Warhammer: In the Name of the Emperor

"I never wanted my Legion to betray."

"He will never betray."

"I am your father."

"You were never my father! You betrayed us!"

"You betrayed us! If he wants to get this world, he will only get ashes!"

"Vito?, Constantine, can you hear me?" Someone called softly, Vito opened his eyes suddenly, hazy optical fiber pierced his eyes, he blinked, sat up and rubbed his forehead, he Discovering that he was wearing a coat, a black coat with the Imperial Star Eagle outlined in gold threads, Vito looked to the side and saw Loken leaning there.

He stood outside the cabin door and bent down to look at Vito, "You finally woke up, but it's not surprising. You are too tired. We have already arrived." "Whose coat belongs to you?"

As he spoke, Vito took off the coat that covered him, bent down and got out of the helicopter cabin. The cold sunshine fell on his face along with the snow on the plateau, and the biting cold wind instantly entered from outside the cabin sliding door, from his After pouring it into the cuffs and collar, Vito suddenly became more awake.

He jumped off the helicopter and put his coat on his wrist. Loken nodded and motioned to the side, "Kane's. When he saw you fell asleep, he took off his coat and covered you."

But Vito didn't need to worry about Kane's health. He saw that he was wearing another coat, a heavy military coat from Valhalla, with three stars of military rank on his shoulders, and its owner would It was draped over Kane's shoulders and buttoned up for him, "Commissar, this way you won't get cold."

"Colonel, what are you wearing? Are you aware that you are just wearing a shirt?" Kane asked Castine, looking very concerned. The latter smiled and turned over the fur-covered shirt for Kane. The collar part said, "I am from Valhalla and I am not afraid of the cold. Besides, the temperature here is even colder than the summer in Valhalla."

Castine took a step back and saluted Kane, "You worked hard last night, political commissar. You didn't sleep all night. You can go and rest. Now, it's my turn to do what I need to do." "Everyone came out together. , You worked hard last night, please rest and don't get exhausted." "Of course, for the emperor."

Castine turned and walked towards the blond Sulla. She was wearing an open coat with several armed belts full of ammunition horizontally inside. Seeing Castine approaching, she immediately stood up and saluted her, "Captain."

"Okay, tell me what's going on here." Castine said and walked over, waving his hand for Sulla to follow. The latter looked at Kane and saluted him with the cold Valhallan's iconic expression. After that, he turned around and followed Castin. A voice came from a distance, "The whole regiment is ready. We are waiting for orders, but the communication system..."

The sound gradually faded away. Kane stood on the runway of the airport wrapped in a military coat. The cold wind blew. He subconsciously started to fight and wrapped his coat tightly. Laughter came from behind, "You really don't look like them." Commissar of Valhalla."

"Because I'm afraid of the cold?" "No, because your personality is more like the warm sunshine in summer than the ice and snow in winter." Kane looked behind him and saw Vito walking towards him with his political commissar coat on his wrist, a red The belt slipped out of his clothes and hung from his wrists, rising and falling with his steps.

Vito stepped forward, came to Kane and returned the coat to Kane. The latter shook his head and pointed to the coat he was wearing, then smiled at Vito and motioned for him to put it on too. "It's strangely cold here, since they still say it's hot here."

"Then you have never seen Fenris people. If they were here, they would probably run naked." Vito said, opening his coat and putting it on his shoulders again. The two stood together on the runway with flying snowflakes, Snowflakes all over the sky danced among the surrounding aircraft, and the airflow from the turbine nozzles penetrated the airport runway.

The helicopter stopped behind them, and the propellers rumbled overhead. It didn't seem to have stalled. Vito yawned and turned to look at the helicopter. Kane also glanced at him and rubbed his dark circles, "I didn't sleep." Awake?"

"I didn't sleep last night. Like you, she will go back as soon as possible to pick up the rest of you. Have any of you seen her?" "Her?" "You already know, right? Living saint." "Ah, you Speaking of her, she didn’t expect that now that the living saint has arrived here, Jurgen is still praying, together with some people in the group who have never believed in anything before.”

