Warhammer 40 A New Hope

"Give up the original radical attack method. The defense facilities of the palace of the rotten corpses are beyond our expectations..."

"We have the advantage in numbers. We can wear them down if we keep on going. If we keep going step by step, victory will surely be ours!"

"Yes! Warmaster!"

After giving the order, Abaddon turned around and looked at the palace in front of him that was under attack, and the Emperor's divine power that was gradually weakening.

"...Do what I think is right..." Abaddon murmured. "Is what I am doing right?"

"...Father..."

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72 hours after Terra was attacked

Three days and three nights of continuous attacks have basically destroyed all Imperial forces on Terra except the Imperial Guards. The orbital bombardment of Chaos ships has basically destroyed all semi-permanent and permanent defense equipment on the ground. The defense lines organized in advance have also been breached one after another.

It seemed that it was only a matter of time before Terra was completely destroyed, and the Chaos faction just happened to have plenty of time.

However, this overly smooth attack made the four evil gods of the subspace feel something was wrong.

Because it went so smoothly, just like they planned...

They launched a massive attack on Terra, but the Emperor was well prepared and had a large fleet to stop them. However, due to the huge gap in military strength, they were always at a disadvantage...

The Chaos army successfully broke through the layers of defenses, arrived above Terra, and began to ravage the planet. The Emperor was naturally not unprepared, and he would use some special weapons and equipment and troops that had not been revealed before to resist their attack - but he would still be at a disadvantage.

The four of them temporarily put aside their differences and simultaneously interfered with and attacked the Emperor in the Warp, preventing him from diverting his strength to support the troops of the Human Empire, and forcing him to fight against each other.

Everything was going smoothly and according to plan, but... it was going too smoothly...

Tzeentch obviously felt something was wrong, but the shouting Khorne thought this was normal. After all, it was impossible for the Emperor to fight against four evil gods at the same time - this was something that all four of them knew and confirmed.

Unless the Emperor decided to rise up and become the god he hated the most at the cost of all of humanity, there was no way that the skeleton could fight against all four of them at the same time - and that possibility was slim.

Besides, even if that time really came, the four of them could still fight together - Tzeentch would have to take the lead anyway, as it was a punishment for his previous deception.

Now, the four evil gods of the Warp can feel that their enemy, the Emperor's power is growing weaker and weaker, and it is time to end it.

Unprecedented Warp phenomena appeared around the planet Terra, and the Chaos believers cheered, for this was a sign from their god himself.

The imperial soldiers who were still resisting naturally saw this doomsday scene, but they readily accepted it - this was the end, and they had already known it...

. . . . . .

"Hmm... did you go to see JOJO?" The Emperor's Warp image said as he looked at the four big guys standing in a row and posing. "If Nurgle was thinner, he would look more like him."

Regarding the Emperor who looked tired but not panicked at all and even in the mood to joke with them, the three Warp Gods Slaanesh, Nurgle and Khorne looked at each other and pushed Tzeentch out without hesitation.

"Damn it!" Jianqi was naturally reluctant to be pushed out, but because an agreement had been reached before, he had no choice but to accept it.

Tzeentch looked at the emperor in front of him and said slowly: "You lose..."

"..."

"Although he is not here, there is no place safer than here, you know." Tzeentch continued to speak to the Emperor. "The fall of Terra means the failure of the entire human empire..."

"He will be ours sooner or later..."

“．．．．．．．”The emperor remained silent.

"There's no need for us to fight to the death. You know, if you hand him over to us, we can keep the human race alive."

Tzeentch, who was pushed out as a pioneer, was naturally unwilling to have a head-on conflict with the Emperor. Although this protector of mankind could not fight against the four gods of the Warp at the same time, if he really wanted to destroy himself and the Emperor together, not only would he not get anything, but he might even lose one or two gods in the Warp - and he was the closest to the Emperor now.

As for whether Tzeentch will abide by the agreement? Hehe~

"I've been fooled by you once, Tzeentch." The Emperor said to the blue figure in front of him. "Do you think I'm stupid?"

"This is not a question of who is stupid or not, Protector of Humanity," Tzeentch continued. "You have no chance..."

"Without you, how long can your empire last? We just want the 'key'. You know, the destruction of mankind will do us no good..."

"Give him to us, so your beloved human can have a chance to survive!"

"...Yes." The Emperor suddenly spoke. "Then there will be a chance..."

"Live well..."

. . . . . .

