On the Emperor's Dream, in a hidden corner that no one can find...
A burst of excitement——
The sound of opening the lunch box sounded, and Hades, who looked bored, silently picked up the spoon and prepared to eat.
In order to support the emperor, he had been without food or water for nine days and nine nights. Although this was not a problem at all, Hades still deeply regretted that he wasted the opportunity to have food for nine days.
He had to eat it back.
However, Malcador had also been hungry for nine days and nine nights. With the old man's stature, Hades thought about it, and he was ultimately afraid that Malcador would fall in front of him and blackmail him.
Hades quickly finished today's meal. He held a spoon in his mouth and stared at the opposite side of him - this is why he is here.
The iron grid is carved with layers of runes, and black stone chains are wrapped around the iron grid, slightly resonating with the black domain of Hades. Outside the room, there are countless soulless people lined up on guard.
The hair exploded, and the originally tall decorative horns on his armor were roughly broken off, revealing the damaged section. Magnus was originally the strongest and tallest among the three original bodies, and only Vulkan could compete with him.
But now, after just nine days and nine nights, plus three days of imprisonment on the Emperor's Dream, Magnus was already haggard. He was as dying as a cracked fish. He looked as thin as Mortari. It's settled.
Well, maybe even if Magnus only has one piece of skin left, he won't be as skinny as Mortarion.
Hades stared at Magnus boredly. He was now some kind of jailer. He was not afraid that Magnus would see his casual posture - a white cloth was simply tied around Magnus's eyes. The place where the one eye used to be was dripping with dried blood.
And Magnus obviously never touched psychic powers again after being taught a lesson by the Emperor, so Hades was not afraid of Magnus using psychic powers to detect him.
Next, the Emperor will take the Death Guard and Space Wolves to Prospero to confirm the extent of Tzeentch's corruption, and Hades and Magnus will also ride aboard the Emperor's Dream Go to——
But Hades will serve as Magnus's caretaker, not Prospero's burner, and he needs to make sure Magnus doesn't suddenly pull any tricks.
Although the Emperor verbally promised Hades to let Malcador work shifts with him, it was obvious that Malcador planned to let Hades finish this round of working hours. The old man looked at Hades vaguely and spoke,
"...You can try to communicate with him."
Hades blinked innocently, he spread his hands,
"I don't usually talk to dead people."
Malcador struck the ground with his scepter, but the scepter hit Hades' boots. Hades hurriedly dodged, not knowing what he said wrongly.
Malcador gritted his teeth and spoke,
"Magnus is still useful, which is why my lord keeps him."
Hades swallowed,
"You're going to put him on a horse—I mean, a golden throne, and use him as a large power bank?"
Malcador frowned. Why did Hades always feel that the old man was favoring Magnus? Is it because they both had the surname of Horse and were both psykers?
Malcador seemed to know that once Hades was silent, he was definitely not thinking of good things. The old man spoke directly, interrupting Hades's free and divergent thinking.
"You think too simply, Hades."
Malcador whispered,
"We are not like you - I mean psykers are not like you, Hades, you only analyze problems based on logic and reality."
Hades blinked,
"Uh...so psykers don't use their brains to analyze problems?"
Malcador hit him with a stick, and Hades shut up completely. So the regent could finally continue his topic, explaining psychic powers to the first-class psychic Muggle in the galaxy.
"My Lord, like me and other outstanding psykers, we don't just look at the logic of reality. There is a subspace in this world, and psykers can judge the future by observing its ripples - and This is often far more accurate than realistic reasoning."
Hades looked at Malcador indifferently. In his eyes, this was like guessing fortune through palmistry, but since it was really effective, Hades decided not to irritate Malcador.
"Then what is the result of your reasoning?"
Hades said,
"I remember... Magnus didn't keep his soul with..."
Hades's voice gradually became quieter, and his words were blurred.
"Yes,"
Malcador said calmly,
"He made a deal with the evil behind the veil - giving up a piece of his soul."
Hades was silent, he looked at Malcador and said,
"Then this shouldn't be—"
He drew a thin line on his neck with his hand.
Malcador frowned.
"But it also means that he still has a large part of his soul that he can control."
"Can't we separate?"
Hades opened his mouth, as if he was asking a mentally retarded question. Malcador suddenly raised his voice, like a parrot that finally couldn't help but burst out.
"Do you think spiritual energy is such a simple existence?! What he has contracted is the Changing One. My Lord can only guarantee that he will not burst out suddenly."
So the incident returned to its original point. Hades blinked and spoke,
"Can't we kill him?"
Hades felt that the old man was about to twitch with anger, so he hurriedly added,
"I just want to know why you took such a big risk to keep him. What makes you insist on keeping a bomb that you don't know when it will explode?"
Malcador opened his mouth, he wanted to say something, but he finally became tired again,
He said feebly,
"My lord is betting."
"What?"
Hades said that Malcador had to explain this frustrating reality to him,
"Magnus's fate is not fixed. Even though he has long been tied to a ship, the river still has many branches, and he still has other possibilities. Among the branches that have won humankind's victory, Magnus cannot Missing—at least in our Lord’s prophecies, the figure of the Red Sinner has never been absent.”
Hades took a breath,
"I understand,"
He said,
"In other words, that guy didn't completely fix Magnus's fate. This was intentional. It wanted the Emperor to play... uh, a game with him? Or maybe it used Magnus to make a wheel. Pistol, then put a few bullets in it, and let the Emperor take turns shooting with it, right?"
Macado nodded,
"It's a crude metaphor, but at least you understand a little bit."
Hades spoke suddenly,
"I mean, can I use the Black Domain to intercept this section of the river?"
Malcador shook his head,
"This is the main road to the destiny of the entire human race. Maybe you can do it in the future... But now..."
Malcador looked at Hades;
"You might as well capture a few more unlucky Forge Worlds and pray for you."
Hades opened his hand. He thought that Jin and Kirkland were scary enough.
"Aren't you afraid that it will stumble you? It is in charge of part of Magnus's soul, and it is the one who did this."
Malcador was silent for a long time, and then the old man spoke slowly and tiredly,
"This also means that Magnus still dominates most of his soul, and he can still struggle."
"And... its power still cannot change the general trend that has begun to flow. My Lord is also observing the direction of the river. He will not do this if he is not sure of victory."
Malcador sighed,
"Hades, you can rest assured... Our Lord will never believe him. Even if he complies with the prophecy, he will take coercive measures to imprison Magnus. He will not be free. You don't have to worry so much."
Macado paused.
"The Lord of Mankind has made his decision and he will proceed with this gamble."
The old man looked at Hades sadly,
"If you are really worried about this, Hades, just watch Magnus for me and warn him more. You may be able to make him not struggle so hard when we take coercive measures."
"Time is running out... You are only allowed to guard Magnus while he clears Prospero."
Hades opened his mouth and saw, this is the top pua. In the end, he took over Malcador's work, and Malcador also asked him to seize the opportunity to work.
Seeing that Malcador was about to leave, Hades quickly spoke,
"...Last question, how is the Emperor?"
Malcador's leaving figure paused for a moment,
"Oops, but he's used to it."
No more, great!
(End of chapter)
