In the subspace, the scene had changed.
Laing and Suria were led by Macado to a mysterious and strange place. It was dark everywhere, and there were only pots of flames, dim green light, and a chaotic eight-pointed star.
In the middle of the chaotic eight-pointed star, there was a circle, and inside the circle was a five-pointed star. In the middle of the five-pointed star was a large anvil with a hammer on it. Around the chaotic eight-pointed star, there were twenty cylinders.
Around the cylinders, all the light was swallowed. No matter how Laing tried to see the cylinders clearly, he could only see a vague shape and dim black smoke that shrouded everything.
Mageweath Macado's shadow walked in front. "Come with me, child, and Suria. We still need a few minutes."
"Where is this place?" Laing had just been resurrected, and his original body was supported by Suria. He coughed slightly.
Laing was very glad that he had seen the scene of his battle with Suria in the previous prophecy. Although he did not understand what happened, he decisively gave his power of immortality and the highest level of spiritual runes to Suria. Otherwise, Suria would not have lasted until the long-distance call from St. Giles arrived.
Even so, the original body was ashamed and angry. He had just been resurrected and was so weak that he needed Suria's help to walk.
"Laing, are you okay?" Suria supported her husband. The female knight could feel that the power from the twelve original bodies was fading. Most of the power had been used to deal with Laing the Festered, but there was still a considerable amount left in Suria's body, waiting for her to digest.
At her peak, Suria's strength had reached the level of a demigod. Now that the power had faded, the decline in strength made her feel very painful. However, in the subspace, the power of the original bodies had permanently changed Suria's nature. After experiencing the power of a demigod, Suria had the possibility of becoming a demigod.
Of course, the most powerful thing was still the sword, the Angel Faction.
"I really want something to happen to me. I really want to die." Laing complained, "I'm really sorry that you saw my embarrassing appearance, Suria. Why don't you just kill me? You'll be the original female from now on. If my experience is a novel, I think it's time for you to be the main character."
"What nonsense are you talking about?!" Suria was unhappy, and the female knight immediately criticized her. "It wasn't easy for me and everyone to save you, and this is what you're going to do?"
"…" Laing recalled his embarrassing appearance again. He raised his hand and apologized to Suria. "Madam, thank you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to hold on this time. You saved me."
"That's not strange, child." At this moment, Macado, who was walking in front of them, spoke up. The Bearer's words carried a mocking tone that made people feel very uncomfortable. "This method is exactly the same as the one you used to deal with Horus."
"…" Laing fell silent.
"Horus? Commander-in-Chief? The Shepherd Wolf God? "Suria was interested.
"Yes, back then, Horus' willpower and strength were several levels higher than Laing's. He was almost at the peak of the Demigod tier." The Bearer sneered and said, "It's exactly the same. In order to lure Horus to fall, the Four Gods of Chaos set up the exact same trap this time. Then, they tricked Horus to the surface and knocked him unconscious. Then, Tzeentch personally took action and twisted his thoughts. Does Horus not know the dangers of Chaos? No, he knows it too well. He knows it better than you. Did Horus not resist? But that's Tzeentch. Horus didn't even last a fraction of your time. He knew that the illusion was fake. He knew that the Four Gods of Chaos were luring him to fall, but he still fell. "
"Why?" Laing asked.
"As I said, it's because that's Tzeentch. Tzeentch can easily twist a mortal's willpower. This kind of willpower doesn't depend on whether you accept the fall or not." Macado turned around and said, "Tzeentch only needs a little flaw. To Horus, it's a little dissatisfaction with the Emperor and I taking away power. But to you, it's a little arrogance and doubt about your own position in the depths of your soul."
"Arrogance and doubt?" Laing said with a bitter smile. "Yes, you're right."
"I'd rather you call me 'Father'." Macado revealed a terrifying smile. "No Prime Body can withstand Tzeentch's personal attack. Therefore, after I created you, I already expected this situation. You and Horus are both existences that have the ability to threaten the Four Gods of Chaos. They will definitely take action personally."
"So I prepared a backup plan in advance. When faced with this moment, I will appear." Macado smiled and gestured for Laing and Suria to come in. "We're here."
A door was opened. Inside was a very simple station platform. All the furnishings were the most basic of station lounge furnishings. The lounge was filled with identical black robes. Only the luxurious wine cabinet was filled with all the fine wines that had been preserved since the beginning of human history.
"Welcome to Platform 9 and 3." Macado gestured for Laing and Suria to sit. The Bearer asked Suria to sit in the lounge. He skillfully took out a bottle of champagne. "I'm very happy to see my grown child. I'm really happy."