Vito looked at the hangar where the bells were ringing in the distance. The prayers led by the priest and the ringing of the bells came with the wind and snow. Many believers followed the priest's words devoutly, including men. There are women, but what is not doubtful is that they probably have never thought of believing in those things before.

This is not surprising. Although the Astra Militarum always shouts the Emperor's blessing verbally, it is more of a verbal habit. Just like everyone in the Empire, it is difficult for you to see a group of people who have been fighting various monsters all year round. Each and every comrade-in-arms sacrificed, or after they had prayed to the empire before, it is difficult for you to make the remaining people really believe in something.

The so-called living saint? Oh, most of the living saints were posthumously canonized. Before their heroic sacrifice, no one saw them perform any miracles. It was just like a military medal, which was just a meaningless consolation after the fact. Not to the dead, but to the living.

But the living people all know the fact that no one is protecting them. Except for the gun in their own hands, their comrades are replaced one after another after death, leaving behind deeds that will be quickly forgotten. Most people even I don’t remember the names of people who didn’t survive a week.

This is the case with soldiers. Although there are no atheists in the trenches, the so-called God or the Divine Emperor is still too far away from them. The so-called miracles have never saved them. Many people will never see any so-called emperor's messenger in their lifetime. .

All that is left are empty habits, just a kind of psychological comfort and time-killing between battles.

But now, it seems that after the coming of the Living Saint, these semi-atheists finally believed that the God Emperor was protecting them. After regaining their faith, they began to pray devoutly. Although they had not prayed for many years, the scriptures sounded strange. It was intermittent and disorganized, but judging from the sound, they still tried very hard to be pious.

"The war is about to begin." Kane sighed, looking quite distressed. Vito seemed not to notice this, and continued to look at the emperor's shrine outside the battlefield church door. The small shrine was set up next to the church. It is placed on a cart, which is covered with a cover to facilitate movement with the army. When you open the small door in front of the box, you can see the statue of the god with candles inside.

"Is Celestine here?" Vito asked unconsciously. Kane shook his head and looked towards the distant horizon, "No, not here anymore. I haven't seen her, but Braun has. , he said that after the Living Saint came to convey the news of stopping intervention, he flew to the sky to find other military camps to notify. The communication system is still paralyzed and the message can only be transmitted manually. "

Vito nodded. He crossed his arms over his chest, and the collar of his coat fell from both sides of his arms. The cold wind shuttled between the hems of the clothes, making it tremble up and down. He looked around the airport, which was already in preparation for war. , a large number of fighter planes were parked on the runway, and the engines had already been preheated and turned on. Hot smoke and the aftermath of the ion flame were fanning at the nozzles.

After the heat wave that blurred the vision, a large number of Astra Militarum troops also gathered here. They sat on the runway in companies and platoons, sitting on the edge of the transport plane, carrying parachute bags and guns on their backs and chests. The straps hung around the legs, making everyone look like a ball, so they had to sit on the ground.

Vito looked elsewhere. Next to the paratroopers, small armored vehicles and parachute light vehicles were driving into the belly of the huge transport aircraft. Its multiple engines were lined up side by side, roaring on the runway, blowing out billowing hot air. Mixed with cold air, it turned into a large white mist.

"It seems that your people are all ready." Vito asked. Kane also looked at them and nodded, shrugged his shoulders, and put his coat back on after the jet engine blew it off his shoulders. He took a breath. He sniffed and said, "Although communication has been cut off, everyone knows that the situation is serious, so the regiment has prepared for the war on its own. It is estimated that other troops are similar, but I really hope that there will not really be a fight."

"I thought you would, Hero Commissar Kane." Vito looked at the wings of the transport plane and said with a smile, while Kane just smiled bitterly, shook his head, and turned to look at the Tau not far away. The envoys, they gathered in their own group, away from all the humans at the airport.

The leader, Il Solas, seemed to be fidgeting with his communicator, but it was obvious that the thing did not do what he wanted. Perhaps it was due to the lack of the blessing of Ohm Messiah. He slapped the intercom hard, but judging from his expression, , that thing showed no signs of getting better, and was still silent.

