Warhammer: Angron Training Manual

Chapter 397 The Sacrificed Person
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"Perhaps in the eyes of the Lord of the White Knights and you, I am just a damn lunatic."

"I just want my brothers and superiors to live... I..."

Avida spoke in a halting manner.

Asar looked at Avida.

"what do you want to do?"

"I'll give you my body."

The elevator goes up slowly.

Avida stood in the corner of the elevator, his dull pupils staring at the floor, his breathing slow but powerful.

His mind kept replaying some of the things that happened before.

That happened when the owner of this body was not yet controlled by the soul of Asar. It happened before this body belonging to Avida was given up by Avida...

To this day, Asar still feels dazed.

As his flesh and blood mutated, Avida sought a solution from the demons in the warp, but the demons suddenly revealed their malicious intent.

When Avida's soul was damaged and caused his best brother and leader, Asar, to mutate more seriously, he chose to give his body to Asar.

Whenever Asar needs to calm down and wait for something to end, he will fall into memories.

Just like it is now.

The elevator is going up.

Asar is lost in the past.

"Lord Avida?"

"Lord Avida?"

The waiter sent by Nuceria to greet the guests stood at the open elevator door entrance, constantly calling out to the guests from the Thousand Sons Legion.

Avida suddenly woke up: "Sorry."

The waiter looked at Avida in confusion.

Avida walked out of the elevator quickly, and the waiter led him into a room in the corridor.

When the door opened, the waiter saluted and left, and Avida stood in front of Qin Xia in the office.

"Long time no see." Qin Xia stood up with a smile and enthusiastically pulled Avida to sit on the sofa.

"Actually it wasn't that long, it's just that a lot of things happened during this period of time." Avida retorted habitually.

Qin Xia also agreed with Avida's opinion. Indeed, too many things had happened during this period of time.

From the end of the Randan War to the events of the Dawnstar Conflict, to the fight for the Astartes' seat on the Senate, and now to the arrival of Avida.

In fact, not much time has passed. The key is that so many things have happened. After seeing Avida, whom Qin Xia met in the greenskin annihilation battle in the Onus star zone that year, he felt as if he was in another world.

"I just sent you a star message a month ago, and you're here so soon." Qin Xia poured a cup of tea for Avida.

"When I returned to the Legion, the Legion assigned me to carry out some missions on my own," Avida said. "I was actually collecting ancient books not far from Nuceria, so I was able to get here so quickly."

Qin Xia has explained in star language what has happened during this period, including that Sejanus became the representative of Astartes and that Avida was needed to cooperate with Sejanus to go to Terra to bring charges against Magnus.

So Avida was the one who knew this series of events before his genetic father.

Angron was not present at the moment, as he was holding a phantom meeting with Magnus, Mortarion, Rogal Dorn, and Alpha, informing them of what had happened during this period.

As someone who knew about this in advance, Avida got straight to the point and asked, "After meeting you this time, I will immediately head to the Luna Wolves, then reunite with Cyjanus, and then head to Terra together."

However, after saying this, Avida found that Qin Xia was not as happy as he expected, but was staring at him.

Thinking of something, Avida lowered his head and avoided Qin Xia's gaze.

Qin Xia realized that Avida was accusing Magnus...

Not very firm actually.

Avida knew that Qin Xia could see into people's hearts just like Angron, but the method he used was not perception, so he certainly could not hide his own feelings.

So he spoke frankly: "Even though I hate the Legion for everything, hate my brother and I for being careless about things related to the Warp, hate that I once naively believed that the Warp was good... and indirectly caused the fall of Arvida's soul..."

"But it's still not easy for me to make the decision to become a traitor to a legion."

"If I had accused Magnus on Terra, I would have been a traitor to the Fifteenth Legion."

After saying this, an expression of pain appeared on the face of Avida's body, and the soul of Asar inside it also felt pain.

Although he heard what Avida said, Qin Xia still firmly believed that Avida would stand up and accuse Magnus.

Because after receiving the star message, Avida did not stop for a moment, and immediately interrupted the mission from the Legion and ran to Nuceria, preparing to go to the Shadow Moon Wolves after this meeting and meet up with Cyjanus.

Qin Xia knew it well.

It’s not that Avida won’t do what he should do, but he will do it while suffering in his heart.

This is the Astartes, who has a deep affection for the Legion.

In any case, from a personal perspective, Arvida's accusation against his Primarch and the Legion in the Senate was a real betrayal of the Legion. Even if he felt that Magnus was no longer worthy of his respect, the Legion was his home, and there were many people in the Legion that he valued...

Avida knew that something had to be done and decided to do it, and that was not inconsistent with the torment he was experiencing.

"I hope that when I return from Terra, Nuceria will accept me." Avida did decide to go to Terra as Qin Xia thought, so he began to think about what to do after going to Terra, "Because by then I will definitely not be able to return to the Legion, and I can only live with the name of the traitor Avida."

Qin Xia nodded silently.

Avida also nodded: "Live in shame... I originally planned to commit suicide after this, but I don't know if I have the right to decide the end of this body that does not belong to me... The name I am using now, Avida, belongs to the person who gave me this body... I even let his name be dishonored." "I regret that I didn't tell others that there is a soul named Asar inside this body, so that Avida's name will not be tarnished by me."

