Warhammer 40 A New Hope
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"Who could it be? Guilliman? That's impossible. A mother-in-law competing with her daughter for a man is something that only happens in anime, right? 'My mother-in-law is still charming.'"
"Aisa has no interest in Guilliman..."
"It can't be... me?"
As soon as this idea was proposed, it was rejected by Zhang Yi.
"How is that possible? Considering the old man's character of hating gods and aliens, it would be a sign of his compassion for women if he didn't tear Aisha to pieces."
"Besides, there's no benefit in this..."
"It probably won't do any good."
661. Facing the Past
The results of the latest round of discussions between the Human Empire and the Eldar were soon transmitted to Nuwenus.
The Eldar there were horrified by the plague targeting them, but also delighted that the Imperium of Man had fulfilled its promise.
The current situation is that in the world where they originally lived, a plague from the warp was about to strike, but in that other world there was no need to worry about this at all.
This also made many people start
O'Neill hopes to be a member of the advance team and go to a world where there is no need to worry about the threat of Slaanesh - this is also O'Neill's goal.
The possibility of external invasion at any time and a safe world are enough to lower the IQ of some elves, which also allows Evelyne to better eliminate dissidents.
As for Aisha's problem... She herself is happy to stay in the human territory, and the other elves can't do anything about it - protest is protest, teaching is teaching, but to be fair, if most of the elves put themselves in Aisha's perspective, it is hard to say that they will not have the same feelings towards Zhang Yi who came to save her.
Think about it: after living with a creature that feeds you shit and rots for tens of thousands of years, a human walks through that corrupt garden, comes to her and rescues her - isn't this as good as a fairy tale?
Some Eldar prophets have also come to terms with it. They are now living under someone else's roof, and many things are given to them by humans. The prophecies they have always followed also warn them not to mess with the covenant with humans, at least not now.
Everything is warning them that it is unwise to be an enemy of humans now. Coupled with the new situation today, the Eldar can be said to be completely controlled by the Human Empire.
Evelyne was aware of this. O'Neill had made the decision for her, forcing her to begin the cleanup operation right now according to the Empire's plan.
Now the Eldar have been mobilized because of the actions of the Human Empire. If Evelyne sings a different tune at this time, she will undoubtedly be attacked by her fellow countrymen, shaking her already unstable ruling position. Most importantly, others will not listen to her.
The Goddess of Life was forced to give up her power, the God of Laughter basically didn't care about anything (and was on the side of cooperating with humans), the incarnation of the God of Death that was found earlier was still recuperating (the Eldar had to divide their energy to prevent him from running out directly to fight Slaanesh), and now the Eldar people and their gods are unable to help them, which means that Everenee needs to be responsible for all her actions, and no one can help her.
Therefore, Evelyne had no choice but to accept this situation. All she had to do now was to complete the cleanup operation as quickly as possible and then let other tribesmen complete the transfer before the plague spread.
But this does not mean that she will completely accept O'Neill's semi-forced arrangement.
"Adele? Why are you still here?!" O'Neill looked at the old Eldar in front of him with some horror.
"Why can't I be here?" the old Eldar prophet, whom O'Neill called Adele, responded. "You can enjoy your retirement life, why can't I?"
"There is already a young man who can take my place, and the goddess just needs someone with enough experience to take care of her."
"You know, most of our generation is dead. Apart from those whose life or death is unknown or who are hiding somewhere, there are probably only a few immortals left alive (I personally think that humans are not the only ones with natural/artificial immortals, other races should have them too), so I stayed."
"..."
O'Neill now feels as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly, this was one of the things he would nag about when Malcador was still alive, it was also one of his dark histories when he was young and irresponsible and had no goals, and it was one of the things he absolutely did not want the Primarchs to know (others included where the Primarchs of two legions had gone)!
"Oh, your dark history is... huh?!"
Before Zhang Yi could finish his words, Guilliman grabbed his head and dragged him away - if he told them, they would definitely be hanged again!
"Gently, gently, gently! The head is about to be pulled off!"
"If you keep your mouth shut, I wouldn't be like this."
"This is the emperor's dark history, don't you want to take a picture of it as a souvenir?" Zhang Yi said, pointing to his left hand that was shining like a Christmas tree. "This one is rare to see in a thousand years!"
"...In no mood."
"...You hesitated just now, didn't you?"
"No."
"Obviously, tell me honestly whether Evelyne has..."
Before Zhang Yi could finish his words, a huge room filled with documents appeared in front of him, with hundreds of imperial officials, servitors and space marines in it.
"I was just joking, you won't ask me to come over and work overtime with you, right?"
Guilliman did not respond, but dragged Zhang Yi to a table and took out a document.
"About Jaghatai," Guilliman began. "Your report said he went to 'face his past.'"
"If my guess is correct, he should have gone to the so-called [Moon Plan World] to try to awaken his own essence there."
