or ideas, you can contact me directly." Metellus Si then clenched his fists on his chest and bent down to salute Soshyan.
“Thank you very much. Please make sure that we are responsible for attacking the Huron formation in this battle. No matter how terrible the enemy is, no matter how many they are, we will fight to the death. We swear We need to take this traitor’s head!”
Soshiyang nodded and said with a smile:
"If there is a chance, I will, but there are many people who want Huron's head. Maybe your biggest difficulty may not be the red pirates by then."
After meeting with Metellus , Soshyan immediately went to see the second guest, but not in the reception area, but in the armory of the Eternal Loyalty, or the Dreadnought Storage Room.
"Your Excellency, Supreme Lord Commander Soshyan Alexei, thank you very much for saving the Sartak brothers."
In the Think Tank Fearless, the Last Star Claw Thrall Next to Tucker's huge body, stood a warrior wearing Death Watch black Mark VIII power armor and a beast fur cape. One side of the shoulder armor had been erased. His right hand was equipped with a pair of lightning claws. , his head without a helmet was bald, but there were three horrifying scars extending from the top of his head to his chin, almost dividing his face into several pieces. His left eye was also replaced with a mechanical prosthetic eye, and the whole person looked very powerful and fierce.
He is Andal Skerion, the only Star Claw warrior currently serving in the Death Watch, and has become the Captain of the Watch.
Andal Skarian joined the Death Watch in 782.M41. At that time, the Star Claws had not yet rebelled, but the Death Watch did not send a recruitment request to the Star Claws. Andal went to the Death Watch Fortress to request service. No one knows why he did this.
But after meeting Andal, Soshyan knew the reason.
Andal was once the Tenth Captain of the Star Claws and Huron's trusted advisor. While he was a proud and ruthless warrior, he was also very good at using all available strategic and political resources to fight. The regimental service is an extremely rare military and political composite Astartes. It is precisely because of this that when Huron first ascended to the position of Chapter Master, he relied heavily on this advisor and friend. Andal also tried his best to assist his Chapter leader.
Many of Huron's wise strategies and plans later were actually written by Andal, including the plan to first annex and then rebuild the Tiger Claw Chapter, which was also his opinion.
In 680.M41, Captain Vitara of the Tiger Claw Chapter, with more than a hundred surviving Tiger Claw warriors, tried to apply to Terra to rebuild the chapter but was rejected. Huron's first battle The leader decided to take in this sub-group, but there was no plan for what to do next. The previous chapter leader died in the battle. When Huron took over, Tiger Claw was still a relatively independent force within Star Claw, and there were many Tendency to obey orders.
Andal suggested that the veterans from the Tiger Claws should first be drawn out to join the Chapter Master's Honor Guard, and then the remaining ones should be organized and broken up into the command system of each company of the Star Claws, and the tithe of the intercepted gene seeds would be used in the future. Rebuilding the Tiger Claw Chapter will allow the Maelstrom Alliance to have an additional fighting force. (Soshyan: This plan is very disloyal.)
But he did not expect that Huron only adopted half of his suggestions.
(End of this chapter)