[{"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-248":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},1511047,1962,"Chapter 248: The Golden Garuda","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-248",248,"\u003Cp>Unlike some Legions' Terran-born who only symbolically merged with their Legion's homeworld, Ferrus Manus demanded his sons fully integrate with Medusa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Storm General Amadeus DuCaine, though nostalgic for the \"Stormwalkers,\" eventually came to terms with this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet some Terran-born still resisted the sweeping changes. When forced into Medusan clans, ideological clashes erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manus crushed the rebels with thunderous severity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he did not directly rule the clans, any tribe that defied his laws was struck down with overwhelming force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the eleventh stellar day after Manus returned to Medusa IV to deal with the last stubborn Terrans, both Adams' and Gabriel's altars were completed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To store relics excavated from Medusa, Nareth gave Gabriel the first battleship built in the Triken system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gabriel named it Sorrgol, a gesture of friendship with the Iron Hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and DuCaine traveled to Clan Sorrgol to study the Medusans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Adams aboard the Tombship and Gabriel aboard the Sorgue began their ritual.\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>\"I beseech Thy gaze. I beseech Thy favor.\"\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>By the third recitation, black mist surged and engulfed their bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they regained awareness, they saw their Gene-Father seated on the throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adams looked around curiously, waiting for him to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The Black Emperor is simply another name for Father, just as on Vostroya, he was Monarch. Whatever name he bears, he is always my Gene-Father.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gabriel, chosen as a child, had been educated in the Imperial Truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, his mechanical talents earned him selection as a Techmarine, trained on Mars, where he encountered the Cult Mechanicum and its faith in the Omnissiah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That faith clashed with the Imperial Truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'From what I had seen, the Magi and Tech-priests did not truly receive knowledge from a god. None of their abilities came as a divine gift.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This convinced me for a time of the Emperor's Imperial Truth.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But after Father granted me beyonder abilities, my certainty wavered.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Drinking a potion and gaining powers defies all scientific explanation.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked around the mysterious realm cloaked in black mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This mystical space too cannot be explained by science.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Other Legions, even those of Horus and other returned Primarchs, never received such varied powers, only the Shadows of Order did.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If Father wields the power of a god, then all is clear.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Gabriel pondered, Nareth gauged the spiritual drain, comparing it with when he drew in Arsena Dun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Drawing multiple people from the same star system into the fourth layer consumes spirituality proportionally with the number, no exponential increase.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I could sustain about thirty-three people for over an hour.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Thus, intra-system high command meetings are possible. Interstellar gatherings will require further growth.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having concluded this, Nareth said: \"Remain on Medusa. Only in emergencies or secrecy shall you use the ritual to report to me. This shall be the first time. Begin your reports.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Death Lord was prepared and spoke first:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father, the Fourth Chapter, during the Wheel of Fire campaign, received two waves of reinforcements. We now number 5,416.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"1,084 came from Necromunda, raised amid a culture steeped in death, they adapted swiftly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"2,347 from other worlds adapt more slowly. I've assigned court members to aid them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth nodded slightly. He understood Adams' meaning: the Death Lord wished Necromunda to become the Fourth Chapter's recruitment world, as Vostroya was for the Third and Catachan for the Seventh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Nareth had other plans: Posul, in the Segmentum Tempestus, was ideal for the path of their Chapter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Posul, a world of endless night, fostered tribes steeped in death-culture. It birthed the Mortifactors Chapter in the Second Founding, whose warriors meditated before battle, entering death-like trances to commune with their Primarch and ancestors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'No rush. Posul won't be discovered until after the Horus Heresy by Sasebo Tezuka, who will found the Mortifactors.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Necromunda's vast population can sustain the Fourth's recruitment for now.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I should instead divine the location of unknown Forge Worlds, or intercept STCs before the Mechanicum claims them, to bargain for influence.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus Nareth said: \"I will find the most fitting recruitment world for your Chapter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For now, recruit freely from Necromunda. I'll tell Arsena to cease conscriptions, and begin elsewhere on your behalf.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father,\" the Death Lord replied, \"By your will.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Adams finished, Gabriel began his report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Lord, the Iron Father of Medusa is undergoing augmentation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Joint development is on hold. Aside from studying Medusan culture among the Sorggol clan, my main subject is the Golden Garuda.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I tried many methods, electric charging, standard activation rites, yet the golden mechanical bird remained inert.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth nodded faintly, recalling the \"Burning One\": Nyadra'zatha, a Star God of living flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Burning One had once taught the Necrons to use the Dolmen Gates to enter the Webway, so he might spread his fire there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was known as the cruelest C'tan, delighting as fire consumed all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth mused:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'He was made of flame, satisfied only by burning.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The C'tan fragment I possess also manifests fire.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The Golden Garudas resemble fragments in form. To awaken them, fire must be the key.;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he spoke: \"Drench the Golden Garuda in promethium and set it aflame. Then test its runes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gabriel frowned. This contradicted all Mechanicum doctrine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not an invocation of the machine-spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not mechanical logic. Fire melts metal, how could it be the key?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But Father is divine. He cannot be wrong.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Gabriel said: \"Father, I understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the council ended, Gabriel watched the black mist fade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With lingering doubts, he ordered the Golden Garuda moved to Deck H-106 of the Sorggol, sealed for experiments on unknown machines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Techmarines prepared extensive safety measures, including fire suppression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A drum of promethium was poured over the golden body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gabriel then used a flamer, engulfing it in fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To his shock, the flames vanished in an instant, absorbed. A rune upon the Garuda glowed faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The fire… it truly is the key.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'No wonder the Medusans never discovered this. Without Father's teaching, I never would have.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Praise the Black Emperor!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bring ten more drums of promethium!\" he ordered his attendants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Gabriel's research advanced, Manus purged the last stubborn Terran among the \"Stormwalkers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, six relic-class battleships gifted by the Emperor were ordered by Nareth to Vostroya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being fitted with aether-cannons, they would be transferred to the Eleventh and five other Chapters lacking such ships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Imperial fleet then set course for Terra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Terra, the \"Swindler\" Tierney learned that Lord Nareth would soon arrive to attend the Triumph celebrations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is time to draw in the net. The greediest nobles of Terra have all taken the bait.\"\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>",1161,"2026-06-06T05:05:10.769Z",1,"novelbin.me","5e500067e01311d8225087849cd8ef320fb242c6c000dd2a4d3994b1cb3a330d","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-249","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-247",698,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-cover.jpg"]