Emperor's Bane

Chapter 140 Menger's Words
"I think you may be ignoring the facts, my brother Horus, you are abandoning true wisdom because of the weakness and blindness brought about by the so-called emotions in your heart."

"You resent my behavior just now, Brother Horus, because you think this kind of behavior is a kind of atrocity, a kind of betrayal, a kind of massacre of one's own children by a father, you think so."

"But I don't think so."

"They are not my descendants. The only connection they have with me is that my gene seeds have freed them from the most pathetic mortal world, allowing them to complete the evolution of the species, have further possibilities, and have the ability to become stronger. the luck of the

"I am not their father, not their relatives, nor the object they can rely on or pray to. I am the giver, the leader, the commander, and from a biological point of view, a higher creature."

"The knowledge in my mind let me know where they come from, their mission, and their limits, and my task is to enable them to exert their full strength and motivation all the time, to complete the task as a tool. Maximum action with the gears."

"I know what they can do, and I know better than any of you what their ceiling is, so I always ask of them, and most people can always be the best they are supposed to be. level."

"There's always someone who feels like their hard work and fighting has taken them to a whole new level, but that's just the level they deserve to be."

"What he can do this time, the level he can reach, no matter what he pays for it, next time, he must be able to do it and be able to achieve it."

"Because it's just the most basic standard."

"Many people call these guys who meet the standards excellent, but they just did what they were supposed to accomplish. This is just the simplest fulfillment of their responsibilities, but I need to specifically praise their so-called efforts."

"It's really sad."

"But there are always other guys, they are complete losers, and they are fools who use various reasons to prevaricate and delay my plan. The pathetic creature that destroys the original plan and plan, and makes the greater interests suffer invisible damage and consumption."

"They always tell me they did their best."

"They always tell me these mortals are more important than winning."

"They always tell me that's why the Emperor made them."

"What a sad statement."

"What a foolish thought."

"What a rumor of infidelity."

"So, damn them."

"Is not it?"

"After all, a tool or consumable that can't even meet the wishes of the user, can't even fulfill its most basic duties, and can't even see its own status, has only one end."

"Yes, you heard me right, my brother Horus."

"tool."

"...are you angry?"

"why?"

"I thought you were different from that impatient Perturabo, Horus."

"Be quiet, my brother."

"Let me tell you."

"Don't take them too precious or unique, my poor brother, in my mind alone, I can think of no less than two new creatures that can take their place, as long as I have the conditions, I can make these blueprints species from above come into the world.”

"They are just tools, just a temporary compromise made by our father to get the galaxy back into his hands as soon as possible. After all, they will be eliminated, abandoned, and defeated by stronger and better beings. This is the simplest And most irresistible law, Horus."

"Survival of the fittest."

"Only you, me, and our brothers are irreplaceable. We are the existence of our father's affection and sustenance. We were born to exercise the supreme power for him in a certain field."

"The Forbidden Army is nothing more than some extravagant toys, and those immortals just rely on a little bit of luck to survive. As for those mortals? They are the most pathetic, and they are also the most hateful. These species have dragged down our father, His greatness and wisdom are greatly diminished by their stupidity."

"Why do I call them species, you ask?"

"..."

"You see them as fellow citizens? Huh? Horus?"

"Don't avoid your eyes, my brother, your first reaction has already told me your answer."

"On this issue, you are no different from me. Put away your stubbornness."

"..."

"do you know?"

"I once came to the empire with a mentality that was almost pilgrimage. You know, Horus, how much I admired our father. I was extremely convinced that the country he shaped would be the most wonderful place. The paradise where you can dance with the truth is where only the best individuals can gain power and status, and the birthplace of all correct rules in the world."

"I used to believe that."

"But you know, what did I see again?"

"He was dragged down. Our father, our greatest father, the most perfect creature in the world, the living pinnacle of all truth and science can reach, he was dragged down."

"By these species called humans."

"By these wastes who can't even play their own role."

"Drag."

"He said it was a duty, a mission, a voluntary love, but I didn't understand that."

"I only know that he is bound by these pathetic things with the so-called [loyalty] and [following]. He shouldn't be like this, shouldn't be suffering like this, suffering like this, how great he is, he deserves everything , for something better than the stench and incompetence of these deplorable species.”

"How sad."

"Why is he obsessed with the pathetic species of humans."

"He clearly knows how to shape those better beings."

"And now, my brother, even you are like this...why?"

"You say you love your son? As a father?"

"Hehehehehehehehehe!"

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

"Stop making me laugh, Horus."

"As a father?"

"It's such a lovely illusion."

"Then I'll ask you, my brother."

"As a father, can you recognize each of your heirs? Huh? One hundred thousand shadow moon wolves, from the most arrogant high-ranking officials to the most obscure soldiers, they are all your [children], and you are each of them 's [father]."

"so what?"

"You can't remember."

"Yes, remembering each of them may be a difficult challenge, then let me ask you again, can you treat each of them equally?"

"Your beloved Abaddon, and the Luna Wolf you met for the first time, can you treat them fairly in your heart?"

