[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor":3,"chapter-warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-131":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Warhammer: The 11th Primarch - The Black Emperor",{"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},1511080,1962,"Chapter 131: “Psychic Piercing”","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-131",131,"\u003Cp>While deep in thought, Nareth stepped into a circular plaza. The colorful mosaics forming the plaza depicted abstract geometric patterns, almost like a mural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plaza is connected to twenty buildings, not a coincidence. These were the residences the Emperor had prepared for the Primarchs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking along the lakeside path, Nareth entered a courtyard built from pale stone blocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the courtyard stood a training ground. Upon seeing the Primarch return, the twelve members of the Shadow of Order halted their movements and saluted their gene-father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After nodding slightly in return, Nareth raised his head toward orbit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His consciousness extended into the void above, locating the Void Hunter among the many ships and locking onto Tierney's position. He then sent a telepathic message to the \"Marauder,\" along with the dark symbol he saw on the observatory dome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Send someone to investigate. You are not to take the risk yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Nareth wanted to avoid wasn't Malcador's surveillance, given his sharp senses, not investigating the mythic creature would've been more suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The treasure-hunting team couldn't avoid Malcador's notice anyway. The real threat came from other powers; if they caught wind of a creature that even the Primarchs were curious about, they'd dispatch agents either to claim it or curry favor, likely disturbing the being, if it still lived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth then stepped into a three-story black villa, painted that way on Malcador's orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The building looked more like obsidian than marble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first floor contained a large lounge and a dining room by the window. Members of the honor guard lived in the guest rooms on this level, allowing them to stand watch and train in the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sitting in his alloy chair perfectly suited to him, Nareth thought for a moment, then activated his communicator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He issued commands to the Master of Vox, mobilizing the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 11th, and 12th Chapters to converge on the Sol System.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that Necromunda was currently ruled by the Araneus Continuity, a six-system civilization linked by warp gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their rulers were Technobility, who referred to their homeworld as Araneus Prime, renamed Necromunda after its conquest by the Imperium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering how the Imperial Fists could blitz a star system in a day, taking Araneus Prime in two months, the fall of the Araneus Continuity wasn't a challenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Nareth recalled how the Continuity destroyed the warp gates of the other five systems, leaving only Necromunda intact after the blasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't about to let that go to waste. He wanted all six systems, and the warp gates were worth studying. He aimed to conquer them even faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides blitz tactics, there was another possibility: using the Dice of Prophecy he had just obtained to glean insight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rising from his chair, he ascended the stairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second floor was for his personal aide and his staff. The \"Reader\" and his assistants had already departed for various libraries to gather and record knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth climbed to the third floor, which housed a large bedroom, study, bathroom, and spacious balcony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He entered the study, sat down in a matching alloy chair, and opened the transparent box holding the three-sided die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dice of Prophecy required two human hands to hold, but Nareth lifted it easily with two fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt cold, like metal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a casual toss, the die spun and landed on the long table. No projection appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Just as Malcador said, when inert, it's like any ordinary die. Still eleven months until it's \"recharged.\"'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Contemplative, he picked it up again with two fingers and studied it in his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, on the capital world of the Brenna System:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elegant red aircraft swooped through the skies toward a building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One red hover-bike carried a tall figure in a crimson robe, white mask over her head, raising a staff and issuing a command in Aeldari tongue:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Attack the mon-keigh. Save our kin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through prophecy, the Aeldar had confirmed only 34 mon-keigh in black armor were present. They believed they could rescue their wounded brethren in a swift raid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was to be a quick strike. Before they could react, the Aeldar would free their kin and withdraw with elegance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that same moment, Howard, sensing an intrusion in his jurisdiction, issued a command via comms:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xenos incursion. Prepare for combat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes gleamed. For nearly a year, he had waited for this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To lure the \"bait,\" he had even relocated his office to the very building where Aeldar prisoners were held.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now the opportunity had come. If he could capture their seer, he might uncover Sam-Hann's purpose and fulfill the Primarch's command to locate Vigilus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Howard sprinted to the balcony just as the Aeldar jetbikers struck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diving, they unleashed their attacks on the black-armored warriors below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From their grav-bikes, hundreds of monomolecular star darts launched in nets at their targets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These star darts were signature Aeldar weapons, advanced and nearly impossible to replicate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They operated on gravity accelerators, using crystal cores as ammo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When fired, high-energy pulses peeled off monomolecular shards from the core and launched them through the barrel at high speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magnetic antigrav devices held the core steady for the pulse, enabling hundreds of shots per second. Each core supported over a dozen salvos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The drawback? No rifling in the barrel, sacrificing precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they didn't need aim; hundreds of razor darts blanketing an area were harder to dodge than a few accurate bullets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the 1st Chapter's Shadow of Order warriors were even faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alerted by their lord commander, they sensed the oncoming jetbikes and, just before the Aeldar struck, executed tactical maneuvers, dodging the attack and raising their boltguns for a counterstrike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At close range, ideal for retaliating, their bolt rounds tore through several bikers before they could evade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Aeldar seer, shocked by the failure of the initial blitz, raised her staff to attack the black-armored warriors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Howard was faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Interogator\" burst onto the balcony, his black eyes glowing faint blue as invisible light flared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bolt of psychic lightning struck the Aeldar's soul directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Psychic Piercing\" attack sent the seer reeling with agony too intense to think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within his jurisdiction, Howard's psychic amplification struck her with devastating force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Aeldar tumbled from her grav-bike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Howard drew his power sword, lunged forward, and appeared before her in a blink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a swing, blue energy crackled, and the blade sliced through her right shoulder and arm. Her staff clattered to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Interogator\" reached out, grabbing the seer by the throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden reversal stunned the Aeldar bikers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their precious seer, captured by a mon-keigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enraged, the Windrider jetbikers veered and charged toward Howard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you enjoy the story, my p@treon is 30 chapters ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[email protected]\u002FDaoistJinzu\u003C\u002Fp>",1124,"2026-06-06T05:05:10.769Z",1,"novelbin.me","41afd414543849058443b3d0a0b9c882dcfe7643333da17020bf6876152a4457","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-132","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-130",698,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-cover.jpg"]