Malcador was conducting government affairs on Macragge, yet he constantly remained in contact with the Emperor in the Terran Palace through dreams.
They often held meetings in extremely simple places such as ancient caves or dilapidated halls.
The last time they met was on a beach.
A storm lashed the distant sea, producing a terrifying sound.
Waves hundreds of meters high surged forward, like a gigantic wall leading to the end of the world. The two stood on a seaside cliff, looking out over the raging sea in the distance as they talked.
"The Nameless One's past actions have completely destroyed the original timeline."
The Emperor is depicted as an old man dressed in the simple clothes of a fisherman.
As usual, Malcador was young and handsome, wearing fine clothing.
"Your Excellency, what exactly do you intend to do?"
The Emperor gazed at the distant sea. After a long silence, he opened his mouth. "The existence of the Horus Heresy as an anchor means that the upheavals of the past did not influence the present."
"If we could erase the Horus Heresy from history, the upheavals of the past would influence the future."
"Suppress the Horus Heresy?" Malcador furrowed his brows. "Is such a thing possible?"
"With only ourselves it would indeed be extremely difficult," the Emperor said. "But the nameless ones can do it."
"He can move through time and space at will and change history without receiving punishment. That is why he is the optimal candidate."
"We must find a way to make him complete this important mission."
"How should we do it?" Malcador asked. "The nameless one is under no one's control. He is a symbol of freedom and absurdity, bound by nothing."
"I don't know either." The Emperor showed a puzzled expression. "I cannot be certain whether the nameless one will listen to what I say."
"On the contrary, I have been rejected by him many times."
At this point, a slight sense of powerlessness seeped into the Emperor's tone.
The appearance of the Nameless One had been fortunate for him, yet that fortune was something his power could do nothing about.
The other party had not spoken a single word to him, so he felt severely irritated.
He, the ruler of humanity and the supreme sovereign of the Imperium, was completely insignificant in the eyes of the nameless ones!
After finishing their conversation, Malcador and the Emperor each departed along separate paths.
A violent storm and gigantic waves surged forward, crashed fiercely against the cliff, and swallowed it.
...
Awakening from the dream, Malcador was thinking about where he should find the nameless one and carry out the mission given by the Emperor.
Just as he was driven by anxiety, the space before his eyes changed and a TARDIS telephone box suddenly appeared.
[Mission: Seize the strongholds of the Horus Rebellion and ensure that historical changes influence the future.]
[You caused enormous destruction in the past and fragmented history, yet because of the obstacle of the anchor points you were unable to influence the future.]
[Malcador hopes that you will return to the past, eliminate the influence of the Horus Heresy, truly connect the future and the past, and reconstruct the future.]
[This move will deal a decisive blow to the four Chaos Gods and lead them to true collapse.]
[Quest Reward: 5000 Experience Points, 5000 Points, Reputation +1000, Mind Stone ×1]
The moment he saw the quest reward, Datch's eyes immediately lit up.
The Mind Stone is the final Infinity Stone missing from his Infinity Gauntlet.
It allows the user to enter the minds of others.
It also enables anything — dreams, thoughts, ideas, and so on — to enter the user's brain.
Once I complete the task and collect all six gems…
Haha, then he can snap his fingers and make a wish.
"Understood. I will help resolve this problem."
Datch immediately accepted the mission.
He intended to leave at once using the TARDIS telephone box.
However, he noticed that the golden exclamation mark above Malcador's head still remained, and realized that the story still had a continuation.
"Your Excellency the Chancellor, is there anything else you wish to say?"
Seeing the Nameless One grin with an expression full of expectation,
Malcador's lips twitched slightly. "No wonder everyone calls you a scumbag."
The difference between his actions when something happens and when nothing happens is like heaven and earth.
Malcador lightly struck the ground with the Aquila staff. The staff landed on the floor tiles and produced a clear resonance as if gently striking a bell.
Golden light spread and formed rays of light that intertwined in the air.
"The starting point of the Horus Heresy is not located at a specific point in time," Malcador's voice slowly echoed. His wrinkled fingers gently stroked the handle of the Aquila staff.
"It is a series of events that continues throughout the entire rebellion: from the corruption of Davin, to the Burning of Prospero, to the purge of Isstvan III, to the betrayal of Isstvan V, to the Siege of Terra, and until the Emperor takes his place upon the Golden Throne."
"Every node is part of the anchor. Whether you try to change the Primarch system or reconstruct history, these nodes still exist. They are firmly driven into history like nails, making it impossible to change history."
"They may all be separate fragments, so before removing the anchor points you must eliminate them one by one."
After finishing listening, Datch looked as if he were deep in thought.
In other words, the Horus Heresy was divided into several stages. The corruption of the Temple of Davin was one of them; the purge of Isstvan was another stage; it continued until the Emperor took his place on the Golden Throne. And the Emperor's enthronement was yet another stage.
"So in order to destroy these events, I have to kill each of the protagonists one by one."
"In other words, I have to fight through the entire period of the Horus Heresy, and the Siege of Terra will continue until the war ends!"
Datch realized the truth of the matter, immediately summoned the TARDIS telephone box, set the coordinates, and headed for the destination, preparing to eradicate the chaos caused by Horus from the very beginning.
However, Datch quickly noticed a problem. The original history had been completely fragmented and was no longer continuous; it had become a collection of random fragments.
By removing these fragments and erasing the anchor points, a new history could replace the old history and complete the time loop.
Faced with the enormous quantity of historical fragments, Datch had to spend time carefully examining them in order to find the important scenes.
He was fortunate. He was the first to discover an original historical fragment showing that Horus had encountered the Interex civilization.
In the original timeline, Horus attempted reconciliation with the Interex civilization, but was stopped by Erebus.
This evil creature stole the Interex's Anathame and provoked a war between the Imperium and the Interex civilization.
Horus thus became irritated and came to believe that he was not a competent battlefield commander at all.
In order to prevent this historical turning point, Erebus must be stopped from stealing the Anathame, and the Imperium must be prevented from starting a war with the Interex civilization.
Under Datch's control, the TARDIS-type telephone box slowly appeared on a city street.
Opening the door and going outside, Datch put on a stone hat to erase his presence, summoned a chicken, and headed for the mission location.
He wanted to catch Erebus in the act and kill him.
He had already killed the other party once when he changed Lorgar's fate,
but this was only a historical fragment, so he could still kill the other party again.
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