"It was just a conflict at the beginning, killing each other for their own selfish desires... But this kind of thing has happened many times. We know that their minds and bodies have been corrupted, their belief system has been distorted, and there will be no more
This is no longer a simple conflict, this is rebellion against the Emperor."
After hearing Soshyan's words, Malakin nodded silently.
"Rebellion can take many forms. It can be blatant, just like the rebellion that once swept across the star sea, or it can be difficult to detect, with hidden murderous intentions, but the final result is the same."
Soshyan's smile was as bright and sharp as the sword blade on the opponent's waist.
Then Armin stepped forward and handed a huge green leather head to Malakin, as if he wanted to take it as a gift.
Malakin stared at the huge and heavy head in disbelief. For a moment, Soshyan even felt that the other party might not accept this trophy.
After a while, Malakin took the head with his free hand and handed it to the soldiers beside him.
"I am willing to bear witness to your intentions, Chapter Master Soshyan."
He said, sheathing his long sword.
At this time, another voice sounded from the high platform.
"Seeing you holding the sword, I thought you couldn't wait to go to war."
It was the Magyar lord, and his voice was not friendly.
The Lord of the Death Temple stepped down from the high platform step by step, with an aggressive posture, and the end of the scythe in his hand scratched the metal floor, making a harsh friction sound.
It's like a wild animal rubbing its fangs.
"We stand ready to fight to the death against the enemies of the Emperor."
Malakin responded calmly.
Standing between them, Soshyan naturally knew how this natural hostility arose.
This dates back to two thousand years ago. During the Ninth Black Crusade, the Lamenters were ordered to go to the Cadian sector to resist the invasion of the Chaos Legion. At that time, the Ascetic Chapter was also involved in this battle.
During a battle to protect the planet, the Lamenters were surrounded by heavy enemy troops and asked for help from the nearest Ascetics. However, the Ascetics not only did not respond, but also abandoned the helpless Lamenters Chapter out of distrust.
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In the end, reinforcements from the White Scars and Ultramarines arrived and saved the Weeper Chapter. However, the Chapter also suffered a devastating blow, with only 200 warriors left. It was not able to fully recover until two thousand years later.
Before the Buda War broke out, there were only 800 mourners.
Therefore, since the Ninth Black Crusade, the Weeper Chapter has blacklisted the Ascetic Chapter that once refused to save them, and they will never interact with each other until death.
Of course, neither Magyar nor Malakin were even born at that time.
But this does not affect their natural hostility towards each other.
"But you associate yourself with the Emperor's enemies?"
As soon as Mazar said this, the soldiers of the Lamenters became restless and reached for their weapons.
After seeing this, the warriors of the Ascetic Chapter also made the same move.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Soshyan couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart.
At first, when Lord Magyar heard that the Weeper Chapter had arrived, his first thought was to send out a fleet to destroy them. If Soshyan hadn't been sensible and moved with emotion, I'm afraid that Gages would have been full of people in orbit by now.
It's a wreck.
The war in the Maelstrom Sector has been spread to all directions. After all, this is the largest rebellion of the Ashtar collective since the Horus Heresy. Only people like Soshyan who have been floating in the subspace and taking over the war
Only people who have been in the group for a short time know nothing about this incident.
Of course, he was also shocked when he heard the general outline of the entire battle.
The character of Huron, Soshyan, was well known when he was a warrior. As the protector of the Maelstrom, his achievements are undoubted.
But such a hero betrayed the empire and became a hateful traitor.
Regardless of the complex political factors involved, it is obviously a huge blow to the reputation of the Astartes, and the world may therefore look at the existence of the Astartes with suspicion again.
However, Soshyan also realized that this rebellion had its own peculiarities. The defecting warband was not against the Emperor or Chaos pollution, but more out of resistance to the Imperial bureaucracy.
The underlying reason is the backlash caused by the Council of High Lords of Terra's continued erosion of the independence of the Astartes Chapter.
For example, the seemingly reasonable tithe tax has become a heavy burden for most Chapters over a long period of time. The Astartes Chapter itself has been operating in high-intensity conflict areas for a long time and is prone to huge casualties.
However, the tithe tax did not take into account the actual loss of personnel, and it deviated from its original intention and became a tool to simply coerce the war group.
What's even more terrible is that in principle, the tithe paid can be applied for replenishment when the battle group encounters serious casualties.
However, the empire's slow bureaucracy made this possibility very slim, which meant that the tithes were completely "swallowed".
They then remained in the seed vaults of Mars for thousands of years, even after the old chapter died.
Astral Knight is the best example.
The tithes they have paid over the years add up to thousands, but after the war group suffers serious trauma, they cannot expect to get even one from Mars. The high lords would rather form a new war group directly.
A better controlled warband.
The Astartes are not without objections to this, but with the Emperor dead and the Primarch gone, the Adeptus Astartes have lost their voice in the highest authority of the Empire. When the Imperial bureaucrats come up with a lot of rules to restrain them,
Even when the law was brought to trial them, they could not find any institution that could defend them.
Only those founding groups can rely on their own prestige to resist the invasion of imperial agencies, but they can only protect themselves.
This is one of the reasons why Soshyan can resonate with the weepers.
He has never expressed dissatisfaction with the Empire, but that does not mean that he has forgotten everything that the High Lords Council of Terra did after the demise of the Chapter.
"We have shed enough blood."
Soshyan raised his hand and turned first to the Magyar lord and then to Malakin.
"I heard that when the greenskins are bored, they will fight with their own people first. Have we stayed with the greenskins for a long time and become a little like them?"
"of course not."
Magyar shrugged and put the sickle on his shoulder. Malakin loosened his grip on the sword, but his expression did not relax at all.
"If you just come to see our jokes, then you are already satisfied."
With that said, Malakin turned around and left.
But Soshyan held his shoulders.
"We had no intention of doing so."
Malakin did not stop, but he did not look back.
"We are just passing by, but we have to go to other star regions for a redemption expedition. I appreciate your kindness, Chapter Commander Soshyan."
"The purpose of the Atonement Expedition is to fight the enemies of the Emperor, and you can be satisfied here."
"We have less than 300 people, so we can't help you much."
"So, Chapter Commander Malakin, would you like to take a look at my flagship? After seeing it, you may make a decision before it's too late."
Malakin thought for a while and finally turned around.
"Well, for your goodwill, Chapter Commander Soshyan, I am willing to go with you."