Outer Solar System

The [Phalanx] has arrived at the edge of the solar system, and the twelve ships he led have all been destroyed during the retreat.

After destroying several enemy ships and annihilating a large number of Chaos believers, this huge mobile space station was already scarred and shaky, but the enemies still continued to come...

At this moment, accompanied by the flash of curvature transition, a fleet coming from outside the solar system appeared near the "Phalanx".

The pursuing Chaos fleet did not react too much, because they had seen this kind of ship with special jump engines before. They had even destroyed many of them, so it was no big deal.

This kind of superluminal means that does not require passing through the subspace will still be affected by the power of the subspace to a certain extent. When using curvature jump in places where subspace energy is active or where the barriers of reality are weak, there is still a certain probability of rushing into the subspace, and it is unclear where you will end up.

However, precisely because of this, they did not immediately see the several humanoid beings with golden wings and electric light wrapped around their bodies that flew out from the Imperial ship that had made the curvature jump.

Bang--sizzle!

A Chaos frigate collided with one of the humanoids, destroying a lance launcher, and then a strong electric current instantly swept through the entire ship.

"We are under attack!"

"Where are the enemies?!"

"They are coming! Space Marines, go..."

boom--!

A Chaos frigate exploded in the universe, and then the humanoid creature flew out of it. Thunder danced in his eyes and wrapped around the one-handed hammer and golden flag in his hand.

"I'm back with revenge! Chaos smashers!"

On the other side, in the fleet that came through the curvature jump, the Emperor who was separated by the Yama Sword was watching the battle taking place in the universe in silence.

"The Stormcast Eternals are a success, Your Majesty." The Mechanicus member beside him bowed and saluted the Emperor in front of him. "They will provide strong support for our subsequent actions and the reconstruction of the entire Empire..."

"Our people have entered the [Mountain Phalanx]. Although it has been severely damaged, it is still within the expected range..."

"The 'goods' have all arrived at their correct locations, except for ours..."

The Emperor did not speak, but quietly looked into the depths of the universe, towards the direction of Earth/Terra - where once was everything that belonged to mankind...

"... Take one last look at Terra..."

"In the future, I may not be able to see it anymore..."

Several beings called "Stormcast Eternals" by the member of the Mechanicus worked together to destroy yet another Chaos battleship, creating another brilliant flame in the dark and silent universe.

Among the ship fragments scattered throughout almost the entire solar system, several seemingly identical prismatic objects are drifting silently towards the edge of the solar system as if being pulled by some force.

"...Rest in peace, the Emperor of Humanity..."

315. Goodbye, Hello

Chaos ships continued to gather towards the solar system. There were normal ships, the [Evil Ark] composed of countless spaceships, and demon ships wrapped in flesh and blood.

And these ships coming and going have not checked what is among the space debris floating in the universe.

The twelve prismatic pillars have now slowly floated to the periphery of the solar system, forming a circle that surrounds the entire post-war solar system.

Afterwards, these prismatic pillars began to change their orbits in groups of four, surrounding the solar system in circles in three different directions.

At this time, in the warp of Terra, after Tzeentch's "persuasion" failed, the four gods launched their first joint attack on the Emperor.

A deadly plague engulfed the Emperor's form in the Warp, followed closely by the spells of Tzeentch, and then Khorne and Slaanesh quarreled and fought in close combat.

Khorne, wielding a flaming greatsword as the main attacker, fights the Emperor head-on, while the swift and versatile Slaanesh harasses and attacks the target from multiple directions.

Nurgle's plague constantly hinders the Emperor, and Tzeentch's spells always strike at the critical moment.

This is unprecedented. The four gods of the Warp have put aside the barriers between them and started to cooperate to fight their common enemy. Although there are still major problems in their coordination, and there is a high probability that they will return to their previous state after this, this is also a great spectacle.

Now, even Khorne and Slaanesh, who were not very smart, found that something was wrong, because the Emperor who could fight any evil god of the Warp alone, and even deal with two evil gods of the Warp at the same time, was now just defending.

But no matter how wrong it was, the four evil gods had no idea what the other party had in mind that could break the current situation.

Today, the defenders of Terra have been almost completely defeated, and the Chaos forces, which far outnumber the defenders of Terra, are still pouring in from afar.

The loyal Primarchs are still on the Imperial front lines resisting the Chaos forces there, while the likes of Curze and Corax are still temporarily trapped in a trap set by Tzeentch.

As for the "key"? Tzeentch shared the results of his prophecy. He was still injured, and when he chose to stay and "do useless work", he was sure that he would not release something that could destroy the entire 40K universe - otherwise why would he choose to stay?

