Warhammer: Empire Reboot

The maid's smile widened.

Human lips maintain an elegant curve.

But in Ilancia's perception, that mouth had stretched all the way to behind her ears, and fine, sharp teeth were revealed layer by layer from the smile.

The golden flame on the collar flashed.

The terrifying true form was forcibly pressed back into its skin.

Only a pair of purple eyes remained, still hooking onto Ilancia's soul stone like hooks.

Ash Velos gently licked her teeth.

"A delicious treat for the Eldar of the Ark..."

Her voice almost made the Soul Stone on Ilancia's chest crack.

The theater finally descended into chaos.

One after another, the spirit bone runes flashed.

Light folds and breaks appear.

Ilancia's silhouette emerged from the air, first her long silver hair, then her spirit bone mask, and finally her hands gripping the long blade.

She was exposed.

She stared at the kneeling maid, her pupils contracting slightly, her voice squeezed out through clenched teeth.

"The Keeper of Secrets..."

Ash tilted her head and laughed even more heartily.

"I recognized you."

"Good boy."

Ilancia finally realized that the most dangerous being at this moment was not Lawson, but the thing kneeling at his feet.

Ash Velos remained kneeling, her purple hair hanging down, her collar pressed against her neck, her posture as docile as a tamed female slave.

This is more terrifying than her standing up and attacking.

If the Keeper of the Secrets revealed his true form, swung his claws, tore through the air, and devoured her Soul Stone with Slaanesh's laughter, Ilancia could understand.

That's the enemy.

Those were the thirsty lady's hounds.

That was a nightmare that every member of the Ark Eldar was told from the moment they became aware of the world to avoid, to hate, and to seal their Soul Stone before they died.

But now, this nightmare is kneeling at the feet of a human being.

Wash his feet.

Ilancia's mind went blank for a moment.

She even forgot that she was still holding a knife.

The entire lives of the Ark Eldar are bound by Soul Stones and Commandments.

Every child is told where their soul goes after they are born.

The body dies.

The soul must not be empty.

The Soul Stone must catch the dead.

An endless circuit must preserve its ancestors.

Because between reality and the subspace, there is a mouth that is always open.

That mouth belongs to Him, to Slaanesh.

He is a thirsty god born by the Spirit Race.

And the secret keepers are the tongue, teeth, nails, and laughter that protrude from the mouth.

Ilancia once saw a damaged soulstone in the Ark's Bone Corridor.

The Soul Stone was taken back by the Dark Spirit Clan pirates and then reclaimed by the Ark.

The souls of those who remained were no longer whole.

There is only one scream that has been repeated for hundreds of years.

The screams were punctuated by the laughter of those who kept secrets.

So at this moment, Ilancia didn't see a demon kneeling down.

What she saw was the common doom of the Eldar on the Ark, with humans putting collars around their necks.

What she saw was the claws of the thirsty lady, forced to retract their claws and serve another race like pets.

This scene did not make her feel at ease.

Instead, it made her stomach feel cold.

This means that the power Lordson wields extends beyond simply killing demons.

War shamans and psionicists can banish demons.

Even if the cost is heavy, it is still within the Eldar's understanding.

Being able to tame a keeper of secrets is another matter entirely.

This is no longer a matter of "killing" or "expelling".

This is domination.

It is a violation of the rules of subspace.

It is to drag the predator that the Eldar fear most out of the shadows of fate and press it into the water basin of a mortal room.

Ilancia suddenly realized an even more terrifying problem.

If Lawson can treat the Keeper of Secrets this way, can he treat the Soul Stone in the same way?

If he could compress the true form of the Slaanesh into his skin, lock the warp entity in his collar, and make a monster that should feed on Eldar souls kneel at his feet, could the golden fire and the restrictions in his hands also pry open everything that the Eldar on the Ark depended on for their survival?

Soul Stone.

An endless loop.

The voice of our ancestors.

Even the dream of the Grim Reaper in the future.

At that moment, Ilancia finally understood why the prophet was afraid.

Lawson is not simply a powerful monkey.

He was a human who entered the Hall of Bones carrying a torch.

He probably doesn't know what's enshrined there.

Perhaps they know, but they don't care.

For the ark, both are equally dangerous.

Ash remained kneeling there, head bowed and eyes downcast.

That beautiful, human-like face held a hint of docile submission.

Ilancia's fingers began to go numb.

She would rather be facing an entire black army right now.

He also did not want to see a Keeper of the Secrets kneeling at Lawson's feet.

Just as she was about to take a half step back, Lawson spoke.

"The water's almost cold."

"Don't scare my guests."

Ash's malice didn't disappear, but she lowered her head and obediently turned away.

"Yes, Master."

She continued to wipe Lawson's feet.

Just now, we only discovered a small insect that flew into the room.

Ilancia tightened her grip on the knife.

guest?

She is an assassin.

They're here to kill Lawson.

This human seemed to have known she would come in all along, and didn't even bother to show any surprise.

Ash carefully dried the water off Lawson's feet.

She picked up a soft cloth and wiped away every water stain, then placed Lawson's boots aside. Afterward, she picked up the silver basin, and as she stood up, her robe slid against her waist and legs.

She paused for a moment as she passed by Ilancia.

The two were less than three steps apart.

Ilancia's Soul Stone ignited again.

Ash turned her head to the side, revealing a barbed smile.

"Don't be nervous, little one."

"You're still on the edge of the plate, not in my mouth yet."

Ilancia's eyes were cold.

"demon."

Ash chuckled softly.

"The kids from Ark always swear so cleanly."