Chapter 168 03.0167: "When the needle of fate slowly turns"

"Please repeat the prophecy you saw, Brother Mephiston."

This time, both of them were mentally prepared, and the tense atmosphere between them eased slightly.

"All of Baal, our three homeworlds, and the remains of the Gene-Father will be destroyed and devoured by the Tyranids."

Mephiston spoke each word clearly.

"All the Sons of Sanguinius will meet their end. All the Sons of Sanguinius will die here."

"Is this all the prophecy is about?" asked Captain Dante, as he slowly exhaled in three parts.

"Yes, Master Dante."

"The ninth person has appeared. He is a mortal, a naval officer. Who are the first eight?"

Mephiston called out the names of the first eight people one by one.

"They are all extraordinary people." Dante said slowly.

The mortals named in these stories are all noble, ranging from the sons of High Lords to the descendants of legendary commanders of the Astra Militarum.

The ninth one is that the naval officer’s background is also extraordinary, and he is considered prominent among ordinary people.

Horatio Cochrane, the terminator of the 12th Black Crusade, and the only surviving descendant of the legendary Admiral Speyer of the Gothic Fleet.

When Mephiston announced the eighth name, Dante paused.

"Brother Romain Rolland of the Second Company of the Blood Angels. In his Black Rage, he drank the tears of blood dripping from the statue of Sanguinius, temporarily suppressing the Black Rage."

When Mephiston spoke the name of Brother Romain Rolland, both men fell silent.

Although it is uncertain who the true Holy Blood Herald is who survived in the end.

However, Dante had high hopes for Friar Romain Rolland.

As the elite assault company of the Blood Angels.

The Blood Angels' 2nd Company is comprised of the most elite assault warriors in the entire Chapter.

Everyone in the Pure-Blood Company is the pride of the chapter. As the chapter leader, he has watched each of them grow into powerful warriors and selected them into the Pure-Blood Company.

He knew Brother Romain Rolland.

This young Battle-Brother was only ninety-nine years old.

Since becoming a member of the Blood Angels, he stood out from the Tenth Company (the Chapter's recruit company), quickly passed the training of the first seven companies, and was selected as an assault monk of the Second Company.

And he drank the tears of blood from the statue of Sanguinius, the very statue under which the mortal was blessed.

From this point of view, the two of them were almost at the same starting line. But it was a competition between an Astartes monk and a mortal.

[But... the ninth one, that mortal, that Imperial Navy officer.

[He was directly possessed by an angel...]
This again caused the Chapter Master, whose lifespan was significantly longer than that of most Astartes, to hesitate.

He reviewed the records of golden-armored angels possessing mortals that he had seen or known about over the past thousand years.

Although not every mortal possessed by an angel managed to survive to the end.

After all, the appearance of the golden-armored angel is a rare miracle, and the right time, place and people are all essential.

But those who survived and became the final survivors still accounted for as much as 70% of the total.

This is already a very high proportion.

If that was really Sanguinius, as the herald of Sanguinius, he might be foreshadowing something.

But no matter what, only one person will survive in the end.

If nothing unexpected happens, time will eventually guide the descendants of Sanguinius to the one truly chosen by the Father of Genes.

Dante closed his eyes.

He hoped very much that the final survivor would be the Romain Rolland brothers, who were also descendants of Saint-Gilius.

And he happened to have a basis:
After returning from this expedition, Brother Romain Rolland will join the Death Watch as the most promising soldier in the Second Company to learn anti-alien strategies.

The Death Watch is a specialized anti-xenos chapter of the Imperium of Man, composed of Space Marines.

This mysterious organization never recruits openly.

Only the best fighters selected from each regiment are accepted.

Every Death Watch warrior who has undergone rigorous training and tempering becomes the most elite special weapon against aliens.

Whether they are facing the Eldar, Tyranids, Tau, Necrons, or some other abominable xenos, they can come up with ten thousand ways to kill these enemies of the Emperor.

They are definitely the best anti-alien experts in the entire empire, and their strength is unquestionable.

If Brother Romain Rolland is also the Herald of the Holy Blood, then everything fits.

