After a recruit enters the battle group, in addition to undergoing transformation and training, he must also learn a lot of the empire's history - although most of this history is lost or distorted, it is far deeper and darker than what mortals can access.
As we all know, there were eighteen legions active during the Great Crusade, but deep in the Royal Palace of Terra, there are twenty-one pedestals commemorating the primarch. (The Alpharius legion is a twin primarch)
According to the historical records that Soshyan came into contact with, there were two legions that had all their records erased a long time ago. Their names, their histories, including the names of their original bodies, all became a mystery.
The Second and Eleventh Legions became two lost legions.
It was not that Soshyan had not asked the instructor in private what serious crime they had committed, so that not even a trace could be left behind.
At that time, the instructor told Soshyan that this problem had troubled him for many years. He also asked his instructor back then and got the same answer.
But no matter what, they must have existed, there is no doubt about it.
So, where did they go?
Were they all destroyed? Or were they exiled? Or do they still exist in the empire in another form?
So when the flag of the Eleventh Legion appeared in front of Soshyan, he understood why the history of the Legion did not include the age and time of the founding of the army. Under the thick veil of unclear history, there was a bloody and cruel history.
The Astral Knights Chapter is the remaining descendant of the Eleventh Legion.
But if so, then more questions arise.
"Why did we become a sub-chapter of the Imperial Fists? Didn't they record this history?"
Brother Said did not immediately answer Soshyan's words, but inserted his arm into the granite again and put the battle flag into the ground.
"Because they don't know about it either."
"What? Even Rogal Dorn doesn't know?"
"He knew, but he forgot."
"Forgot?"
Soshyan's eyes widened. This answer was a bit perfunctory, but Brother Said's tone was very serious.
"That's right, everyone has forgotten, not just selectively forgotten, but this memory has been completely wiped from the brain."
"The Primarch? All of them? Have their memories wiped from their brains?"
"Yes, including us."
This sounds like a fairy tale, and Soshyan can't imagine what kind of power can do this, unless...
"Is it the Emperor?"
"Strictly speaking, it's the Emperor and Prime Minister Malcador together."
Malcador the Mage Mark and Malcador the Hero have been assisting the Emperor since before the Great Crusade. He also built most of the framework of the current Empire. He is the only mortal hero in the history of the Empire who can rival the original body.
"Then Brother Seid, you..."
Soshyan did not say everything, but his meaning was very obvious, and then a deep sigh floated out of the cold iron coffin.
"I happened to be seriously injured at that time and was undergoing fearless transformation. Fortunately, I became the only person in the legion who had not been brainwashed. After that, I carefully hid my thoughts and slept until I woke up five thousand years ago. At that time, it was already
There is no Eleven Legion anymore, only the Astral Knights."
Soshiyang looked at Brother Said's body full of historical traces, with mixed feelings in his heart.
The Eleventh Legion would be wiped out because he had committed an unforgivable crime. Those accusations may not have been eliminated even after ten thousand years. As a descendant of a sinner, his identity suddenly became extremely embarrassing.
After a long silence, Soshyan asked in a low voice:
"What...we used to call it."
"The Immortal Army."
"Our Primarch..."
"His name is Artaxerxes, a great ruler and a skilled commander."
"Have you met him?"
"Yes."
Soshyan raised his hand and pointed at a circle of sheepskin scrolls in the shrine.
"Are these records of that era of history that was erased?"
"Partly, I have been sleeping for too long and have forgotten many things. I can only record everything I can remember to prevent missing more. And the person who assisted in this task is the 31st Chapter of the Astral Knights.
long."
Soshyan walked to the wall and pulled out a scroll from the shrine, but when he opened it, he found that it contained a type of writing that he did not recognize at all. It was somewhat similar to the wedge-shaped script, but more complex.
"This is the text of the destroyed Legion home planet."
"Why?"
Soshyan put away the parchment and stuffed it back into the shrine.
"What crime did the legion commit in the first place to deserve to be treated like this?"
Even with such a sensitive issue, Brother Said's voice was still as calm as ever.
"In a sense... our Primarch did commit a very terrible crime."
"What is it."
"Collaborating with aliens."
