When Elaine once again set foot on the soft red sand of Nuceria, the country that appeared before her eyes was no longer the fertile land before she left. Famine, poverty, and plague, she could clearly see the scars these terrible disasters had left on the world. The former barbarism seemed to be showing signs of gradually coming back. If she came back later... this red sand The world will become a lost land like the old night.
On Nuceria's riddled body, there was an extremely deep scar.
It's called [War].
No one knows when it appeared, and only psykers can witness this terrible scar that tears apart reality and the subspace dimension, but it is indeed affecting the [vitality] of the planet - as if it is attached to a bone. The earth and sky of this planet are wrapped like a gangrene. If anyone dares to peer into the depths of this scar, his eyes will be burned by the fire of Khorne.
With just one glance, the Lord of the Red Sand already knew the source of this curse.
It is not the peek of the Blood God, nor is it a sign that Nuceria is about to fall into the subspace... Unlike the loving father who tirelessly spreads blessings throughout the galaxy, He has never needed to use such boring means to achieve it. Purpose.
This terrible scar that almost penetrates from the warp into reality is caused by just a drop of blood.
Yes, a drop of blood.
It's just a drop of blood.
It dripped from the blade of the Queen of Glory, which was almost broken and disintegrated, but returned in vain, and flowed from the eternal and only Blood God in the supreme sky.
Blood of Khorne.
Just the traces of its flow are enough to evaporate the soul of anyone who dares to peek into its existence, causing a world full of vitality to slowly die.
There is no doubt that the Queen of Glory, stained with divine blood, will carry this eternal curse - it will always shock any existence in the real universe that dares to challenge the Blood God. It is also the Lord of the Skull who bestows this weapon that dares to stab itself. The 'blessing' of the sharp blade.
Even though this curse will bring the world to death, even though this curse will make her forever tired of endless wars, its essence is still the blessing of the Blood God.
No weird witchcraft can affect her progress, and any insidious plot will turn into a hysterical bloody battle in front of her.
Whether Elaine agrees or not, what she does will ultimately please the Blood God.
"After the war, I thought that with the many plans I left behind at the time, we could quickly recover our strength."
"...I really don't know what to say."
Facing the almost astronomical number of disaster reports and the shortage of manpower, Elaine felt a little headache.
In this era when the curtain between subspace and reality has not yet been completely lifted, she originally thought that there were not many ways for subspace to directly interfere with reality, but she did not expect that there would be such a complicated situation as now.
Khorne used his blood as a medium to grant himself a 'blessing' of this magnitude.
Elaine thought that she only had the special abilities she had shown in Comoros, but she didn't expect that Nuceria would also be 'blessed'.
Although the Blood God never cares about the source of blood, if it is his own blood...
In the eyes of those bloodthirsty demons who believe in Khorne, there may be no more noble sacrifice than this.
Therefore, Elaine now feels a huge headache.
The war launched against Khorne finally received a 'blessing' from Khorne.
Even under some circumstances, the blood he left behind became the medium through which he could bless himself.
She didn't even have any way to deal with this kind of 'blessing' that was forced to be bought and sold.
"Not just Nuceria, mother."
"This situation has occurred in all the worlds we rule, that is to say, all the planets that participated in that war in the past."
Kahn on the side also reminded Elaine that this situation is not unique to Nuceria.
Instead, all the worlds under her command have fallen into endless chaos due to the blessing of the Blood God.
Violence, natural disasters, and all kinds of unimaginable crisis situations continue to appear, but the most critical manpower is extremely scarce at this moment.
"Whether it is the agricultural world or the logistics world, judging from the data... they have lost the basic development soil. It seems that our recovery period will be extended for a long time, Kahn."
"Hmm... It's not so absolute, mother. If we say the only advantage, it is that these worlds will be able to recruit more soldiers than before. Just go to the bottom of the hive city and grab a handful, and you can receive a lot of goods. Recruits of relatively good quality.”
"Do recruits from hive worlds often receive unexpected shipments? This is indeed good news, so the only thing we need to worry about now is whether there is a problem with the forging world on Redjak's side. As for the source of these outstanding recruits? …I think I’ve guessed it, haven’t I?”
"Yes - your guess is not wrong. It should be the influence after that war, or the influence of the 'blessing' you mentioned. These recruits are even more violent than the previous war dogs. The ones in the duel pit are There are more casualties than expected, so much so that the recruiting process doesn't advance much until you return to the Legion."
"...Oh, I knew it. However, even though our size is not much different from that of the Fifteenth Legion, our mission in the Great Expedition is not as leisurely as theirs, not to mention that the legion is currently seriously short of manpower - I need a reason, Kahn."
Elaine frowned slightly.
Faced with his mother’s questioning, Kahn did not hesitate:
"The reason...is you, mother."
"After you left us, although we veterans are still connected to each other spiritually, without you, we can no longer initiate a spiritual link with the new recruits... Although we have also tried to study the gift you brought us, we The legion’s think tank was nearly wiped out in that war.”
"Without you, even if those qualified recruits are recruited into the legion, the Sons of the Mountains will still be incomplete."
"As long as you are here, the Twelfth Legion is called the Children of the Mountains - otherwise, it is just another war dog."
Kahn replied solemnly.
Yes, no matter how dilapidated it is, the Twelfth Legion is still a Legion Astartes. Even though most of the resources have been reduced to ashes in the war, there is absolutely no shortage of gene seeds that can maintain the legion's existence.
Since the end of that war, although the mortal auxiliaries and mechanical priests, with the help of Terra, have slowly returned to the large organization that an Astartes Legion should have, the Twelfth Legion has not recruited any more The Astartes, all mortal auxiliaries who survived that war also hold a special place within the Legion.
It’s not that I can’t, I just don’t want to.
Each of them knew that if the Twelfth Legion returned to being a Legion like the Warhounds, it would go the way of the World Eaters.
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Speaking of which, it’s been a month since updates resumed.
And there will be double monthly passes at the end of this month!
I'll see if I can restore daily 4k this month!
(End of chapter)
