They were obviously wary of each other, but they had to pretend that everyone was working together. What a ridiculous arrangement. Marcus pondered all this when he walked into the triangular conference hall, paused for a moment, and then noticed that some figures had already Wait under the arch.
Even within the Rebellion Order, the Purists and Radicals are incompatible, and the Purists themselves have differences, so everyone has their own position, and only a few will stand together in twos and threes.
There are currently seven inquisitors from the Rebellion Order participating in the meeting, and each of them can be described as bizarre.
For example, Mallan Thorne, who wears a coat and an iron mask like a torture device, with several probes protruding from the back of his head, is also a psyker and a radical who came to the Maelstrom ten years ago. It seems that he has been looking for something and often appears in the core area of the maelstrom.
There is also the only female judge here, Catalina. It is difficult to judge her age from her enchanting figure and beautiful face, but Marcus guessed that she is at least two hundred years old. Thanks to her family, She should be the richest of these people, mainly active on the side of the Pale Star, and seems to have been investigating the rampant illegal psyker trade in the Maelstrom area and the crimes of some Rogue Trader families.
There is another person Marcus is familiar with, that is Claudes. This guy is very tall, probably about two meters tall. He always wears a tattered black robe, and all his exposed skin is covered with dark yellow. The old bandages, including his head, could only see a pair of lavender eyes, just like a mummy. However, Marcus couldn't even find out the origin of this man, and he didn't even know when he came to the Maelstrom. , there are some rumors that he came from Terra to investigate something on the orders of some big shot.
As for why Marcus is familiar with this person, it's because he once went to the Badab sector controlled by the Red Pirates to investigate, and met this person by chance. At that time, he wanted to use psychic energy to leave a mark on the other person's body, but the result was that he immediately After being counterattacked, his spirit was almost torn. If the other party hadn't stopped suddenly, he might have died, so Marcus was extremely impressed by this man.
He's probably an Alpha-level psyker!
What Cleudes' position is and what sect he belongs to are still a mystery to this day. Even why he suddenly let Marcus go can't be deduced.
In short, it is the mystery within the mystery.
As for the other three, Marcus wasn't very familiar with them. Anyway, if they didn't fight each other when they met, it would be considered friendly.
He didn't know much about the other two people from the branch of the Tribunal. He probably had a good relationship with Luca Livien of the Foreign Order. The two had a fateful friendship and had collaborated several times. Yes, but Luka wasn't doing very well, and he hadn't accomplished anything big even in his eighties. His biggest achievement was to prevent an attack by a green-skinned tribe on the Xiniacs galaxy.
He glanced over and saw 6 people from the Foreign Order, 11 people from the Holy Hammer Order, and 24 people including here.
24 judges gathered together, it was no small scene, but the real master hadn't arrived yet.
As mentioned before, in order to ensure safety, all the judges entered at the same time, but the one who dared to arrive late showed that he had absolute confidence in his own safety.
Or arrogant.
Suddenly, the sound of heavy footsteps made everyone look sideways or raise their heads.
I saw a tall figure slowly walking out of the archway belonging to the Holy Hammer Order. At the same time, all the judges of the Holy Hammer Order respectfully stepped aside and lowered their heads to show respect.
Marcus took a closer look and saw that the visitor was wearing a set of luxurious force feedback power armor. The main body was black and inlaid with a large number of complex metal decorations. On the left shoulder was a golden eagle with wings spread, on the right shoulder was a lifelike white skull, and on the chest It is a double superposition of the Imperial Sky Eagle emblem and the Inquisition logo.
The man's bald head was covered with a large number of black nerve bundles, making him seem to have black hair and a hard face with sharp edges. The steep peaks were covered with snow all year round, without any trace of warmth or emotion. The symbol of the Order of the Holy Hammer was tattooed tattooed on his forehead, while his hands clutched a heavy war hammer.
He is the convener of this unification meeting, the Supreme Protector of the Formosa Sector, and the Grand Inquisitor of the Holy Hammer Order, Torquemada Kotiz.
Presumably what he holds in his hand is the holy hammer that smashed his mentor's head in the past.
"What a show off."
Seeing the other party's appearance like this, Marcus couldn't help but murmur, and then he heard a chuckle, turned his head and saw Claudes staring at him, and then the bandage tore open, revealing a mouth full of steel teeth. .
Is he smiling?
Marcus shuddered and looked away.
Torquemada Ketiz walked all the way to the center of the triangle area, and then lowered the holy hammer with a bang, and the arches of the three monasteries closed at the same time.
"Loyal servants of the Emperor, today, we gather together to abandon all previous disputes, just to achieve the Emperor's will!"
As soon as the words fell, all the judges performed an eagle salute at the same time and praised:
"Everything is as the Emperor wishes!"
The prologue is over, so it’s time to get down to business.
Torquemada glanced at everyone, then stopped at Marcus, and said in a deep voice:
"Judge Marcus, I heard that you had met with Soshyan Alexei, the chapter leader of the Astral Knights, before coming here?"
Marcus nodded calmly and replied calmly:
"Yes, we jointly solved a case of heresy in a noble family."
"I want to hear your opinion. What kind of Space Marine is he?"
Marcus thought for a moment and then said:
"Like all other Chapter Masters of the Astartes, he is perseverant, courageous, loyal, and wise, but the slightly different thing is that he is also very good at communicating with people, and he is very humble and gentle even when dealing with mortals. In him It’s hard to see pride or contempt, or some kind of unwarranted anger.”
Torquemada pressed the handle of the hammer with his hand, and after tapping it with his fingers a few times, he suddenly showed a deep smile.
"Are they all advantages? This is not the view that a qualified judge should have."
Marcus replied calmly:
"I don't have a close relationship with him, so naturally it's easiest to see his bright spots. If we talk about shortcomings, he is younger, has high qualifications, and is slightly inexperienced. He may also be unnecessarily compassionate about certain career changes. hesitate."
"I heard your description"
Torquemada paused, then raised a finger.
"Can anyone think of anyone?"
An inquisitor of the Anti-foreign Order who had been active in the Maelstrom since before the Badab War immediately spoke:
"Luft Huron."
Marcus nodded pretending to agree, but in his heart he knew that the other party had bad intentions this time and was most likely going to cause trouble for Soshyan.
