A magnificent hall.
The vast spaces on both sides were filled only with quiet darkness.
A strip of light illuminated the long, narrow corridor, leading straight to an ancient gate at the end.
Standing in the middle of the long path, the lonely figures of Lorgar Aurelian and Sith stretched out, illusory, in all directions under the illumination of the light.
Bowing his head and arching his back, Lorgar Aurelian no longer showed any disrespect; he offered Sith the reverence due a Primarch.
After speaking, he stepped aside; the rest of the path would be walked by Sith alone.
At this moment, the light on Sith's body had completely vanished, far less radiant than when he was on the warship.
However, as Lorgar Aurelian carefully observed Sith, who was gazing silently at the gate, the reverence in his eyes not only did not diminish but instead deepened into shock.
Because it was not that there was no light, but rather that the light had condensed to a new level.
At this very moment, under Lorgar Aurelian's gaze, the divine power that had previously overflowed was constantly gathering from all around, nourishing Sith's physical body.
Lorgar Aurelian carefully watched Sith, who was right before him. Besides being surprised by the increasingly powerful aura Sith was emitting, he also cast a subtle, quick glance at the gate in the distance.
Then he lowered his head and eyes, a flash of helplessness crossing his gaze.
He had worked hard for so many years, yet he had never seen the Emperor of Mankind be so biased!
Lorgar Aurelian felt only helplessness, far from any resentment. After all, the bias of the Emperor of Mankind in his mind was not just towards him, but towards everyone, including the Primarch.
Lorgar Aurelian was not stupid; he certainly knew the reason for the Emperor of Mankind's bias.
The Emperor of Mankind loved humanity universally, but he never favored any single individual.
Therefore, any single person could only be utilized with extreme rationality by the Emperor of Mankind.
Unless this person...
Could have a positive effect on all of humanity!
And Sith, who was before him, was undoubtedly the special individual whom the Emperor of Mankind believed was enough to improve all of humanity just by existing.
Lorgar Aurelian bowed respectfully and cleared the path. Sith, who had walked all this way and fought all this way...
From Alert Star until now, his usual decisive manner was surprisingly hesitant at this moment.
And the Emperor of Mankind seemed to perceive this as well. Facing Sith, who was separated only by the final gate, the urging from the depths of his soul finally dissipated completely at this moment.
Without any urging, the Emperor of Mankind was actually waiting patiently.
Lorgar Aurelian's bowed head finally couldn't maintain its composure.
Not to mention seeing the Emperor of Mankind, even to just receive instructions from him, even the High Lords outside would have to wait in line for an unknown amount of time, let alone actually meeting the Emperor of Mankind in person!
And now, not only could Sith meet the Emperor of Mankind, but the Emperor of Mankind was even waiting patiently for Sith.
This treatment was something even Guilliman had never enjoyed.
Lorgar Aurelian kept his head bowed with helpless eyes until, after a long while, another crisp "click" sounded. Accompanied by Sith's figure walking towards the gate, Lorgar Aurelian couldn't help but raise his gaze slightly to look at Sith.
No matter what was waiting for him behind the door, Sith had to go and see for himself!
The silent palace, the long, narrow path of light extending to the end.
Sith stood before the great gate. This time, without the previous hesitation, and under Lorgar Aurelian's slightly widening gaze, he pushed open the gate with extreme naturalness.
As if returning home, Sith opened the door and then closed it.
Behind the door was an even more vast and majestic world.
It was so vast that no matter which direction Sith looked, he could only see boundless darkness and void.
In this entire world, there was only one magnificent staircase leading upwards. At the end of the staircase was the massive Golden Throne emitting golden light, and upon the throne sat that withered giant, covered in countless tubes, enduring endless torment at every moment.
In the surrounding dark void, the ethereal, shrill wails of Psykers before their deaths made one's heart hair stand on end.
And such sounds, such misery, such despair—day after day, the Emperor of Mankind had watched it for ten thousand years!
