[{"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-298":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},1510847,1962,"Chapter 298 - 297: Saving Vulkan Without Abandoning the Prey","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-298",298,"\u003Cp>At dawn, as sunlight broke across the sky of Nocturne, the Dionysian Spear suddenly appeared in Nareth's hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gripping the long spear, he felt the searing heat pulsing through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked onward, following the trace of a powerful lifeform his Warp Insight had detected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'After a busy night, harvesting many sequence 3-level beyonder creature corpses, this trip to Nocturne was not in vain.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Even if Vulkan finds the largest fire drake, I still won't lose anything. The one who swore allegiance was the Emperor, not me.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'And if I really lose… that old man will probably break the deal again. Wouldn't be the first time.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Nareth thought this, the Dionysian Spear cooled to a normal temperature. He placed it on his back, then drew his forged sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before him lay a massive fire drake, as large as a mountain, its size comparable to a smaller iron-scaled kraken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its jagged maw gleamed with teeth like spears, and behind its head sprouted rows of barbed spines that ran down to its tail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden light shimmered in the creature's half-closed eyes. Suddenly, they snapped open, locking onto the intruder who had disturbed its slumber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire drake reared up and unleashed a torrent of flames upon the bold figure clad in black armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth neither dodged nor retreated, he charged straight through the molten inferno.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flames engulfed him, then vanished in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next moment, Nareth stood atop the drake's head, driving his golden sword downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade pierced through the thick, armored scales of the creature's skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth tightened his wrist and halted his strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire drake died swiftly, its eyes and teeth, the valuable alchemical materials, left untouched. The golden sword had gone cleanly through the non-essential brain tissue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sheathed his sword and, with a grunt of strength, hoisted the colossal corpse onto his shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Vulkan shattered the protective shell on another fire drake's skull with his silver warhammer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hooking the hammer to his belt, he too lifted his prey and began walking out of the cavern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep below, the world serpent, newly descended into a dream of fire, coiled comfortably in sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a flash of memory disturbed it, an image of a black-armored figure with golden wings, striking like lightning into its previous dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The greatest of its kind had once been slain by a single spear, the same hateful weapon of annihilation that now haunted its memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terror rippled through the serpent's mind as it thrashed violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entirety of Mount Deathfire trembled. Lava spurted skyward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aboveground, the rocks beneath Vulkan's feet crumbled, he slipped, and fell toward the magma below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He caught the cliff's edge with one arm, clutching his hunted drake with the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seconds turned to minutes. After eight days of duels with Nareth and hours of climbing the volcano, Vulkan's grip began to falter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweat beaded on his bald head, but pride and determination refused to let him drop his prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scanning his surroundings for a way out, his fiery eyes flared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the lava flow, he spotted Nareth, carrying an even larger fire drake down the slope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth, too, had noticed Vulkan, and sighed at the irony of fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I remember when the Emperor and Vulkan competed to hunt the fire drakes. Back then, a volcanic eruption trapped Vulkan on a cliff. He refused to abandon his prey.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'So the Emperor threw his own, an even larger drake, into the magma, using it as a bridge to save him.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'When they returned, the elders of the council declared Vulkan the victor, since the Emperor had returned empty-handed.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But Vulkan knelt before him and said, \"The man who values another's life over victory is the true champion.\"'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth's eyes gleamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Vulkan is a perpetual, only a weapon made of Fulgrite can truly kill him. Even if he fell into magma, he'd resurrect… but it would take time, and the agony of fire is needless.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'There's no reason to let him suffer, and no need for me to throw away my trophy to save him, like the Emperor once did.''\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Setting down the massive fire drake, its weight flattening a small hill, Nareth spread his golden wings and flew across the gap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reaching Vulkan, he grasped him by with both hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weight dragged Nareth downward a few meters, Vulkan was even heavier than the drake he'd carried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'He's heavier than a fire drake… though not quite as heavy as a world serpent.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Nareth struggle, Vulkan panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me go! I'll drop the drake, throw me up first! You'll fly free that way!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need.\" Nareth's tone was calm. 'Alchemical materials shouldn't go to waste.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden light blazed from his wings, illuminating the entire volcano.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Burning One's essence within him surged, granting him the power to lift both Vulkan and his prey up to the cliff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vulkan stared, astonished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your strength… how did I ever beat you at arm wrestling?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth released him and replied, \"The golden wings may be fused with my body, but they aren't strictly my own power. When we competed, I didn't wish to rely on them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he added, \"Yet the strength they grant is fully under my control, no different from moving my own limbs. I don't see it as using external force.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vulkan's molten eyes examined the golden wings from a smith's perspective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded solemnly, heat rolling from his mouth as he said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, of course not. Even if you use them, it's still your own strength.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With admiration in his voice, he continued, \"Nareth, your sense of fairness and your courage to save a rival, both are worthy of respect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After their exchange, Nareth flew back to the other side and retrieved his drake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both giants descended opposite sides of the volcano.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the city below, Alpharius was the first to see them returning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to the Emperor and said, \"You were right. Nareth wins again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor smiled. \"It should be so.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the Nocturneans saw the two giants approaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a glance, it was clear who had triumphed, the drake Nareth carried dwarfed Vulkan's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they entered the city, the elder of the noble council stepped forward, resigned, and announced:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The final competition's victor is…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nareth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vulkan nodded, his voice steady. \"I concede wholeheartedly. As per our wager, I shall offer my loyalty to the outsider.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knelt before the pale-skinned being. \"I shall serve you as my lord.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a blinding golden radiance burst forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people gasped as the pale stranger transformed, his body clad in golden armor, glowing with the same light as Nareth's weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My son,\" said the radiant being, \"welcome back to the Imperium of Mankind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The celebration shifted, from honoring the defeat of the Shade Wraiths to rejoicing at the Emperor's arrival and Nocturne's return to the Imperium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the third day of festivities, the XVIII Legion fleet arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth watched Cassian Vaughn meet his gene-father Vulkan earlier than fate once intended, and he smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I've changed Vaughn's destiny, this time, he met his father not on his deathbed.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night, inside Vulkan's forge, the two sat by the furnace, talking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? You're saying the fortress-grade energy shield technology Nareth has, that you saw on Cypra Mundi can protect an entire hive city?\"\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>",1235,"2026-06-06T05:05:10.769Z",1,"novelbin.me","3f0db19a0ba1999b6117115cb2a9b9862d18a9d2ccd1848d899f733b96073289","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-299","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-297",698,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-cover.jpg"]