"When they are telling something without any evidence at the same time, will you believe them equally at the first time?"

"When they are in danger, will you be in the calmest position to save the one who has a better chance?"

"When they meet death, will you be equally sad?"

"When they, those Shadow Moon Wolves whose names you can't even remember, hundreds of them died on the battlefield and achieved the greatest victory, will you be immersed in sorrow, or will you be involuntarily Let the joy and arrogance of victory occupy your heart?"

"Don't run away, Horus."

"You said, it's because some people are familiar to you, while others are not. This is human nature, so let me ask you."

"Our father, will this happen?"

"And you, Horus, will do this to your brothers?"

"When one of our brothers dies in the midst of the greatest victories, do you think our father, or yourself, would bask in the victory, or grieve over their loss."

"Yes, as you said, whether it is our father or you, of course they will be deeply saddened, because we are of the same kind."

"Only we are the same kind, and the real object of your emotions."

"You, me, our brother and our father, in the galaxy, only these few dozen or so individuals are our kind, and they are worthy of attention and treasure."

"The rest, whether it's mortals or your so-called [children], are just a group of consumables, tools, and instruments piled up at each of us's feet waiting to be used in this movement directed by our father. .”

"This expedition is nothing more than a grand movement, so grand that each of us needs to stay in our own position, using a mountain of instruments, to complete every note our father commanded and needed."

"As for you, it's just that some of the musical instruments that are often used, with very good color, feel and tone, have some cumbersome emotions that shouldn't exist. This makes you mistakenly think that this is the so-called father-son friendship."

"But instruments are instruments, and in the end they're just a bunch of tools, a bunch of consumables to accomplish our goals, our father's business."

"When they don't work anymore, when they go against your will, when they can't even do their job well and let you down."

"You know what you're supposed to do."

"A tool is a tool after all."

"They should be replaced and erased by better existences."

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"Of course, I know I can't convince you, Horus."

"I never tried to convince you either."

"I can only speak with reality."

"I'll do this..."

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When the words of Primarch No.11 flashed through her mind quickly, Morgan just pushed open the door of the command room.

Coincidentally, Leman Russ was about to leave.

The Primarch of the Space Wolves looked rather unhappy, but obviously, he didn't intend to cause any additional unhappiness at this juncture. The wolf king of Fenris gave Morgan a few lines of sight, and when they looked at each other At that moment, Leman Russ bared his teeth and showed an ugly smile.

"I wish us a happy cooperation in advance."

He said, and then walked away quickly.

Morgan watched the Wolf King disappear, and walked to Jonson's star map projector. It took her about a minute to tell the Lion King what she saw.

There was only that spiritual energy that was enough to make Morgan flinch, and that [weapon] composed of countless wailings made the Lion King twitch his brows. The Lord is indifferent to this.

"I have seen too many fleets that can block the sun, and they are all dead."

[So, the plan remains the same? 】

"Yes."

Jonson stared at the star map in front of him, checking over and over again the final arrangement of the Dark Angels.

"My men are weakening the veils of Taxus V and the Warp, and Randan will feel it all: once they try to destroy this world, the storm will sweep through the entire sector, destroying them at their very roots."

"They can only accept my challenge."

[This is really impressive technology. 】

【Then, what do you plan to do with the ruler of Randan that I reported to you? 】

"Before worrying about it, we need to eliminate enough enemies to occupy a galaxy. As for it...leave it to Leman Russ."

[With all due respect, I don't think Leman Russ can fight or kill it. This is a terrible task, and it is very likely to bring death that we cannot accept. 】

"There is no death that the empire cannot accept, Morgan. If you are really worried that the death of a Primarch will change the situation of the battle, then we can set up another plan."

"When Leman Russ begins his move, I hope you will follow him. I do not doubt the wisdom of my brother, but I doubt the minds of the barbarians he keeps. The recklessness of those Fenrisians may drag him down. , let him put his life in danger."

"I need you to follow him, and you know what to do when it's most necessary."

【I see. 】

[But... what about that guy Ran Dan? 】

Johnson laughed. He adjusted the star map in front of him so that several galaxies around him could be clearly displayed.

Morgan could see that another large army was gathering in some places behind the Taxus galaxy, especially where the Fenris galaxy was located. The star map showed that there was a huge fleet there, heading towards the The Turks Galaxy is coming.

The symbol on it is the golden imperial sky eagle.

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"The Emperor, our father."

"Forbidden Army, a whole regiment of ten thousand husbands."

"Horus, our brother who is a little impatient to express himself, and the owner and fleet of his Shadow Moon Wolf Legion."

"There is also Mortarion and his entire army of Death Guard, oh, this is a bit beyond my expectation, I heard that his loss in Druen is not small, it seems that he does have Something to admire."

"They, all of them, are on their way."

"The outcome of this war is decided, my blood."

"This isn't even a war. It's just a hunt, an extremely dangerous and crazy hunt in the forest. It's about stabbing your own sharp blade into the body of a desperate beast."

"The only thing we have to think about is before it actually dies."

"How much blood will it shed?"

(End of this chapter)