"Father … What kind of riddle are you playing with me?" Laing and Suria took the champagne. The Gray Knight's Prime Body was still very weak. He leaned back in the chair and found that everything had become very simple. Everything seemed to be an illusion. "Where is this place?"
Macado did not answer Laing's question. The Bearer turned to Suria and said, "I'm ready. If I can save Laing, I will save him. If he can't be saved, then I will kill him!"
"Yes!" Laing and Suria's eyes widened.
"Now, this ending is very good." Macado smiled with satisfaction and relief. "This is my last strength. I'm very satisfied to be able to learn about Devhill's birth and give you some instructions. Laing, Suria … So, where should I start?"
"Father …" Laing closed his eyes and leaned back in the chair. He let out a long sigh. "I'm sorry."
"You don't have to apologize to me, child." Macado shook his head. "I told you, that was Tzeentch. No Prime Body could survive such a situation. You've lasted long enough."
"But I'm not the Gray Knight's Prime Body?" Laing frowned. He seemed to be trying to be brave. "Am I not immune to corruption? Am I not able to convert the power of Chaos? I'm not … "
"Who told you that you're naturally immune to all Chaos corruption? The Emperor? " Macado sneered. The Bearer's wrinkled face was full of mockery. "Who do you think you are? What is the Emperor? How can you be compared to the Four Gods of Chaos? Didn't I teach you that Mystery will lose its effect before a higher level of Mystery? Not to mention, the Prime Body was created using the power of Darkness. "
"What?!"
"When I brought you in, did you see the Chaos Octagonal Star and the twenty pillars?" After mocking, Macado nodded slightly. His face showed a loving expression. "That's the Prime Body."
"Before the Emperor revealed his true face, when humanity was still in its golden age, as an Immortal, I had already realized the danger under the golden age." Macado began to talk about the origin of the Prime Body. "At that time, I realized that human civilization would fall from its peak to its peak. Thus, I formed the Order of the Bearers, also known as the Sigillite Order. This Order strives to collect humanity's most powerful technology and greatest creations. My magic mark is the symbol of the entire Order."
Then, Macado reached out his hand. An 'I' shaped magic mark with a strict and horizontal bar in the middle appeared in the Bearer's palm.
Laing also reached out his hand. An identical magic mark appeared in the palm of the Prime Body.
That's right, it was the biological one.
"Countless ancient technological creations, including the Sun God Spear, the Wine God Spear, the technology used to create the Thunder Warriors, the Black Star Troopers, the Emperor's Royal Guard, and countless weapons and technologies from the golden age were all preserved in the Sigillite Order. Macado continued: "Then, the Age of Strife arrived. Before the Emperor revealed himself, the entire Sigrid Order was under my command. Our only goal was to preserve the spark of our civilization."
"After that, the Supreme Emperor appeared and sought us out. He told us that humanity had to be united, or else we would all be destroyed. He used his blueprint, his wish, his strength, and his wisdom to conquer us. Because of that, our entire Order began to serve his goal. With the Supreme Emperor's participation, the Order used all of the manpower and resources that we had accumulated over the past 10,000 years to create [Origin Bodies]. The immortals gathered together to serve the Supreme Emperor."
"However, the process of creating the Prime Body was not successful. Everyone realized that the Prime Body was missing something. They had already been created and placed in the swaddling clothes, but they could only stay in the swaddling clothes forever.
"He discovered the problem, so a deal was inevitable. With the company of a few Immortals, he arrived at the planet Moloch — the place closest to the realm of Chaos. In Moloch's Well of Chaos, the Emperor and the Four Gods of Chaos met.
"A deal was reached after a long negotiation. We provided the technology and materials, and Chaos provided the Source Substance and knowledge. The Emperor exchanged for the knowledge and power of Chaos enough to create twenty Prime Bodies. He promised that half of the Prime Bodies created would be given to the Four Gods as a reward. With this deal, the Prime Bodies were finally created. However, he never intended to pay a reward from the beginning."
Suria understood. The female knight exclaimed, "You mean … the Master of Humanity deceived and fooled the Four Gods of Chaos?"
"Yes, and only he had the ability to do so." Macado nodded slightly. His face was still full of mockery. "But in the end, the Emperor still paid the price."
Outside the lounge, a group of babies crawled by. Laing and Suria could not help but look out.
There were twenty-one Prime Body babies, although two of them had unclear faces.
"You know what happened after that." Macado continued, "In order to cover up this deal and renege on the debt, the Emperor distorted the subspace coordinates of Moloch, making it impossible for anyone to enter the real Moloch. At the same time, he erased all living things on the surface. But even so, the Four Gods of Chaos still found the location of the Prime Bodies and used a subspace storm to sweep all of the Prime Bodies away.
