Warhammer: In the Name of Ashes

boom!

Countless silver tides gathered into a torrent, surging towards Terra.

Among the huge spiritual torrent, Calvin is also the most special existence.

His divine soul was like a solid body, incompatible with the almost gaseous and liquid spiritual tides, emitting an unmoving golden light.

The time scale in his soul was so blurry that before he could react, the tides had already reached their original purpose.

"Huh?" Calvin felt something familiar in his mind. What appeared in front of him was a huge blazing furnace, and the boundless flames filled his entire field of vision.

This was of course not the first time that Calvin encountered Him, but it was an opportunity to look up at “His” existence from an unprecedented perspective.

And "He" also noticed Calvin's existence. After a slight but extremely loud voice, the dominance of that existence transitioned from white to gold.

And the tentacles of Calvin's soul were gently knocked back with a chuckle.

During this process, Calvin "watched" the purifiers being scrutinized by him one by one, and only one purifier's soul could barely withstand his gaze.

Buzz!

The vision and perception returned to reality in the next second. In the center of the ancient castle, the solemn ceremony had come to an end.

The Sword of Oath emitted a dazzling light in the hands of the Supreme Master, and the Purifiers who were illuminated felt as if they were being struck by lightning.

Their soul auras became extremely dim after this battle, and only one "lucky person" became more solid and powerful after withstanding the test.

The eyes of the Supreme Master are blooming with the brilliance of spiritual energy, and inhuman orders are issued from his mouth.

This voice echoed in the souls of all the Gray Knights, but only Calvin could understand its meaning:

True name granted - Extinction.

Calvin understood, especially after he, as a member of this "spiritual torrent", experienced up close how the Sword of Oath "resurrected".

While he already had a basic idea of ​​the operating mechanism of this holy sword, he also clearly understood the mystery behind the so-called "true name".

"It's still a concept, I should have thought of it earlier!" Calvin thought in his mind.

What is a real name?

If this were the case for Calvin yesterday, he might not have been able to give an accurate description. But after seeing the resurgence of the Sword of Oath with his own eyes today, he was able to give a roughly correct description.

The true name is the inscription and reflection of sentient beings in the universe. As long as there are souls in the universe, there will be corresponding true names that can be traced back.

So what is a powerful real name?

This depends on the specific situation. Based on Calvin's understanding of the soul, owners of such real names can be roughly divided into two types according to the source of their power.

The souls of the former possess powers that far exceed those of ordinary people and even exceed those of demon princes. Their existence itself has concepts or is part of concepts.

The power of this type of existence comes from the self, and the so-called true name is nothing more than a manifestation of his existence.

Mastering the true name of this existence poses no threat to Him, and may even remind Him to draw His attention, and even accelerate the spread of His "existence".

The souls of the latter failed to reach the strength of the former, and their power came from signing a harsh contract with the former, thus being granted a limited amount of the former's power.

Just like the relationship between demons and the gods of chaos.

To the gods, the demons who believe in the gods in the subspace are not only countless fragments and projections of their concepts, but also an important part of their symbolizing the authority of the gods.

From the perspective of demons, gods are not only the source of strength and faith for demons, but also the place where they cannot be destroyed and rely on to continuously resurrect from the void.

This is essentially a transaction and a mutually dependent relationship:

Because only when the demons, as apostles of God, continue to implement His ways and righteousness in the mortal world, will His concepts that are false to reality be transformed from countless completed matters into real authority.

This is also a clear relationship between authorization and authorization:

Only His way and righteousness can truly walk on the earth, and all creatures who believe in Him can be granted by the gods extraordinary power that exceeds what fate should have.

The same goes for the Gray Knight's true name.

The only difference is that the direction of their faith and sustenance lies in the human world, and due to the frailty of mortal souls, not all of them are qualified to sign a contract with the emperor and bear this power.

Yes, unlike demons who can increase the quality of their souls without limit, the weak souls of humans determine that any being who can bear the true name is an extremely rare and rare special individual.

They need to go through brutal selection to narrow down the list of suitable candidates to an acceptable level.

And even these suitable ones still need to go through difficult and long practice, and only one person in a generation can stand out.

But this is still not enough, because the authority of gods is so heavy, and if you want to exercise authority on behalf of gods, you need a stronger soul.

This is the meaning of the Sword of Oath.

It is like a sacrificial knife in this process. While guiding the souls of all the chosen ones to the authorizer, it is also a tool for the authorizer to select and promote these souls.

It weakens the souls of losers and strengthens the souls of winners.

And only after experiencing this kind of internal devouring like a poison, can the remaining soul truly become the Emperor's sharpest blade against the subspace.

Calvin got it, he got it all.

The rules of the world dominated by idealistic power are so magical. The so-called secret of the true name was completely unfolded to Calvin the moment he understood its essence.

A huge amount of information was crazily poured into his brain, and the inscriptions that he could not decipher with all his efforts in the past were transformed into comprehensible words in his eyes the moment he understood their essence.

The inscriptions that once caused Calvin to ponder and puzzle over, at this moment, turned into a series of authorization agreements engraved with various treaties.

The part of this agreement that belongs to the authorized person also states the traceability instructions of countless details of the authorized soul from birth to death.

According to the records of the Inquisition, those demons that were apparently killed but then resurrected have a reasonable explanation from now on;

The incredible powers and legendary achievements of the Emperor's Blades in the Gray Knights Chapter, which carry their true names, have all turned from myths into reality.

This is a war of faith, a game between gods.

The true name... its essence is a kind of transaction, and its manifestation in the real universe is a kind of premeditated theft.

