“...wasn't the first one
found...no...he was simply the first that refused to kneel...”
“So who
was this first you claim as your god heretic?”
“He is
no god, nor did he ever aspire to be...he was simply a warrior...a
king perhaps and surely a mighty leader of man...but he is no more a
god than a servant...”
“Then
why is there a temple, abandoned and forgotten though it may
be, dedicated to him here?”
“You're
a fool, sir, that isn't a temple at all...it's simply a beacon...”
“A
beacon to your god?”
“I've
already answered that question...”
“Perhaps
you haven't answered it to my satisfaction.”
“We are
unconcerned with your satisfaction, sir.”
“Who are
'we'?”
“We who
have not forgotten him throughout these long dark ages...his
sons...and daughters...his brothers...his Legion...”
“Fine.
What were you doing at the temple...the beacon...it's off limits on
pain of death.”
“Of
course it is...”
“So then
what were you doing there?”
“I was
turning it on of course.”
“Here
the transcript of the interrogation ends. Two hours later local star
revolution time, a star ship of unknown origin entered the system.
Within a standard day the local Planetary Defense Force, along with
the Fourth Company of the Emperor’s Scythe was completely
destroyed, and all contact with the Imperial Forgeworld Nexial Prime
was lost.”
“All
contact?”
“No,
Inquisitor, Sir, all contact from Imperial Forces.”
“What
exactly have we received?”
“Should
I read it out loud?”
“Indeed.”
“To the
Lion he gave our secrets, and to the Wolf our fangs. To the Angel
went our wings and to the Cyborg went our technology. To the Spartan
went our strategy and to the Khan our speed. To the Ultras went our
gene seed and to the Raven went our stealth. To the Warmaster went
our seat and to the Red went our sorcery. We have returned not to
conquer nor to destroy needlessly with havoc and chaos.
But return
we have, to take back what is rightfully ours...what your so called
God Emperor in his fear took from us those long aeons ago.”
“Who
sent it?”
“It is
marked Claws of the Forgotten...the Doom Hands...”
“What
else?”
“The
Second Legion...”
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