Emperor's Daughter of the Red Sands

Chapter 128 The possibility of rebellion

To be honest, facing the increasingly confused Coswayne, Arachos felt very complicated.

As an old warrior who witnessed Caliban's constant loss of vitality during the Great Crusade, Arachos knew that there was an undercurrent surging within the current Dark Angels. As a bodyguard of the original body and as a mentor to Coswayne, he did not want to let The young man's heart truly cooled.

Inactivity has gradually become the norm for the Dark Angels, especially after Luther took charge of many affairs of Caliban. The seemingly powerful Dark Angels have now become increasingly weak and exhausted, so much so that they no longer have the energy to train young warriors. Increasingly inadequate.

This is not a good thing for the Dark Angel Legion, which travels to various forbidden battlefields all day long.So much so that a numb temperament began to permeate the entire legion, as if they had truly transformed into a cold and cruel blade in the palm of the Primarch.

Although Arachos does not refuse to dedicate everything to the Human Empire and the Gene Father, he actually still has serious worries in his heart when it comes to where the Legion will go in the future and when the Great Crusade is coming to an end. .

As a result, the recent warrior associations even have strange rumors similar to 'Asuka is dead, Liang Gongzang'...

However, that was not something he had to consider.

"My Lord's decision will indeed have a further impact on the reputation of the Dark Angels in the Empire, and will undoubtedly weaken the trust of other legions in us from now on. There is no doubt about this."

"Just like the two legions that have disappeared...maybe their memories have been erased, but deep down in their hearts, they must hate us and the Space Wolves."

"Without a doubt...this is the price we should bear."

"But... I feel like you are not thinking about the so-called 'price', Coswayne."

Arachos' vicissitudes of voice gradually told unknown secrets, and his sharp eyes like falcons were always looking directly at Coswayne, as if to dig out the inner thoughts of the young warrior.

"Speak what's really on your mind, kid."

"..."

Faced with Arachos' questioning, Coswayen was silent for a moment.

Obviously, his true inner thoughts have been easily seen through by this great mentor.

However, it was not because he was unwilling to disclose it, but because Coswayen felt that... even if he said it, it would not make much sense.

Indeed, his thoughts are not as cold and cruel as most of the Dark Angels. On the contrary, as a young Astartes, Coswayne can find the energetic temperament that all young people should have. .

On the issue at hand, his thoughts also had some differences with everyone——

The so-called "thinking about the cost" from the overall perspective is just a self-deception. Coswayne's emotional inner thoughts are completely opposite to those of most Dark Angel warriors.

He didn't think his genetic father was doing the right thing.

This too extreme approach may kill any possible crisis, but what happens next?If Jonson was faced with the coexistence of loyalty to the human empire and crisis, would this method of handling have not been established yet?

In the past, Coswayne had indeed tried to identify with the actions of the ruthless genetic father. He had also heard of a moral dilemma known as the 'Trolley Problem' circulated in Ancient Terra.

"Saving more by sacrificing fewer."

Although Coswayen subconsciously felt that something was wrong, he still generally agreed with Jonson's philosophy - after all, that was his genetic father, the Primarch of the Dark Angels, and his genetic seeds were flowing through him. Blood, it was impossible for him not to follow that burly figure.

However, now...when [another Primarch and his legion] were put in the difficult position of the tram problem, doubts began to grow in Coswayne's heart.

Yes, they experienced the brutal Randan War, in which even two Legions of Astartes had to be exterminated.

However, this is different from now.The Word Bearers are even more incomparable to the two legions that were dismissed by the Emperor himself——

Now, the trolley problem placed in front of the Dark Angels has reached a level that they are gradually unable to touch.

If you act rashly, it will trigger a terrible domino effect...

"...You are right, Grand Master. I have thought about many things in my heart, and after putting aside interests, where the relationship between the Dark Angels and the Word Bearers will go from now on... is one of them."

"After all, we are all the Astartes Legion of the Human Empire, the blade in the Emperor's hand, and the heirs of each other's Primarch."

"I was just thinking that when the Primarch of one legion died under the fire of another legion for no reason, and their home planet was destroyed in the face of an unconfirmed accident, then the Empire and other legions, How will we be viewed by those warriors of the Word Bearers..."

With a look of relief, Arachos took up Coswayne's words.

"--no doubt they would hate the First Order, how could they hate Caliban."

"Once upon a time, we had to kill trillions of lives to protect thousands of times more human worlds...but this is a power that the Dark Angels only have with the Emperor's tacit approval."

"And when the home world of another legion and its primarch are placed in front of us, everything that follows will be completely different."

"The secret value of the First Legion is not a pass for us to do whatever we want in the empire. You and I both know this."

Facing Coswayne's slightly surprised gaze, Arachos continued to talk.

"When the irreparable damage is done... we may personally push them against the Empire."

"Although this possibility is so small that it can be almost ignored, as warriors of the Dark Angels, we must not treat it as nothing."

"I guess that's what you're thinking about, Akau."

Listening to his mentor analyze his thoughts almost completely, Coswayen showed a wry smile.

"...Yes, Master....It may sound crazy to say it, but I am indeed...worried about the possibility of the Word Bearers [rebellion]..."

"Especially when the Perfect City incident ended and they were reorganized into many war groups..."

"If their home planet is destroyed rashly, the damage caused by the angry Word Bearers warriors to the Human Empire will be immeasurable, so much so that the Emperor will look at us with suspicion..."

"To be honest...if there is a better way to solve a problem, I think it would be better not to be so extreme."

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(End of this chapter)