Warhammer 40k: Terra Collector

Chapter 20 Cursed Prophet - Morian

Mortarion's pace paused slightly, but soon returned to normal.

The Plague Son tried to use the Black Legion to achieve his own goals, and the Chaos Warmaster... is it not the same?

Mutual calculation and betrayal, this is the tragedy of the betrayer.

Since the fall of Warmaster Horus, the former [Chaos Legion] has been dead in name only! Even if ten thousand years pass, the grand occasion like the Horus Heresy cannot be repeated.

Whether the betrayers are willing to admit it or not, they have lost their only leader.

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When the figures of the Demon Prince and the Plague Legion completely disappeared from sight, the Chaos Warmaster slowly stood up from the throne.

Abaddon spread his palm and looked at the obsidian-like alien creation again.

Under the dim light, the [Eye of Darkness] bloomed with a brilliant light like a diamond! For countless mortals, such a brilliant light means wealth. But the Chaos Warmaster saw the hope and future of overthrowing the Empire from it.

[Hand of Darkness] and [Eye of Night] are both the activation devices of Blackstone Fortress. Under normal circumstances, the two need to work together to operate the ancient Blackstone Fortress!

But now, the Chaos Warmaster only got the Eye of Night.

Before Abaddon's plan succeeds, the Black Legion cannot get rid of the fortress world [Cadia] for the time being! With only a small Chaos fleet, the possibility of taking the Hand of Darkness from the Empire is very small.

Faced with such a situation, Abaddon decided to seek off-site assistance.

The Chaos Warmaster temporarily handed over the command of the Legion to his adjutant, and then drove a Thunderhawk gunboat alone to a wild world on the edge of the Eye of Terror.

This ancient planet was originally the sacred home of the Eldar, but after it was swallowed by the Eye of Terror, the filthy power of Chaos eroded everything here.

The former holiness and beauty have long disappeared, replaced by... Chaos demons wandering on the earth, and countless grotesque scenes distorted by the power of chaos.

The bloodthirsty and violent demons are full of malice towards everything outside! After chopping a few blind demons to death, the Chaos Warmaster finally stopped in front of a cold cave.

The darkness inside the cave was wriggling as if it had life. In the deep darkness, an ugly old woman dressed in the clothes of the Inquisition quietly appeared.

This shriveled old woman is not an ordinary person! She is the adviser of the Black Legion, [Cursed Prophet] - Moriana!

[Moriana], this is a very legendary name!

As early as the Unification War, Moriana had already followed the Emperor! She is a powerful psychic and one of the founders of the Imperial Inquisition.

Moriana's loyalty is unquestionable! But the object of her loyalty is not the Empire, but the Emperor as an individual.

After the great Emperor was forced to sit on the Golden Throne, Moriana has been looking for a way to revive the Emperor.

In a certain meeting of the Inquisition, Moriana even proposed to use the dark power on the Daven satellite to revive the great Emperor on the Golden Throne.

Due to her overly radical ideas, Moriana was excluded from the Inquisition! Until sometime in the 34th millennium, she suddenly disappeared from the sight of the Empire.

When she reappeared, Moriana had become the Cursed Prophet of the Black Legion! The reason why Abaddon was able to know the existence of the Blackstone Fortress was all thanks to Moriana.

Moriana was not surprised by the arrival of the Chaos Warmaster! From the past and future revealed by the prophecy, the Cursed Prophet has seen everything.

The ugly old woman stared at the Warmaster with her white eyes, "Abaddon, you lost the most critical Hand of Darkness!"

"That's why I came here!" Abaddon showed the Eye of Night to the Cursed Prophet, "Moriana, I need a brand new plan to control Blackstone Fortress!"

"Every gift of fate comes at a price! Are you... ready to bear this unknown price?" A mysterious smile flashed across Moriana's shriveled face.

"Price?" The Chaos Warmaster was very disdainful of this word, "Only the weak will fear the price! For the strong, the price is just a part of victory."

The Chaos Warmaster's declaration was extremely arrogant, but as a new generation of the Four Gods, he did have the capital to be arrogant.

The Cursed Prophet held a turbid crystal ball in front of Abaddon, and with Moriana's hoarse chanting, countless ancient chaos runes emerged from the void.

Runes containing mysterious power gathered in the crystal ball. In a brilliant and filthy light, all the future was presented to the Chaos Warmaster without reservation.

When the light of the crystal ball dissipated, Abaddon's face was already covered with a smile of victory.

Let the galaxy burn!

The end of the loyalists is approaching, and the future of the empire's destruction will eventually come! And the name of the great plunderer Abaddon will eventually become the eternal nightmare of this galaxy...

Gothic Sector, Laterans Node.

The flagship of the Imperial Legion, the Eye of the Emperor, dragged a bright tail flame and moved forward rapidly in the dark and cold universe.

The warship's propulsion engine made a deafening roar. Every second, several tons of promethium fuel were consumed by the engine.

After a long voyage, the Emperor's Eye had only one-fifth of its fuel reserves left! Fortunately, the Gothic Sector's naval fortress was within easy reach.

Due to the influence of the warp storm, the naval fortress has been on alert! As soon as the Emperor's Eye entered the fortress's alert range, the Imperial Navy asked the Imperial Guards to send an identification code.

This method of identifying the enemy is simple and efficient, and its safety has been tested in countless wars! From the Great Crusade to the present, it has been used by most battle sequences, including the Imperial Navy.

As one of the Empire's battle sequences, the Imperial Guards' identification code is also effective in the Navy.

After confirming the identity of the Emperor's Eye, the Navy Fortress quickly dispatched a convoy to pick it up.

The word "Imperial Guards" is well-known in every place in the Empire! The Golden Legion represents the will of the Emperor. As a war machine more terrifying than the Astartes, the Imperial Guards generally do not wander around the Empire at will.

Whenever the Golden Legion appears in a corner of the empire, it means that a war that will go down in history is about to come.

In simple terms... these golden giants are walking troubles.