Emperor POV
As the Bucephalus arrives in the system guided by my will, i feel out to the warp testing the reaction once again, feeling my sons psychic signature and my shard that imbued into all the Generals of Mankind they'd make sure of humanities prosperity in the coming fights, As i open my eyes i see to my side My loyal companion since the days of the falling of the federation, Malcador my once true equal, and at the forefront my throne my Bodyguards The Adeptus Custodes clad in Auramite and discipline scan for any threat.
My wayward gaze looks to the front of the bridge where the vast amount of starts Is blotted not by much but enough, a structure that has the Looks of the Old ones is not something easily dismissed, before i can see upon ordering a Command, i feel a presence in the warp not just my sons whos light flickers and pulses like a excited child, this Prescence reminds me of the Psykana warriors of the federation of Humanity, like a poised Blade seemingly blended into the warp itself, my face remained impassive, Malcador ever one for words said " Ah it would appear this son has been hampered wouldn't you say old friend?."
"Yes though i feel that should he not have been hampered we would have come across a planet of those not tempered by the warp, i can feel the Prescence of some THEIR tendrils here, i hope this son has been mentored Adequately, though the main matter currently is that Pyramid Ship, Helm send over Vox communication" I said knowing that any psyker communication would be seen as an Attack currently.
And so my crew began sending Vox, with the Tech priest of Mars sent as a representative having Inquired about the state of the Planet surface, Though that is cut short when the screen previously locked onto the surface Vanishes from the terminal, and sees nothing on the Auspex, its as if we are looking into open space, my eyes narrow as i probe the seemingly normal planet but get rebuffed by the seemingly mundane Planet.
With myself now intrigued my old friend sighed, " My emperor you wouldn't want to make a bad impression on this worlds ruler would you, so would you please stop probing i can already feel the Malice of the Wards rebuffing you attempts." with that i withdrew shamelessly, with that time flew and i now stand in the hangar as we were invited upon the world by a council of scholars my son being the one who had absorbed all their knowledge he was excited upon my presence as he should have been for one so long without teaching him the dangers of the warp he's alive that's far more than some Primarchs can say.
The aircraft i embark upon that being a stormbird the once proud carrier fighter of the Federal navy now reduced to this, we fly in formation with my guards flying protection and having 4 more stormbirds of diplomats and other officials with Valdor coming with me while Malcador stayed on the Bucephalus, as we thundered towards the atmosphere i couldn't help but Gaze at the impressive Pyramid though from what i can tell, its powerful to shear a Gloriana in one shot, with its wards having blocked my gaze repeatedly.
As we came to land i saw my son a true primarch in soul and seemingly aggrieved?, with us coming out the stormbird and Valdor and the rest of my companions filing out to secure the zone, i come face to face with my red son, "Greetings father, I've looked through the currents of the ocean for this meeting come lets go to a place where we can discuss more in depth." he speaks in a rushed tone as if the galaxy will end right this second, i smile as i begin to think how easy this son would be compared to the others like Roboute and his empire.
walking through the clean and fresh air i couldn't help but enquire onto my too....son about its properties with the planet so far away from the most prosperous of humanities regions it was so well off, he smiled as he explained Prospero history to me though i noticed he seemed Evasive with things regarding before his arrival and his current position, when i enquired further he said in a arrived tone one a toddler would use " Sorry for my Evasiveness father the matter that aggrieves me is the one who hangs above us like a God in his temple, a simpleton who wont share the greater knowledge to me and all who would need it, preposterous all knowledge should be known."
He said this, while i internally was grateful towards the person who stood up to my son even with his primarch charisma, they wasn't comprised which has plenty of good traits in my book, as my son talks further about his hatred of the Black sun of Tizca we arrive at the main archology and i must admit that this place in terms psychic defences and conventional would last long even under the combined strength of myself and Malcador and require at least 3 legions working in tandem, as we arrive into a chamber i hear a fierce debate breakout with what i could gather from still being outside, was how to react to my offer of joining the imperium during the first orbital discussions before being invited to discuss it on planet, it seemed they were divide though i could still feel the souls of a greater Majority remain silent, as my son pushed through the doors, he announced me " I bid thy welcome to the Emperor of the Imperium of Man, The lord of a domain beyond comprehension" a bit thick there but needs must.
As i came into the seemingly like an opera like senate floor, i was welcomed by the side who wanted to join the imperium and the supporters of my son here, while i was looked at by the other vocal minority with a burning of susception and doubt, while the Majority remained quite as i tried to ascertain why i was rebuffed by a wards that lit up around each of their necks and seemingly the leader of this Faction said" My son has made preparations emperor that we be of sound mind within our own mind so please explain why you have tried to use psychic powers in a debate that is not a duel ?"
My apologies came quick and fast, seemingly content i can see my son and bodyguards about to explode in anger, but i know better, their is someone here far stronger than any in the room bar me, with that i return to the debate where i would prove through words that joining the imperium, though the point of contention was the treatment of psykers which i would not budge on, while they wanted to retain and train their own, it quickly got heated when one of my sons faction supporters said something that enraged the Majority of silent faction and earing the disapproving glares of the rest " That dammed Kaelen has blinded you to the benefits of joining with the true ascending empire of humanity, why should we be bonded to his will and his continued disregard of this council, i see this as way to free ourselves of his shackle."