"In that world's terms, it means awakening the divine preparation."
"Why didn't you stop him or tell me in time?"
“This is Chagatai’s request.”
"...You should know better than us the dangers of his doing this. Even the Primarch may not be able to pass the so-called test, and..."
"In that world, some people are very unwelcoming to us."
"As a former member of the Human Supremacy movement, you should know clearly why the leaders who actually control the [City] acted like this." Zhang Yi said. "As for why they didn't tell you or others..."
"I told you, this is Chagatai's request."
"
To be honest, we didn't expect him to be the first to make such a request. I initially thought it would be from Koze or Luojia. "Zhang Yi said. "But it seems that I don't know you as well as I thought."
"A horse galloping freely believes that as long as it runs fast enough, those troubles and sorrows will not catch up with it..."
"But in fact, the problem has never disappeared, and temporary escape cannot solve any problem..."
"They will catch up sooner or later."
"...Why do I sound so treacherous..."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Moon World, [L Nest]
The Human Empire quickly replaced the collapsed original [L Corporation/Lobotomy Corporation] and became the new [World Wings].
By exploiting the technology of the former [World Wings] and capturing abnormalities, the new [L Company] is also operating a small-scale energy business.
In addition to clean energy, its mainstream products include [Photos of Hope] (from Abnormality: Sunflowers of Hope) that can improve people's work efficiency and treat depression (also a new type of CYP), a [Shadow Weapon] (from Abnormality: Killer's Shadow) that is easy to hide and carry, and a small amount of security services.
The new [L Company] also began various collaborations with those other companies. Everyone knew that they seemed to be very keen on purchasing various Singularity Technology products.
However, a special situation that occurred today has caused those companies that are cooperating with the current [L Company], as well as gangs and other organizations that hate and are hostile to it for various reasons, to think deeply.
A [Tuner] seems to be monitoring the current [L Company].
As the ace fighter in the hands of Companies A, B, and C, others did not believe that this Tuner was just passing by or was suddenly interested in the current [Company L]. There must be something that made this [Tuner] appear here.
In the past, it was not the case that the newly promoted [World Wings] accidentally did something wrong and was then destroyed by the [Tuner] with a wave of a hand - is it the same for [L Company] now?
This situation was naturally known to the Great Sage Kaul and others. They knew very well why the [Tuners] appeared here, and they also knew when they might come in and clean them out on the grounds that they had violated a certain rule of the [City].
The Primarchs, these powerful beings cannot be considered human beings strictly speaking, and even the Space Marines cannot be considered human beings.
Just look at the Raven King Corax and those Primarchs who have awakened the essence of the Warp and you will know that these Primarchs can be regarded as gods in the Warp.
If the [City] did not have a very flexible bottom line for its definition of non-humans (such as if one identifies themselves as a human, then they are considered a human), Zhang Yi and his cubs might have been chased and intercepted by the [Tuners] and [Minions] when they first arrived in the [City].
Now, in the underground of this company, Jagatai, the primarch of the White Scars, is trying to use the peculiarities of this world to awaken his own subspace essence - or as this world says, to awaken his own divine power.
But as mentioned before, this is very dangerous. If it fails, Chagatai will become an Abnormality controlled by emotions. Moreover, considering his identity as the Original Body, Chagatai himself does not believe that the Abnormality he will become after losing control will not be ALEPH-level (in fact, it may not be the case).
That was why the [Tuner] appeared nearby. Before setting off, companies A, B, and C had already held an internal discussion. Some people thought that Chagatai should be dealt with before anything happened, but some others thought that the rules they had set should not be broken. After all, according to their rules, Chagatai could still be considered a human being and not some other kind of monster.
Some people refuted that if a being of that level really turned into an inhuman monster, then the loss would most likely be more than just one [Nest], and he should be eliminated in advance to avoid future troubles.
Until now, there is no unified statement among them, but privately they have sent their own people to ensure that nothing goes wrong.
And in the basement of [L Company], Chagatai, who has entered a specific room to try to awaken his own nature, has not been seen for almost a week.
In it, Chagatai is confronting his past, his feelings and his mistakes, and he must get through it all to complete the so-called awakening, as he knows it...
【Facing the past and creating the future】
662. Face to face
【White Scar】Originator - Chagatai
This Primarch landed in a plain area on the rich world of Mundus Planus as an infant. Because of his birth and the area he lived in, he loved riding a mount or vehicle to gallop anywhere, which also influenced the subsequent combat style of the White Scars Legion.
During the Heresy, Mortarion, who had already decided to join Chaos, came to persuade Jaghatai to join them, but was mercilessly mocked by him and was sent back to the Warp by Jaghatai in a duel where he had a great advantage. The seriously injured Jaghatai then missed the Siege of Terra and only woke up after the end of the Heresy.
Afterwards, Chagatai led his team into the Webway to rescue humans captured by the Dark Eldar, and eventually disappeared into the depths of the Webway.
