[{"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-274":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},1510823,1962,"Chapter 274: “The Instigator”","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-274",274,"\u003Cp>Terra, Trion Hive, Lower Hive, Monteriggioni.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Instigator Maria Kurnikova, cloaked in black, stood in the shadows as she whispered persuasion to the burly man before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Desiree, you were once a worker in the mid-hive. Though the labor was harsh, you still had a family of your own.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, your family is gone. You've fled to the lower hive. Who do you think caused all of this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the tall woman's Gothic was clumsy, Desiree felt an uncanny warmth in her words; every sentence sounded as if she cared for him alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her presence, he even sensed something strangely familiar, reminding him of his late wife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was Louis! I trusted his words. Wanting to seem well-informed, I bragged after drinking, saying to the other drunks: 'The Shadows of Order are witches, they're dangerous.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I said it, I didn't even know what the Shadows of Order were, nor why I said it… Maybe it was just the way Louis spoke, it made you believe him without thinking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Desiree's expression turned lost as he sank into memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Later, before the Enforcers came for me, Louis found me first and led me down into the lower hive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I survived… but I lost everything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Desiree clenched his fists, shouting, \"Louis, it's all your fault!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Instigator pressed on, \"If you had a weapon, would you avenge yourself against the one who made you lose everything?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\" Desiree's eyes burned with rage, his fists trembling with bulging veins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will help you take your revenge.\" Maria drew out a pistol and a knife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither weapon was Vostroyan-made; anything traceable would lead the conspiracy back to them. These were procured from Terra's gangs, untraceable to their true masters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take them. Use my weapons, and avenge yourself.\" She watched Desiree accept the arms, her voice final.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Desiree pocketed the gun, seething with hatred as he left the dome and stepped into the damp, shadowed pipes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There he found a dozen others, all men who owed their survival to Louis and had long since become his followers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He restrained his fury, knowing he'd only have one chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hand tightening around the hidden pistol, he approached Louis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know why you've all been driven down into this filthy hive?\" Louis' deep, magnetic voice carried through the tunnels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\" asked one man in greasy blue worker's clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because you spoke the truth. And some do not want that truth spoken.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Shadows of Order and the Thousand Sons, they are witches. They bring nothing but ruin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A frail worker slammed his fist against the pipes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Louis is right! We only told the truth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis' words carried a strange compulsion, seeping into each of them. They wanted to believe him, believing spared them the regret of what they'd lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Desiree shouted along, but in his heart, the hatred was all for Louis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped closer, drew the pistol, and fired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang! Bang! Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At such close range, even with his poor aim, Desiree could not miss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Desiree, what are you doing?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Desiree, are you mad?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others reeled back in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Desiree ignored them. Only Maria's word, avenge, rang in his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the grief of his dead family and his fall into the hive poured out with every pull of the trigger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bullets tore into Louis' body, spraying blood, yet he did not fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, an inhuman roar burst from within him. Workers froze in fear as the sound reverberated through the pipes, bestial and terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monstrous cry echoed outward, so far that rats a kilometer away scattered in panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive, muscled arm burst from Louis' torso, seizing Desiree in one hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speak! Who did you meet? Who set you to this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Desiree and the workers gaped in horror. How could such a limb emerge from a man's body?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Monster!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They screamed and fled in terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis himself stared in shock, as if waking from a dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I… what's happening to me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another giant arm ripped free from his chest, tearing flesh into pulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It grasped his ribs and hurled them like spears. Each bone whistled through the air, impaling the skulls of fleeing workers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get… out of my body!\" Louis screamed in agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Silence!\" the monstrous arm roared, throttling Louis' throat. His body fell apart like a broken doll, limbs dropping piece by piece.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speak!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Desiree had never seen such horror. His legs were wet with terror. The cold, merciless voice was like a wind from the underworld.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stammered, trembling, \"A woman… It was a woman… Spare me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of woman?\" the inhuman voice demanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A tall… woman… in a black hooded robe… I couldn't see her face…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Useless!\" the monster bellowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Desiree's final thought was the snap of his neck breaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A woman? Clever…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nareth… Magnus… which one of you…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis' ruined body shattered, collapsing to the ground in bloody chunks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will find out… who it was.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Maria returned to her temporary base, an abandoned factory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dementieva quickly asked, \"Well?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It should be dealt with,\" Maria replied calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We just have to wait; if they appear, we'll know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsvetlana added, \"Those workers… they don't have the courage or the brains for something like this. There must be someone behind it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly,\" Maria agreed. \"The struggle with them will be long.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Softly, she vowed, \"We must purge our Master's enemies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three Instigators spoke in the darkness, while aboard the Throne of Shadow's Sovereignty, in the Primarch's chamber…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tech-Priest Wojciech excitedly exclaimed to Nareth:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord, I've found it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've recovered a Sacred Standard Template!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Excellent,\" Nareth inclined his head, knowingly asking, \"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wojciech's mechadendrites clattered across his chest. A square chip popped free, glowing red and green.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He caught it and cried with excitement, \"My lord, I extracted ancient data from the machines and stored it here. After studying, it proved to be a combat tank STC.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is simple to manufacture, easy to maintain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you discovered it, it shall bear your name. Call it the Blyek Battle Tank.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overcome, Wojciech bowed deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, my lord!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought of his name forever tied to a sacred STC filled him with boundless pride. Soon, forge worlds across the Imperium would honor the name Blyek as the man who reclaimed the Omnissiah's relic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will grant production rights to forge worlds. You will oversee their selection.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the Orks Attack Moons, which only some forges dared study and required Rosicky's networks to peddle, every forge world would clamor for the Blyek Tank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Wojciech, himself a Mechanicum insider, was far more suitable than Rosicky, the outsider. His prestige would soar, exactly as Nareth intended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for your trust, my lord. I will not fail you,\" Wojciech vowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Nareth turned to Arsena and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What value lies in Nova Borilia?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord, its resources are mediocre. Only the decorative golden sunstone is unique. As you commanded, all future harvests will be sent to the Throne of Shadow's Sovereignty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The populace was enslaved by the Nomans for millennia. Their technology and culture regressed. Their bodies are weak, their quality is poor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Primarch's aide gave his report on Nareth's prior command:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As ordered, one-third of the Nomans' food supply has been distributed to the locals. For the first time in thousands of years, they are full.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Notably, they now call you 'Liberator,' their loyalty surpassing that of any other world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Select a squad from the 8th Legion. Leave them to restore order in Nova Borilia.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have the fleet set course for Cypra Mundi.\"\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>",1278,"2026-06-06T05:05:10.769Z",1,"novelbin.me","461c8431d424870e9a7f19d791dc7c4698f2aeb81a3600f78b7f7fbadc50a5dc","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-275","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-273",698,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-cover.jpg"]