"..."

Qin Xia pondered silently, and finally thought of something, and said: "I want to take you to a place."

……

After a while.

Nuxing, outside the arena of Desia City, the cemetery of the victims of the City Devourer Uprising.

Qin Xia and Avida were teleported directly into the cemetery.

The people outside who were preparing for the anniversary of the uprising did not notice them, and the entire cemetery was prohibited from entering when the anniversary activities officially began, so there was no one else here except the two of them.

As a scholar, Avida, who was well-versed in the history of Nuceria, looked at the tombstones around him and found that they were all victims of the Devourer Rebellion.

Some of them were soldiers from the infantry units of the City Devourer Rebellion, the predecessor of the regular army.

Avida remembered several of the names on the tombstones very clearly.

And on the tombstone in front of the two people was engraved a name called "Salin".

"Gladiator victims of the Rebellion besides Caesar?" Arvida asked.

"Yes." Qin Xia nodded. "After we snatch the high knight equipment, we often give it priority to the gladiators, because the gladiators have more combat experience and are more determined and loyal. It is also because of their high knight equipment that they are difficult to kill..."

Qin Xia squatted down and wiped the tombstone: "But Salin, as a gladiator, he used high knight equipment with extremely strong protective ability, but he still died."

"He was betrayed. That's what your Nuceria books say," Arvida said.

Qin Xia nodded.

"Salin. Salin the Returnee."

"This name is homophonic with part of the name of the captain of the Steadfast Resolve, Lothala Sarin... That's why Angron likes the captain named Sarin very much. It's also partly because of this gladiator sacrifice..."

"He was not killed by the High Knight with a weapon. He died of poison and betrayal."

"In the five years after the end of the Desia Campaign during the middle and late stages of the uprising, the uprising progressed rapidly. Everything went smoothly... But in those glorious days of constant celebrations, Salin's death was the only darkness."

Qin Xia sat down and looked at the tombstone.

Lift up the wine bowl that the staff had placed in front of the tombstone last night and pour the wine in it in front of the grave.

"Salin, he gave us the impression of being timid and cowardly, and silent at the same time."

"He never spoke, and he would do anything to stay alive."

"But it wasn't because he wanted to live a miserable life, but because he wanted to return to his hometown. He said that it was a beautiful paradise between the mountain ridges in the southern hemisphere of Nuceria. If he hadn't secretly run away to see the world, he probably would never have been caught by the slave capture team in his life."

"He named that idyllic hometown after himself, which is Salin."

"He has a nickname called the Homecoming One, and this is where the nickname comes from."

"Salin's death was caused by betrayal."

"After we escaped from the arena, some slaves who were willing to follow the gladiators also ran out. They were trusted just like the gladiators. The traitor was among them. The traitor and Salin had known each other for a long time, so they fought side by side."

"This traitor is jealous of Saleen's access to the weapons and equipment of the High Knights, and he also thinks that he has always been a nameless person used to set off Saleen."

"At that time, a High Knight's lackey infiltrated the rebel army led by Salin. The lackey was seen by a traitor when he poisoned Salin, but the traitor chose to remain silent."

"When I executed this traitor and read his memory, I found that he was very conflicted and struggling. He didn't want Salin to die, but he was jealous of Salin. So he chose to remain silent in his inner conflict."

"There are many reasons. On the one hand, he believed that the High Knight would win, and on the other hand, he was jealous... All these reasons combined led to his silence."

"If he had not chosen to remain silent, we would have found a way to save Salin, rather than wait until the day when Salin died of the poison."

Having said that, Qin Xia looked at Avida.

"You mean, people who are traitors never have a good ending?" Avida said.

After saying this, Avida smiled.

He was just joking, but in fact he knew what Qin Xia wanted to say through the story of Salin and the traitor.

That is……

"You can be conflicted and struggle inside, you can make any choice, but you can't remain silent and do nothing." Qin Xia said, "If the traitor who caused Salin's death chooses to defect, he will be rewarded by the High Knight and live a good life."

"If that traitor chooses to tell us about the poisoning, then he will be thanked and he will be rewarded."

"But he chose to do nothing and remained silent until things could no longer be undone, and then he fled."

"The High Knights were almost wiped out and dared not protect him. He was poor and destitute, hiding everywhere from the rebels, but was eventually caught up and killed."

Avida nodded when she heard this.

What Qin Xia said was similar to what Avida realized.

"Of course, I know these are all great truths, so I have also thought of something more useful for you." Qin Xia took out something that looked like a handkerchief, "Take it with you, and you can completely cover up your face and voice. Only a very few people will know your true identity, such as the Emperor, the Seal Holder, and Sejanus."

"You can accuse Magnus and not be considered a traitor to the Legion."

"I will send someone to help you complete the mission assigned to you by the Legion. When you return from Terra, you can treat it as if you have just completed a mission."

Hearing this, Avida looked at the handkerchief in Qin Xia's hand.

He guessed it was some kind of ancient relic.

However, he did not take it, but looked into Qin Xia's eyes: "Your Nukeria books do not have a detailed description of this matter, so I am very curious about what happened later."

(End of this chapter)