Sith took a deep breath, trying his best to block out the surrounding shrillness. He slowly raised his head and looked for the first time at...
The Emperor of Mankind!
Sith's gaze went over, but the withered giant on the Golden Throne did not make any movement.
Within his sunken eye sockets stared a pair of turbid eyes. Even though Sith, whom he had waited for so bitterly, was right before him, he could not move his gaze even in the slightest.
He simply maintained his posture from ten thousand years ago, sitting upright on the throne, his eyes staring straight into the void, silently watching his beloved race suffer endless hardships in the galaxy.
"You have come..."
The voice echoed directly in the depths of his soul. In just three short words, Sith felt a tremendous exhaustion press down on his shoulders, almost bending his back!
Taking another deep breath, Sith bowed his head silently towards the Emperor of Mankind.
Whether it was for care, for blessing, or simply out of respect for someone who loved his own race so much that he would rather endure ten thousand years of torment.
Sith, in a very rare and natural manner, bowed his head to the Emperor of Mankind to show respect.
In the background, the eyes of the Chaos Gods were silent and speechless, while Gork and Mork's eyes widened, as if he wanted to rush out and beat up this human "shrimp" god who was stealing their boy.
But they did not make a move, because...
This is Terra!
After Sith bowed his head, the exhaustion that was about to crush Sith lightened with a trace of long-lost relief.
And then, Sith didn't even feel any movement, at least not deep beneath the Imperial Palace, before the Golden Throne.
A shielding far more exaggerated than the hive mind instantly cut off all prying eyes.
At this moment, there was only Sith, only the Emperor of Mankind.
"I will repel the Tyranids and return to reinforce the Sanctuary Star, ensuring the safety of the Segmentum Solar."
Sith spoke silently, calmly recounting his upcoming plan.
But the response he had imagined did not come. The Emperor of Mankind was silent, and the entire hall was filled only with deathly stillness and shrillness.
Until Sith felt that too much time had passed, and he couldn't help but raise his head to look at the Emperor of Mankind.
The exhaustion on his shoulders receded slightly.
"I am not asking you to return to reinforce Terra."
"I am protecting you."
Protecting me?
Sith was stunned. He looked up at the Emperor of Mankind in astonishment, but the withered body still maintained its stiffness of ten thousand years.
"Abaddon, Vashtorr, Longlin Star."
"The ancient artifact they forged, you must be careful."
Kind, like an elder deeply afraid that his younger generation would suffer a loss, the Emperor of Mankind's words were not condescending, but rather like domestic advice.
Upon hearing this, Sith withdrew his gaze again, thought for a moment, and asked:
"What kind of artifact is it?"
"I do not know."
The Emperor of Mankind answered just as straightforwardly. Sith felt helpless, but also felt it was a matter of course. Not to mention the uniqueness of the ancient artifact itself, just Vashtorr—although he wouldn't openly defy the Chaos Gods, it was certainly no problem for him to conceal something from being discovered by those old things.
"However, I can feel that Abaddon and Vashtorr are almost at Terra."
Sith's eyes widened, his scalp even tingling. This rushing tentacle had not yet been dealt with, and there were two main forces eyeing the Sanctuary Star covetously.
Under such circumstances, were Vashtorr and Abaddon actually going to come and get involved as well?
Sith straightened his body and spoke hurriedly:
"I will go out and prepare immediately."
"Prepare what?"
Sith was stunned:
"Prepare to deal with Abaddon and Vashtorr!"
The Emperor of Mankind did not respond immediately, but Sith felt the exhaustion on his shoulders suddenly dissipate.
Then the extremely rational Emperor of Mankind, more rarely than Sith, displayed a trace of emotion.
"Do you know why I asked you to return?"
Sith was puzzled. The Emperor of Mankind's words carried a touch of lightness:
"Because this is Terra."
"Here..."
"You are my true god walking in this world!"
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