[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor":3,"chapter-warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-chapter-314":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Warhammer: Starting as a Planetary Governor",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1681084,2147,"Chapter 314 - 315 – Blitz on T’au!","warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-chapter-314",314,"\u003Cp>Bork'an Sept World\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A remnant fleet of the T'au Empire had just emerged from a shallow Warp passage when one of their battered ships, unable to withstand the corrosive energies, exploded violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the bridge, Shadowsun gazed at the verdant planet of Bork'an and let out a breath of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finally escaped...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would no longer have to endure the risks of that hateful dimension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The T'au's warp drives consumed more energy than Imperial warp engines and could only skim the surface of the Immaterium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their FTL speed was only one-third of humanity's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This forced their fleets to plan every movement meticulously — any mistake could cost them dearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's no doubt—we've encountered a terrifying enemy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadowsun was still shaken by the previous battle, feeling a rare touch of fear — and bitterness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The human fleet had arrived so swiftly and precisely, as if foreseeing their moves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their firepower had been overwhelming, striking her fleet's weaknesses at every point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The enemy commander had predicted her deployment paths with chilling accuracy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never had she seen such a thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, it was not merely strength that led to her defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The human fleet was powerful, yes — but Shadowsun commanded one of the T'au Empire's core battle fleets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She should have been able to repel even a surprise attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What ruined them was internal betrayal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the heat of battle, an Ethereal aboard another vessel had forcibly overridden her command, ordering all ships to abandon formation and protect his personal ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This broke the fleet's cohesion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The humans seized the opening — and unleashed devastation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What followed was a brutal massacre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadowsun, the legendary general, suffered an unprecedented defeat: of her mighty fleet, barely one in ten survived, only escaping through suicidal covering actions by the outer squadrons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did they find us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadowsun frowned deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fleet's movements had been secretive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no plausible way for humans to predict their exact jump points and lay such a perfect ambush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a traitor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone had betrayed the Greater Good and revealed their fleet movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And only the highest ranks knew those routes — herself, and certain Ethereal Council members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadowsun felt a deep powerlessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without irrefutable proof, she could not accuse an Ethereal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if she could — T'au law offered no means to punish them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At most, a mild reprimand or a discreet reassignment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This bitterness ran deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the catastrophic disaster of the Fourth Sphere Expansion, the Ethereal Council had become increasingly paranoid, increasingly distrustful of commanders like her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And worse—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In one infamous battle, Supreme Ethereal Aun'Va had ordered Commander O'Ray to lead his forces into a suicidal charge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>O'Ray had refused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shortly afterward, he vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadowsun herself had once disobeyed an absurd Ethereal order — refusing to sacrifice her army to save a stranded Ethereal on a swamp world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That Ethereal had died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the campaign was saved — a vital victory for the Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we, the warriors, can sacrifice ourselves for the Greater Good,\" she thought grimly, \"shouldn't the Ethereals sacrifice too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But such thoughts were dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that incident, the Council installed Ethereal monitors aboard every high command fleet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could override generals' orders at will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which is why—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The recent battle had turned into a massacre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadowsun gazed bleakly at Bork'an.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our fantasies are breaking apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cruel reality of the galaxy is closing in...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The T'au were no longer rising powers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were infants stepping into a universe full of predators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humanity was but one of many.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And worse yet — her people were still lost in old dreams, blind to the approaching doom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little did they realize—the galaxy had already bared its fangs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadowsun still believed in the Greater Good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Ethereals had twisted it, equating themselves with it, manipulating all beneath them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generations of privilege had bred complacency and arrogance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps Farsight was right after all...\" she thought grimly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commander Farsight — once another legendary general — had foreseen humanity's terrifying strength long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He too had served the Greater Good fervently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But repeated conflicts with the Ethereal caste's dogma had sealed his fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had tried to send him on a suicide mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, Farsight rebelled — killing his Ethereal masters and leading his forces into exile, founding the Farsight Enclaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ethereal Council erased all record of him — branding him a traitor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadowsun remembered his final warnings:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That the Ethereal caste had become a selfish, deceitful aristocracy, unfit to guide the T'au through the galaxy's horrors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That unless the T'au realized this truth, they would be destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And worse—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Farsight had claimed that during the Fourth Sphere Expansion, something far more terrible had arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said he saw daemons — and that the Ethereals showed signs of their corruption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadowsun trembled at the memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She dared not think further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The human fleet had arrived at the edges of Bork'an.