"Hurry up and burn this place. Lady Fulgrim is probably still waiting for news of Kasjia."
"We have to hurry—"
Telmar lowered his head and glanced at the small atomic clock on his wrist.
Wait a minute... the time!
The time is wrong!
According to the clock's display, several days had passed since they had set out!
"How is this possible! I only remember being here for at most one Terran hour."
"The nutrient paste in my backpack hasn't been consumed at all."
What they didn't know was that the ritual just now had almost dragged the entire secret room into the influence of the Warp, and the flow of time had been affected as a result.
The situation might be far worse than he had imagined.
"Quick!"
"We have to get back quickly!"
The capital of Byzas.
After Fulgrim had ordered the takeover of the entire Byzas, the various mortal peacekeepers of the 28th Expeditionary Fleet had excellently completed their mission.
Apart from a few sporadic noble rebellions, the entire Byzan government was almost controlled by the Vizier Corinthus, whom Fulgrim had supported.
Several days had passed.
There was still not a single clue about Kasjia.
Not only that, even Telmar and Thorn, who had been sent to the southern continent to investigate, had also gone silent after entering the enemy's stronghold.
Annoyance filled Fulgrim's heart.
And today was already the sixth day recorded on the small note.
"Abdemon, I'm heading to the negotiation point they've appointed."
"During the time I'm away from the capital, it's very likely that that bunch of nobles will take the opportunity to launch a rebellion in the capital."
"But, my lady," Abdemon was a little worried. "Do you really not need us to accompany you?"
"We don't have that many men."
Fulgrim shook her head. "Kasjia, Telmar, and Thorn are all missing. The place that needs Space Marines the most right now is the capital."
"I can't pick anyone else to go with me."
"Don't worry. As a Primarch, nothing can harm me."
"Yes. My lord, I wish you success."
"You too, Abdemon."
Fulgrim boarded her Firebird with a frown.
Her frown hadn't relaxed for a long time.
Ever since Kasjia had disappeared, she had been blaming herself for not being able to protect him at that time.
Even though she also understood in her heart that this was not something she could control, the inexplicable guilt and self-blame had been tormenting her heart.
[You are afraid of losing him, aren't you?]
"Who? Who's talking?"
Fulgrim, sitting in the ship's cabin, felt as if she was hearing things.
[Whether he is taken away by others or dies, you do not want to see the day you lose Kasjia.]
[You hope that he will belong to you forever.]
Fulgrim was silent.
The entire ship's cabin was filled only with the clanging of the steel hull.
[But that is impossible, Fulgrim.]
[You are the Emperor's Space Marines, the tools of a tyrant for conquest.]
[To be consumed one day is your fate, and even more so, Kasjia's.]
"Shut up."
"Kasjia will be fine. He won't die on a pathetic planet like this!" Fulgrim retorted in a low voice.
[Yes, perhaps he will be lucky enough to survive this time, but what about the future?]
[When he has participated in countless campaigns, and returned from countless life-and-death battles...]
[Do you really dare to say that he will never leave you?]
[Fulgrim?]
The Firebird landed on the plain.
"You all stay here. I'll be back soon."
Fulgrim instructed, and checked the sword, gun, and armor in her hand.
Apart from the voice that would occasionally come from the bottom of her heart, there were no problems.
That thing... it's probably just my own thoughts.
Don't be so suspicious, Fulgrim.
Just as she had been unable to perceive the influence of the Laer blade in the original story, the staunch believer in the Imperial Truth, Fulgrim, chose to attribute it to a form of autosuggestion.
She had indeed been on edge these past few days, which was why she had been hearing things so frequently.
This was the western continent of Byzas, with a beautiful environment and a pleasant climate.
In the distance, on the horizon, several small farmsteads were scattered like stars on a large expanse of fields, a refreshing sight.
Compared to the turmoil of the central continent, this place seemed more like a secluded paradise.
Fulgrim continued to walk forward.
[Fulgrim, in that case, why do you sell your life for that tyrant, with the blood of your beloved?]
[Do you really want to see Kasjia die on the battlefield, so that you have no one to rely on anymore?]
Fulgrim continued to walk forward.
However, she gripped the fire-blade in her hand tightly.
[Aren't you tired? For this so-called Great Crusade.]
[You have exhausted all your heart and soul, hoping to rebuild the glory of the legion, but what is the result?]
[That arrogant Guilliman will only show off the magnificent toy his father gave him. He looks down on your achievements.]
[All the Primarchs, they all look down on you. They are just a bunch of spoiled children.]
[They do not understand your pride, the pride of having built everything by yourself.]
[And Ferris, who is on good terms with you, is just a bitch who wants to hook up with Kasjia.]
[If you ask me, instead of wasting time on this—]
"We're here."
Fulgrim stood before a ruin of a monastery.
If Telmar were here, he would probably exclaim in surprise at how similar this ruin was to the one he had explored on the southern continent.
"Come out. I know you're here."
She impatiently drew the fire-blade at her waist and pointed it high at the weathered and cracked plaque in front of the broken gate.
The voice from her heart made her more and more irritable, and she was a little impatient to end all of this.
"As you wish, Lady Fulgrim."
However, to her surprise, what came from the depths of the ruins was a very familiar voice.
With a light footstep, a face that Fulgrim couldn't believe appeared before her.
"Kasjia... how can it be you?"
"Of course it's me, Fulgrim."
He was wearing a long robe with Byzan characteristics, just like those officials.
It just had some blackened holes on it.
As if it had been burned.
"Welcome to Sabazius-Ut-Anabas."
Kasjia smiled.
His smile was like a spring breeze to her.
"I am Kasjia, and also Sabazius. The Water-Bearer of Byzan mythology."
Just as Fulgrim was the water goddess of Chemosian mythology, Kasjia was a perfect match for her.
"Fulgrim."
"Why do you follow that insatiable tyrant, and cast aside our eternal happiness?"
"Why not choose to escape with me, to a world without pain and strife."
"There, we can enjoy sweet love together, forever?"
He called out softly and opened his arms to Fulgrim.
"Come, Fulgrim."
"Let us... fall together."
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