For any chosen one walking on the Scarlet Road, the gaze from the Blood God does not mean a gift, but a test of practicing the eight blood-curved paths.
As for gifts? That's just the understanding of mortal believers - stronger, more violent, and more bloodthirsty. Perhaps weak existences will indulge in the intoxication brought by this power, but the Lord of the Skull has never allowed any chosen one to fall into pleasure. With Prince Joy's six-layered ring, any weakling who slacks off will be hunted by the blood hounds forever, and the warriors who can win the favor of the Blood God will only fall into cruel fights to the death again and again.
Until it is forged into a sharp blade sharpened by blood and fire.
They are Khorne's Chosen Ones.
Each of the chosen ones will gradually turn into a crazy bloodthirsty maniac in the gap between fighting and death, soaking their reason and will in hot plasma.
This is the truth of [Blessing].
Kahn had witnessed that kind of future with his own eyes, the "Betrayer", the "Chosen One", the 'self' who resolutely walked towards the eighth level of blood after the World Eaters fell apart.
He was there when the Twelfth Legion ceased to exist...
The blood flowing in the veins is boiling and screaming, and the hot steam emitted by the high-speed operation of the chain saw and ax evaporates thoughts. Reason, friendship, emotion, loyalty, and all the things that were once cherished or beautiful are whispered by the Blood God. Being slowly eaten away, only the endless desire for blood and skulls remained in the body named [Kahn].
fanaticism? Pious? Kahn didn't know how to describe that state of mind, but he definitely didn't want to experience it a second time, and he definitely didn't want to make such a horrific scene come true.
Therefore, when he realized that all the recruits recruited by the Sons of the Mountains were influenced by the Blood God, he immediately stopped all recruitment activities.
This is not only my duty as the Blood Finger, but also my fear after experiencing that battle.
As a veteran who has experienced the Terran War, Kahn knows that the war dogs of the past were by no means a good-style legion like the Ultramarines and Salamanders. They were just bound by the strict military regulations of the legion. These warriors with ferocious natures Dogs are not as stubborn as ghouls.
Before Elaine's return, the reputation of the War Dogs in the Empire was at least similar to that of the Space Wolves.
It's just that... if history has not changed, and the original body that returns to the Legion is still the Angron who was nailed with the Butcher's Nail, then it will only be a matter of time before he becomes the World Eater.
The great rebellion started by the Warmaster was an absolute disaster for the Empire.
The former battle brothers became enemies, and the great achievements of the Great Crusade were played with by the Chaos Gods from the highest heaven.
Once upon a time, Kahn had some expectations for life after the Great Crusade.
The enemies they have to contend with have gradually disappeared in the galaxy. Whether it is the rising alien empire or the technological barbarians entrenched in the galaxy, they have all been crushed during the Great Crusade of the Human Empire. Although every Asta After taking the oath, they will fight for the empire until death, but they were once flesh and blood humans with dreams and hobbies, interests and friends.
No matter in the precarious and endless war of the Great Crusade, Kahn had also thought about whether he would retire like the Thunder Warriors and live a comfortable and peaceful life in an agricultural world, just like the ancient Terra. As in many stories, as an old man, he died in a dream.
But... after seeing the future of the Great Rebellion, Kahn already knew that such beautiful stories only existed in dreams.
The war will never leave, the fighting will never end, even if all the Primarchs he knew are missing and dead, and even the Emperor has been reduced to a living corpse on the Golden Throne, the war will continue. , Thousands of years and thousands of years.
Confusion is the inner background of every son of the mountains who has witnessed the future.
They don't know the meaning of the future their mother showed them, nor do they know what the truth of the empire they believe in means.
The so-called sayings that "gods never existed" and "reason will conquer all" are ridiculous lies.
There is no doubt that what they are about to face is a supreme god.
The rationality they believed in in the past did not bring them strength, only the fear and fear after the true vision was revealed.
They feared that they would fall into a crazy fate under the control of the Blood God, and fear that they would become a complete depraved madman like the World Eaters they saw.
Until. That majestic figure appeared in front of them, linking their hearts together with gentle words and firm will, twisting the extremely tiny and weak force compared to the chaos into a strong rope, and forging it into a front. The sharp blade leads the sons of the mountains who are still confused to move forward without hesitation——
Rush into the warp and attack the realm of Khorne.
Launch an unprecedented war.
Use limited resources to fight against unlimited enemies, and bear the suffering of everyone with one person's will.
Use your human body to fight against the power of God.
With this kind of courage that can be called a great hymn, she saved the 12th Legion from falling into the quagmire.
Even with the tragic victory, the Sons of the Mountains had almost broken free of the iron chains from the Blood God.
The [Skull Spike Tragedy] that had previously occurred frequently in the Legion has quietly disappeared, and the huge wave of chaos that once entrenched itself in the Maelstrom Star Territory has gradually subsided.
For this hard-won redemption, Kahn would never allow any mistakes to be made in the legion before his mother returned.
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"You did a great job in my absence, Kahn."
Facing Kahn's serious eyes, Elaine nodded slightly.
Although the Son of the Mountain is still very weak, Kahn's approach is undoubtedly correct.
For any emergencies that are not understood, there is a high probability that the Chaos Evil God is causing trouble, not to mention that this time Khorne is directly targeting the soldiers of the Sons of the Mountain. Regarding the purity of the legion members, they must be suffering from genetic problems. The Emperor's Children, who were devastated by the disease, and the Thousand Sons, who were tortured by the curse of flesh and blood, probably felt the same way.
As with any sudden incident, it is best to contain it at its earliest stages.
"This is not just my fault, mother. Greer, Redjak, Ronald, and my battle brothers all support what I do."
Kahn said slowly.
"And... regarding the recruitment of new soldiers, in fact, it has not completely stopped - most of the recruits we recruited are restricted to the stage before undergoing transformation surgery, and the gene seeds are also very sufficient. Whether to expand the army or not... is only waiting for you. 's return."
"And due to the excellent quality of our troops, our auxiliary army has almost returned to its pre-war level."
"At the very least, the Sons of the Mountain can return to the Great Crusade on some battlefields where Astartes are not needed."
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(End of chapter)
