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Every word and phrase was as if it were his own personal experience, spreading throughout the Imperial Church once again.
However, the kind-hearted Casca severed the internal communications of the Phoenix Children, thus saving the Dark Angels some face—although, given the Imperial Church's speed of communication, it was practically impossible for any idea of a return to the past to remain...
"This is the divine oracle that the Emperor has given me!"
Van Diehl continued, his words possessing a certain magic that drew listeners into his emotions: "The Emperor has given me a new mission—we must thoroughly eliminate the hidden dangers left over from the Legion era of the Dark Angels, thoroughly examine and purify the Dark Angels' monasteries, reform them, and bring them back to the embrace of the Emperor's glory!"
Amidst the furious roars of the crowd, the Imperial Church's ships locked onto the nearby Stone Fortress Monastery.
"The Dark Angels pride themselves on loyalty, yet their cover-up of the Legion's betrayal has crossed the line of the Emperor's mercy."
"When the Inquisition colludes with traitors and becomes their accomplice, only our Imperial Church remains His most faithful and devout believer, one who will never betray Him!"
"Judgment!"
"Judgment!"
"Trial these traitors, kill all those who protected them! In the name of the Emperor!"
"For the great Centaur Golden Ring, for the Emperor!"
The Imperial Church was even more indignant about this matter—the madwoman even wished she could go up right now and use a flamethrower to spray all the impious traitors who dared to deceive the Emperor clean.
This has really blown things up.
"you you you!"
“You have no right to judge the Dark Angels! We are the Emperor’s most loyal warriors, and the Primarchs are currently purging the enemies of humanity within the Empire—and the rumors you’ve spread are untrue. The fate of the Dark Angels is not for you to judge!”
Azrael raised his longsword and shouted.
The dark angels must unite and work together to defeat the invading enemy!
Even though the other party's reality is exactly the same as that of the Dark Angel... they can't just say it like that!
Even if we have to delay, we have to delay until the Primarch returns!
High Master Azrael was in a difficult situation and, in despair, turned his attention to the other side, namely the human Empire's expeditionary fleet led by Sun Lord Kasgar.
But we still have Lord Sun Lord!
Surely this friend of Lord Ryan, this wise man who could save the entire human empire from disaster, would not believe the lies of those fanatics and join them in attacking the Dark Angel?
Surely not...!
you.....
You wouldn't also side with them, preparing to take action against us, the loyal, gentle, and secretive dark angels who absolutely do not use torture, would you?
Will do.
Brother, yes.
“Interesting. Based on the intelligence I’ve received, what Van Diehl said may indeed be true—the Dark Angels have indeed been hiding some unspeakable secrets from us.”
But Casgar doesn't seem to be on his side.
......
"Whether you stand or not—wait?"
The real battle is about to begin—now, under Van der's accusations and following instructions given to him in a dream by the Emperor (played by Tzeentch), the demon playing the hero Kasgar will appear and fight alongside the fallen dark angels before the Dark Angels fortress, which conceals the truth of the rebellion.
Despite their strength and numbers, there is no need to fear—under the Emperor's light, those unbelievers and demons will be utterly crushed!
The Emperor will help him!
The Emperor will help him fight against—
“That’s right, Van Diehl. I also know some of the details of the secrets that the Dark Angels are hiding, and I am willing to stand with your Imperial Church and participate in the investigation.”
As he spoke, Casca added another sentence.
Okay, let's investigate!
Our human expeditionary fleet of Holy Terra has agreed to do so, everyone!
"Wait, what do you mean by that?"
What happened to the promise that the battle would start right here?
Van Diehl found it strange that Casca had so wisely chosen to agree with the pace of their Imperial Church.
According to the Emperor's dream, the one impersonating Casca was very cunning and was very likely a follower of the treacherous and clever god of change.
Be careful of his seduction; don't fall for his schemes.
Don't!
"Because I don't think the Imperial Church needs to get involved here, do you? You have the passion and power to fight against humanity's enemies, so why choose to unleash that power on your fellow human beings?"
"Shut up, you demon! You're not human! I won't believe any of your excuses!"
"How can I prove I'm not a demon?" Kasgar asked through his psionic communication, sounding somewhat helpless. "I helped the human empire eliminate the orcs and the threat of chaos. Is there anything I haven't done enough, or done well enough?"
"If you don't trust me, then surely the Imperial Warmaster Vograim, and the holy sword bestowed upon her by the Emperor, couldn't also be a demon in disguise?"
Casca explained slowly.
“Perhaps it was indeed irresponsible of you, Van Diehl, to be the first to flee, but according to what you just said, you did it because you received instructions from the Emperor that he wanted you to leave Holy Terra and come to the Holy Land to receive His grace.”
"Doesn't this prove that the Emperor chose me to take over Holy Terra and assume the power of Regent, so that we can fight against the enemies of humanity together?"
“We’ve always been on the same path, Van Dijk!”
what?
Upon hearing the news that Casca had extended an olive branch to the Imperial Church, the initially angry believers became much more sober from their fanaticism.
Yes, according to him, Kasgar is indeed a very capable guy—he drove away the orcs and chaos, and is truly a great hero to the human world!
Even the most fervent believers would not object to this.
As for his accusations of suppressing the Imperial Church... didn't he just say that they should cooperate to fight against the enemy of mankind?
Then... why do they continue fighting?
