[{"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-245":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},1511044,1962,"Chapter 245: The “Briber” Potion is Digested","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-245",245,"\u003Cp>Nareth took the box containing the Ork Warlord's head from his aide and followed the Emperor away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They arrived at a splendid golden palace. Once seated, the Emperor smiled and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My son, in the Battle of the Wheel of Fire, you cleansed the xenos nest for the Imperium. The war brief cannot capture the full extent of your deeds.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, it is time to tell me what has not been written.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth placed the box on the marble table and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As you wish.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The war at the Wheel of Fire began in the void. Russ and I arrived together… Hannibal and his Legion entered the campaign in 821, quickly adapting to the role of Legion Commander…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth concealed anything related to his beyonder or mystical items, reporting only the objective achievements of the Second and Sixth Legions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…and in the end, I severed the head of the Ork Warlord Soriano.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is my gift to you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Nareth lifted the box, pressed the rune sigil, and revealed the grotesque green-skinned head, presenting it to the Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor accepted it, glanced once, then pressed the rune again to close the box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking back at Nareth, he said approvingly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Wheel of Fire was the largest campaign since the Imperium's founding.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You commanded wisely and personally struck down the Ork Warlord.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is a victory worthy of admiration!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After his praise, he continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I shall hold a Triumph for you on Terra, which will also serve as a celebration of your brother Ferrus's return.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your sons sacrificed greatly. The Imperium shall not forget them. They will be honored accordingly, you shall choose those most worthy, and I will grant them Iron Halos.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will also gift the Eleventh Legion six relic-class warships, to carry the Shadows of Order across the stars.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Nareth thought to himself:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Good. With the original six, each Chapter will have one of its own.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor's solemn tone softened into a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before the Wheel of Fire campaign, I spoke with Malcador and Horus about who would claim the Warlord's head.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Malcador believed Russ would win the hunt.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Horus and I both believed it would be you, and you have not proven me wrong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You took his head. I am pleased with your gift.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing Nareth's tastes, he added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My private vault shall once again be opened to you. You may choose a treasure within.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the \"Briber\" felt his body tremble, like stars exploding inside him. His spirit grew livelier, his mind purer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth knew: he had fully absorbed the potion's power. He was now truly the Briber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thoughts wandered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'As expected, by the laws of the Kingdom of Disorder, my authority has risen again.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'A fourth layer of space must now be open.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What characteristics, what function, will this fourth layer hold?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reining in his mind, he said to the Emperor:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord, I thank you for your gift.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor rose. \"Come with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the third time, Nareth followed him to the golden vault doors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Runes glowed, and the gates of the treasure vault opened slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth entered, as always ignoring the Dionysian Spear placed at the entrance, and walked further inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor's smile did not fade. He glanced at the spear, then at Nareth's back, his eyes glimmering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth opened his Spirit Vision, scanning the vault and focusing on the new additions, occasionally asking questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he came to the thirteenth item, his pupils narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before him lay a crystalline eyeball the size of a fist. Black iris within a white sclera, its depth bottomless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spiritual light it radiated was even denser than that of the crimson chain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by its aura, Nareth made his assessment:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'A Sequence 3 mystical item.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him pause, the Emperor explained:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This crystalline eye is a war trophy from the world of Ebereki, infested by xenos.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The species, the Ser, resembled Medusa a being of ancient Terra's myth. From their serpentine heads grew crystalline eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This one was taken from their queen, slain by my hand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth gave a slight nod and moved on, examining the twelve other new relics before reflecting:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'That crystal eye must belong to the 'Demoness' Pathway, Sequence 3, the \"Unaging\".'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor smiled. \"Have you decided what you want?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have,\" Nareth said, stepping back to the crystalline eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor had expected as much. He unlocked the runes, removed the eye, and placed it in Nareth's hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving the vault, the Emperor spoke again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My son, I see your rapport with Ferrus Manus. You shall be the one to guide him as he adapts to the Imperium.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth had already been considering joint operations with the Tenth Legion to study the Storm and Hammer tactic. He answered at once:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By you command.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, Manus and Nareth boarded a gunship bound for the Shadow of Sovereignty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way, Manus raised his left arm and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have renamed the Tenth Legion from the 'Stormwalkers' to the 'Iron Hands.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All Stormwalkers must return to Medusa, find their clan, and by their own skill displace the leaders of that tribe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Through this, in spirit and in flesh, they will become true Medusans.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gabriel and the others will accompany Amadeus DuCaine. If they would walk with the Iron Hands, they must first understand Medusa. A part of them must become Medusan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth nodded slightly. \"Thank you for your arrangement.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was not surprised. He knew how deeply Manus valued Medusa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because its native population was small and lacked war potential, Manus planned to recruit suitable people from the fiercest human worlds he conquered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He entrusted them to the ascetic priests of the Mechanicum, gifts from the Gorgon, who brought them to Medusa for trials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was unlike other Legions, which raised recruits from conquered worlds within the Legion's own ranks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every Iron Hand had to be reforged in Medusa's cruel furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After the Triumph on Terra, our Legions shall fight side by side.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manus's silver eyes gleamed, his voice like lead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Iron Hands will be ready.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon returning to the Throne of Shadow's Sovereignty, Nareth spoke with Manus, introducing him to the Imperium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He discovered that, unlike Hannibal's instinct-driven understanding of war, Manus saw everything through the lens of logic and numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manus was always calculating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When their discussion ended, Nareth had Arsena lead him to the palace chamber prepared for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth then entered the Kingdom of Disorder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He placed the crystalline eye into the third layer of space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then his eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As expected. With the Briber potion digested, my authority has risen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The fourth layer has opened.\"\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>",1127,"2026-06-06T05:05:10.769Z",1,"novelbin.me","09eb44970e2d580f570cf0439b587ca85b2459519f42e8f39fb50cb03c937a49","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-246","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-244",698,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-cover.jpg"]