While Admiral Speyer was wondering about the purpose of this mission, in a sanctuary on a strike cruiser belonging to the Blood Angels Chapter, Space Marines from seven different Chapters were guarding with sincerity and fanaticism.
With this temple.
If you look carefully, you can notice that each of the space warriors guarding this temple is covered with purity seals. The non-woven fabrics fixed on the armor with fire paint are filled with the battles they have experienced and the goals they have established.
meritorious deeds.
Individual Space Marines with outstanding merits have even more layers upon layers of them. It is almost unnecessary to say anything. Just by seeing the purity seals all over their bodies, you can know how many wars they have experienced.
Not to mention the four shining service nails on the foreheads of individual Space Marines, which is enough to prove that they have experienced hundreds of battles.
Under normal circumstances, these elite space warriors are the most valuable assets of a chapter. They either hold important positions within the chapter, are responsible for guarding the chapter's most valuable property, or are sent to the most dangerous places.
battlefield.
Rarely would such a large number of people be gathered together just to protect a seemingly inconspicuous church.
In fact, if you pay attention to the formation of the entire fleet, you will find that the strike cruiser where this temple is located is at the core of the entire fleet.
Although it looks inconspicuous, both the naval fleet, the Mechanicum fleet, and even the Space Marine fleet itself are guarding this strike cruiser.
The most elite Space Marines from seven Chapters are also gathered on this strike cruiser in order to protect this temple.
In order to ensure the absolute safety of the Holy Temple, the Blood Angels Chapter even reorganized the Crimson Paladins who served as the bodyguards of the original body during the Great Crusade Era Legion, and armed themselves with cavalry-type Terminator armor rummaged from the Chapter's reliquary.
The most elite veterans of the regiment, and guarded the temple all night long, just like their ancestors guarded the Primarch during the Great Crusade.
In fact, there isn't much difference in what they do.
In this guarded sanctuary, there is a golden coffin enshrined. The coffin shrouded in the stasis field is very well preserved, and the burning incense and candles around it also make it full of color.
A sense of sacredness.
The Primarch of the Blood Angels Chapter and other sub-chapters, the great Sanguinius of the Empire, sleeps in this golden coffin.
He was still wearing his golden power armor decorated with leopard skin, with white wings covering his body from behind, and his weapons were placed in his hands, as if he would hold them again at any time and stand up to fight.
The power of the stasis field sealed time, and Sanguinius was still the same as when he was first placed in this coffin. Even the flowers around him did not show any signs of decay and were still as beautiful as ever.
It seems that ten thousand years have not had any impact on it, and even Sanguinius himself seems to have fallen asleep, instead of having died ten thousand years ago.
However, the pained expression on Sanguinius's handsome face, inherited from the Emperor, revealed the pain and torture he suffered in his last moments.
This pain was so profound that even after 10,000 years, it was still affecting his descendants.
When all the Blood Angels and Space Marines of their sub-chambers pass the selection and transformation and drink the blood of Sanguinius to become Space Marines, they will be affected by the blood of Sanguinius and the memories originating from Sanguinius.
Impact, recalling the torture he suffered at the time of his death.
Most of the Blood Angels can survive this test and become qualified Space Marines, but some are addicted to this memory and think that they are Sanguinius and are experiencing that terrible battle ten thousand years ago.
And lose yourself.
Normally, these Space Marines who have lost themselves will be grouped individually, have their power armor painted black, and then be thrown into battle on the most desperate battlefields.
Their disorientation was called the Black Rage, and the black company itself was called the Death Company.
Originally, the other Space Marines of the Blood Angels Chapter had gotten rid of the influence of the Black Fury, but when they were guarding the body of the original body, they were affected all the time. They instinctively recalled the battle that happened in the Forbidden City ten thousand years ago.
The fierce battle before the palace.
Fortunately, those who can guard here are elite veterans from various battle groups, and their will has long been firm. Even the black fury cannot make them lose themselves. Instead, these veterans regard it as an opportunity to hone themselves and hone their will.
At the same time, I am also learning valuable experience from that memory.
After all, this comes from the memory of Sanguinius himself, and the martial arts that Sanguinius displayed on the battlefield are very valuable to them, the descendants of Sanguinius.
In fact, for the Space Marines who have fallen into the black rage, they will indeed gain power from this memory that ordinary Space Marines do not have. It is precisely because of this that the Blood Angels do not execute them, but form a death company.
to use.
If the Black Fury were not difficult to control, the Blood Angels would even consider using this method to create warriors with the power of Sanguinius.
But now, these Space Marines guarding the Templar, relying on their devout faith and worship of the Primarch, are experiencing a test similar to the Black Fury.
As long as they can resist all this, their combat effectiveness will inevitably be greatly improved.
It's just that these Space Marines, like Admiral Speyer, don't know what they are going to do on this mission.
All they knew was that the Emperor suddenly sent out the Imperial Guard to convey an edict to them, ordering them to assemble their troops and escort the body of the original body to a certain place. As for what would happen next, the Imperial Guard would convey it to them when the time came.
The Chapter Master of the Blood Angels Chapter was also very puzzled by this, but the honor of being able to protect the remains of the Primarch and the oracle from the Emperor allowed him to gather the most elite warriors in the Chapter and contact
The other sub-groups were ordered to assemble the most elite forces of the group to join him and jointly complete this lofty and sacred mission.
Although they don’t know what this mission is, being able to protect the remains of the Primarch is already the highest honor and reward for the Blood Angels, so each of them is performing this mission with great enthusiasm.
, even if it may cost them their lives.
However, in order to successfully complete the mission, the Chapter Leaders of the seven Chapters still discussed various tactics and cooperation, and made all preparations.
Each battle group even dug out the equipment that was originally enshrined as holy relics. These weapons and equipment that would never be used easily are now in the hands of the most elite veterans of the battle group. If anyone dares to do something,
If so, these fanatical warriors will let them know what hell is.
