[{"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-531":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},1511378,1962,"Chapter 531 - 530: I Bring New Life to Caliban","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-531",531,"\u003Cp>Aboard the Shadow's Sovereignty, Primarch's Office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth leaned back on his throne, addressing Arsena and Thomas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You both have extensive experience in ritual magic. Now, I have a task for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Primarch looked at the ritual magic master, the \"Polymath,\" and the \"Warlock\" who commanded vast knowledge. With a thought, he transmitted his requirements to them through a psychic link.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the information flooded their minds, the \"Polymath\" and the \"Warlock\" understood the Black Emperor's request.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were to design a ritual, create talismans, and invoke the Black Emperor's power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Polymath\" and the \"Warlock\" exchanged glances. They were both quite interested in this new endeavor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By your will.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thomas,\" Nareth gazed at him, keenly noticing his furrowed brow and somber mood. \"What troubles you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Lord,\" the Chief Librarian, seeing the Black Emperor had perceived his worry, spoke frankly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since the war with the Rangdan began, four hundred and one have fallen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Lexicanium of combat and the Codicier of knowledge have both been affected.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth nodded slightly, recalling that the Dice of Prophecy would be fully charged in about a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When we arrive at the Kalium Gate, I will tell you how to resolve it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chief Librarian immediately felt the weight lift from his shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Praise be to my Lord.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same moment Arsena and Thomas left the Primarch's office, on the upper decks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luther and Zahariel sat comfortably in a corner of the officers' mess. Luther glanced around; those seated nearby were all his followers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Lawyer\" turned his gaze to his adjutant and spoke the words he had prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zahariel, do you truly believe the Lion will ever accept us again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Lion...\" Zahariel, beneath his psychic hood, began to speak, then suddenly paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A memory flashed through his mind: after the nuclear crisis was resolved, during the subsequent war meeting and ground operations, he had twice met the Lion's gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling it now, the Lion's eyes had revealed no emotion whatsoever. But that very lack of emotion meant he had lost the Lion's trust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been special to the Lion. He had never seen that look of indifference in his eyes before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zahariel also remembered that night on Caliban, after he had slain the lion-beast, the night the knights celebrated for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had walked alone with the Lion outside the fortress walls. He had been astonished and honored when the Lion had leaned in with a cunning look and said to him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know that now, on Caliban, there is a unique bond of brotherhood between us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the only one, besides Luther, whom the Lion had ever called brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now they were estranged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zahariel knew he had had a chance. But he was Luther's adjutant. Based on his sense of duty, he had kept the secret, telling the Lion nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Lion commands you and Astelan to accompany Luther back to Caliban.\" The cold words echoed in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zahariel's body trembled slightly. He picked up the Terrican black coffee from the machine on the table and downed it in one gulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He values loyalty...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He will never forgive us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zahariel said with difficulty. He realized he would never again have the chance to follow his gene-father, the great hero, into battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We disobeyed his exile order. He will punish us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Correct,\" Luther said, seeing Zahariel was as rational as ever, facing reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued, \"Lord Nareth has provided us with a new opportunity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zahariel looked at Luther in astonishment, scrutinizing him carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zahariel realized Luther was completely different from before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The regret and gloom were gone from his eyes. His gaze was resolute, just as it had been when he led the knights in their charge against the great beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zahariel exclaimed, \"Lord Luther, you have decided to swear fealty to Lord Nareth?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Lion will not permit this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zahariel looked around. Face after face met his gaze. They were all listening to his conversation with Luther.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He surveyed the one hundred and thirty-five Dark Angels around him. Then he realized none of them would tell the Lion what happened here today, just as he once would not have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were Luther's knights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The liege they served was Luther, not the Lion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Lawyer's\" eyes were sharp as knives. \"Do you have another choice?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Zahariel fall silent, the \"Lawyer\" spoke again, his words striking directly at the other's heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Lion has abandoned Caliban.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our home has been treated as a place of exile. He took his knights and left the Terran-born on Caliban.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Lawyer\" said coldly: \"He resented that the First Legion was already established before his return. The Terran-born are the exiled, and we are the exiled as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone on Caliban is a prisoner!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I bring new life to Caliban!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding Dark Angels knelt as one. \"We shall follow Lord Luther to the death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For Luther! For Caliban!