[{"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-285":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},1510834,1962,"Chapter 285 - 284: Ulthanx","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-285",285,"\u003Cp>After placing the Dionysian Spear in the armory, Nareth returned to his palace and reentered the Kingdom of Disorder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon discovering that the Dice of Prophecy had finished charging, he brought it back into the material world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Information about Ulthanx quickly flashed through his mind:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Stone World Ulthanx'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'A Standard Template Construct for a Star Fortress exists upon it.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth knew little about how Lian Ramilies had retrieved the Star Fortress STC, even less than he knew about the Leman Russ, no, the Blyek Battle Tank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He mentally reviewed everything he knew, then whispered inwardly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The star chart from Vostroya to Ulthanx…'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After silently reciting it eleven times, he tossed the Dice of Prophecy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The die spun several times in the air before landing in his open palm. The moment it touched his hand, a holographic image appeared before his eyes, a detailed projection of the stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth memorized the chart and stored it in a data crystal, silently thinking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The Dice of Prophecy really is remarkable. Even with limited information, it can still pinpoint and divine a star chart.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It may not have combat capability, but its usefulness surpasses any weapon. The Ramilies-class Starfort is, without a doubt, the most strategically valuable STC of all.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he pondered, an image flashed through his mind, a broken mechanical figure, as tall as a Dreadnought, dragging its heavy steps toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned toward the gyrinx, John. The image had come from the creature's mind, a glimpse of the future it had seen, something that happened occasionally over the past few years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You've become a true 'Monster', haven't you?\" Nareth asked, having sensed an energy within John like the shattering of a star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I…\" John's Vostroyan speech was now fluent. His tawny fur bristled slightly. \"I don't know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth opened his psychic sight. John's astral form shimmered pure silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are indeed a true 'Monster,'\" Nareth confirmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Wolf Freddy curiously circled around John, his own heightened intuition perceiving something new.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, he's different,\" Freddy said with a grin. \"Still not as good as me, though.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Freddy observed John, Nareth interpreted the vision from the \"Monster\" mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'A mechanical construct will confront me…'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What the 'Monster' sees is uncontrolled, more random than any diviner's prophecy. It might not even happen on Ulthanx.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What I do know is that Lian Ramilies recovered the Ramilies-class Starfort STC during the cleansing of Ulthanx.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A realization struck him, Cleansing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Ramilies called it a purification, that means he found something heretical there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he shared the belief that machines capable of thought and will were Abominable Intelligences, then the target of his \"purification\" must have been intelligent machines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes gleamed, his mind aligning the prophetic vision with this new deduction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then sent the Dice of Prophecy back to the Kindom of Disorder and summoned his aide, Arsen, giving his order:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Deliver this data crystal to Fleet Navigator-Chief Aiden Visscher. Tell him to prepare the fleet for departure to Ulthanx.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the pact with the Visscher family, their Navigators had been fully integrated into the Shadowss of Order. The fleet's chief navigator was the young and talented Aiden himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Order the Eleventh Chapter to be ready for deployment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also, inform Magos Lian Ramilies that the location of the Standard Template Construct has been confirmed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The fleet will depart within ten work cycles.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever awaited on Ulthanx, if Ramilies's Skitarii had once purged it, then Nareth's Honor Guard, Legion Librarians, and the Eleventh Chapter would be more than sufficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His silver-haired aide recorded every word and departed to carry out the command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aboard the Explorer, Magos Ramilies received the message. His logic engines churned furiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Truly? I estimated that Nareth's \"soon\" would mean within ten years.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'By Terra time, I've searched for twenty-four years, five months, and twelve days without finding a single STC trace.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'And yet he has already found another one? Impossible… statistically absurd… probability lower than one in a billion.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five work cycles later, the Shadows of Order fleet and the Explorer set sail for Ulthanx.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ulthanx.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the bridge of the Throne of Shadow's Sovereignity, Captain Diana Pauline examined the screens at her console.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Punisher-class reactor had replaced the older plasma type, granting the massive battleship immense thrust and a smooth deceleration as it entered planetary orbit, the last 520,000 kilometers executed without structural tremor or instability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her turquoise eyes glanced at the crystal monitor: reactor load at 15.42%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn't help but feel a pang of regret:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'No enemy ships. No battle.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'No way to test the Punisher reactor or the auto-recharging void shield in real combat… nor to command through the Simulus Chambers during a void engagement.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She remembered the sensation during simulations, the exhilarating feeling of controlling every ship as if the entire fleet were her own body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Setting aside her faint disappointment, she refocused on the auger readings and Auspex scans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers danced swiftly across the data slate, classifying and forwarding the results to the Primarch's aide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dark throne room, Arsena reviewed the information and spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord, the star system you designated as Ulthanx contains four planets.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He manipulated his control staff, projecting the system's holographic image.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Auspex data shows that all four worlds are uninhabitable to humans. However, one planet emits an anomalous signal, unlike any Imperial identification code.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Further analysis indicates the planet is entirely rock. No atmosphere, no water.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth nodded slightly. The STC was likely on that planet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Send a message to Lian, tell him the Standard Construction Template is located there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black Stormbirds launched from the decks, descending toward Ulthanx's surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At twelve kilometers above ground, the pilot reported:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father, the augers have detected an energy reaction. Runic identification marks it as a high-threat hostile target.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Continue descent,\" Nareth commanded. Fifteen Stormbirds pressed on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At four kilometers altitude, blinding beams of light erupted from the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shadow of Order pilot yanked the control stick, the gunship shot forward as the beam grazed its belly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as if a hidden switch had been flipped, dozens more beams streaked upward in coordinated fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth peered below. On the rocky ground moved a dozen metal constructs, cables and wires sparking along their exteriors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes lit up, crimson, not blue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He noted their weapon arms showed no adaptive configuration, confirming they weren't Iron Men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their polished steel skulls gleamed with a strange psychic luster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind raced, linking their appearance to the \"Robot\" potion's secondary ingredient, the head of an Andrew-class automaton.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to a member of his Honor Guard. \"Lend me your sword.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father, it is my honor,\" the warrior said, offering his blade with both hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking the sword, Nareth unlocked the bay door. His golden wings flared, and he leapt into the open sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Channeling his psychic might into the Dionysian Spear, he hurled it downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The radiant spear impaled one Andrew automaton through the abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others turned their glowing red optics toward the airborne figure in black armor and golden wings, instantly identifying him as the primary threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Streams of binary code flickered across their minds, linking into a synchronized network.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within one second, a complete fire-control pattern was calculated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The automatons raised their right arms in unison, weaving beams of energy into a deadly web aimed at Nareth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He banked sharply left, the automata's fire pattern adjusted perfectly, not a single beam misaligned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The web engulfed him again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their computational precision was extreme, predicting his every movement from velocity and vector data.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth twisted and accelerated again, but the machines held their lock firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, between his wings, a rune began to glow.\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>",1288,"2026-06-06T05:05:10.769Z",1,"novelbin.me","06ab23026c5fd10782338eb23cf5f975a5416c7c7205bca8d86ae82bd76bdf81","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-286","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-284",698,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-cover.jpg"]