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had to warn the Sept worlds, strengthen defenses, rally reinforcements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shadowsun!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hologram burst into existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An enraged Ethereal Elder appeared, scowling:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did you not obey my orders earlier? Were you trying to defy an Ethereal's authority?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still seething over her failure to prioritize his safety, he barked a new command:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Summon all nearby fleets immediately! We must trap and destroy these barbarians!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His wounded pride demanded blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadowsun was stunned by the absurdity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is reckless! We should wait for reinforcements, not strip the Sept Worlds of their defenses!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you questioning an Ethereal's wisdom?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elder's eyes narrowed dangerously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is an order — not a discussion! Disobey and you will be stripped of command!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadowsun clenched her fists in fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She yearned to do as Farsight had done — kill this fool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Ethereals were now heavily guarded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smiling coldly, she tried to reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the elder cut her off:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have already transmitted our coordinates to the humans. Soon they will come — and we shall crush them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadowsun closed her eyes in despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ethereal had bypassed her completely — summoning every fleet in the region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A catastrophic mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsewhere in Space\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wreckage floated across the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A colossal fleet advanced through the debris—the Savior's Third Fleet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the bridge of the Conqueror-class battleship, Volradi smiled, looking at the captive Ethereal commander beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clapped him on the shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Vaan, your information helped us find and smash the T'au main fleet. You'll be released soon...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commander Vaan stood motionless, blank with horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of his mistakes—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadowsun's fleet had been destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the T'au Empire's core fleets!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vaan was consumed by guilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sensors chimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir! We've located the retreating enemy fleet!\" the sensor officer reported.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Volradi grinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vaan stared at the star map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some T'au fool had revealed their location, thinking they could set an ambush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Volradi tapped his chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to Vaan:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me—does this look like a trap?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vaan hesitated, sweating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I don't know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Volradi loaded his bolt pistol menacingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You do know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think... it's a trap,\" Vaan croaked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good answer!\" Volradi laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, it was a laughably obvious bait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Volradi pointed at another marker:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guess where I'm attacking next?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vaan froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Volradi was pointing straight at Kaeltu Sept World—a vital gateway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his horror, Volradi smiled wickedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then that's where we go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vaan closed his eyes in despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Volradi patted his back:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good brother. Thanks to you, we know so much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Vaan's interrogation, Volradi had learned the T'au Empire's defensive network.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The T'au typically left minimal forces at the Sept Worlds, relying on rapid redeployment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Volradi had a plan:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Send a small fleet to feint at another target, drawing away the main defenses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strike hard at Kaeltu, seize the Nemyar Atoll portal—and punch straight into the T'au homeworld!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a rare, golden opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Volradi was thrilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, a chance to carve his name into legend!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaeltu Sept World – Orbit\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wrecked T'au battleship plunged into Kaeltu's atmosphere, erupting in a massive explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the bridge—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No... what grave mistake have we made...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadowsun stared in despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had arrived too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fool Ethereal had stripped nearby garrisons — chasing phantoms at Bork'an.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the true enemy had crushed Kaeltu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the Nemyar Atoll portal, the human fleet had already slipped into the heart of the T'au Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadowsun had no time to ask how they knew Kaeltu's secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She activated the emergency comms to the T'au homeworld.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Screaming:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enemy fleet entering through the Nemyar Atoll! They are coming for the homeworld!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Check Out My Patreon For +20 Extra Chapters On All My Fanfics!!][[email protected]\u002Fzaelum]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[+500 Power Stones = +1 Extra Chapter]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Thank You For Your Support!]\u003C\u002Fp>",1467,"2026-06-06T13:29:01.688Z",1,"novelbin.me","8ae883f87d8867ed909eb01c3309dde776a271b8e95dc4bc41483d36244cb5f8","warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-chapter-315","warhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-chapter-313",771,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarhammer-starting-as-a-planetary-governor-cover.jpg"]