Warhammer 40k: Collector of Terra

Chapter 20 Cursed Prophet——Moriana

Mortarion's progress paused slightly, but he soon returned to normal.

The Plague Sons are trying to use the Black Legion to achieve their own goals, and the Chaos Warmaster... isn't that the case?
Calculating each other and betraying each other, this is the tragedy of betrayers.

Since the fall of Warmaster Horus, the former [Chaos Legion] has ceased to exist in name only!Even if ten thousand years pass, the grand occasion like the Horus Heresy cannot be repeated.

Whether the traitors want to admit it or not, they have lost their only leader.

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When the figures of the Demon Prince and the Plague Legion completely disappeared from sight, the Chaos Warmaster slowly stood up from the throne.

Abaddon opened his palm and looked at the obsidian-like alien creation again.

Under the dim light, the [Eye of Dark Night] shines with brilliant light like diamonds!For countless mortals, such brilliant light means wealth.But the Chaos Warmaster saw in it the hope and future of subverting the empire.

[Hand of Darkness] and [Eye of Dark Night] are both the activation devices of Blackstone Fortress. Under normal circumstances, the two need to work together to control the ancient Blackstone Fortress!

But now, the Chaos Warmaster only has the Eye of Night.

Until Abaddon's plan succeeds, the Black Legion will not be able to escape the constraints of the fortress world [Cadia] for the time being!With just a small fleet of Chaos fleets, the chances of wresting the Hand of Darkness from the Empire are slim to none.

Faced with this situation, Abaddon decided to seek off-field assistance.

The Chaos Warmaster temporarily handed over the command of the legion to his adjutant, and then drove a Thunderhawk gunship alone to a wild world on the edge of the Eye of Terror.

This ancient planet was originally the sacred home of the Eldar, but after it was devoured by the Eye of Terror, the foul power of Chaos eroded everything here.

The holiness and beauty of the past have long since disappeared, replaced by... Chaos demons wandering the earth, and countless grotesque scenes distorted by the power of Chaos.

The bloodthirsty and violent demon is full of malice towards everything outside!After killing several eyeless demons, the Chaos Warmaster finally stopped in front of a cold cave.

The darkness inside the cave squirmed as if it were alive. In the deep darkness, an ugly old woman wearing the garb of the Inquisition quietly appeared.

This wizened old woman is no ordinary person!She is the advisor of the Black Legion, [Prophet of the Curse] - Moriana!
[Moriana], this is a very legendary name!

As early as the Unification War, Moriana had been following the Emperor!She is a powerful psyker and one of the founders of the Imperial Inquisition.

Moriana's loyalty is unquestionable!But her allegiance is not to the Empire, but to the Emperor alone.

After the great Emperor was forced to sit on the Golden Throne, Moriana has been searching for a way to revive him.

In a certain internal meeting of the Inquisition, Moriana even proposed using the dark power on the moon of Davin to resurrect the great emperor on the Golden Throne.

Due to her too radical ideas, Moriana was ostracized within the Inquisition!It wasn't until some time four thousand years after No. 30 that she suddenly disappeared from the empire's sight.

When she reappeared, Moriana had become the cursed prophet of the Black Legion!The reason Abaddon was able to learn about the existence of Blackstone Fortress was all thanks to Moriana.

Moriana was not surprised by the arrival of the Chaos Warmaster!From the past and future revealed in the prophecy, the cursed prophet has seen everything.The ugly old woman stared at the Warmaster with her white eyes, "Abaddon, you have lost the most critical hand of darkness!"

"That's why I came here!" Abaddon showed the Eye of the Night in front of the Cursed Prophet, "Moriana, I need a brand new plan to control the Blackstone Fortress!"

"Every gift from fate comes with a price! Are you... ready to bear this unknown price?" A mysterious smile flashed across Moriana's withered face.

"Price?" Chaos Warmaster was very disdainful of this word, "Only the weak fear the price! But for the strong, the price is only a part of victory."

The declaration of the Chaos Warmaster is extremely arrogant, but as a new generation of four gods, he does have the capital to be arrogant.

The Cursed Prophet held a turbid crystal ball in front of Abaddon, and as Moriana sang hoarsely, countless ancient chaos runes emerged from the void.

Runes containing mysterious power gathered in the crystal ball, and in a bright and dirty light, all aspects of the future were unreservedly displayed in front of the Chaos Warmaster.

When the light of the crystal ball dissipated, Abaddon's face already had a smile of victory.

Let the galaxy burn!

The end of the loyalists is approaching, and the future of the empire's destruction will finally come!And the name of the Great Predator Abaddon will eventually become the eternal nightmare of this galaxy...

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Gothic Sector, Laterans Node.

The Imperial Guard Legion's ship [Emperor's Eye] dragged its bright tail flames and moved rapidly forward in the dark and cold universe.

The battleship's propulsion engine made a deafening roar, and every second, tons of promethium fuel was consumed by the engine.

After a long voyage, the Emperor's Eye's fuel reserves were reduced to the last fifth!But fortunately, the naval fortress in the Gothic Sector is within easy reach.

Due to the influence of the subspace storm, the naval fortress is always on alert!As soon as the Emperor's Eye entered the fortress's warning range, the Imperial Navy asked the Imperial Guard ship to send an identification code for friend or foe.

This method of identifying ourselves and the enemy is simple and efficient, and its safety has been tested in countless wars!It has been used by most orders of battle, including the Imperial Navy, for thousands of years from the Great Crusade to the present.

As one of the Empire's orders of battle, the identification code of the Imperial Guard is also valid in the Navy.

After confirming the identity of the Emperor's Eye, the Naval Fortress quickly dispatched a convoy fleet to pick it up.

The two words "Forbidden Army" are heard everywhere in the empire!The Golden Legion represents the will of the Emperor. As a more terrifying war machine than the Astartes, the Custodes generally do not wander around the Empire at will.

Whenever the Golden Army appears in some corner of the empire, it means that a war worthy of being recorded in history is about to come.

To put it in layman's terms...these big golden guys are a walking nuisance.

(End of this chapter)