Warhammer: In the Name of the Emperor

This is not the first time that Vito has been "interrogated". Vito has forgotten why and who was interrogating many of the trials. Of course, there are also some that are so unforgettable that he cannot forget them, including his first time in Athens. He vaguely remembered the scene when he was being interrogated in the city. He vaguely remembered that they expected him to conspire with the Persians, but in the end he didn't do anything to him.

He remembered that Themistocles defended himself, and another time when he and Martin Luther were tried together during the Thirty Years' War. Oh, that time was really memorable, especially for the young man Luther. .

But among the many memories of being judged, of course, they also include the experience of being interrogated by this group of gods. Although Vito has forgotten how long ago it was, the concept of time is too vague for him.

But this time he could probably have a place in his memory. He looked at the majestic Great Prophet in front of him. He was wearing a robe like fire, with Asuryan's fire phoenix symbol soaring on it. The raging fire seemed really real. It seemed like it was burning on him.

There were some prophets standing on the steps of the surrounding circular hall. They were standing scattered. Vito couldn't help but sigh at the declining population of the Eldar. He thought that he still remembered the Eldar Imperial Council that could accommodate tens of thousands of people. The way the seats were packed, I remembered the glory and achievements of that empire.

But now only these remnants are left, continuing the last traces of the ancient Eldar civilization.

"Welcome, Ancient Guardian, although I really hope to welcome you when the Sea of ​​Destiny is calm." The Great Prophet said, and the expression of the commendable Eldar was quite humble, at least according to their standards.

Vito nodded slightly in return, using the ancient etiquette of the Eldar Empire, "May the fire of Asuryan bless you, great prophet." "And may the light of life of Isha shine on you, ancient guardian."

Vito's performance was quite satisfactory. At least he didn't hear the Eldar's comments about the "barbarians". However, this achievement took a lot of Vito's energy. He still remembered that he stopped fighting with the Human Federation in order to reconcile with the Eldar Empire. During the territorial dispute in the northern part of the galaxy, he spent a lot of time learning and mastering the understanding and language of the Eldar.

To be honest, many times Vito even envied the greenskins, who only had to consider two things, where to fight, and how to fight, that's it.

"We summoned you here to inquire about the twists and turns of the road of destiny. Our road of destiny has been changed, and the anchor of destiny has been moved! We are not allowed to know the purpose of its perpetrators."

Okay, it's a riddle again. Vito hates these guys the most, but it seems that they can only guess riddles. Okay, I can try.

Vito pretended to be calm as he watched the great prophet slightly turn his head and look at the prophets around him, "What kind of fluctuations? How are the stormy waves of the sea of ​​destiny changing?"

"Someone stole the rivets of the Sea of ​​Destiny. The greatest things of our race were stolen and are now missing. And Iyanden is not the only one." Another prophet said, he was wearing a blue robe and looked like It belongs to another believer of the Eldar Hess. What does that god do? Damn, forgot.

Vito still nodded slightly calmly, and then looked at Yiyanna for help. He knew that the girl must know that he was completely confused now and had no idea what they were talking about.

The beautiful prophetess cleared her throat and slightly raised the sleeves in her hands, "The life crystal transformed by our colleagues was stolen, and the Ark's spiritual circuit was destroyed."

Ah, now Vito knew why, and why they were so neurotic.

The soul crystal of the prophet was stolen. In order not to be swallowed by Slaanesh, the Ark Eldar would be contained in the soul stone when they died. They kept their souls in it to integrate into the circuit of the Ark, so as to avoid being swallowed by Slaanesh's sister. Although Vito doesn't know whether the souls of the Eldar are that delicious.

The soul crystal of a prophet is another kind of thing. When an old prophet goes too far on the path of spiritual energy and prophethood, and when he is still inseparable from the sea of ​​souls, it will crystallize itself and change into A brilliant crystal.

And the powerful power condensed in the crystal is an important way to drive the circuit of the Ark and defend the soul barrier of the Ark. Well, it is probably the same as burning a thousand psykers for the Golden Throne.

Someone stole it? Did that madman steal it?

But before Vito could ask, he looked at the look in Iyanna's amber-red eyes and reacted. Vito was startled and then cursed under his breath, this time in human language.

