Warhammer: Angron Training Manual

Chapter 468 Washing Away the Stains
After the emperor announced everything, his figure gradually disappeared in the wind and snow.

All the Primarchs turned their gazes from the Emperor to Angron.

Angron bowed to his brothers, remained silent, and seemed to want to say something, but in the end he said nothing and withdrew from the psychic meeting.

Perturabo withdrew immediately after Angron.

The remaining Primarchs looked at each other, then gathered together to discuss what the Emperor had just announced.

"Angron?" Lion frowned. "I can't believe he is one of the two candidates for Warmaster. Why can he become a candidate for Warmaster?"

"On good terms with the other brothers," Mortarion said.

"If we have to choose someone with good popularity, why not Sanguinius?" Ryan looked at the angel among the brothers.

Sanguinius remained silent, folding his wings, in beautiful contemplation.

"Do we have to choose one who can fight?" Ryan once again raised a possibility, and then denied it again, "The World Eaters have indeed become much stronger after the legionary reorganization, but whether in terms of legion strength or commander strength, the World Eaters are definitely not the strongest among us."

"..."

The Primarchs discussed some possibilities, trying to figure out the Emperor's thoughts and criteria for judgment.

Until Chagatai suddenly spoke while deep in thought.

"We discussed Angron as our brother and leader of a legion, so we certainly could not come to a suitable conclusion."

After attracting the attention of all his brothers, Chagatai continued his analysis.

"Perturabo is right. Angron cares about everyone. But kindness, kindness, and consideration for others are qualities we all possess to some degree. This is not unique."

"Quality is only the most basic thing. What's more important is that he has done a lot."

"The Dawn Star conflict incident, the Astartes seat in the Imperial Senate..."

"He has influence, he has gained reputation, and he has also tried his best to take our interests into consideration."

Chagatai spread his hands.

"He is no longer just the leader of a Legion. He has become the spokesperson for all our Primarchs and Legions through the events of the Dawn Conflict, and has influence on both the mortal and Space Marine Legions."

Recalling the events of the Dawn Conflict, the Primarchs fell silent.

At that time, most of the legions did not know that the Empire was going to replace the War Council with the Parliament. A few legions knew that the Parliament would replace the Committee, but they did not know that there would be no Astartes seats in the Parliament.

Angron did win a seat in parliament with the support of his other brothers, but if he hadn't stepped forward, the issue of the seat would probably have been left unresolved and no one would have mentioned it at all.

After that incident, even the Primarchs who had clearly expressed their opposition also gained benefits and were not excluded from the parliamentary system. Their proposals were just put at the back, but they still had the power to speak on Terra, which was the most crucial thing.

"He can't fight, Lion." Guilliman spoke after a moment of silence, looking up at his brother who was a head taller than him, "But it doesn't matter. His charisma can gather a group of people who are willing to fight for him."

"In terms of combat ability, he is only above average among us. As for interpersonal relationships, we are somewhat wary of him because he can read minds. He is certainly not as likable as Sanguinius."

Guilliman continued.

“But as Chagatai said, he did a lot for others.”

"He may be the most rebellious one among us, but when the empire and the people need him, he will not hesitate. He will lead the legion to participate in a war that he does not have to participate in, just because of sympathy, compassion, or moral obligation."

Hearing this, Vulkan recalled the battle in the Onus sector.

The border of the empire where Onus was located was extremely far away from Nuceria, and the World Eaters could have avoided participating in this war.

The same is true for the Randan War.

"So we cannot come to the correct answer based on our ability alone." Guilliman's figure gradually faded away. "There is no need for us to discuss this. Father has already made his decision."

The Primarchs were silent.

The psychic meeting ended after all the Primarchs disappeared in the snow.

……

The vanguard fleet is rapidly resting and preparing for the next war of a larger scale.

Inside the flagship of the Resolute Resolve.

Kiel had just left the command deck and headed for the middle deck where 200,000 soldiers of the World Eaters Legion gathered, preparing to announce a major event he had just learned from the Primarch.

On the path leading to the middle deck, World Eaters officers above the rank of company commander were already waiting on the road, fully equipped.

Senior military officers often need to communicate before a large gathering, and they must know something first.

Kiel walked towards the deck without stopping, and his voice echoed in the communication channel of senior officers.

Angron had just informed Kiel on the command deck of what the Emperor had just announced: the Emperor's withdrawal from the Great Crusade, the transfer of command, and the creation of a Warmaster...

Kiel told all of this to the officers.

Finally, he said a key message: "Our Gene Father will have a contest with the Primarch of the Moon Wolf Legion. Whoever can kill the Ullanor Alien Emperor first will become the Warmaster."

Upon hearing this shocking news, the officers paused slightly and did not express any surprise, fully complying with the "listening state" requirement in the legion's strict regulations.

"We must obtain this title for our father." Kiel's voice was cold and his face was determined. "We must fight for it at all costs."

"Yes." The officers responded in unison.

"In my opinion, the title of Warmaster belongs to our genetic father, so we should focus on the aftermath."

Kiel kept moving.

"We were the Butcher Corps during the Dogs of War period. The Corps did too many dishonorable things."