Soshyan's eyes widened. He didn't quite believe that a primitive would collude with an alien. Even though he had never seen the other party, someone as depraved as Horus had never cooperated with an alien.
As if he knew there would be such a reaction, Brother Said continued to say calmly:
"Artaxerxes is the seventh Primarch to return to the Empire. His hometown is a world that worships alien gods. After unifying the world, the Primarch ordered the demolition of all alien temples and led his people back to the Empire."
"So……"
"Do you know that the Emperor sitting on the golden throne has another purpose besides maintaining life?"
Soshyan shook his head.
"Deep in the palace, there is a huge project called the 'Netway'. The Emperor has been studying this technology from ancient aliens and believes that it can free humans from the constraints of subspace. However, this project was eventually destroyed.
A large number of daemons poured into the Webway, and the Emperor had to personally guard the entrance to the Webway."
Such a hidden history had a great impact on Soshyan, but he quickly calmed down and listened quietly to the narration of the group's mentor.
"Long before the Emperor began to repair the Webway, the Primarch knew about this plan. He saw that this plan had huge loopholes - the Webway was by no means a peaceful place, and the powers of the Warp still had opportunities to break through the Webway, so
He intends to provide the Imperium with a legion dedicated to guarding the Webway, a legion capable of suppressing the power of the Warp without relying on psychic powers."
"Specialized in guarding the web channel..."
"You are the only person in the past ten thousand years who has successfully undergone gray marrow transformation. Do you know what this means?"
"What exactly is gray marrow?"
"That is the solution proposed by the original body. The anti-spiritual ability of the Untouchables is combined with the powerful physique of the Astartes to further enhance the Astartes' subspace capabilities. They are named the Dark Guards."
"That sounds similar to Sister Silence."
"It's different. Their anti-spiritual ability is only suppression, while the ability given by the gray marrow is offensive, more similar to that of the Assassin's Room, but much more powerful, and can terminate the realm of untouchables at any time."
"An untouchable person who can freely control power?"
Soshyan blinked, he was not sure that he had such ability.
"Yes, the original body called it [Gloomy Field], but you are still very unskilled. The essence of gray marrow is an active metal with biological properties. When they are active, they need to consume a lot of heat."
Soshyan immediately recalled the coldness that almost froze the blood in his body.
"You should have felt it."
Brother Said seemed to be aware of what Soshyan was thinking.
"The longer the active metal is active, the greater the amount of heat required. The thermostat system of the power armor alone cannot make up for it. If it were a soldier from another legion, he might not be able to hold on for twenty seconds before dying."
"Then why did I-"
"Because the blood of our legion is special, the gene seeds of the Undead Army give us powerful recovery capabilities. This recovery ability is not only about skin and flesh injuries, but also involves body fluids, soft tissues and even souls. Only the gene seeds of the Undead Army can maintain the gray marrow.
Development and Use.”
"But...many brothers don't have this ability."
"When the remnants of the legion were absorbed, the organizational structure was completely broken up. We were like sand thrown into the sea, and we almost lost contact with each other. When the Astral Knights were formed, only a handful of senior leaders were of the bloodline of the Undead Army.
The others are all warriors of the Imperial Fists."
As he spoke, Brother Said's body sank slightly, and Soshyan seemed to be able to hear the sighs coming from the iron coffin.
"When I woke up, there was not much blood left of the Undead Army in the war group. Only the leader and a few people still maintained the blood of the legion. I carefully maintained the existence of the legion for a long time in the war group.
A secret society called the 'Immortals' was formed. For a long time, the society's responsibility was to protect the blood of the Legion. When submitting the tithe, it would only hand over the seeds of the Imperial Fist and increase the health of the Legion soldiers.
Transformation proportions.”
There was actually a secret society within the war group, and such a secret made Soshyan very uneasy.
Can this still be called loyalty?
"By Amurad's generation, the proportion of legionnaires has accounted for half of the battle group. The thirty-three recruits you see now, including Lothar, are all of the blood of the Undead Army."
"I have another question, why does the Emperor... want to destroy us?"
"Because the gray marrow technology comes from an alien force, and the original body reached some kind of deal with that alien force privately."
Soshyan's breathing suddenly became heavy. This information caused him considerable pressure.