Chapter 2802 The Struggle of Spirits
Although the Relic Chapter’s explanation is reasonable, how could the Inquisition listen to this?
After all, for most inquisitors, right or wrong sometimes doesn't matter, what matters is the goal.
There is no doubt that the death of Alexei Koch has seriously damaged the interests of the Heretic Tribunal, especially the authority and power of the Exclusive Faction. Someone must be responsible, and it cannot be an ordinary cat or dog. It must have weight.
Griffin IV is from the Mechanicus, a very powerful Forge World, and is not very easy to move. The Relic Chapter, a group that has fled the Atonement Crusade halfway, is undoubtedly the best way to vent. object.
The Relic Chapter also knew that the matter was serious, so they simply ran to the Scar of Victory and hid, and refused to respond to the summons from the Tribunal.
Now the pressure is on Arash, who is the rotating leader of the alliance. Letters of inquiry from the Inquisition are coming to him like a tide. The best thing to say is that he should surrender immediately and the Suffering Alliance should not interfere with him anymore. Those with a slightly different attitude towards this matter directly requested the Suffering Alliance to immediately disarm the Relic Chapter and detain them all and hand them over to the Heretic Tribunal for processing.
The inquisitor who stayed in the Scar of Victory also knocked on the door of Arash's office every day, talking about everything from ancient times to the present, including threats and inducements, just to get him to The person is handed over.
Of course, the Inquisition has not threatened to use force directly, but the Scar of Victory is not an ordinary space station, it is a space fortress, and after many years of construction by the Tribulation Alliance, its scale has been expanded by 15% from the original %, and equipped with frightening defensive weapons, not even a fleet could take it down, let alone the hundreds of Astartes inside.
But Arash’s life was not easy either. He would definitely disagree with the handover, but the pressure from the Inquisition and other institutions of the empire was real. What are the views of other members of the Key Suffering Alliance on this matter? Not very unified either.
With the return of Seth, the situation becomes more complicated. The Flesh Tearer's attitude can be described as extremely tough. He openly threatened to cut down any Inquisition dogs that dared to attack, even carrying his huge chainsword. Wandering around the area where the Scar of Victory Inquisitor was, scaring them so much that they dared not leave the door. At least it allowed Arash to be clean for a while. Mazhar believed that if this matter continued to ferment, it would definitely attract the attention of Terra. The matter between Lexie Koch and the Relic Chapter was originally a shady private deal. Now that the person is dead, it does not mean that the Relic Chapter's unauthorized termination of the Atonement Crusade is over. Moreover, the original intention of the Suffering Alliance was not to fight against the Empire. organization, but to help the troubled Astartes Chapter, but the incident of the Relic Chapter obviously had personal reasons. Their predicament largely came from their own actions. To put it bluntly, they brought it upon themselves.
As for Arash himself, he actually regrets taking on the hot potato of the Relic Chapter, but he is the one who brought people in after all. If he throws them out again, his reputation will be completely ruined, and his reputation will be ruined. It would also damage the reputation of the Suffering Alliance, but now he can't solve the problem. The Inquisition is shouting more and more fiercely day by day, and the Relic Chapter just refuses to admit, accept, speak, or even explain. I think you have the aura to fight us.
In this case, Arash's choice is only one word -
Drag!
In his heart, there was only one person who could untie this dead knot, and that was Soshyan, his legion commander.
So Arash sent a message to the Heretic Tribunal, saying that he was about to step down, and Soshyan would soon take over. He would handle the matter at that time, and on the one hand, he also informed the Relic Chapter and the Suffering Alliance meeting. It's about to start. If they don't want to be labeled as traitors, then don't go anywhere during this period and stay honest. After hearing the whole story, Soshyan was speechless and helpless, and at the same time a little disappointed in Arash.
In fact, there was a way to solve this problem quickly at the beginning, but it was dragged into a smelly and hard green shit.
Looking at the whole thing, there is actually a very important third party, and that is the Griffin 4 salvage fleet. Their skitarii were also in the wreck when the incident happened, and they were even looking for something It is also consistent with the Inquisition. According to the general rules of the Ministry of Justice for investigating cases, it is usually determined who benefits from the suspect and who is suspected. In The Death of the Inquisitor, Griffin IV was even the beneficiary. In the end, the technological relic was Whether it was lost in subspace or snatched away by Griffin 4 is also unknown, but Griffin 4's anxious and panicked firing at the hulk was a very suspicious move.
If Arash is smart enough to instruct the Relic Chapter to take a bite of Griffin IV, it will easily muddy the waters. Even if it cannot clear away the suspicion, it can also distract the firepower of the Inquisition and put "The Inquisitor is "Murder Case" becomes "The Case of the Mysterious Death of the Inquisitor". The nature of the two is completely different. In this way, it only needs to be dragged on and the matter will pass slowly, instead of being chased and bitten by the Inquisition's concentrated efforts now.
But this matter must be timely, and it must be brought up as soon as it happens. According to the reaction speed of the Mechanicus, it may not be possible to react immediately, but now more than half a year has passed, and Griffin 4 must be behind the scenes. After everything has been done, the effect will be very poor at this time, and the Inquisition and the Suffering Alliance have obviously become more powerful. After the matter turns from a simple investigation into a battle of wills, the truth is often not important.
But Soshyan did not blame Arash, because the other party had not been the leader of the group for a long time, and he lacked experience in management and foreign affairs. When encountering such a thing, he would inevitably be confused, so he even He also comforted the other person and told Arash that he had done a good job, at least he did not make the situation worse.
After that, Soshyan briefly met with Seth and Mazar and talked about the recent situation. However, the Storm Star Territory is currently mainly dominated by various small alien hazards and occasional chaos riots. In the five major empires, He was the calmest one in the Star Territory, and then he asked the two chapter leaders what they thought of the Relic Chapter.
Seth is relatively simple. As long as he is not a traitor, he can say anything. Moreover, the Adeptus Astartes has endured long-term harassment from the Inquisition for a long time and is determined not to back down. He even bluntly said that the Flesh Tearers had dealt with unknown people. An Inquisitor who is trying to pry into the Chapter's secrets.
Mazhar and Soshyan chatted for a longer time. It was not that he was disgusted with the Relic Chapter's attitude, but he just felt that these people always seemed to be wearing a veil or disguise in their words and deeds. A sense of secrecy similar to that of the Dark Angels, which often means that there must be some kind of dark secret hidden in the war group. Mazhar admitted that his guess was not supported by any evidence. It was all his personal intuition. After that, he talked about the waste. During the ship incident, Mazar said that the think tanks of the Relic Chapter were not bad, and the Fourth Company was accompanied by two think tanks. Logically speaking, they should not know anything about the thing hidden in the hulk. Of course, it might be that The devil hid it very well. In short, this is a bad debt now, and it is no longer a matter of right or wrong to deal with.
Magyar is indeed one of the most senior chapter leaders in the empire. His views are basically similar to Soshyan's, or even more profound.
More updates tomorrow~!