The Protoss in Warhammer

Chapter 269 257. Memories of the Past (III)

"No small loyalty will be forgotten, no small betrayal will be forgotten."

In the majestic palace, the Astartes in gorgeous robes curled up in his laboratory and couldn't help sobbing.

Just now, the commander of the Fourth Legion of Thunder Warriors, Usotan, led his soldiers here. At the same time, there was another person, the Imperial Grand Justice Uvoma.

They decided to carry out a crazy plan, which was to launch a coup and overthrow the Emperor's rule.

As early as half a month ago, the Emperor defeated the last warlord on Terra in the final war of unification, and his guards also joined the battle.

But when the battle was over, the Emperor's guards began to execute some radical elements of the Second and Third Legions who participated in the battle. In this tragic battle, tens of thousands of Thunder Warriors were killed, and the rest were disarmed and ordered to leave the Imperial Army.

Although some of the Thunder Warriors had long planned to launch a rebellion within the upper echelons, it did cause concern among the leaders of the Fourth Legion. Usotan launched a coup without hesitation.

Their political goal was simple: to kill Malcador and the commander of the Imperial Guards, Valdor, who were in the palace. At the same time, they occupied the palace, forced the Emperor to hand over power, and established a parliament to rule the new human regime.

Although the Astartes hated the current Emperor very much, because this guy now only had endless anger and hatred, and his previous feelings and humanity seemed to have disappeared in that terrible incident. No one could continue to persuade him, not even Elda, especially after Elda scattered all his sons to various parts of the galaxy, the Emperor was not even willing to see his life-and-death companions again. Except for Malcador, he was unwilling to look at anyone.

But Astartes knew very well how powerful the Emperor was. They had no way to defeat him. The Thunder Warriors who relied on the Fourth Legion could not defeat the Imperial Guards, not to mention the new generation of genetic warriors.

But the commander, who had been overwhelmed, did not want to pay attention to what the researchers in the Imperial Sanctuary said. He gave two choices, either to die or to join the rebellion.

Astartes chose the latter.

She explained the location of Malcador and the layout of the weapons in the palace, and also asked her guards to join the battle.

Sure enough, two hours later, the result of the war came. At first, the Thunder Warriors' plan was very successful. They quickly broke into the palace and saw Malcador sitting next to the Golden Throne (not a toilet at this time), but what they didn't know before was that the Emperor himself was sitting on the Golden Throne next to him.

This scene far exceeded their expectations, but the crazy Usotan decided to fight to the death. He ordered his Thunder Warriors to charge. In front of them, there were only a few hundred guards, which gave the Thunder Warriors a false hope of victory and they began to attack.

However, what these warriors did not know, and what Astartes did not tell them, was that there were not only the few hundred guards stationed here (at this moment, most of the Golden Corn was still maintaining order in various parts of Terra), but also soldiers from the First Legion.

These soldiers wearing black MK2 and MK3 power armor quickly defeated the Thunder Warriors' attack with their own explosive weapons and melta weapons. Although the Thunder Warriors were stronger than Astartes in terms of individual combat power, under the cover of the Imperial Guards and the professional tactical level of Astartes, they still successfully strangled the Thunder Warriors' rebellion.

After the battle, a large number of Thunder Warriors were killed, and a small number were captured and disarmed. What awaited them was the trial of the Imperial Court. The initiator of the rebellion, Usotan, was executed by the Grand Marshal of the Guards, Valdokon Stantine, and the Grand Inquisitor was pardoned because of the old relationship between Malcador and the Emperor, but all powers were removed and demoted to civilians.

Among them, the most troublesome is Astarte. Although Ms. Astarte was not found at the scene of the rebellion, her personal guards did appear here, so she was suspected of rebellion.

When Malcador reported this matter to the Emperor, the Lord of Mankind was silent. Malcador looked at his old friend in front of him and asked carefully

"What should we do now? My Majesty. To be honest, Astarte is likely to have escaped, but if we want, we should be able to intercept her before she leaves the earth."

The Lord of Mankind with a resolute face was silent for a few seconds, and finally said calmly

"If it is really Astarte's deliberate behavior... forget it! If it rains, let her marry, let her go!"

But at this time, the imperial guards shouted in shock. It turned out that Astarte's research institute, the Imperial Palace Sanctuary, was now burning with a raging fire. Although the fire brigade had been dispatched, there was still no way to extinguish the flames. Only Malcador and the Emperor understood that this was a flame from the depths of the soul.

Astartes had no face to look the Lord of Humanity in the face, and dared not imagine what kind of judgment the Emperor would give him. Although no matter what kind of fault, the Emperor was very tolerant of those companions who had accompanied him through countless years.

But Astartes had no way to forgive himself, and dared not imagine what his future life would be like.

She didn't want to see the emperor's disappointed expression, nor did she want to see his sad and desperate expression. Although this matter was not her original intention, what excuse did he have to comfort the emperor, who had become a lonely and cold heart?

In the eyes of this former country girl, the only thing she could do was to use her own death to make herself feel better, and perhaps make the other party feel better, so as not to make this matter too embarrassing.

Looking at the blazing fire, the Lord of Humanity who came hurriedly looked at the Gothic building that was constantly collapsing, and didn't know what to say. Waldo looked at the scene in front of him and said thankfully

"Fortunately, before this, we have successfully transferred all the data out. In this way, although Astarte's self-immolation will bring a lot of trouble to our future research, there will not be too many problems..."

"..."

The emperor listened to his commander's words and didn't say anything. She stared at the building in front of her with her eyes, opened her mouth, wanted to say something, but couldn't say it. Move, move your hands to do something, but put down your hands again.

He could feel Astarte's pain, and could also feel the coldness of his soul leaving his body and merging into the endless void.

The Lord of Mankind stood in front of the burning building until it turned to ashes, and then he said sadly

"May we meet in hell, my old friend, Astarte..."