Warhammer: In the Name of Nirvana

"so……"

"What the hell is this?"

"Is it an alien? Or is it a newly developed gadget?"

…

When he returned to his very familiar job, the head guard of the Second Legion suddenly discovered that wherever he looked, something seemed to appear that had never appeared in his memory.

It is an existence that may not seem dangerous at first glance, but a closer look will make people break out in cold sweat: in the throne room of the Lord of Avalon, there is an unknown life form that is only as high as Lana's calf. Wearing a dull-colored robe, he walked slowly on the floor, even holding a plate of pastries in his hand.

It has a human appearance, but it will definitely not be a normal human being, because neither a baby nor an alien suffering from dwarfism will look like this: Although Rana has forgotten his years as a mortal, He still had a few mortal friends on the Dawn Goddess. He had met the children of those friends, so he firmly believed in the correctness of his views.

So……

Alien? Or something else?

Whatever it is: it has no place in the Primarch's throne room!

Accompanied by a sharp shout containing heavy hostility, the power halberd in the hand of the Imperial Guard immediately made a harsh and sharp sound. Countless reasonings and ideas also filled his brain at this moment: and the first to bear the brunt was , that is, serious dissatisfaction with the few fellow Old Guards guarding the door.

He was just on a business trip under the order of the original body. How could these guys put such an unknown thing into the throne room of their genetic mother?

It seems that they have been comfortable for too long, and have even forgotten how important and sacred their positions are: this is undoubtedly his negligence. After this, it may be necessary to arrange something for his subordinates to make them more comfortable. They maintained their [sense of crisis] activities.

At this moment, Rana recalled some memories that had been dusty for a long time: when he was still a young recruit, he seemed to have heard his seniors reveal in their conversations and laughter that the golden guards around the Lord of Humanity, But some kind of bloody and real exercises are held regularly.

Um……

They need this activity too.

In the thinking speed of the Astartes warriors, which are measured in microseconds, an oath like this does not even occupy a moment: while exuding dissatisfaction with his subordinates, the Praetorian Guards Master has already grasped his weapon tightly and used With the most serious attitude, he went to fight against the unknown enemy in front of him who was too small to be smaller.

And Lana's fanfare obviously did not escape the perception of this unexpected guest: the short creature who was hiding in his robe first turned his head and looked at Morgan's heir, without concealing his confusion at all.

Then, perhaps sensing the excessive hostility of the chief guard, the little man in robe first carefully put down the plate of pastries in his hand, then raised his two sleeves high and displayed A hilarious gesture of surrender.

However, the chief guard did not let down even the slightest bit of caution in his heart because of this obvious gesture of weakness: especially when he discovered that the two sleeves of the little man in the robe were not captured by gravity at all, but accompanied its movements. , when rising vertically, he became more and more certain of his previous speculation.

An unknown alien creature was actually active in the most sacred place of the entire legion, appearing in the throne room of the Gene Mother: My Majesty, the honor of the entire Dawnbreaker legion will be tarnished.

What should those battle brothers from other legions who are already biased against them think of them: from now on, they will definitely think that the Dawnbreakers are just a group of guys who rely on their own genetic mother!

Thinking of this, the chief guard couldn't help gritting his teeth. He hesitated between shooting the unknown creature directly or capturing it, but for the sake of safety, he chose the latter.

And just when Rana decided to take action and called out to the old Guards comrades outside the door, a dry and familiar voice unknowingly flowed slowly in his ears. .

"I advise you not to do this."

There was an indelible coldness in that voice that originated from Nostramo.

"That sister of mine won't praise you for such a thing."

"..."

Hearing these words, Lana quickly tilted his gaze: Sure enough, a certain rare species native to Nostramo was standing next to the Chief Guards, and his pair of always The pupils filled with raging light were sparkling right now.

"This kind of thing is called a black watcher. I have witnessed their existence in the future in the turbulence of the ether: although I don't understand why these little guys appear here. But my blood relative must be aware of this. "

Conrad smacked his lips, and his next words seemed to reveal some kind of envy.

"Her control of this ship is stronger than you think: even those reptilian creatures who regard dirty tricks in the dark as their norm have never taken advantage of this ship. After all, they will never None of them can hide their humbleness in soul."

The Primarch shook his head. He seemed to be laughing and sighing, but the Chief Guard did not waver in the slightest because of these long sighs. He still held his weapon tightly, and the cold edge of the tip of the halberd cautiously moved Approach the Black Watcher.

