[{"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-250":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},1511049,1962,"Chapter 250: The Catachan Wolf","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-250",250,"\u003Cp>Void Hunter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chief Apothecary Mikael, after bathing to cleanse the sticky sweat from long treks through Catachan's sweltering jungles, descended to Deck M-108.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a ritual knife, he sealed the chamber and prepared a sanctified environment, then knelt before the altar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside the \"Beast Tamer\" lay a wolf. Unlike the gray- or brown-furred Thunderwolves, this one's coat gleamed emerald green.\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>The emerald-furred wolf sensed an invisible force surging. Its hackles rose, eyes darting in fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Beast Tamer\" steadied the wolf, left hand holding the offering aloft, right hand gently patting its back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the third recitation, black mist surged upward, engulfing both him and the wolf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mikael had heard descriptions from Sánchez of this mysterious space, so after surveying his surroundings, he calmed himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Catachan wolf snarled in panic, as if caught in a nightmare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Beast Tamer\" stroked it again, soothing its fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Lord!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth gave a slight nod, fixing his gaze on the wolf with emerald fur. Its size was close to a Fenrisian wolf, yet its eyes, too, were green rather than yellow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He noticed armored plating on its vital points, protection in addition to its altered coat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mikael, it seems you have successfully bred and tamed a new wolf species adapted to Catachan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As you see,\" Mikael replied, \"our Apothecaries crafted special elixirs, and the \"Beast Tamer\"s accelerated the domestication of Thunderwolves. They quickly adapted to Catachan's environment and evolved.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Their bodies changed to suit jungle life. Most visible are the green fur and eyes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Their coats grew thinner to prevent clumping in high humidity, while heat dissipation improved.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"During their evolution we guided their traits. Currently, we're narrowing their toe spacing, making forelimb joints more flexible for moving across soft, loamy ground.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They're no longer Thunderwolves but an entirely new species, we call them Catachan Wolves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The mechanical fittings on them are improved designs from combat data.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Back in the Thunderwolf stage, the Seventh Chapter's Shadows of Order complained: though swift, the Thunderwolves suffered unacceptable casualties under Ork firepower.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After consulting with the Techmarines, we developed armor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But heavy armor clashed with Catachan culture and slowed them in the jungle, so for now we only reinforce vital points.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth remembered the Space Wolves' Thunderwolf cavalry, mounts clad in armor, even augmented with weapons, so their riders could strike from their backs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do not limit research to armor. Develop heavy weapons for our Shadows of Order to wield from their mounts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chief Apothecary, having reported on the wolves, opened a box to reveal a carnivorous plant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Lord, the Catachan Brainleaf you requested!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A fleet of three transports and five escorts has already set out. Soon, You shall see Catachan's flora and fauna.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Excellent,\" Nareth said with approval. Mikael closed the box with a rune-press.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Lord, the augmentation surgeries for the Catachans progress well. Their physiques are superb, highly adaptive, and show no rejection after taking our Apothecaries' concoctions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of 1,500 candidates so far, not a single failure.\"\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The report finished, Mikael and the wolf were returned to the Void Hunter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Beast Tamer\" calmed the Catachan Wolf, clasped his hands in praise to the Black Emperor, then rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, on Catachan's surface, Harvest Priestess Marlena resided beside experimental farmlands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She walked the perimeter, checking the defensive ring of mutant plants she had raised. A tawny-furred gyrinx padded at her side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Catachan flora bore a strange awareness. The Priestess had to inspect daily, ensuring her plant-woven walls stood ready. Mutant flora often attacked, but would obey her will to retaliate, an endless cycle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She spotted a \"Beast Tamer\" leading a train-long Catachan Devil nearby. Its presence kept most wildlife at bay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning her eyes back to the vines, she examined the five-meter-high wall, grown over a stellar month of labor. The vines outpaced anything she had seen on Triken. Her days were consumed driving them to form defenses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Higher than yesterday by almost a meter. If not for constant attacks, these vines would reach unimaginable heights.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a corner of the wall, she found a crack a meter wide, its three-meter thickness reduced by two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'That must be from yesterday's assault by the Vines and Catachan Catchers.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She raised her pale right hand toward the vines. Spiritual energy flowed. They responded, growing under her command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Catachan plants had awareness but no true intellect. Within thirty meters, her beyonder ability let her bend them, and the insects, to her will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon the breach was sealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking further, she approached another vine wall. As she neared, the growth parted to reveal a passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She entered, stepping into farmland. Unlike the wild jungles, here ordinary crops thrived, not ravenous mutant flora. It had taken her a year of psycraft, modeled after Eldar terraforming techniques, to achieve this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After testing hundreds of crops, she settled on raspberries and pomelo trees as most viable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passing through the orchard, she returned home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifty-two Catachan women watched her in awe. Muscular as auxiliaries, they had survived the same lethal jungles as the men. Even untrained, they fought as well as common soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They bowed reverently. None had seen anyone command plants as Marlena did. To them, she was more powerful and mysterious than the black-armored Astartes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Serving her was glory itself. Each attendant had triumphed over tens of thousands for the honor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stepping into this orchard shocked them further. Trees, fruit trees, on Catachan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They devoted themselves wholly to the Priestess, believing it destiny's blessing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marlena inclined her head, walking inside. Descending underground, she found fourteen Catachan women and Legion servitors laboring on an altar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite their efforts, progress was slower than aboard the Void Hunter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thirty-eight stellar days, the altar stood complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dismissing all attendants, Marlena began her rites of consecration.\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>",1033,"2026-06-06T05:05:10.769Z",1,"novelbin.me","f1065497de8c4404c42eee9e0caefa8fa49331e8bc3f1cd46bbf050c1aa475dc","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-101","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-249",698,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-cover.jpg"]