[{"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-526":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},1511373,1962,"Chapter 526 - 525: I've Always Been the One Paralyzing Others...","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-526",526,"\u003Cp>Port Aquila, Askellon Sector.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aboard the Shadow's Sovereignty, Nareth, seated on the command throne, reined in his thoughts. He pressed his communication bead and spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We will conduct joint operations to cleanse the xenos from this system.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After that, I will summon you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As you wish, Lord,\" Luther replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the communication ended, Nareth noticed that Diana's chair had not swiveled back towards her console.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Lord, we have a clear advantage in the void battle. I wish to participate in the ground combat once we've established void superiority.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth keenly sensed the eagerness for battle in her tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering Diana was already a Sequence 6 \"Hypnotist\" with decent combat capability, he granted her request.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You may proceed to the surface.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diana recalled the auspex scan results she had just received. Some xenos had made planetfall while the Imperial ships were still struggling to defend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scan indicated the ground combat intensity was low, suitable for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By your will.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Captain swiveled her leather chair back to her console.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She entered the \"Spectator\" state, surveying the viewscreen before her from a detached perspective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seconds later, her emotions calm, she commanded the fleet's offensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blazing lances and shadow-strike light-showers filled the void, illuminating Port Aquila, shining into the gloom of the hive city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People in the Hertford Hive fled in terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eleven-year-old Pat stumbled through the loading zone, running with an uneven gait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than hunger and weakness, what tormented him were the colors around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red and black filled his vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless blinding white lights, those were people's fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire city trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, the whole world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pat's eyes suddenly flashed with a pitch-black light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately sprinted in the opposite direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pat had seen that black light before. Afterwards, his thoughts would stall, his body stiffen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he hadn't recovered faster than others, and if others hadn't been closer to that evil xenos, he would already be a corpse, or in a worse state, enslaved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pat ran desperately. His tattered boots, much too large for his feet, were now just a few scraps of artificial leather wrapped around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold metal floor of the loading zone stung his soles with every step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bit his dry lips, afraid to make a sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst terrified screams, a bloody red light flared behind Pat. He didn't look back, but he could see it clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pat ran faster. The desire to survive forced strength from within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stumbling, he ran on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when there were no colors around did he stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned against a cold machine, panting heavily for a few seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pat immediately covered his mouth with both hands and looked around vigilantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seconds later, as if a mist had lifted, he could see the markings above him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having learned more than other workers' children since he was young, he barely made out the letters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was astonished to discover he had run past the loading zone and reached Berthing Area Thirty-Six.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pat felt unfamiliar and also somewhat ironic. As the child of a loading worker, he would never have set foot in this area in his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never imagined that a xenos invasion would allow him to escape the cage of his birth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pat looked around blankly. When he saw a burning aircraft, he snapped out of his daze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Those fierce guards are gone.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, his eyes lit up. 'Those damned xenos have been here. They won't come back.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'At least... not today.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this thought, Pat's strength left him. He collapsed weakly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He curled up and fell into an exhausted sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't know how long he slept before he suddenly frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black. Red. White.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pat woke with a start. Cold sweat soaked his body instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He scrambled up and ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing a piercing shriek from above, Pat immediately dropped and rolled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glimpsed an orange figure with a sharp beak embedded in the ground, stuck, its wings beating against the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Panicked, Pat ran between two wrecked aircraft. Wind rushed overhead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the hum of engines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no time to think, only to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clattering sound. One after another, orange bird-like creatures thudded to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pat stared in shock at the sky, then saw fifteen black aircraft descending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The airflow from the opening hatches pushed his frail body back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He crossed his arms in front of him, eyes wide, looking forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pat saw a female officer in black armor. Her golden hair was tied back, falling behind her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her blue-green eyes suddenly flashed gold. Deep within her pupils, there seemed to be another pair of golden, vertical pupils, staring at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pat shrank back, pulling his thin, ragged clothes tighter. He felt those sharp golden rays penetrate his body. He felt completely exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mi... lady...\" His lips trembled as he called out in the local Low Gothic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to say something, anything, to make himself feel better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pat's words came to an abrupt halt. He suddenly felt the blackness surging behind him engulf his surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately tried to run in terror, but then a calming, powerful voice sounded in his ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pat didn't understand the language, yet a thought abruptly flashed through his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't panic!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pat felt the voice held a certain power he couldn't comprehend, but he was no longer afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stopped running, no longer afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pat stared blankly at the heroic female officer, watching her stride past him to face the strange xenos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having \"calmed\" the boy, Diana advanced to meet the Cerabvore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diana suddenly felt her thoughts stall. Layers of grey, decaying threads enveloped her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Hypnotist's\" eyes flashed gold. Her thoughts instantly cleared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Hypnotist's\" golden eyes coalesced. Psychic light, like an arrow, shot towards the Cerabvore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Hypnotist\" knew the effect of her \"Battle Hypnotism\" would be brief. As she used her beyonder ability, she raised her archaeotech pistol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cerabvore's raised bent arm suddenly lowered, swatting away an aircraft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It only became vigilant when it felt its arm burning with pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cerabvore glanced skeptically at its arm. A dazzling beam lanced towards it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The energy beam, harvested from the star, struck the intersection of the vertical line running through its head and its horizontal mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wound the size of a fist appeared. Sickening mucus dripped to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cerabvore cried out in shock. It had always been the one numbing others with its neurotoxins. This was the first time its mind had been numb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It stepped forward, raising its arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, its foot slipped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As its swaying body steadied, another dazzling beam struck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pat, no longer afraid, followed the female officer's figure, watching the battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was stunned to see the terrifying xenos staggering and swaying like the drunken adult workers he knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beam after beam struck its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crashed to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pat stared blankly at the golden hair and the upright back, murmuring,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you... a magician?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diana heard the boy's incomprehensible local Low Gothic. She didn't understand the words, but as a full-fledged \"Telephatist,\" she could guess his astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the fallen Cerabvore, she felt a slight astonishment herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had access to a portion Shadows of Order reports. She remembered that it took elite warriors to kill a Cerabvore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew it was because the Cerabvore's neurotoxins couldn't harm her, a specialist in the mental domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her \"Battle Hypnotism\" had caused the Cerabvore's erratic behavior, and the archaeotech pistol could deal sufficient damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Against other enemies specializing in close combat, I wouldn't have this much time.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diana calmly summarized. Still, she was satisfied with her current combat capability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Before meeting Lord Nareth, I never imagined I would possess such power.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Thank you, Lord Nareth, for granting me this strength.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Diana pondered, a grey figure flashed in the corner of her left eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes gleamed. She looked to her front left.\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>",1326,"2026-06-06T05:05:27.510Z",1,"novelbin.me","14c5399ba9aa12d80f60cc0ac0e50eaebea9ce3096b4db6bcfd2ec6b7e5bde86","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-527","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-525",698,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-cover.jpg"]