"Thank you for your information, Your Excellency: but without the orders of the Primarch, I must take the mission she gave me as the first criterion, which is to ensure the absolute safety of the throne room at all costs, and this unknown creature It’s definitely a threat.”

Conrad frowned.

"I told you, this little guy is safe."

"Please forgive me for not trusting you yet when it comes to Lord Morgan's safety. Dear Lord Conrad: If you will be annoyed by this, then I will be happy to bear your anger."

"..."

Midnight Ghost paused, and a trace of shame seemed to flash across his pupils, but was soon taken over by more contemplation and appreciation.

Conrad suddenly felt a little envious of his sister.

"For someone like you, she has an entire army: what a luxury."

Midnight Ghost breathed a long sigh of relief, and he scratched the back of his neck a little irritably: Conrad hadn't taken a shower for a while, and the feeling of dirt on his body made him a little uncomfortable.

"Listen, although I appreciate your attitude of sticking to your post, if you really hurt this little guy, my sister will be angry because of it: considering that there are only two parties involved, and she She is a guy who is extremely partial to you Dawnbreakers, so her anger will most likely fall on me."

Conrad pouted.

"Do you understand, Lana, this is called a disaster? What's more, after so many years, I still can't beat her. She seems too smart when fighting."

"So, she is very likely..."

[It’s not extremely possible, but it’s certain. 】

A voice like an iceberg came from behind the throne. It was the Queen of Avalon who looked a little lazy. A smile appeared on her face, and she arrogantly interrupted the words of her blood relatives.

[You are right, Conrad, I will not blame Lana for this kind of thing, so I will definitely take my anger out on you. 】

"grown ups."

The Praetorian Guard immediately stood up straight and saluted his primarch.

The Midnight Ghost squatting aside also put away his cynical smile. He rubbed his long black hair depressedly, his tone was like a hedgehog.

"In the past, you would at least pretend to be fair in front of me."

[Pretending is a way to deal with outsiders. You are no stranger to me. 】

"..."

Conrad snorted softly. He kept his crouching position and jumped back, leaving a space for Morgan and her heir to talk.

The leader of the second legion moved his eyes towards her head guard.

[Conrad is right, Lana, this Black Watcher is a native creature of Caliban. It is generally harmless. You can regard it as an Ogryn or a Lytlin ape. creature. 】

"Is it safe, Mother?"

[The Emperor ordered me to place this creature on the Dawn Goddess, and there is only one in number. Perhaps the Lord of Mankind believes that I will need the help of this creature at some point in the future. 】

The head guard nodded. He wisely did not ask more, but recorded this alien-like guy on his list of security matters, and gave it a [passing] rating with great reluctance.

"I understand, my lord, then, do we need to reveal the existence of the Black Watch to the warriors and mortals, in order to prevent its strange figure from causing unnecessary commotion on the battleship?"

[No, no need. 】

The Lord of Avalon first instinctively responded to Lana's inquiry, and then she fell into a brief silence.

According to common sense, the chief guard seems to have no power to intervene in such matters, but neither Rana nor Morgan seemed to be aware of this problem just now.

At this moment, the Spider Queen suddenly remembered the question that her Virgo once told: Did she unknowingly give Lana too much invisible power?

Although there is no need to question the loyalty of the Guard Chief, this kind of over-expansion and unchecked power is not a good thing after all.

She really needs to consider a formal power structure like the Council of Four Kings, rather than relying on a few highly respected or trustworthy heirs to maintain a dispensable power structure like now.

【……】

The Lord of Avalon kept this incident in her heart, and on the surface, she responded to the Chief Guard's resignation with a normal expression, and immediately set her sights on her blood relative.

Conrad felt this gaze, he stood up, sat down on the steps in front of the throne, and looked up at his sister.

"How was your chat with dad?"

Morgan narrowed his eyes.

[Don’t think about it, our good father never mentioned you from beginning to end. 】

"..."

"I don't care about these things."

Midnight Ghost grinned, showing his inner determination to his blood relatives.

Immediately, he withdrew his gaze, lowered his head, and lost interest in continuing to ask.

And Morgan also sat on the steps: she was two steps higher than Conrad, just enough to cover up the few smiles on the corners of her mouth and the almost imperceptible unbearability.

In fact, the Spider Queen lied to her brother about this matter, but the Emperor still mentioned a few words about Konrad.

Well, just two sentences.

[Do you care about this issue? My parasite brother? 】

"..."

Conrad was silent for a moment.

"I don't care."

[If you care, then why did you find an insignificant mission and follow the squadron to leave the Caliban system, knowing that the Emperor would come? 】

"..."

"I don't care about him! I told you so!"

