[{"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-641":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},1511326,1962,"Chapter 641 - 640: Nareth Embarks on a 'Reckless' Journey","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-641",641,"\u003Cp>The 'reckless' location Nareth had chosen was one of the waypoints on the Maw route, a place that would later be called the Shrine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This perilous passage had many waypoints, offering travelers refuge from powerful Warp storms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among these waypoints, some were relatively 'safe,' while others were even more dangerous than the Warp storms themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shrine was a relatively 'safe' waypoint, located on the halo star's edge, providing a respite from the Warp storms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the future, ships traveling the Maw, when caught in its fluctuations, would seek shelter here rather than return to Port Wander.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some pious Rogue Traders even saw the Shrine as a manifestation of the Emperor's Tarot, deliberately staying in the area for a day, hoping for His protection throughout the perilous journey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But once you approached the Shrine's orbit, the dangerous asteroid belt was nothing. Interfering with any of the stone spheres within the region would lead to misfortune and a violent death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth was interested in the Shrine because those stone spheres might have been placed there by some ancient deity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Which deity?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'And why did He place those hundreds-of-meters-wide spheres there?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curious about the secret, he judged that the creations of a deity lost to the tides of history were less dangerous than another waypoint on the route, the Daemon World. He decided to investigate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After ordering the Fourth Chapter to build a teleportarium on the Sondheim system and mine the adamantium and other resources, he ordered the Fifth Chapter's one-company fleet to assemble around the Shadow's Sovereignty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In November of 894, a gleaming 'egg' appeared in the halo star region of the Northwestern Galaxy, in the void between Warp storms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the light faded, the black fleet materialized in realspace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aboard the Shadow's Sovereignty, before the floor-to-ceiling viewport,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth stood with his hands clasped behind his back, gazing into the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, Arsena reviewed the auspex scan results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Lord, scans show the system's star is a dead, dark star, emitting faint light.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are no planets, no dust, no gas in the entire system.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silver-haired Arsena asked, puzzled. \"My Lord, this place seems to have no value.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth stared into the void, his voice deep. \"Have you considered why there are no planets here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arsena checked his data-slate. The reports from the Techmarines and the Fifth Chapter's \"Stargazer\" captains concluded that Warp storms had torn apart any planets and somehow shaped them into rocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not answer immediately. Since the Black Emperor had asked, there must be a reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He examined it from a seasoned \"Detective's\" perspective, then said, surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Every rock is a sphere, hundreds of meters in diameter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If torn apart by a Warp storm, they wouldn't be perfect spheres. They would be irregular chunks and scattered debris.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Primarch stared into the void, nodding slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Correct. These spheres are not natural, nor are they the result of Warp storms.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was now certain the spheres in the Shrine region held some secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Prepare a Stormbird.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned and walked towards his quarters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his bedroom, with a thought, the Order's Hand was sent to the Kingdom of Disorder for the first time since being \"linked.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sword of Vaul and other items vanished as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He went to his office, his gaze passing over the spoils on the weapon rack: Russ's Kraken's Bane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused for a second, then continued to his private armory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door opened. He walked in, took the Dionysian Spear, and put on the Pegasus ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only items he was willing to lose were the Dionysian Spear and the Pegasus ring, both crafted by the Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the Dionysian Spear, when infused with energy, was a devastating weapon, a true relic, not comparable to mere pretenders, he disliked the cursed feeling when holding it, and was wary of the Emperor's possible scrutiny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He handled the two items as he walked to the flight deck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both items were made by the Emperor, undoubtedly rare. In danger, they would be highly valuable as a medium for a \"Backroom Deal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He probably wouldn't die. He could retreat unscathed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The Dionysian Spear is the priority. I likely won't lose it.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fallen deity's power should be less than the Emperor's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nareth, without the black wolf Freddy or the gyrinxt John, boarded the Stormbird alone, targeting a 530-meter-diameter sphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three standard hours later, with the runes showing six kilometers to the sphere, his communication bead buzzed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pressed it. Arsena's voice came through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Lord, all scanning arrays, aetheric readers, auspex matrix, are at full power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The reports show all the spheres are ordinary rock. No activity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Acknowledged.\" He ended the call, then instructed his personal pilot, Nelsen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Open the hatch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father,\" the \"Calamity Priest's\" intuition was not triggered. \"I sense no danger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Though your intuition is high, you cannot perceive all hidden dangers.\" Nareth reminded him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Mentor of Disorder's\" commanding voice made Nelsen instinctively obey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hatch opened silently. Nareth's wings beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He landed silently on the sphere's surface, in a system without any atmosphere. He bent, his right hand touching the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rock was slightly cold, its texture clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Primarch sensed nothing unusual. But he knew the rock was not ordinary rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered that in the future, when expeditions tried to drill into the spheres, their mining equipment would mysteriously fail after drilling only a few centimeters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One Rogue Trader even fired a lance at a sphere, causing no damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both the one giving the order and the one executing it died soon after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he rose, he drew the Dionysian Spear from his back and ascended to the third level of the Thelema mindstate. Cautiously, he extended his consciousness, touching the rock's surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hard. Cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned slightly. His keen senses detected nothing unusual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bent again, hand on the surface, telekinesis surging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The unknown rock resembles shale, or basalt.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rose, activating his Spirit Vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared for over a dozen seconds. Nothing unusual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued walking slowly, maintaining his Spirit Vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sphere beneath his feet, along with the others, orbited the dim star in staggered patterns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the sphere completed four rotations, his intuition stirred. His Spirit Vision involuntarily shut down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gripped the Dionysian Spear, looking around vigilantly.\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>",1059,"2026-06-06T05:05:28.115Z",1,"novelbin.me","174e9d3343cf077a8c78dc3b9a22a638ac6207575c568ce0434e4a5a9d16f178","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-589","warhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-chapter-588",698,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwarhammer-the-11th-primarch-the-black-emperor-cover.jpg"]