It is a kind of transgression of the rules of reality by the gods using demons as their tentacles.

It is also the intervention and erosion of the real universe by these gods who are destined to be unable to reach reality, using the demon body as a springboard.

But it does not exist "legally", because the real universe is not a human being, and cannot and will not actively obtain "its" information.

Unless a being from reality grasps this "truth", then according to the rules, the physical universe can "discover" it and curb this almost blatant "cross-border behavior."

This is probably why the demons are afraid of their real names being revealed, Calvin thought.

Because once the true name is leaked, it means that the contract signed between it and the gods has been intercepted, the power and flaws of its essence will be grasped by others, and its power in the real universe will be countered.

This is also the shackles of the older generation of Gray Knights. They must undergo a personality reorganization before becoming Gray Knights to ensure that their true names will not be traced back by the same means after entering the subspace.

Then here comes the problem.

Calvin was quite excited after he figured out the principles behind the real name. He couldn't help but spread his thoughts to a larger background:

So what is the essence of this universe? What is the relationship between the physical universe and subspace?

But reason is telling him that the information he currently has is still too little to make such an in-depth deduction.

And rashly exploring such secrets involving the roots of the gods is an extremely dangerous behavior for him now.

So what about the next best thing? Calvin turned his attention to the matter at hand.

The Emperor's situation was not ideal, and he knew it.

The concentration of divine authority may indeed be strengthening the Emperor's power in the supernatural realm.

But as a price, the "power of the true name" that He can bestow will continue to tilt toward the concept of revenge as time goes by.

There is no doubt about this, just from the real names given to the Gray Knights.

Dating back to the 33rd millennium, Calvin could also infer from some of the legendary deeds of the Gray Knight Purifiers recorded in the data that there were cases of them receiving "redemption"-type authority;

But in the past two thousand years, the purifiers of the past generations have obtained the same thing as the one in front of them, and they have obtained the power with "revenge" as the core.

What about Calvin himself?

It wasn't until he turned his attention to himself that Calvin realized belatedly that he was actually more suitable for this power-giving model than the Emperor!

He does not have the shackles of the Emperor's Seat and the Golden Throne, nor does he need to use the Sword of Oath as the intermediate hub.

He also has the power of concepts!

Moreover, while his divine soul's grasp of concepts is not inferior to that of the Emperor, his special origin makes him naturally overlook all the forces in the universe!

So what is he waiting for? What is he still hesitating about?

You must know that cracking the "power of true name" has always been one of the directions of his efforts.

And the son of Calvin, who holds the secret of those "inscriptions", is more suitable for the transmission and granting of this kind of power, both in terms of bloodline and soul synchronization.

He should be excited about the knowledge he gained today!

Because with the complete cracking of the true name theory, the last obstacle that prevented him from granting power to the sons of Calvin has disappeared.

What awaits him will be a huge increase in the upper limit of the individual strength of the legion after the number of legions is no longer a shackle!

But Calvin showed no sign of excitement.

On the contrary, he was even a little scared.

Because when this last secret was cracked, a question that had not been taken seriously by him until now was also placed in front of him:

With the concepts and authority he currently possesses, all he can give to the sons of Calvin is order, in addition to salvation.

The former is not bad, as the gift of redemption will definitely have a great auxiliary effect on the Gray Knights.

At least from a pharmacist's perspective, the new generation of legion pharmacists will have an extremely powerful weapon in the face of genetic mutation and gene seed contamination.

But what about order? Does he dare to rashly project the power represented by this part of authority into the soul of Calvin's son?

Calvin fell into a deep silence.

Order... it is so strong, yet so pure and does not allow a trace of impurity.

So much so that Calvin himself, as its host, needed to use this power with extreme caution.

If this power is handed over rashly, then an extremely serious problem will be placed in front of Calvin:

Is the "order" he has now the "order" of mankind or the "order" of the universe?

In other words, if the new generation of Calvin’s sons accept his gift, then are these sons of the “true name” standing in front of him fighting for humanity or for order? ,

For humanity, for the universe. A difference of one word means a thousand miles of error.

The former means that Calvin's legion has since had a group of real "demon hunters" who can independently completely kill creatures in the subspace;

The latter may mean disaster, a kind of massacre of the entire subspace and even the entire human race without distinction between friend and foe under the cold and cruel understanding of order.

“This power must be controlled, and it must not be released rashly before its nature is fully confirmed!

We must find the direction for human beings to coexist with order, otherwise this power can only be a disaster in the hands of others, rather than a weapon against evil. "

In the time after the ceremony, Calvin said goodbye to all the great teachers while making up his mind.

Grand Master Walden seemed to see what was on his mind and left him alone after everyone dispersed.

The two giants walked aimlessly for a long time on the open passage of Titan Fortress, until the eternal cold wind of Titan covered their power armor with frost marks.

Calvin tried his best to tell his confusion and doubts to the veterans around him on the road. However, due to the nature of the latter's soul, many secrets involving the gods spontaneously turned into the Titan's endless cold wind after Calvin blurted it out. A wisp of it.

Although the latter could not understand the meaning of Calvin's words, he still provided Calvin with a reluctant suggestion based on his own speculation:

"I don't understand what you mean, but as a veteran, the answer I can give you is very simple - try it, how can it work if you don't try it?

Don't worry about the risks, you have me behind you, you have the battle group, and the emperor is watching you!

Don't miss hope because of hesitation, and don't be afraid because of doubt.

Relax, my child.

Don't push yourself so hard, you're already doing a great job. "

Two in one, please update both chapters together. Kavin is so damn stuck, I won’t ask for votes.

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