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Chapter 138 Blood Angels
In the Warp, a Blood Angels strike cruiser is sailing in the Warp.

Inside the closed bridge, the Blood Angels' chief think tank Mephisto was discussing their actions with the Chapter Chaplain Lematus.

(Mephisto)
(Lematus)
"Brother Lematus, how are the brothers in the Death Company doing?" There was a hint of melancholy on Mephisto's handsome face. He seemed to be worried about the Death Company on the ship, and also worried about whether their journey would go smoothly.

As the most powerful think tank in the history of the Blood Angels and possibly the most powerful psyker in the current human empire, Mephisto's power is undoubtedly formidable.

Even in the warp, he can use his own power to protect warships from the erosion of Chaos pollution, and even act as a navigator to guide the direction of starships.

For such a powerful psychic, predicting the future is not a difficult task.

Because of this, he, like the think tanks of other chapters, will make a prediction before taking action to determine whether the action will be successful.

Although they don't rely entirely on the think tank's predictions like the Dark Angels, they will at least first determine whether the journey will encounter any dangers or obstacles so that they can adjust their strategies in time to achieve better results.

But this time, no matter how Mephisto used his abilities or predicted in various ways, he could not see any information about their trip.

The only thing he could see was a ball of golden flame.

This situation made Mephisto worried, he didn't understand what it meant.

Ever since that Inquisitor arrived in Baal with a bottle of wine claimed to be blessed by the Emperor, the course of fate had changed.

Chapter Master Dante quenched his blood thirst by drinking the Consecrated Wine, and he himself received a revelation after drinking the Consecrated Wine, which could awaken the Holy Blood Angels who fell into the Black Rage.

Yes, this wine can not only quench the thirst of blood, but also awaken the descendants of Sanguinius who have fallen into the Black Rage.

While this did not truly resolve the Black Rage and Blood Thirst, it did allow the descendants of Sanguinius to stop having an uncontrollable thirst for blood, and prevent them from falling into an inescapable fantasy due to anger, constantly reliving the memory of the death of their Gene Father.

Although it cannot free the descendants of Sanguinius from their black rage and blood thirst, whether it is a short-term suppression or a brief awakening, it is the redemption that the descendants of Sanguinius have longed for for ten thousand years.

It was for this reason that Chapter Master Dante personally ordered Mephisto and Lematus to take a team of Death Company warriors trapped in the Black Rage on the strike cruiser under their feet to Rostov II.

While obtaining more consecrated wine, they also hoped that this wine could awaken this team of Death Company warriors who were trapped in the black rage.

"They took sedatives mixed with a little holy wine. Although they failed to wake up from the black rage like they did in the Angel Castle, at least they can remain calm now." Lematus reported the situation to Mephisto. Although the priest's helmet obscured his face, his tone seemed full of hope.

As the person in the Blood Angels Chapter responsible for guiding the battle-brothers trapped in the Black Rage to make the final charge of honor, the Chapter Chaplain's heart may be the most tormented in the entire chapter.

Because he needed to watch the glorious descendants of Sanguinius fall on the battlefield in the worst possible way.

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(Old version of Flying Bag Death Company)
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If they manage to return alive, the chaplains must find a way to put them to sleep or imprison them, lest their ever-angry souls harm others. The cruel experience of personally sending off one battle brother after another has made the Blood Angels' Chapter Chaplains the ones who most hope for the redemption of these brothers.

"Lematus, you are the Chapter's finest chaplain, and the only one capable of communicating with and guiding brothers afflicted by the Black Rage. I would like to know your opinion of the Consecrated Wine." Mephisto gazed at the chaplain before him and asked him a serious and sincere question: "Do you truly believe this wine can save the son of Sanguinius?"

Mephisto always had doubts. For the Blood Angels, they had experienced too much suffering in the ten thousand years since the Father of Genes left.

It’s not that they haven’t tried to solve the Black Rage and Blood Thirst, but no matter what efforts the Blood Angels have made, they have ultimately failed to successfully solve these two genetic curses, and instead caused many serious consequences.

A part of the group turned to embrace these two curses, crossed the insurmountable bottom line, and was labeled as a traitor by the Empire.

It was a deeply distressing event, but neither Mephisto nor Chapter Master Dante could do anything to help, for they had indeed crossed the boundaries that the Gene-Father had drawn for the children of Sanguinius.

But precisely because of this, the descendants of Sanguinius all long for a way to resolve these two curses. Even if it is only a temporary suppression, it is still worth the descendants of Sanguinius's desire.

"I hope it can, but judging by the current situation, it cannot redeem the descendants of Sanguinius. It only frees us from the constraints of Black Rage and Blood Thirst." Lematus seemed to see things more clearly than Mephisto, but even so, he remained optimistic: "Whether it suppresses Blood Thirst or awakens Black Rage, the effect of the Consecrated Wine is short-lived.

It can be understood more as suppressing the bloodthirst and black rage of the children of Sanguinius to the lowest level, rather than completely resolving them.

After drinking the Holy Wine, whether it is blood thirst or black rage, it is still a state that a normal descendant of Sanguinius needs to face. "

"So it's useless?" Mephisto frowned. This was one of the reasons why some people within the regiment thought it was not worth making such a big fuss.

"No, on the contrary, it's very useful!" Lematus shook his head.

He took the bottle of consecrated wine from his waist, which was supposed to be a gift to Chapter Captain Dante. Because it could suppress the black rage, Dante gave it to Lematus.

"Its effect is most suitable for the descendants of Sanguinius." Lematus explained to Mephisto: "I think you should also know that in many groups, they regard Bloodthirst and Black Rage as symbols of the descendants of Sanguinius.

In their view, the loss of bloodthirst and black rage is even a betrayal to the father of genes.

So rather than completely solving it, it's better to find a way to suppress it. After all, in a sense, Bloodthirst and Black Rage are more like a cursed legacy left to us by the Primarch."

As the two were chatting, the communications officer on the bridge suddenly shouted, "We have arrived in the Rostov system, requesting to surface and leave the warp!"

"Permission to ascend and leave the warp." Mephisto did not continue chatting with Lematus, but turned around and gave the order.

(End of this chapter)