Warhammer 40: Gods Of Mortals

Chapter 1108: Undead Crisis
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"The Karnaks got the soul."

"A few days ago, they officially announced that they would break away from the rule of the Three Saints Council and form a military alliance with the Kasa Dynasty."

At the meeting of the Triarchal Council, the Grand Justice beside the King of Silence announced recent events.

The emperors and overlords of all dynasties remained silent.

The King of Silence still said nothing.

Imotekh still stood opposite the Silent King.

The Mandala, the tomb world capital of the Sotek Dynasty, was destroyed, and the Rebirth Protocol was destroyed. These two major events failed to keep Imotek from the forefront of the war with humans, but it came directly to participate in the meeting held today.

The reason is simple, simply because what we are discussing today is too important.

The entire race is facing the most terrible crisis - division.

"Are the souls that the Karnak Dynasty obtained from that demigod the souls of our ancestors?" asked a Hierophant who did not believe that the Necrons were still Necrontyr.

"It's not the soul of the Necrontyr." The Inquisitor, who didn't think the Necrons had any relationship with the Necrontyr, said, "It's a soul created by drawing characteristics from our offshoot relatives tens of millions of years ago. It's not the soul of the Necrontyr. An individual endowed with such a soul is already a completely different race, and there is no inheritance relationship between them and the Necrontyr."

"How could you know this kind of thing so clearly? If I were that demigod, I would tell the people of the Karnak Dynasty that this is the soul of the Necrontyr, and deceive them with lies so that they would not harbor any grudges."

"You would. But the problem is that the demigod didn't do that. He told the Karnak Dynasty clearly that if they got the soul, it would not be the soul of the Necrontyr."

"How could this be? Doesn't he want to divide us? If he clearly tells everyone that he cannot give us the souls of our ancestors, the number of dynasties he can win over will be greatly reduced. Only dynasties that do not believe that they have any inheritance relationship with our ancestors will stand on his side."

"But that soul was taken from the Necrontyr's branch relatives. In the eyes of some dynasties, it is better to have a soul than to be a robot."

"The Anteko Dynasty and the Karnak Dynasty have a good relationship. I have met the King of Karnak. After possessing a soul... it... it is really different... It really looks like an immortal intelligent creature, not a robot..."

"From what you said, it seems that the human demigod is not bad... He is not doing soul-related things entirely for utilitarian purposes..."

"..."

The discussion among the emperors and overlords became more and more off topic, and finally they came to the conclusion that Lord Talon seemed to be a good choice.

This naturally made Imotek extremely dissatisfied.

"I have to remind you." Imotekh paced in front of the Hierophants, as if he was scolding them, "Our souls were devoured and digested by the Star Gods. Even if we have souls again, we can't go back to the past, and we can't be the same as when we were still spiritual species!"

In the past, other dynasties probably would not refute Imotekh's words, even if they were dissatisfied or had doubts.

It is time for those who support the Silent King to refute it after he has spoken.

But it's different now.

"Yes, Lord Storm King." Before the war with humans began, Pope Colen, who was beheaded in public by Imotek, said, "Just like the Sotek Dynasty, Sotek has lost the Mandala capital tomb world, even the rebirth protocol is gone, and the database storing the dynasty's memory is also lost. Such a Sotek can never be compared with the former Sotek Dynasty."

"Watch your words!" Imotekh pointed at Pope Colen.

"Watch your words." Pope Colen held his iron head high. "My brother is right beside me. You don't have a rebirth agreement. If he kills you, you'll really die."

"I demand a duel!" Imotekh angrily faced the three popes of the Trinity Council, including the King of Silence.

The Silent King glanced at the Grand Justice.

The Grand Justice spoke softly: "We are now in a state of war. According to the regulations, we should at least maintain superficial unity, so..."

"We, the Necrontyrs, are a martial race. All our regulations are based on the absolute force of the Triumvirate." A Pope questioned the Grand Justice, "What does the Triumvirate rely on to ensure the operation of the regulations now? Ten patrol fleets?" Upon hearing this, even Imotek, who always challenged Szalak's authority, became angry.

The Storm King shifted his gaze from the Trinity Council to behind him, and then he discovered something.

The thing is that compared to the last meeting of the Triarchal Council, the positions of the Popes and Overlords were more dispersed, instead of either standing behind Szalak or behind themselves.

The French emperors and overlords stood in groups of three or five, scattered around.

Those who stand together often have the same goals and ideas.

For example, they will stand together if they do not agree with the dynasty that has a soul again.

For example, those who believe that the Necrontyr are the ancestors of the Necrons, or that the Necrons are soulless Necrontyr, also stand together.

But the disagreement is not entirely about the soul.

The dynasties that have always tried to challenge the authority of the Three Holy Council also stand together.

Even the dynasties that had feuds with the Sotec Dynasty stood together.

In such a large-scale meeting, conflicts between dynasties often do not manifest themselves in the form of positions on major issues concerning race, and those individual conflicts will be temporarily ignored.

But now...

"Your Excellency the Storm King."

While Imotek was in a trance, a dynasty emperor wearing armor instead of a ceremonial robe stepped forward.

Samurid emperor.

Imotek was planning to settle accounts with the Pope after attending the meeting of the Three Holy Council.

The Samurid Dynasty and the Sotec Dynasty were sworn enemies, and the Karnak Dynasty was a weak dynasty. How could they possibly turn against them whenever they wanted and immediately help the human iron man to break into Mandala?

That must have been with the secret help of the Samurid Dynasty.

This dynasty firmly believes that they are descendants of the Necrontyr race.

"The Samuri dynasty will go to the front lines," the emperor said. "Assign my dynasty a combat duty. You can command my generals and troops, just in time to replace your captured crowned general Zahedek."

"Will going to the front line make it easier for you to make a deal with that human demigod?" Imotekh asked.

Emperor Samuri shook his head slightly: "No matter what you think, this is not a request. The difference between your agreement and not is only whether the Samuri Dynasty will follow your orders or fight alone after arriving at the front line."

The Pope responded to the Storm King with contempt, then glanced at everyone and turned away.

The Pharaohs and Overlords of all the other dynasties who considered the Necrontyr to be their ancestors left with them.

Emperor Samuri talked as he walked.

"There is nothing to discuss in this meeting. Next time, don't send the orders of the Triarchal Council directly to me. Send them to my Archon."

"Before the transformation, the Samuri Dynasty was the original dynasty on the Deathfearer's home planet. Even after the transformation, we will not lose this identity and self-awareness."

"You are either usurpers of power or lowly people who have forgotten your ancestors and bloodline. I cannot have a conversation with you."

(End of this chapter)