"But long before that storm, during the process of Terra's unification war, the Immortals of the Order gradually understood the Emperor's thoughts, his wishes, his blueprint, and the Master of Humanity's arrangements and plans for all of humanity." Macado smiled bitterly and shook his head. "As the unification process deepened, the Immortals felt more and more disappointed in the Emperor. They quarreled with the Emperor and questioned him about the vision he had promised before.
"The truth was very cruel. He told the Immortals that if humanity wanted to survive, it had to be like this. The quarrel was fruitless, so many people left, one after another. For example, Petrev, Sulka, one after another. The Immortals left the Emperor. They refused to work for the Emperor anymore. They refused to pay for his so-called human Galactic Empire. In the end, when the unification war was about to end, only I was left. Mageweath Macado was still by his side. Other than me, all the other Immortals had left."
"Why did everyone choose to leave? Why did you stay, Godfather?" Lord Foster Father? "Sulia asked curiously.
"The Immortals found it difficult to accept the Emperor's way of putting everything under order. To the Immortals, life with unlimited lifespans and the ability to resurrect should not be bound. They needed freedom." Macado smiled. "As for me, I did not pursue freedom. I degenerated and became the Emperor's servant. I was useless, trash, and a coward. I was used to staying in the pigsty, carefully planning and hiding everything. I was used to this way of life. I understood what was necessary evil. I stayed and became the pillar of his bureaucratic system. I understood the power of Chaos and my own insignificance. I began to become a Cynic and thought that anyone could sacrifice themselves for the survival of humanity."
Laing frowned after hearing this.
What was a Cynic?
The answer was simple. Although Macado was an Immortal, he knew too much. He knew how powerful the countless supreme beings were since ancient times. He knew how powerful the ancient creations were. He knew how insignificant he was compared to the universe.
Other ignorant people thought they were humans. Only Macado knew that he was just a dog, the Emperor's dog. Everyone was a dog. The only difference was that some people knew they were dogs, while others thought they were humans.
However, Macado was a smart dog. He was very smart and knew a lot. He was surrounded by ignorant people. This gave Macado a psychological advantage when facing the people around him. However, it was still very painful. The Seal Bearer was smart and knew a lot. He knew that he was different from ordinary dogs.
In the end, this kind of cleverness brought endless pain to Macardo.
It was not painful to be a dog. It was painful to realize that he was a dog.
Therefore, Macado became a master of sarcasm, a master of yin and yang, and a master of poisonous chicken soup. His greatest joy was to ridicule, spread negative energy, and make poisonous chicken soup. This was his only source of happiness. He was a smart dog who ridiculed other stupid dogs to gain a sense of superiority and happiness.
This was the Seal Bearer's happiness. Others could not understand it.
"I understand your pain, child. No Original Source would be willing to tell everyone that they are willing to be the Emperor's dog. Hmm, except for Ruth." Macardo chuckled. "It's precisely because of this that I like to mock the Originals the most, but I've never had any prejudice against Ruth because he's the only one who's willing to be a dog and bark."
Laing: "…"
Suria: "…"
"Cynicism has made me a sad guy, but it has also prevented me from being corrupted by Chaos. After all, the Four Gods of Chaos are not interested in a guy who has publicly declared that he is willing to be someone else's vassal and dog." Macado continued with a smile. "Ruth is the same, but you are different, Laing."
"I'm sorry, Father." Laing lowered his head. After all, the Original Source could not dwarf itself like Ruth.
"That's it." Macardo chuckled. "If you were a small noble born and raised in Nord, or an elite trained by the Galaxy Empire's Loyal Heir Academy, or a brainwashed Gray Knight recruit or the Imperial Guard, you wouldn't have to face this problem."
"However, the key is that you are not. Your soul comes from another time and space. You have received the standard education of freedom and dignity. To put it in an interesting way, you are a person with dignity, a person with self-respect, and a person with your own pride, right? Especially when you are still an Original Source. You have endless possibilities and great power. However, this makes you even more unwilling to think of yourself as a tool, a servant, or a dog with a chain. "
"Yes." Laing closed his eyes in pain. This was the reason why he still had a split personality even though he knew that Chaos was trash, knew that Tzeentch was disgusting him, and knew that it was a trick.
"This is not strange. The Eternal Ones also left one after another because of this reason." Macado nodded slightly. "I like it when you tell me the truth, child."
"In that case, make haste. I must tell you everything about your doubts before I completely disappear."
"Are you ready?"
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