"Lady Elena, can I ask a question?"
During the climb, Thor suddenly asked softly.
YT-001 didn't look back, but its voice responded.
"Can."
"You just said this was the ghost of Ctesiphon."
As Thor spoke, he gestured to the temple ahead.
"But I can't see them, but I can feel them. I can step on the steps under my feet, but they don't actually exist."
"Thor, what do you know about the Webway?"
"Very few, and it was many years ago. The Sigil Bearer told us many secrets about the Webway, but unfortunately that is still very limited."
"Have you seen the webway under the Imperial Palace of Terra?"
"Saw it, only once, and then it was destroyed by Magnus's reckless actions."
"The destruction of the Webway is not just a loss for humanity, but a loss for the entire galaxy."
YT-001 said as he strode forward.
"It will fade away like a forgotten story, sinking into the mire of memory, remembered only by lonely poets, only to reappear in dreams when it is asked for."
"Poetic, but ma'am you didn't answer my question."
"You didn't ask a question either."
"Are we already in the Webway?"
"I told you, the entrance is right ahead."
"Once again you answered the question incorrectly."
"The subspace is a distorted reflection of reality, and the Webway is the realm between subspace and reality. In other words, both reality and fantasy can exist in it. Yes, we have entered the Internet. Within the realm of Tao, therefore everything here...has once existed, but you cannot observe it with your current eyes."
"The Eleven Primarchs studied the Webway so deeply. Did the Emperor know all this back then?"
"What's the benefit of doing that?"
"The process of transforming the unknown into the known is the process of seeking knowledge, but trusting unverified knowledge seems to be a very rash act."
"His Majesty's goals rest on his faith."
"Belief?"
Thor frowned.
"I don't quite understand."
"Why are you here if you are not equally convinced that your doubts can be answered?"
"It wasn't so-called 'faith' that brought me here."
"what is that?"
When he reached the top of the steps and faced the solemn palace, Thor raised his head and said:
"It's His will."
The two entered a huge square, which was covered with cobblestones and sparkling white snow.
The snowflakes fell on Thor's armor, glistened slightly, and then melted like teardrops.
Hundreds of statues are lined up like a guard of honor participating in a military parade, silent and solemn. The only thing active in their bodies is the strange energy in their bodies. At the same time, the material they are made of is not metal or rock, but some kind of Bones—probably the so-called spiritual bones of the Eldar.
Thor took a closer look at the appearance of these statues and confirmed that they were not human, but they were also completely different from the current Eldar.
YT-001 walked freely between the rows of Eldar statues, and Thor followed it silently.
The black-painted wooden door automatically opened as the two approached, revealing a columnar hall made of porphyry and jade. Cold reflections danced on the floor tiles.
Thor followed the cyborg into the hall and found that the palace was filled with display cabinets with crystal doors, as if they were vaunted trophies in a museum of conquests - some display cabinets were filled with well-made weapons, while others were filled with extremely beautiful objects. Mainly art works of the human race, but most of the cabinets are filled with weird skeletons.
At the same time, he also noticed that the temperature in this place was very low. According to the power armor detection, it was around minus 30 degrees, but there were burning braziers on both sides of the road, and the flames were strange light blue.
Thor walked through the narrow path between the display cabinets and marveled at the incredible richness of these collections. His eyes wandered among the dazzling array of exhibits, and suddenly he noticed a glistening body with a silver death helmet on its head placed in a display window. The skull has a geometric rune engraved on the forehead, and the eye sockets are dazzling dark green.
A spiritual clan, and a spiritual clan with an extraordinary identity.
The deeper Thor went, the more obvious he became aware of subtle discrepancies in the dimensions within the palace.
Things that are clearly visible from one side are completely invisible when turned to the other side, replaced by brand new collections.
Finally, at the end of the road, Thor stopped in front of a cabinet displaying exquisite bone-white armor.
The smooth and elegant workmanship of this set of armor was obviously made by the Eldar, and Thor felt a silent anger that transcended eternity. Its helmet was designed to look like some kind of death ghost, and blood-red feathers were coiled around the shoulder armor. , like a poisonous snake ready to strike at any time.
A slender sickle hung on the human figure's shoulder, and a broken sword was held tightly in the blood-stained gauntlet.
Thor didn't need to look carefully to know that being frozen in the long river of time was an ultimate curse for the things attached to this armor.
"What is this place?"
"The Webway existed before His Majesty discovered it."
Thor tapped his fingers on the crystal glass outside the cupboard, feeling the angry spirit within hungrily awaiting his death.
"Eldar."
"Yes, it should be a prophet or war wizard who drifted in the universe not long after the demise of the Eldar race. However, according to your majesty's investigation, it does not belong to any known Eldar shrine or path."
"What's the meaning?"
"Your Majesty has investigated the mythology of the Eldar and found that there seems to be another god hidden in the legend of the Eldar. It may have used some method to avoid the destruction of the Eldar when it fell, or it may be said that 'it' has not yet been born. ...This should be the burial place chosen by its last secret worshiper, and this incomplete webway is the 'hatching ground' he chose for that god, but it is obvious that his plan went wrong. Something went wrong and his spirit could not be 'hatched' out. His Majesty guessed that there might be a lack of some kind of opportunity or artifact."
Sol leaned close to the display case and looked at the contents inside.
"There is such a thing...Has the spirit god found out its name?"
"No, but His Majesty speculates that it is probably...the God of Death."
"The Eldar Death...this is something to watch."
Then he left the place full of Eldar remains and walked along a spiral road towards the center of the palace.
With every step he took, the arrangement of the cabinets changed, previous exhibits disappearing from view and other works of art taking their place.
Unconsciously, his footsteps led him into an unfamiliar area.
From the tower he just looked at outside, bright rainbow lights radiated from the depths of the octagonal shaft, and a pair of ascending stairs coiled into a double helix structure, half of which was made of translucent ice crystals, and half of which was deep. black stone.
“It’s all right at the top.”
Thor nodded and walked towards the double helix stairs.