【……】

"..."

【……】

[You're a bad liar, Conrad. 】

"I'm not you."

[But when it comes to deceiving yourself and others, you do have an extraordinary talent. Among all the people I know, there is only one person who is better than you at this point: that is a profound realm that you can never surpass. 】

"..."

"Have you been scolded by the emperor, so you came to me to vent your anger?"

[No, if I was really angry now, I would have taken action long ago: beating you up will make me feel more happy than scolding you. 】

The Lord of Avalon laughed.

"Even if I didn't make a mistake?"

[I am your sister, your guardian in the legal sense: it is a matter of etiquette for me to beat you. Even if you bring this matter in front of the emperor, I will be justified. 】

"Which law?"

[Laws of Avalon. 】

Conrad gave a high-pitched laugh.

"Can it control me?"

[You are on the battleship of Avalon, sleeping on a bed built by Avalon's factory, eating food produced by Avalon, and reading books collected by Avalon: You said that Avalon's laws can Can't control you? 】

"..."

"Have you ever thought that your outrageous behavior is wrong?"

【Arrogant? 】

[Isn’t this standard midnight ghost behavior? 】

[And I, the Lord of Avalon, am your midnight ghost, have you forgotten? 】

"..."

"really."

Conrad blinked again. He did not reply. Instead, he took off his strength and lay directly on the steps.

In this way, one of the two siblings looked at the dim ceiling, while the other was lost in his own thoughts with empty eyes.

In the past few years, this kind of getting along seems to have become their daily routine: Morgan and Conrad have always found it difficult to maintain long-term peace, and every few days, the conflicts between them will break out. And after the conflict breaks out, they will fall into a strange harmonious coexistence, appearing to have an extremely tacit understanding.

From this perspective, they really don't look like a pair of siblings.

They really look like a pair of siblings.

"Father has said, how long can I stay by your side?"

[He didn’t say, but I feel that you won’t be able to stay for long: the Eighth Legion is gathering from all over the galaxy. They have known about your return a few years ago. If you are not allowed to reunite with them, they will There might be a fuss. 】

Midnight Haunter sneered.

"I never thought that there would be a group of people in this damn galaxy waiting to see me."

[When any Astartes Legion has not seen their genetic father, they are looking forward to it, or they are anxious and nervous. 】

[And as their genetic father appears in front of them, these emotions will also evolve into joy, excitement, surrender or helplessness due to the actual situation. 】

"Who do you and Dawnbreaker belong to?"

【……】

Morgan was silent for a moment.

【I have no idea. 】

【I don't care either. 】

"Do you really not care?"

Conrad laughed and stared at his sister with his glowing pupils: It was not until Morgan narrowed his eyes slightly that the Midnight Ghost quietly shrank back in the overly obvious dangerous aura.

But when it comes to his mouth, he still doesn't lag behind.

"Stop pretending here, Morgan: I've already seen the future in my room when I came here, and today is not my Good Friday, and you don't have to focus all your attention on me. on the body."

"In five minutes, the chief navigator on this battleship will come to your room and report an important matter to you: this matter will directly change your itinerary in the next few months, as well as countless human life.”

【……】

[Be more detailed. 】

"I can't go into more detail. After all, I just saw some fragments in the turbulence of the ether, and then tried hard to express their full meaning to you: You'd better pay attention to your navigator. Those situations that are reported, they are the focus going forward.”

"That's all I know."

Conrad shook his head. He restrained his sarcasm and showed his blood relatives in a more sincere manner, and Morgan did not doubt him.

After several years of getting along and educating each other, although the Spider Queen would still be annoyed by her blood brothers from time to time, Morgan could also believe Conrad's words from the bottom of her heart.

After all, under her guidance, Midnight Ghost has become a person who knows his priorities. He will not joke with the Lord of Avalon about such things.

[Okay, I understand, thank you for the reminder. 】

"That's good."

Midnight Ghost stretched, and that playful smile returned to his face: even Morgan could not tell quickly whether this was Conrad's nature that was honed by her, or an overly skilled one. Disguise?

"Just continue with your business, great Queen of the Carrion."

"As for me, this parasite, I want to go back to my room, take a comfortable bath first, then sleep, and then treat myself to a good meal: I don't think you will Do you mind if I let your heir treat you?"

【……】

[As long as they do it voluntarily. 】

"Of course they are willing. After all, I have saved the lives of many of them."

Conrad smiled brightly, and in his bright smile, the Spider Queen seemed to see the illusion of a shameless man.

Who is that person?

…

oh.

It seems like she did it on her own.