He goes to Deathwatch for further training, and will become Baal's most powerful sword against the Tyranid swarm.

"Master Dante, no matter what you think, we must not interfere too much with the decision of fate.

Otherwise, if the person chosen is not the true Herald of Holy Blood as prophesied…” The voice of the Lord of Death became low.

"Baal's destruction will be unstoppable, just as our Gene-Father died fighting the Spirit of Vengeance." "I know, Brother Mephiston."

Chapter Master Dante slowly stood up.

"Let them continue their mission. Time will select the savior predicted for us." Dante's voice became slower and slower.

"Don't worry, Master Dante. I will personally monitor these two matters." Mephiston said:
“Which of them survives in the end, I will tell you as soon as possible.”

"Thank you for your hard work. I'm so sorry to trouble a chief think tank like you."

"The safety of Baal and the Chapter is above all else."

Mephiston saluted Dante.

After the two finished communicating, Mephiston used his powerful strength to restore the messenger's communication with just a light wave.

"Master Dante...ah, Master Mephiston." The second captain saluted again.

"We are aware of this matter."

Dante said: "Now, let Brother Romain Rolland accept the spiritual connection of Brother Mephiston. He will decide Brother Romain Rolland's fate."

"understood."

The ceremony began soon, and the young monk Romain Rolland sat on a cold steel throne, behind which were connected pipes in all directions.

The numerous pipelines eventually converged into a stream, connecting the messenger's neural plug.

Mephiston widened his eyes, and a wave of excitement came out of his glare.

The ripples flowed along the Holy Grail of Blood and immersed in the flow of psychic energy.

Over such a huge distance of tens of thousands of light years, Chief Think Tank Mephiston used the medium of the messenger to penetrate into the soul realm of Brother Romain Rolland.

He saw a calm pool of blood.

But beneath the calm of the pool of blood, there is actually an undercurrent.

The power of darkness is like a black dragon swimming in a lake of blood.

Mephiston whispered a spell.

The pool of blood began to surge, with gurgling blood waves. The black undercurrent gathered in the middle and formed a vortex.

"Ahh!! Haa ...

Sitting on the iron throne, Brother Romain Rolland, with his hands and feet bound by iron hoops, twisted violently and let out a deafening roar.

This roar startled everyone. The priests and holy blood priests were already ready beside him, on standby at any time.

The indestructible iron restraints were almost unable to restrain him, as he wasn't even wearing power armor.

Powerful force is bursting out from the genetically modified body covered with solid muscles with incredible efficiency.

boom!
Mephiston saw the dark and red undercurrent explode in the middle of the blood lake, forming a column of blood that shot up into the sky.

slam-la-

A blood rain fell from the sky and returned to the blood pool.

Mephiston, the Lord of Death, already knew what was going on.

He ended the psychic immersion trial.

"Sir, can Brother Romain Rolland still perform his duties?" Captain Afiel asked with concern.

At this time, Brother Romain Rolland shrugged his head, leaned on the Iron Throne, and gasped.

Relying on his strong will, he withstood the surge of black rage that was constantly fueled by the terrible force.

Although my thinking is a little fuzzy, I am still clear.

From his heart-wrenching roar, the other brothers had no idea what he had just experienced.

But everyone knew that he had gone through an extremely torturous and painful trial.

"In my opinion, Brother Romain Rolland does not need to serve in the Death Company for the time being."

Hearing what the Chief Think Tank said, the combat brothers of the Second Company collectively breathed a sigh of relief.

"but!"

The voice of Mephiston, Lord of Death, suddenly became heavier, surprising everyone.

"He will enter Deathwatch for training as promised."

"But sir, Brother Romain Rolland... is blind." The company commander looked at the sweaty Brother Romain Rolland with concern and said to the chief think tank.

"What he lost was light. But what he gained... was power."

"Yes, Lord Mephiston. I will make all the arrangements, please rest assured."

"Captain Afir, you have one more thing to do in Abyssal Port before returning to Baal. Regarding that naval officer, and the conspiracy that might forcibly distort his fate that he might encounter..."

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(End of this chapter)