Ho... then seemingly out of nowhere the warp recoiled as if struck, and through it appeared a single armoured hand, " If you think yourself a shackled being then perhaps its time you lived as one for your transgression against the people of this world" within the hand erupted a concentrated runic spell array i couldn't understand and the man screamed as i saw parts of his mind, where we lived as a slave on a red planet and fighting against a Gladiator who towered over the others and in a fight he was used as a meat shield, he came back covered in seat and a new found paranoia.
"And Magnaus the scholar you have knowingly brought a threat to our realm with no conciliation of the council you are to be forever bard entry to the Libraires of the Eclipse order due to your failings as a leader to our people, So shall it be by my command"
As the presence pressed down on my son i saw a self enforcing spell bound his soul forever baring the very Idea of this "Eclipse order" and its knowledge which knowing for my son would be a humiliation and a very antithesis to his being, not wanting my sons soul to be binded in any way i set about trying to unlock the spell, before i saw Infront of me a portal and around me the once open and spacious Opera arena tuned into a closed space with a Dozen or so constructs all with a Null effect that drowned even the strongest sister of Silence in my retinue.
With that i came face to face with a Man in armour, In some parts of it draped in a gold and a cloak of power that seemed to be of the same quality of my own, with that we began of first confrontation, in the warp we sent numerous probes while mine where shut down and countered easily, i found myself drawing more on my skills as the Anathema to beat back his offensive, with that we were communicating all the while, putting a show on for the others and my son included.
" For a being of stature Neoth, i would have expected to find myself increasingly cornered, don't tell me humanities collective conscious has waned since his time in the federation, after all you were there weren't you." I let out a sight about how the time of the warp effects much, with this figure having seen me in one of my many many faces.
"And i thought myself beset by a fiend of the four, surely my son would be good for the one called Tzeentch" as i said that i felt the warp cascading around us both with the figure placing a hand on his staff before the arrays of the area lit up and with it came the suppression of the warp that could have saved me the effort of having to look across the galaxy for my wayward tools.
"Ah yes the 4 parasitise though, i wonder if the golden throne became your home, would you arise as the star child, like you and Erda thought possible should you be struck down, after all for one who so vehemently denies godhood you have all the makings of one" the Armour of the figure pulsed and sent out a shockwave that knocked my Custodes back and sent the sisters into a rapid dance of blades that were then repulsed, as i felt my Psyker powers losing their edge in fighting.
"Gods die, humanity will endure past them as they always have humano summum!! "
As we duel with both psyker and marital prowess, it became evident that going forward would risk all here including my son, and Malcador who i could already feel was preparing to call his pet project out early, the Grey Knight were not ready yet and for the final battle they will need to be at full strength.
We both drew back, as i looked with my senses that my guards had been beaten and Valdor was set upon By a small army of constructs seemingly designed for enhanced warriors like my Custodes with the Guardian spear in his hand being dulled and the bolter damaged beyond all repair, we were beaten in the grand scale so i made a choice.
" I belive both of us are smart enough to discuss what should be done for this world, we both know that you will join the imperium just that you want something from it Kaelen so ill ask what is it you want, bearing in mind the people you have to protect like your parents." i said as i could feel myself losing the duel of spells.
"Yeah Neoth Never threaten my parents again or i will just detonate a star on terra and see you rebuild humanity from its missing home world, I want Autotomy like the Mechanicus in regards to all psykers with me providing the imperium with stable and willing Psyker platoons to aid in the crusade, with me having the Ability to recruit from across all space from the imperium, and That we be granted a permeant Agreement that binds those under your command to follow this edict under Geass, Also i have some research that would allow the killing of lower ranking demons that a mortal could use, a great deal don't you think ?" he said as if it wasn't the honeyed words of a Mad man who just threated to kill trillions of innocents.
"What of the Legio Astarte's" i asked hoping that he was not going to be in contradiction with them.
"My psyker warriors will be bound to a greater Codex in where they through trials can earn a greater power, the Liberians under the Legios will be sent into my care where ill train them and have them take binding Vows, and the unwanted of Psyker potential in the Legios can join into becoming a specialised Astarte's Squad dedicated to tackling high risk demons or Psykers, And let me be clear any Navigator noble who dares threaten or try to influence my Warriors will be wiped off the map, is this agreeable to you Neoth" he said.
The far reaching consequences will be immense but having a order that can counter and disrupt the warp on such a massive scale would undoubtedly progress the great crusade.
"what of yourself, surely your recognise the fact that you being of the same power of Malcador and I that you become a target of them" i said full of doubt to see how he will handle being lumped into the likes of me and my old friend.
He laughed in way i hadn't thought possible for the short duration I've met him, " Ah they'll try but after all one cant be corrupted if the source of his power is his own strength, After all Annos Became nothingness to be sure his own power would forever be his and I'm better, after all the strongest have only the strongest opponents." he said as if he wasn't quoting 3 millennium media.
"Haaa, great another Chunni, Malcador wont let this go at the game of, paradox-billiards-vostroyan-roulette-fourth dimensional-hypercube-chess-strip poker, Kitten as well."
Me POV
TF was that sentence that stained my ear canals ?