The Emperor’s Angel of Death

When the Minotaurs Chapter fleet arrived in the Amara System, even Sosiahn had to marvel at the fact that this Chapter was indeed the most luxurious enforcer under the High Lords of Terra.

Four battle barges and twelve strike cruisers – that was enough to crush most existing Adeptus Astartes Chapters' fleets.

Among them, besides the Daedalos, the Minotaurs flagship that Sosiahn knew, there was also the loyalist Rhadamanthus, which had participated in the Maelstrom Crusade.

The other two Chapter barges were unfamiliar, but judging from the keel numbers, they should have been converted from Navy vessels, one named Labyrinth Slaughterer and the other Death Sprint.

As always, the Minotaurs deployed their entire Chapter this time, as if they would never worry that the Chapter would be cut off once it was completely destroyed.

Of course, Sosiahn also guessed that Asterion was making such a big show this time, probably with the implication of demonstrating power, in order to be able to bargain with Sosiahn on the issue of command.

He was very curious about the other party's expression after seeing the Randar, so Sosiahn directly sent a message to the other party, inviting them to meet on the Randar.

Now that he had brought it, there was naturally no need to hide it anymore.

Although the Inquisitors, including Scaman, had privately inquired about the origin of this ship and expressed their doubts, Sosiahn's explanation was always the same – found it, repaired it, modified it.

As for whether they wanted to investigate or report it, Sosiahn didn't care.

After all, he already had enough troubles, and he was too lazy to deal with these things.

The Minotaurs almost reached Amara Prime before responding to Sosiahn, agreeing to the request to meet on the Randar.

Then, Sosiahn once again saw his 'old friend' and 'old comrade-in-arms', the Chapter Master of the Minotaurs, Asterion Moloc.

When Asterion Moloc, wearing bronze armor and a tall figure, walked into the Randar's reception hall under the 'guard' of First Company Captain Marc and ten Terminators, Sosiahn on the throne had already stood up with a smile, and then strode forward.

Many people had gathered here, not only Adeptus Astartes, but also senior officers of the Astra Militarum and Navy, the Sector Governor and his senior staff, the Ecclesiarchy's Patriarch, and Inquisitors.

"Long time no see, my good comrade-in-arms."

Sosiahn walked over enthusiastically, grabbed Asterion's arm before he could react, and gently patted the other's shoulder, the plasteel making a crisp sound due to the collision.

"I have missed you since our parting in the Maelstrom."

Asterion was wearing a helmet, and no one could see his expression, but the muscles under his armor tensed up.

However, he also noticed the occasion and Sosiahn's meaningful gaze, and finally just nodded, responding simply in a low voice:

"Me too."

"Haha, I am relieved to see you come.

With the Minotaurs' powerful iron fist, the mere Necrons are not worth mentioning."

At the same time, many recorders and propaganda personnel began to take photos and record.

They would promote the Minotaurs Chapter and the Star Knights as brother Chapters with blood-forged friendship, which would greatly boost morale.

Even the Inquisitors couldn't help but nod.

At this critical moment, the Adeptus Astartes showing friendship was good news, because they knew how belligerent the Adeptus Astartes were, and it was difficult for two Chapters to maintain friendship.

Asterion probably guessed Sosiahn's intentions, so although he felt disgusted, he could do nothing but cooperate.

After all, if he openly made a conflict, the responsibility would definitely be his.

He had already seen Sosiahn's insidious political methods.

"Such a magnificent warship is extremely rare in the history of the Imperium.

How many Chapters today have such strength?

I am afraid that even the First Founding Chapters are no more than this.

Chapter Master Sosiahn is really good at managing, and is thriving."

Of course, Asterion was not to be outdone, and immediately made a sarcastic speech in a calm tone.

Sosiahn responded to the other party with a smile.

"Brother Asterion, you have deployed four battle barges as soon as you made a move.

This kind of strength is second to none.

How can the Star Knights' little foundation be compared with the Minotaurs?"

"Can our battle barges really be compared with the 'well-known' Abyss-class in the Great Crusade?"

When he saw this warship, Asterion was also extremely shocked, because it exceeded the scale that existing Imperial warships should have, but fortunately, as the Internal Security Agency's direct armed force, the Minotaurs' archives were far richer than those of ordinary Chapters, and they really found the origin of this thing.

Abyss-class battleships, secretly manufactured by Martian rebels during the Great Heresy, were later handed over to the Word Bearers Legion, and used to attack the Ultramarines.

During the Great Heresy, their records in the Imperium were very few, let alone ten thousand years later.

Asterion had many doubts about how Sosiahn got this ship.

Of course, he didn't think it was built by the other party.

The Imperium's current shipbuilding capabilities made it difficult to build even battleships, and Sosiahn had only taken over the Chapter for a few years.

Could he get Mars to build a ship for him at all costs?

Therefore, he suspected that the other party had snatched it from Chaos traitors, or found a derelict ship somewhere and repaired it.

Although the Adeptus Astartes had the highest disposal rights over spoils of war, it did not mean that this was in accordance with the rules.

This type of ship with serious heretical elements should first be reported to the Inquisition, which would evaluate it before handing it over to the Adeptus Mechanicus for further inspection and evaluation, and finally decide its destination and outcome, but it could not be privately retained in any case.

To put it mildly, it was exceeding authority and violating regulations, and to put it seriously, it was abusing heretical weapons.

But Sosiahn was a person that Asterion knew very well.

His methods were really 'heaven-reaching'.

Even before he came this time, the Director-General of the Internal Security Agency, Itu Hamotahlion, had specifically instructed him to try not to conflict with the other party.

Asterion did not know who Sosiahn's allies were in the towering palace on Terra, but this person must be of a very high status, so high that the Director-General of Internal Security had to give way, so it was nothing more than one of the High Lords of Terra.

It might be the Ecclesiarch, after all, the other party had recently saved the only large diocese of the Ecclesiarchy.

But it could not be ruled out that it was the Fabricator-General, after all, even maintenance work was not something that ordinary Forge Worlds could handle for warships of the Abyss-class scale.

In short, he could only gain some advantage in words now, and there was no way to do anything to Sosiahn if he really put it on the table.

Facing the other party's verbal provocation, Sosiahn still maintained his steady attitude, and only asked meaningfully:

"As long as it can serve the Imperium, let alone warships, even... if the gene-seed is a bit unique, it's still not a problem, is it?"