The Emperor’s Angel of Death

Hearing Amnak's suspicion about Asuryan's goal in arranging the souls of the Phoenix Lords, after a moment of thought, Soshjan cautiously speculated:

"Protect the sacred flame?"

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"Before Slaanesh was born, who do you think could have stolen this holy grail from the heavily guarded capital of the ancient Eldar and the even more heavily guarded Phoenix Temple, watched over by more than fifty Sword Saints comparable to that human Macardo and more than sixteen thousand Phoenix Guards around the clock? And this thing itself only holds a trace of Asuryan's sacred fire, which is not a big deal for a god."

Soshjan frowned after hearing this.

"Then according to you-"

"There is only one possibility: Asuryan knew he would fall, so he arranged for the souls of the Phoenix Lords to guard the last sacred flame, and they did hold on until you found this thing."

As he spoke, Amnak walked back and forth a few steps, seemingly thinking, or perhaps anxious.

When he stopped, he looked at Soshjan.

"This Eldar god's planning is very deep. I have a feeling that Xerxes, Macardo, including the Human Emperor, and us, have all been calculated into it. Now that I think about it, he is, after all, a god, a true god, a height that even the Human Emperor has not yet reached. In this chess game, he may be one of the main players, and even the Human Emperor is just a pawn."

"Is it that exaggerated?"

"Soshjan, have you heard of a bird called a cuckoo in ancient Terra?"

"No."

"This bird never hatches its own eggs; it doesn't even build a nest."

"Then how do they reproduce?"

"They lay their eggs in the nests of other smaller birds, and the cuckoo bird is likely to hatch before the other birds. After that, the newborn cuckoo bird will instinctively push the other eggs out of the nest, and the ignorant host will treat it as its own child and incubate it."

This analogy gave Soshjan a creepy feeling, but Amnak then changed the subject.

"But it's too early to say this now. Judging from what you encountered, this holy grail should have initially fallen into the hands of Slaanesh's followers and been desecrated. After that, it fell into the hands of the Human Emperor. After you opened the seal, Slaanesh immediately sent Fulgrim into the holy grail to devour the sacred fire soul in advance. It can be seen that he cares about this very much. But now Slaanesh's mark has been erased, and he can no longer enter this holy grail. Make good use of it. No matter what Asuryan's plan is, we will just follow our own steps. Moreover, since the Human Emperor gave this to you, it means that he should already know the inside story. If it doesn't work, you can ask him for help, and there shouldn't be any major problems."

Amnak said it easily, and Soshjan also admitted that this was the only way for now.

"I have to say, Soshjan, you have offended Fulgrim this time.→"

Hearing Amnak's joking remark, Soshjan just shrugged indifferently.

"He is already a pawn of Slaanesh. Whether I offend him or not, he is already an enemy, so it's better to severely suppress his arrogance."

"But this may be an opportunity."

"Opportunity? What opportunity."

Amnak crossed his arms, took two steps, and then whispered:

"An opportunity to find Fabius."

"Him?"

Soshjan frowned.

"I've already planned to start with the Eldar for the gray marrow matter. Fabius is dispensable."

"That's not necessarily true. In any case, Fulgrim will not swallow this humiliation. Even without Slaanesh's instruction, he will definitely make trouble for you. However, it is not easy for him to leave the warp himself. The greatest possibility is to remotely control the people of the Third Legion to attack you. There are not many people in the Third Legion who can speak now, no more than Eidolon and his group. But the Third Legion has been drastically reduced in strength due to the division and fall in the past ten thousand years, and it is difficult to launch a large-scale collective action again. If Eidolon and his group really plan to attack you, they will definitely have to find Fabius to increase their strength and provide them with the key drugs they need. No one can replace him in this regard, and with Fabius's character, he will definitely not be able to help but participate in actual actions, wanting to know the secrets hidden in you."

"Then let them come."

Soshjan waved his hand.

"I would like to see what skills these legion veterans have after ten thousand years."

"I don't think they will attack the Star Phantoms. Fulgrim will not be unaware of the gray marrow matter. Even if he didn't know it before, he will know it after this fight with you. He is arrogant but not stupid, and he will definitely not let his descendants come here to run into a wall. Therefore, their target must be the Eternal Court."

Hearing the Eternal Court, Soshjan's relaxed expression finally disappeared, because this was indeed a pain point.

The Court is still very weak now, even inferior to a large Craftworld, and it is difficult to resist the attack of a fallen legion—even if its scale may be less than one-tenth of what it used to be. And because of the sensitivity of the Court, he cannot mobilize the power of humans to protect it.

Moreover, the power of Slaanesh does have a certain restraint effect on the Eldar. Although Soshjan is not afraid and can protect Veronica, he cannot protect all the other Eldar in the Court. At that time, the Court will definitely be filled with blood, and even their souls will be devoured by Slaanesh.

Will that happen?

Definitely!

Fulgrim will definitely carry out such an insidious and vicious plan, and Amnak's analysis is basically correct.

And he doesn't seem to have any solutions at the moment.

"Amnak, then what do you think we should do?"

The only person Soshjan can ask for help is this former Chief of Slaanesh. No one around him knows Fulgrim better than him.

"Don't worry, it is not easy for the legion to gather. The Third Legion is different from the Fourteenth Legion. The Fourteenth Legion has always maintained the most basic unity. The unity of the entire legion can be said to be completely finished after Eidolon led the Noise Marines to destroy the Phoenix Guard. All the people in the Third Legion have fallen into debauchery, depravity, and indulgence. Their inner selfishness has been infinitely magnified, and orders and instructions are regarded as a kind of enslavement and shame. It is almost impossible to unite such a group of people. Eidolon can only rely on the chicken feathers given by the Primarch to summon warbands scattered throughout the galaxy. It is hard to say how many can be gathered, but the time alone may not be solved in a short while. So at least for now, you don't need to worry about anything. According to my estimation, at least within ten years in reality, you don't need to worry about a large-scale attack by the Third Legion. So the best solution is to strengthen the power of the Eternal Court during this period, and even make it truly become the highest court of the Eldar, uniting the power of the entire Eldar race. At that time, let alone the Third Legion, even if you add another Fourteenth Legion, it may not be able to threaten it."

The reasoning Amnak said is correct, and the idea is also correct, but it is a bit embarrassing from Soshjan's personal identity and position.

But he really has no choice, because to save the Eldar Mother Isha, he can only use the power of the Eldar, which also requires him to increase the strength of the Eternal Court.

For some reason, Soshjan always has a feeling that he has fallen into a routine designed by some being.

But he really has no room for choice.