The Great Prophet raised his head slightly, not displeased by the etiquette issue. He waved his fingers in the air, and a series of spiritual vein threads were drawn on the hall. The flickering fluorescent light represented the pulsation of the circuits of the Ark.

And Vito could also clearly see that part of it was obviously much darker, which meant that the shielding effect of the entire Ark on the subspace was also weakened.

"I think you already know the seriousness of the situation, ancient guardian, so I ask you in the name of Asuryan to tell me the whereabouts and purpose of Eldalad Ulsuran."

Vito cursed in his heart, what stupid thing did you madman Adalad do? Stealing the prophet's crystal corpse? Are you fucking crazy? ! But there is nothing we can do about it now.

Vito still looked very calm, as if he was not guilty at all, "Have you asked the Prophet Council of Uthvi yet?"

"Yes, we have already asked our brothers of the same race, and we also learned that Eldarad not only interfered with our destiny, but also interfered with almost all other Ark worlds. The same shameful behavior happened in every Ark. ”

Damn it, Eldarad, you old lunatic.

Vito took a deep breath. He knew the seriousness of the situation. "I have doubts about this, Great Prophet, but I don't know Eldarad Ulsuran's plan. In fact, I don't."

"There is no need to defend him, and there is no need to worry about yourself. The ancient guardian, our respected prophet Yiyanna saw Eldarad meeting you in a dream, and we do not intend to judge you for this." The prophet said, and Vito turned to look at Yiyanna, who nodded helplessly and seemed slightly apologetic.

But Vito would not blame her. She did everything she should do. Vito cleared his throat and looked at the chief prophet with one hand behind his back, "Yes, Adarad once met me in a dream. "The purpose is to warn me that Abaddon will launch the Black Crusade."

The Great Seer and his colleagues around him looked at each other. They seemed to be communicating psychically. Vito could eavesdrop on what they were saying but he wasn't going to take the chance.

"Why did he warn you about this?" the Great Prophet asked, and Vito shrugged slightly, slightly confused, "Because we are friends, and the Eldar and humans should have joined hands to fight Chaos long ago, Great Prophet."

"Then did he tell you anything else? For example, his whereabouts, whereabouts, or anything else." His blue-robed prophet said, obviously not intending to let Vito get away with it like this.

Vito frowned slightly, but this time he was also observed in detail. The great prophet waved his hand to disperse the spiritual network. "The Prophet Council of Uthwe informed us that Eldarad has escaped, and no one knows about him." His whereabouts, you were the last one to come into contact with him, ancient guardian, you know something and you are still hiding it.”

"This has nothing to do with humans." "No, as you said, the fates of humans and the Eldar have long been connected. He must have told and hoped that you would do something, answer us, and then you can leave."

Vito frowned and looked directly at the Great Prophet, "Then what will you do?" "Stop you from changing the trajectory of your destiny, and everything will return to the right path."

Vito looked at the imposing Great Prophet in silence. The sunlight from the arched windows behind him projected into the hall, and the golden statue of Asuryan's fire phoenix shone with dazzling light.

Yiyanna looked warily at the serious colleagues around her. The atmosphere was extremely cold. She looked at Vito thoughtfully, and she also knew Vito's answer.

The ancient guardian raised his head and looked at the Great Prophet with the same proud expression, "No, I won't tell you."

"I must protect the fate of my species, Great Prophet."

The Great Prophet raised his cane and struck the ground fiercely. Fire spurted out from the end and a fire phoenix spread its wings behind him. "Then you cannot leave until you tell us everything."

Vito took two steps and looked around at the hostile prophets. At this moment, two Eldar howling banshees also appeared behind him. Two warriors holding psychic spears suddenly appeared behind Vito. The judge looked at After a while, they glanced at Iyanna, who nodded affirmatively to signal Vito not to do anything stupid.

Vito sighed and turned around to be "escorted away" by the banshees. The Great Prophet watched Vito leave the hall.

Yiyanna watched Vito leave and took out the disk monitor hidden in her sleeves. She took a deep breath and hid it back.

"You idiots," Iyanna said, obviously not targeting Vito alone.