"I still hope that they can make it clear to their superiors not to let the Tau people enter the city, otherwise they will have to fight." Kane smiled helplessly, "Can the fight be won?" "No one knows Whether the war can be won, only the dead can see the moment of victory, and the emperor." "I didn't expect you to read Plato." "I read all kinds of books occasionally. It's so boring in the transport ship."

Vito turned around and stretched out his hand to point to the Tau from under his coat, "Would you like to introduce me? Who are these guys who may want to fight with us?"

Kane raised his head and motioned to the one tapping the walkie-talkie, "That's Il Solas, at least I remember it was this name. Their names are both hard to pronounce and hard to remember. He doesn't like us, Tau Ambassador." After he died, he pulled out the gun and almost caused a fight. "

"It seems that someone has persuaded him, is it your personal charm?" Vito smiled jokingly, and Kane also smiled and shook his head, "I'm afraid not, old friend, I remember, he was the first to think The one who collapsed was the governor, and the second one was me. The one who tried to stop everyone from getting mad was the one next to him, Renly Isos."

Vito saw the Tau. He thought it was the Tau who took the initiative to shake Vito's hand and asked him to pull him up. He was a friendly guy. Although he didn't know if he was really friendly or just pretending. The Tau's face was very... It's hard to change their expressions, and the same goes for their words. Only when they pull out their guns do you know if they're angry.

The biologists of the empire believe that it is the primitive body structure of the Tau that prevents them from evolving complex emotional nerves, so they always have that paralyzed face. Although, it also increases their chances of winning in diplomacy. After all, when you When you can't read your opponent's mind, it's hard to win, or even just get an advantage.

But now it seems that Renly is the calmest one among them, and he doesn't have much hostility towards humans. He is comforting Il Solas with their words that sound more like drinking. The strange language of the water said these things, and Thoras responded to him with a sound more like a flood, pointing at the humans around him and shouting.

The paratroopers cast displeased looks at them. They didn't understand the words, but from the understanding in the words, they knew what they meant. Fortunately, Renly stopped Solas in time and didn't let him continue. If we continue talking, we won’t cause more conflicts that no one wants.

"It seems that there are sane people among them, Tau Ambassador. How did they react when they died?" Vito hid his hands back in his coat. His hands were frozen. After all, they were standing not far behind the transport plane. The airflow propelling the engine continued to blow, bringing with it a biting cold wind.

Kane was also hidden behind the coat. His whole body looked like a gray-green stick. Only his head was exposed, proving that he was not a stick. Although, he looked more like a chocolate bar.

"Il Solas fired the gun on the spot and yelled that he wanted to kill the governor. After that, everyone else at the banquet also pulled out their self-defense weapons and almost started a fight on the spot."

"How did the ambassador die? Did you see clearly?" "It must have been a gunshot. I heard the gunshot, and only the ambassador's head exploded." "Did you see the gunman?"

Kane shook his head, raised his coat with his shoulders, and let the fluff on the collar stick to his cheek. The airflow from the propeller made the fluff dance like a wheat field, "No, I was talking to Brody at the time. There is a possibility of a fight, but now it seems that unless they work hard enough, we don’t need to ask this question.”

Vito also followed Kane and saw that a diplomat from the Ministry of Government was standing next to a shortwave communicator not far away. The radar antenna was constantly turning around above, emitting sound waves that could be heard by the ears. The diplomat was He leaned on the edge and stamped his feet anxiously, waiting for the communication system to come back online.

"It seems he has enough work." "And it has to be fast, otherwise when it starts up, it will only have to notify the Astra Militarum headquarters to prepare for war." Vito added, the hot breath in his mouth touching the cold wind , instantly turned into white smoke. When he said this, his voice seemed to become very cold in the air-conditioning.

"Did anyone see the gunman?" Kane shook his head and turned to Castine who was staying with the officers of the regiment in the distance, listening to their words with a serious expression on his arms, "We were all attracted at that time. No one saw who fired the shot, but Il Solas thought it was the governor, so he almost pulled out his gun and killed him. He was very excited. "

This is not common. Tau people generally do not lose control of their emotions. Imperial research shows that the part of the Tau brain that is responsible for emotions is generally dormant. Coupled with the teachings of the Greater Good, they are often as indifferent as machines. .