"So when I learned the news about the Father of Genes, I felt not only surprise but also fear." The officers immediately recalled what happened during the Dogs of War period when the Legion went to Nuceria to welcome back the Primarch.

At that time, Kiel convened a meeting with all senior military officers to discuss the various possibilities after meeting the Primarch.

Some thought that the Primarch would abandon the dogs of war.

Some also believe that the Primarch will carry out a major purge of the Dogs of War.

Kiel told the Legion at the time: "If we are to be abandoned and exiled, it would be better for the Primarch to kill us all."

Such is the character of the Sons of Angron.

Perhaps because of the characteristics of their gene-seed, the descendants of Angron were more eager to be close to their primarch than warriors from other legions, and this desire even reached an extreme point.

If Angron is nailed with the Butcher's Nail and becomes a murderer, the Warhound officers will choose to line up starting from the Legion Commander to see the Gene-Father, and let him kill if the Primarch wants to kill, until the Primarch doesn't want to kill anymore.

Then he chose to be led by the irrational Primarch, and even thought that this was not enough. He tried to invent mass-produced Butcher's Nails and pierced himself with nails to experience and understand the feelings of the Father of Genes and achieve a closer relationship.

This kind of behavior would be impossible and unacceptable in other legions. For example, if Lion was the one who was hit with the Butcher's Nails, how would the Dark Angels treat him?

It is because of this extreme desire for intimacy that the Dogs of War will choose between being exiled and abandoned, and being killed by their Primarch.

Fortunately, the Primarch did not choose to kill or exile, but chose to change the Dog of War after being convinced that his offspring was willing to accept the change.

"The first commander did make mistakes in managing the legion, but after you took office, you established extremely strict rules and regulations for the legion, which to a certain extent curbed our desire for killing." Kahn said.

Kiel recalled the first commander of the Legion, Luke, the leader of the World Eaters Dreadnoughts.

When Kahn mentioned Luke, Kiel believed that he had curbed the killing behavior of the Legion to a certain extent, and this successful curbing was one of the reasons why the Primarch showed leniency.

Another reason why the Primarch showed leniency was that the War Dogs had fought and sacrificed their all in the Great Crusade, and had shed blood for the most important cause of mankind. This was fundamentally different from the High Knights and the Guards... That being said, if you didn't accept the change, you would still have to die.

"But we are a corps, a whole."

Kiel suddenly stopped.

Hundreds of officers also stopped in an instant and looked at the legion commander who was looking back.

"The title of Warmaster will go to our father."

"Our Legion will be the Hand of the Warmaster."

"Our father, we...we must be the role model for all the Legions, the standard for the Astartes class."

"And role models will be scrutinized and picked out by others. If there are some stains in our legion that have not been wiped clean, then these stains will become weapons used by others to impeach my father."

Kiel said this in a cold tone.

At this moment, the officers suddenly realized why Kiel suddenly mentioned the past of the legion and what Kiel wanted to say.

In this atmosphere and situation, some officers looked at each other.

"You are a living stain on the Legion." Kiel looked at the hundreds of officers. "You have all massacred for the sake of massacre in a war, and you have all lost control."

The accusation from the legion commander made the atmosphere extremely suffocating, and the surrounding environment fell into deathly silence.

Among all the officers who had experienced the War Dogs era, especially those of Terran descent, few were clean enough to be impeccable, except for Mago.

But after Kiel became the second corps commander, all the officers present, except for the hundreds of people accused by Kiel, tried their best to abide by the rules and regulations and restrain themselves.

Also.

The Primarch has never wiped out the sins of the Terran Warhounds, but once they are willing to accept change, they will seek death in battle through desperate fighting... Those with serious sins will gradually be consumed in the war, and many have already been consumed.

It would have gone on like this until one day, the last warrior who had ever slaughtered his friends or mortals died.

But with their Primarch about to become Warmaster, Kiel believed the World Eaters no longer had time to carry out this slow selection process.

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Hundreds of officers gradually raised their hands and pressed them on the neck of their armor, gently lifting their helmets and holding them in their hands.

In this dead silence, the only sounds were the helmet's separation from the neck seal and the ship's artificial gas rushing into the armor.

The faces of the hundreds of officers were pale, their eyes revealed mixed emotions, but their facial expressions were firm and resolute.

“There are about 20,000 living stains like us in the legion,” said an officer.

Kiel was silent.

The officer was right, there were indeed about 20,000 people tainted.

These 20,000 people are not all of the Terran War Dog veterans, but only a part of them.

Bloodthirstiness and tyranny are the characteristics of all Terran War Dog veterans, but War Dog veterans are also divided into different types. One type is veterans like Mago who rely on discipline to restrain themselves. This type of people is the most numerous. The second type is veterans who like to vent their desire to kill on the enemy. The third type is the kind of veterans who like to kill anyone as long as they can.

Twenty thousand people belong to the third category. They did choose to change after the return of the original body, but this does not mean that they can become Buddhas right away.

"Captain of the Legion, please allow us to participate in the next battle and fight in the Great Company combat formation of the War Dog era."

"We will wash away the stain of the Legion in this war and do our final part for our father."

The officers made their request and waited nervously.

They did not wish to be executed, but to fight to the death.

After a moment, Kiel nodded in agreement.

(End of this chapter)