[{"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-209":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},1511008,1962,"Chapter 209: The Ritual Process","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-209",209,"\u003Cp>The Mystery Pryer and the Student of Ratiocination stepped up to the table, picked up the ritual daggers, and moved to either side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They mimicked Nareth's earlier actions and spoke in Dunnic:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I sanctify you, O blade of the ritual!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I purify you, that you may serve me within the rite!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the name of the Black Emperor, you are sanctified!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they circled the chamber once, completing the arrangement of the spiritual environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth opened his spirit-vision and saw that the space they constructed was already cut off from the outside world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You've done it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of their pathways were adept at ritual magic; this was no challenge for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crucial step came next: whether the ritual design Nareth had created would indeed point toward him, and whether he could respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I based this on countless sacrificial procedures. The ritual structure shouldn't be flawed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, I am a Primarch, far beyond an ordinary Sequence 7. The Briber is nearly fully digested, and in the Kingdom of Disorder, I already hold certain authority.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes glinted as he considered the consequences of failure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The Black Emperor's prestige must not falter. If this doesn't succeed, I'll simply let them \"take the blame.\"'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'They've only just learned of the Black Emperor; they aren't yet devout. That's a plausible explanation.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two pierced the spiritual barrier with their daggers, Nareth sent them a mental pulse:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You will prepare an altar, wrought of obsidian. Place eleven candles upon it, arranged in this manner.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Thomas and Arsena's minds, images surfaced,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To their left, candles were inverted on metal holders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Farther left, the candelabrum set at a thirty-three–degree angle to the vertical axis…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pryer and the Student frowned slightly. This was unlike any ritual they knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary rites, even the primitive Fenrisians', followed certain patterns, mystical, yes, but structured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Nareth revealed seemed… chaotic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then another pulse followed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have already prepared the candles for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had been refined from the timber of Twinpeak Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Divide the circle into twelve equal parts. Place the candles in the eleven positions surrounding where you now stand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From your left hand onward, place the following items in order: an iron balance… my compiled Iron Laws of Monarchs…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they beheld the eleven ritual items, the two psykers instantly realized their purpose: to draw the attention of the one being invoked, to compel His gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Usually, offerings served this role, like the Heartsayers of the Crystal Mirage, whose worshippers sacrificed beating human hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, though, among the objects they noticed the central cauldron, engraved with a holy sigil all too familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It adorned the chestplates of every Shadow of Order, and could be found on legion warships, vehicles, and fortresses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the sigil their Primarch had brought to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thomas and Arsena exchanged a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thomas: \"Father is a believer in the Black Emperor?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arsena: \"Lord Nareth believes in no one. He is the Black Emperor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thomas: \"That could be true. The power he grants us, even the Wolf King cannot match it, nor even mighty Horus.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arsena: \"The Monarch… no, the Emperor. He keeps silent because the time is not yet right. To proclaim it now would be a direct violation of the Imperial Truth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thomas: \"Then we simply follow Father's will.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thomas hesitated no longer. He would never bow to another, but to his gene-sire, he could devote his soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth watched their silent exchange, then imparted the most critical portion of the incantation:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With the ritual daggers, inscribe a spiritual boundary upon the altar, and recite in Dunnic these words:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Black Emperor of the Shadows of Order,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mysterious Sovereign of the Kingdom of Disorder,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Monarch of Light and Shadow, who governs the holds the rules.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two psykers shared another look, trying to grasp the meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thomas: \"Isn't Shadows of Order the new name Father gave our Legion?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arsena: \"Ruler of Laws? Perhaps he uses his mastery of laws to grant us these powers?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thomas: \"But why 'Kingdom of Disorder'? Is it linked to the decorations on the flagship, or to the Primarch's palace?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arsena: \"Even the fortresses he designed for the Legion follow that motif.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth did not linger. He sent them the closing words:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I beseech Thy gaze. I beseech Thy favor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the specific petitions shall follow this form: 'I beseech Thee…' and then state the desire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, end thus:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"O Balance, foundation of the Kingdom of Disorder, grant strength to my invocation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"O Iron Laws of Monarchs, basis of the Kingdom of Disorder, grant strength to my invocation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final invocations called upon the eleven ritual items (apart from the sigil) as conduits of power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thomas, ever the Pryer, grasped most of it. He spoke with fervor:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father, I shall begin at once to pray to…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He caught himself, nearly said you, but remembering the Primarch's silence, changed his words:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…to the Black Emperor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arsena bowed: \"My lord, I shall fulfill your command without delay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he turned to leave, the communicator in his ear chimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arsena reported: \"My lord, one of the two Jokaero has successfully given birth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth immediately carried the newborn into the third layer of the Kingdom of Disorder, settling it there before heading to the chamber where Slau Dha and the Black Wolf waited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slau Dha lay sprawled, mask torn away, hair disheveled, eyes glassy with exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing a presence, the Aeldar war-seer knew only Nareth could approach. His dull gaze sharpened with hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mon-keigh,\" Slau Dha snarled, \"you won't be smug for long. You will die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth sneered. \"You can't even manage to kill yourself, yet still find strength to curse me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Wolf padded up, fur sleek, eyes bright. The nightmare predator of Aeldar, he had recovered fully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shall we continue?\" the wolf asked expectantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Begin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slau Dha shivered. \"Mon-keigh, if you dare, kill me now, otherwise…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words broke off as his eyes slammed shut, dragged into a dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood within an Aeldar craftworld. Shadows of Order stormed through, boltguns roaring, tearing kin apart by the hundreds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every moment, more Aeldar were shredded into gore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deja vu struck Slau Dha. Had he lived this nightmare countless times?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up as the Shadows reached him, a chainsword shrieking as it cleaved a guardian in two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bathed in blood, fury boiled in him. Donning the War Mask, he turned rage into power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All mon-keighs must die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leapt, only to be struck by an overwhelming force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nareth!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terror seized him as the Primarch tore through his psychic defenses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, Nareth withdrew from the mindscape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I found no method of how Slau Dha revived John Grammaticus into an perpetual. But I did uncover the rune-circles the Cabal agents use to contact each other.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought a moment, then his eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Even if the Cabal learns of Slau Dha's failure, they cannot divine what happens in the Kingdom of Disorder. They won't know I hold their means of communication. I can send an agent, pose as one of Slau Dha's operatives, and infiltrate the Cabal from within. Since they already target me, better to strike first and eliminate this threat.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cabal was ancient, millennia old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'And I could harvest countless secrets… and many alchemical ingredients.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He resolved to move against them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth then turned to the Black Wolf, seeing the black tether binding them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The link between us is now stable.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Placing his hand upon the wolf's back, he drew him back into the waking world.\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>",1266,"2026-06-06T05:05:10.769Z",1,"novelbin.me","5a477277f61442ed7e610a8d439282d7a6f8863b05cd834fddac929f53512851","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-210","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-208",698,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-cover.jpg"]