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Lawyer\" finished his coffee. He felt his psychic energy become more lively, a dissolving sensation within him, like the coffee dissolving in his digestive system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luther rose, walked to Zahariel, and patted him on the shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I trust you will make the wise decision.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zahariel watched Luther and the other Dark Angels depart, saying nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lion's merciless gaze at Sarosh, and his smile on Caliban, alternated in Zahariel's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the next ship's standard cycle bell chimed, Zahariel emerged from his reverie. He walked heavily towards the training deck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Entering the training deck, he saw Librarian Balsar Kurthuri and Captain Alastor Rushal of the Nineteenth Legion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zahariel watched Luther standing before Lord Nareth, his expression complex. He did not approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Primarch noticed Zahariel's anomaly the moment he stepped onto the training deck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His peripheral vision swept over Zahariel, his supernatural perception capturing his mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'His mind is heavily burdened!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth glanced thoughtfully at Luther.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'My loyal \"Lawyer\" has started using \"beyonder Eloquence\" to persuade his followers already?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This will save me a lot of trouble.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth had no doubt about Luther's abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew what Zahariel valued most, and how to persuade him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His ability to win people's hearts, his leadership, his management skills, his aptitude for administration and development.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the Primarchs, none could match him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zahariel. Balsar.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth's voice, deep and commanding, broke Zahariel's reverie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is time I taught you how to develop your psychic abilities.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he trusted Luther, he wasn't going to just coast. He had also promised Balsar he would teach him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, he was curious about Zahariel's special psychic gift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, I must understand your abilities before I can begin your instruction.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zahariel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zahariel drew the Lion Sword, forged for him by the Lion, from his belt. Blade in hand, his eyes gradually grew resolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth drew his Sword of Vaul. With a flash, he appeared before Zahariel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Zahariel could react, the blue-white blade was at his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Awaken your psychic power!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zahariel looked at the towering Primarch. He hadn't even seen the Primarch's movement, neither the approach nor the retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew he would have to use the rare psychic power his brother Librarian Israfil had mentioned, \"Fearsight\", to even perceive the Primarch's movements, let alone match them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn't know how to actively activate his ability. Neither did Israfil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps the Emperor knew, but after testing him, He had not told him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That memory was blurred in Zahariel's mind. As a Librarian, he knew the Emperor had used His immense psychic power to erase the testing process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only remembered a flash of golden light, and a stabbing pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'How can I actively use \"Fearsight\"?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can keep up with me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Primarch's majestic figure vanished. Zahariel blindly swung the Lion Sword at the spot where Nareth had just stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unsurprisingly, his swing met empty air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Primarch appeared beside him, the blue-white blade at his throat again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zahariel decided to move. He executed agile turns and swift rolls across the training deck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how he moved, the blade was always at his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After losing sight of Lord Nareth countless times, he swung the Lion Sword in fury at the spot where the Primarch had just appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lion Sword effortlessly cleaved the deck, leaving a fist-deep gash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zahariel wrenched the Lion Sword free, fury coursing through him. Countless images flashed through his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lion's merciless gaze. The cold command of exile. The endless days and nights confined to Caliban. The helplessness of having a blade at his throat, over and over...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, everything in Zahariel's vision slowed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, he saw the Primarch's approaching form, then he vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth's eyes flickered. He instantly activated his Warp Insight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw Zahariel, becoming formless, phasing his body, shifting into the Warp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw him leap back into realspace, swinging the Lion Sword with a speed surpassing an Astartes' limits, aiming for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Primarch raised his Sword of Vaul horizontally, blocking the incoming Lion Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zahariel flickered in and out of reality, between the Warp and realspace, constantly appearing around Nareth, launching attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Primarch's Warp Insight captured every one of Zahariel's movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of Zahariel's attacks ended in a single second. Every one was blocked by the Primarch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that second, Zahariel's movements suddenly slowed. His \"Fearsight\" had ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth gazed at Zahariel. \"I can teach you how to activate 'Fearsight' at will.\"\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>",1583,"2026-06-06T05:05:27.510Z",1,"novelbin.me","64a5662ba19b5b828d2028923206f123a7d95c5b38f90eafcb62e621008023d6","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-532","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-530",698,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-cover.jpg"]