The Emperor’s Angel of Death

After listening to the causes and consequences of the Screaming Vortex, Sotha Yang blinked and solemnly asked:

"So, that's a place similar to the Eye of Terror?"

Star Disaster nodded.

"Your Highness, yes, but the situation is not so... serious. Theoretically, a considerable part of it should still be in real space."

"What is the structure of the Screaming Vortex like?"

"Your Highness, this area is roughly divided into three areas according to the depth of impact: the Twilight World, the Inner Ring, and the Vortex Bottom. The Twilight World represents the periphery of the Screaming Vortex. They are the main physical part of the Screaming Vortex, but they are still shrouded in the terrifying energy of the Supreme Sky. The Human Empire and various Chaos servants are endlessly fighting in this area. The Human Empire is obviously aware that this is a trouble and wants to keep the threat in the vortex as much as possible. The Inner Ring is the middle zone of the Screaming Vortex, a overlapping area of ​​the Warp and the real world, and also the core area of ​​the Second Cradle. Many fallen maiden worlds are located here, and the bottom of the vortex... that is the real realm of Chaos. Our race cannot observe there. The original matter of the Supreme Sky is densely piled together, almost in a solid state. It must be described as a deep sea connecting the human world and the Supreme Sky."

After listening, Sotha Yang rubbed the crystal ring on his left thumb and fell into deep thought, and said after a while:

"Now a group of Chaos servants are hiding in the Screaming Vortex. These people will definitely be a major disaster in the future, and we must find a way to get rid of them... But as Lord Star Disaster said, this place is full of Chaos energy, and the veil is weak, so it must be extremely inconvenient for the Aeldari to act."

"Your Highness, what kind of enemy is it?"

Hearing the cautious inquiry from Privy Councilor Ywahkan, Sotha Yang took a moment to organize his words and replied:

"This is a long story. In short, they are the descendants of the Second Legion of the Human Empire that was destroyed in the past. They are a group of hybrids who play with Chaos evil energy, but they are very proficient in psychic powers, a bit similar to the Thousand Sons Legion, but a slightly special point is that the Thousand Sons are servants of Tzeentch, and basically use the power of the Changer of Ways, but they seem to be good at using the power of all the Ruinous Powers. The Royal Court attacked them when they seized the Blackstone Fortress."

Ywahkan was a participant in the Blackstone Fortress operation, and Sotha Yang's words immediately brought back his memories.

"Ah, so it's those people..."

"That's right, this group of people will definitely be important pawns of the Ruinous Powers in the future. I originally wanted to lead the legion to launch an expedition to give them a fatal blow, but unfortunately I don't know anything about the Screaming Vortex, let alone where they are hiding."

At this moment, Dolar, who was sitting in the first position on Sotha Yang's right, suddenly said cautiously:

"Your Highness, I know a force that might be able to help."

Hearing him say this, Sotha Yang immediately guessed what this force was from Dolar's eyes.

"Commorragh?"

"Yes, the Kabal of the Iron Thorn often launches looting operations in the Screaming Vortex area, almost treating it as their exclusive hunting ground. They know this area very well and should also have their own intelligence network."

Hearing Dolar mention the Kabal of the Iron Thorn, many Aeldari present frowned, including Star Disaster. Sotha Yang guessed that the reputation of this Kabal might be... not very good, even by Aeldari standards.

Moreover, Dolar had mentioned this Kabal of the Iron Thorn to Sotha Yang more than once.

This Kabal of the Iron Thorn is actually slightly different from other Kabals. Its origin is not street gangs, but the remnants of old noble forces. After Vect destroyed the old noble rule of Commorragh, most noble families either perished or declined, but a considerable number of nobles chose to unite for survival and stubbornly survived by relying on the huge military industrial manufacturing system, and transformed into a unique Kabal.

The old nobles mastered many lost ancient empire industrial technologies, which made them experts in ordnance manufacturing. The Ravager gunboats produced by their factories ensured that the Iron Thorn Lord grew into one of the richest and most powerful organizations of its kind. They also got a sub-realm called Pandemonium, which contains all the glory of the ancient Aeldari nobles. The weapon factories and gravity docks are so huge that they can cover the surface of a small satellite, and they ring day and night with the hellish roar of slave-driven industry. Various gunboats and fighters patrol everywhere, filling its spires.

But obviously, as the resentment remnants of the ancient nobles, the Iron Thorn Lord and Vect are naturally at odds. From the very beginning, the Kabal internally called Vect a "slave bastard," and restoring the rule of the old nobles of Commorragh became the consistent goal of the Kabal.

What actually put this into practice was the Archon of the Kabal of the Iron Thorn, Xyrah, during the 38th millennium of the material universe.

This Archon Xyrah announced that Pandemonium would secede from Commorragh and no longer accept any rules set by Vect. This was undoubtedly a face-to-face showdown. Vect didn't indulge him and directly mobilized a million troops to start a war!

The Kabal of the Iron Thorn did have a certain strength after years of development. Its various gunboats and fighters could be described as covering the sky and the sun. Even the Black Heart Kabal, which had an absolute numerical advantage, suffered a big loss. The battle quickly fell into a stalemate. It seemed that the Kabal of the Iron Thorn had successfully challenged, and finally, as long as Vect couldn't hold on, other Kabals would swarm up and tear him apart.

However, things in Commorragh always end in the most unexpected scenes.

That Archon Xyrah never dreamed that his daughter, whom he regarded as the apple of his eye, the noble lady Verena from a famous family, had secretly become the lover of Vect, this "slave bastard." Before a battle, Verena kissed her father as a blessing, but in fact her lips were coated with a nerve toxin called "Bloodfire Essence."

That Archon died miserably because his nerves were ignited from the inside.

But the death of the Archon did not mean the end of the war. The Kabal of the Iron Thorn still had enough strength, but the weak side of the old nobles was now fully revealed. They began to seek peace, so Vect made a guarantee under the witness of the Temple of the Nightmares.

The Kabal of the Iron Thorn chose to surrender, but Vect then once again showed his "bottom line." He ordered the massacre of Pandemonium.

Although this decision led to the one presiding over the Temple of the Nightmares never setting foot in the territory of the Black Heart Kabal again, Vect obviously thought it was worth it.

After slaughtering two-thirds of the members of the Kabal of the Iron Thorn, about two million people, Vect ordered the end of the massacre. Obviously, he didn't want to completely offend the one in the Temple of the Nightmares, and he claimed to the outside world that the people of the Kabal of the Iron Thorn suddenly resisted, and the Black Heart Kabal was only forced to defend itself.