No one knows whether he chose to disappear or
It is said that he was forced, but for many years afterwards, no one had seen this Primarch until Zhang Yi appeared and the Emperor himself asked the Eldar to search for his trace in the Webway.
After the Heresy, the entire human empire became a mess. Malcador died, and the seriously injured Emperor was forced to sit on the Golden Throne and could not leave.
Half of the Primarchs betrayed the Empire, and the rest were either dead, missing, or unconscious. Anyone with a discerning eye could see the decline and despair of the Human Empire at that time.
Perhaps it was because he saw this situation clearly that Chagatai chose to leave, just as he led his troops to capture the last city of dissidents on his home planet, thinking that his will would be worn down in the city and refusing to live in it. This Primarch who pursued freedom and speed did not want to be dragged down by the dying Human Empire, so he rushed into the depths of the Webway without hesitation and disappeared.
This is just a guess and there is no definite evidence to prove that this is the reason for Jagatai's disappearance. Many people still believe that his disappearance was just an accident. Perhaps one day this powerful Primarch will appear again from the Webway, perhaps with the heads of several traitors in his hands.
But one thing that cannot be denied is that at that time, choosing to stay and advance and retreat with the empire at that time required great courage and perseverance, and choosing to leave was not something that was incomprehensible.
Galloping on the endless grassland and feeling the wind blowing on his face can make Chagatai forget everything temporarily - as long as he is fast enough, those worries and problems cannot catch up with him.
But they don’t go away, they stay there and can potentially breed more problems.
Escaping is helpful, but it doesn't solve the problem.
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[We all hate psykers, so why don't you join us? ]
This was one of the words of persuasion that Mortarion said to Chagatai.
Mortarion hated psykers. He believed that all psykers in the galaxy should die and that humans should not use psykers (then he was fooled by a psyker navigator, and I don't know what he was thinking). This hatred even extended to the Emperor and Malcador at the time (he believed that the Emperor and others were hypocrites).
Chagatai also somewhat dislikes psychic power, but his theory is that one should not rely too much on something (Chagatai himself also has psychic power). Over-reliance and use of something will only bring destruction to oneself.
He rejected Mortarion's advice at the time, mocked his brother who had fallen into Chaos, and sent him back to the Warp in a subsequent duel.
But if he knew that the empire would become like that and that he would leave the empire for various reasons, would he still refuse?
Not to mention joining the Chaos side, there were also parties in the Great Rebellion that were hostile to the Empire but did not believe in Chaos. If Chagatai knew what happened later, would he still stand on the side of the Empire? Would he choose to remain neutral?
Yes, he entered the Webway in the name of hunting down the Dark Eldar, and eventually disappeared in the depths of the Webway. The Eldar Webway was already complicated, not to mention the part that was damaged in the [War in Heaven], so it was not surprising that he got lost in it.
But ask yourself, after seeing the human empire in chaos and without any hope, did Chagatai really never think of just leaving?
Just like he refused to live in after leading his compatriots to capture the last city of opponents on his home planet, he was unwilling to be corrupted by the comfortable life behind the high walls, nor did he want to be bound. He preferred to roam freely.
This does not mean that Chagatai was unwilling to take responsibility, otherwise he would not have taken the lead in resisting the civilized people who oppressed the grassland people, nor would he have pledged allegiance to him in public after seeing the emperor - he just refused to take responsibility that had no end or hope in sight.
Just like Guilliman, in the original timeline, this Imperial Regent worked diligently and tried his best to save the Empire, but the Human Empire was still inevitably going downhill - everything Guilliman did was useful, but only useful.
Mortarion in front of Chagatai changed his words. He promised that as long as Chagatai helped him destroy the current human empire, he could leave with his people. He did not need to join Chaos and become a monster like Mortarion.
"...You are not Mortarion. He would not say that."
"I am not," said Mortarion. "You know who I am, Jaghatai."
"You can leave, leave now, leave all your problems behind, and leave all your difficulties to others."
"You will be free from constraints, you will be able to choose your own lifestyle, and you will not have to bear the heavy responsibilities that make you breathless and have no future."
"Just as you disappeared into the depths of the Webway."
"...No!" Chagatai suddenly raised his voice. "The empire has changed now! My father and brothers have returned! I don't need to..."
"In this case, can't you just walk away?"
'Motarion's' words interrupted Jaghatai, leaving him stunned.
"Everyone has returned, and things are changing for the better. Now you don't need to leave with shame or guilt. You can pursue the life you want more calmly."
As Mortarion finished speaking, the surrounding scene turned into a grassland. Chagatai knew this grassland. It belonged to him.
's mother planet.
"You may go now, Chagatai."
The giant horse that once carried Chagatai across this planet also appeared in front of Chagatai. The majestic wind blew, and the green grass began to sway slightly.
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