Eh?
If that's the case, why were we so convinced just now that Casca was the devil and the traitor?
As if waking from a dream, the fanatical believers and madwomen, who were originally full of enthusiasm and ready to fight the traitor to their hearts' content, suddenly realized that their previous thinking was a little wrong.
"No! The Emperor's followers don't need to think; the Emperor's followers only need to execute!"
The Word Bearer priest, who had infiltrated the Imperial Church, rang the bells again, using the corrupting power of the warp to counter the psychic telepathy of Kasgar.
"Reject the temptations of chaos and carry out His will!"
The Word Bearers pastors hurriedly and scrambled to suppress the suspicions among the fanatics.
What on earth is that guy Casca up to?
The priest dressed as an episcopal squinted at the distant Imperial Pride warship—as the Primarch of the Word Bearers Legion, Loka did not actually want to pretend to be a follower of his hypocritical father like a pathetic thief.
This made him feel extremely disdainful.
But as one of the true gods, and after the prayers of the Word Bearers failed to reach the two true gods, Khorne and Nurgle, he was immediately filled with a sense of crisis.
If the rumors are true, and Kasgar really was able to make Khorne and Nurgle disappear completely after the battle... he must truly possess the means to contend with a true god of change!
He wasn't the only one posing as a bishop.
Primarch Magnus, the Weaver of Fates Carlos, and the Creator Vashtor... these warp beings and their brothers have all come to this battlefield, waiting for the Kasgars and the Imperial Church to completely break off relations, so that they can all mobilize in the name of the Emperor's Blessing.
Clearly, the Imperial Church is now far more powerful and resourceful than Casca had imagined.
If Casca chooses to retaliate, or believes that the Imperial Church has not received His blessing, they will all mobilize.
Then, in the name of the Emperor's divine intervention, they were instructed to spread rumors and mutate the already corrupted cognitive filters of the fanatics, thereby inciting the entire human empire into an extremely foolish civil war.
Add to that the ever-present, shadowy god of change, Tzeentch—though he has never appeared in the physical universe, Kasgar could always sense his sinister gaze and plans, which were pulling the threads of fate in a direction unfavorable to humanity.
Casca understood.
The fact that Tzeentch has mobilized so many men to attack the Stone Monastery, where Ryan is not present, suggests that he wants to have a decisive battle there, thereby framing Casgar for opposing the Imperial Church.
But he deliberately refused to fight.
There are no bad people here.
No!
We're all loyalists!
The kind of loyalty that transcends words!
However—
While Van Diehl was still in shock that Casgar would choose to reconcile with the Imperial Church, he spoke up.
"As far as I know, as the first Space Marine legions created by the Emperor, the Dark Angels' fortresses hold a great deal of secrets that the Emperor has kept hidden from the public—if these things were to come to the attention of disloyal traitors, they could very well become an asset to Chaos."
"What do you mean by that?" Van Diehl shouted angrily. "Are you saying I'm a lackey of Chaos?"
"No, no, no, of course it's not you."
"But who can truly believe that there won't be a threat from humanity's enemies infiltrated into their ranks? None of us can guarantee that, can we?"
Everything is for the emperor, everything is to prevent problems before they arise!
Upon hearing these words, the High Master Azrael's heart rose slowly from the bottom to the top.
That's right!
This is an internal secret of the Empire! Did you even know it was a secret?!
Although the Dark Angel has no secrets, the Dark Angel has secrets!
Casca, I knew it!
You really are on our side after all!
"Then what do you suggest we do? Are we just going to stand by and watch because of secrecy, ignoring the Emperor's decree?"
“I’m not saying we won’t search – but before we do, we need to go through certain checks to make sure that there are no Chaos Demons or their minions among our people.”
"So, what exactly are you trying to say? Or do you believe that there is a traitor among the Imperial Church—the most blessed people in the world?"
"The threat of chaos is everywhere, Van Diehl, you really should be more careful—but my method is also very simple."
Kasga continued nonchalantly, "You don't need to prove anything to me. I'll just say one thing."
"In that mysterious and distant world of Lustia—"
In short, it's the story of a dragon-shaped alien called the "Dragon Emperor" who raped Tzeentch and made him have nine children.
For some reason, as if to prove his innocence and that his psychic messages were not tampered with, he spoke while a dazzling golden light continuously emanated from his body.
It was as if even the emperor agreed with his statement.
However, most of the members of the Imperial Church who heard these remarks were taken aback.
What is this guy talking about?
What is this Tzeentch, what is this Dragon Emperor, and what the hell is this Ruscia Continent?
Of course, within the Imperial Church, there were those who understood that this was part of Casca's pathetic struggle, and they were inwardly mocking him mercilessly.
This includes Carlos the Weaver of Fate.
Laughed!
What is Kaska thinking? Is the Lord of All Changes some kind of child who would get so angry and reveal his disguise because of someone else's rumors?
Did he underestimate the composure and breadth of knowledge of the Tzeentch demons?
For the ever-changing demon lords, exposing Casca's lies is as easy as solving a math problem!
Although the Weaver of Fate did not seem to have heard of the continent of Ruscia in this timeline, since he had, he was able to investigate all the knowledge about this world!
who is it?
It is Carlos, the Weaver of Fate!
Carlos (καιρο?-kairos) represents the qualitative, permanent aspect of time.
It knows everything about the past and the future!