In this case, even if the Emperor chose to become a god in front of them, with Tzeentch blocking the way, the Emperor could only take away one or two at most, and that was still the most optimistic scenario.

Therefore, even if the situation was not right, the four evil gods had no intention of retreating for the time being. On the one hand, they could not think of any way for the other party to break the situation, and on the other hand, it was because... the "key" was too attractive to them, and this was a good opportunity that they could not let go of no matter what.

"What are you still holding on to?!" Tzeentch signaled Khorne and Slaanesh to stop their attacks and questioned the Emperor. "You have no chance of turning the tables!"

"Give him to us! We can keep the human!"

"Or watch this pathetic race disappear!"

"..." The Emperor, who was besieged by the four gods and looked very embarrassed, slowly raised his head and looked at the evil god of the thinking subspace who was staring at him. "Sacrifice..."

"This is what humans have always done with countless sacrifices to fight against you, although sometimes this may not work..."

"Guess what I have to sacrifice this time?"

"Something is wrong... something is wrong!" Tzeentch finally cried out. "Something is missing from the prophecy! In reality!"

"The living saint, Celestine, is not here!" (Tzeentch)

"So what? Even if she is in hiding, what good does it do if she is not on this battlefield?" (Khorne)

"Not just her, but everyone else too!" Tzeentch said loudly. "Yes, our attack was unstoppable, and everything went as planned, although there were some twists and turns, but..."

"It's going too smoothly, we know, but so what?" Khorne said. "Even if those people are here, what can they do? He can't turn the tables..."

"You are a fool with only muscles in your head. You don't understand what I mean!" Tzeentch was a little angry. "All the defense forces, fleets, special resistance forces, and those little twists and turns, all seem to be planned!"

"These are the minimum resistance! Don't you understand?! Because we think there should be resistance, so he prepared these resistances!"

"Celestine, those who are still loyal to the Primarch of the Corpses, and there are more Guardsmen, the Grey Knights Mentor, the first generation commander of the so-called Guardsmen, these powerful obstacles that were likely to exist, are now gone!"

"Yes, even with these obstacles our attack will only be delayed for a while, but... it's like resisting for the sake of resistance!"

"Yes! And! He shouldn't be so weak!" Tzeentch continued. "Although we have planned that he may become so weak in order to save these unimportant real creatures, he is not stupid! He is our great enemy, he should not become so weak! He should retain more strength to deal with us!"

"Where did all that power go?!"

At this moment, the Emperor's power, which was extremely recognizable in the Warp and was like the sun in the Warp, appeared at the edge of the solar system.

But, the Emperor is now in front of the Four Gods! Who used this power?

At the edge of the solar system, the last prismatic column that was separated was placed in the universe and activated. This action also caused the other twelve similar prismatic columns that had been scattered long ago to resonate, and the power injected into them from the Emperor was also activated.

"What did you do?! Why..."

"Do you like this cage?" The increasingly transparent Emperor said to the panicked four gods in front of him. "You will have to 'live' here for a long time in the future..."

"Our existence, position, time, everything that shouldn't have existed, was given and fixed?!"

"It's that world, it's..."

"Just like the Mother Goddess of Creation who endowed the world with the attribute of 'death' that it did not originally have." The Emperor said as he looked at the evil god of the Mind Warp in front of him. "He stayed to bring me surprises and inspiration. All this was done to forge these things, delay enough time, and wear out your patience, so that you would voluntarily come to Terra and fall into this trap..."

"Using the body of a god and the souls of countless loyal men to forge the foundation, I have given you attributes that you originally did not have, and fixed you..."

"Then, I will turn into an insurmountable wall and lock you here forever!"

The four gods began to panic at the Emperor's words, and when they were about to escape, they found that the Emperor was holding them tightly.

"Damn you!"

The enraged Khorne's flaming greatsword pierced the Emperor's chest, and the maddened Slaanesh twisted his/her/its twisted body, pierced by countless barbed blades.

"Let us out!"

"Do you think it's possible?" The Emperor said with a smile. "Everything will have a temporary end..."

"This is not over yet! You know, even if what you said is true, we will be able to get out one day!" Tzeentch said to the dissipating Emperor. "You can't keep us locked up forever!"

"...I know, but..."

"One hundred years is enough..."

On the periphery of the solar system, with the thirteen prismatic columns as the center, a golden light curtain is unfolding, gradually enveloping the entire solar system.