But it is not absolute. In some parts of the Tau clan, such as the warriors of the Fire clan, their emotional nerves are particularly active. Perhaps because they are warriors, they can sense a lot of rich emotions, and Yi Er Solas seems to be a member of the Fire Clan, and Renly is from the Air Clan.

The latter is famous for being one of the richest officials, diplomats and scholars in the Tau Empire. His representative character is calmness, absolute rationality and restraint. Even if a gun is put to his forehead, he will not have any emotional fluctuations. That's why he has always been like this. Calmly, even after the ambassador was killed, he could still persuade Solas to put down the gun instead of pulling out the gun with him.

But Solas is different. He is a member of the Fire Caste, and he has just lost his ambassador. He has failed in his mission and the responsibility of a warrior, so he is particularly angry and excited, so much so that he shows a behavior that the Tau should not have. furious.

Kane and Vito looked at Solas, who threw away Renli's hand, raised his gun and shouted loudly. He tapped the communicator with the muzzle of his gun, seeming to be shouting something, while Renly kept scanning the paratroopers, trying to persuade them. He is calmer.

"It doesn't look like a good thing to say." "Probably, he probably wants to kill us all or something. He called out to him when the float vehicle was knocked down before."

Vito looked at the Fire Clan warrior and smiled, then frowned slightly and turned to Kane, "Do you think the Governor did it?" "Him?" Kane said, looking at the Governor in the distance, who was sitting there. In a car, a convertible, he kept cursing the servant who escaped with him, why he hadn't prepared the car yet.

He kept waving the crutch in his hand, sometimes hitting the car, sometimes hitting the servant on the back, making the latter wail. Obviously, he was eager to escape from here, go to his bunker, and close the door. Hide until the war is over and leave the rest to fate, a typical imperial governor.

"I'm not talking about him. Although he looks very arrogant, as far as killing the Tau ambassador is concerned." "Whether he can pull the gun out of the waist under his belly is a question." Vito added, Kane also nodded, indicating that this is what he wanted to say, but I don't know if it was so direct.

As the political commissar, Kane would consider the governor's face to some extent, but Vito would not. He would not care at all about the product of the superposition of idiots and trash. His face is already thick enough, and his face is full of fat. I guess Can block direct bullets.

"What a pity. If he had been hit, he probably wouldn't have died." Vito held his hands inside his coat and looked at the incompetent and funny governor. He was sitting on the back of the car and fell over because he was waving his cane. When he got down, his servants hurriedly stepped forward to help him up. Vito rolled his eyes and turned his head away.

He glanced around the airport and looked at the platoon of paratroopers sitting on the runway. Some paratroopers in the distance stood up. They stood up amidst the shouts of the officers and checked each other's equipment. In that company, Behind them, another paratrooper company that had completed the inspection lined up and walked towards the transport aircraft.

The door of the cabin fell down and pointed at them. The paratroopers lined up in two lines and walked towards the transport plane with guns on their backs. Vito looked at them and heard a noise coming from somewhere. At first, Vito thought it was the roar of the transport plane's engine starting, but Soon, as the sound continued to amplify and get closer from a distance, he noticed something.

That was not the roar of an engine, it was a more slender, sharp sound, like a whistle. When Vito listened to that sound, a memory suddenly flashed before his eyes, a beach, and a large number of soldiers waiting to board the ship. , and when the scream sounded, the crowd began to commotion, yelling, and then gravel flew up.

The paratroopers walking towards the transport plane stopped. They leaned together and raised their heads to look at the sky. Around them, the remaining paratroopers on the runway who stood up to prepare raised their heads. Castin and his regiment officers also raised their heads and looked at the sky. toward the sky.

The Governor also leaned against the car and raised his head with the help of his servants. His servants also looked at the sky, where there was a noisy Tau, as well as Loken and Serksos.

Kane also raised his head, and Vito in front of him was already looking at the sky. Together they saw a few black spots emerging from the clouds in the sky under the sun. They were swooping down from the sky, and the flashes of light came from the sky. Its body lit up, and then quickly fell down towards Vito, and in front of his eyes, memory and reality overlapped.