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The human emperor still sat solemnly on the golden throne.
"I... won?"
The speed at which they defeated Slaanesh was so fast that even Casgar found it unbelievable.
That's it?!
Just as he was trapped in the Sixth Ring and thought he would face the upcoming battle of the gods, Fugrim suddenly broke into the Sixth Ring, bringing with her the radiance of the Centaur Golden Ring and turning the entire Sixth Ring into her stage.
Having received praise from all the demons, including Slaanesh, they returned here—a moment that even Kasgar could perceive as merely a blink of an eye in terms of time.
The youngest, and also the last Chaos God in the Warp, was completely annihilated in the Warp under the unimaginable brilliance of Fugrim's Centaur Ring and her sixth ring domain.
Isn't this a bit... too frivolous?
Is it really that simple?
[That's right. You did a great job, Kasgar, and Fugrim.]
"You all did a great job."
It is the human emperor who sits on the throne.
Although the means of winning were not what the emperor desired, he could disregard these minor issues as long as he could achieve the desired result.
After the six rings were completely shattered by their combined light, the emperor, who had regained everything he had lost, spoke for the first time in ten thousand years.
It wasn't a message transmitted through psychic energy, but truly; on his face, which was gradually regaining its color, his vocal cords once again emitted a buzzing sound that humans could hear.
Now, he has everything he needs!
The fragments that were stripped from Horus before the battle, those fragments that the Chaos Gods had hidden deep within their own domains, all returned to their original places with the disappearance of the Chaos God.
The emperor's thigh muscles have now regenerated, and the figure sitting on the golden throne is growing flesh and blood wildly until it returns to its former peak form.
Aside from still being unable to stand up from his seat, the current emperor looks almost exactly the same as he did ten thousand years ago.
"My lord! You can finally return!"
Just as the Emperor was about to undergo a change, Marshal Waldo of the Imperial Guard excitedly pushed open the door to the throne room.
Since the end of the Cyber War, his mission has been to lead the Imperial Guard to continue defending the Cyber city of Karata, even at the cost of all their lives.
In the Emperor's vision of the future, this network city will become the most crucial transit city for humanity's network navigation after the artificial network section of the Golden Throne is successfully connected.
Fortunately, the efforts of Waldo, the other Imperial Guards, and the large number of Smurfs who had overpopulated the country were not in vain.
They could sense that the Emperor's condition was steadily improving, and the Harmonious Engine was helping them reopen the network connection to the real world—
Soon, the Emperor's dream will come true!
And their dream—to walk among the people with the Emperor again—is about to come true!
Waldo could roughly guess the surprise he was about to face when the Emperor summoned him to temporarily leave his heavy duties and come to the Golden Throne!
"My lord!"
Waldona's smile, harder to suppress than a bomb, was completely uncontrollable.
He just wants to hug that Casca and start kissing it like crazy!
It's true, he actually managed to collect the fragments of humanity scattered throughout the Four Gods' Realms and successfully protected the Emperor's hope of returning to the world!
"What else do we need to do? How can we help you come back?"
"Waldo said excitedly."
But the answer he received was not what he expected.
"Do not."
The emperor said, "I am about to meet my end."
......
His grand expedition ultimately failed.
Under the entanglement of those four forces, he ultimately met his destruction; but before becoming the Dark King, a symbol of revenge and despair, it was his love for humanity and for this land that freed him from that absolute darkness.
The King of Ages was born at the death of the last Emperor.
Carolism
That is the leader known as the King of Eternity, the guide and leader of all mankind, the undeniable truth, and the absolutely great transcendent being.
All of humanity awaits His coming, hoping that He will help them escape suffering, punish all the unjust, and defeat all of humanity's enemies.
They were all praying.
Praying to the [Eternal King]
......
Therefore, in the very end, the very last end.
He still needs to complete the final step required to protect humanity—
His disappearance.
The last enemy of the Great Expedition was himself.
As long as everyone still prays in their hearts for a transcendent being who can save the world with his incomparable and invincible power;
As long as everyone places their hopes on leaders rather than on themselves, humanity cannot extricate itself from chaos by its own power.
His grand expedition was destined to fail.
But he cannot leave His throne.
At this time, we still need him; we still need him to suppress those filthy and ugly demons; we still need him to provide guidance to other beings who are still young and ignorant.
Until someone can prove his power, prove that he doesn't need the emperor's power to lead people out of their predicament; prove that people now possess (even if it's the Centaur Ring).
When that time comes, he will personally test the other party's strength.
[The Emperor] will kill [The Emperor] at that moment.
......
"Huh?"
The human emperor turned to the still bewildered Casgar.
"Your opponent in your final battle is me."
"Humanity does not need an eternal king—at least, it will not need one forever."
"Defeat me, with your own strength, and with all those who are willing to believe in you and believe in yourself, fight me."
No! ...No.
Waldo suddenly rushed forward, his tone almost pleading.
"My lord, this will absolutely not be your end! We can turn this around, please give us time!"
"Trust us, give us some more time, and we can find a way to cure all your physical problems. We can help you get back on your feet in a better way!"
He wanted to deny everything he heard.
But no matter how you deny it, those are the words of his inviolable human emperor.
“You will become a qualified leader, Waldo.”
The Emperor calmly said, "Without me, all the Imperial Guards can become excellent leaders, warriors, and philosophers."
"Instead of merely being pawns obeying my commands—that is also my expectation of you. Waldo, use your power to help the mortals of this world."
"They need you more than I do."
Even the "King of Eternity" will eventually face an end.
Nothing lasts forever.
"No...no, Your Majesty. I—"
"Why are you crying, Waldo?"
"Even immortals have their limits; no one can defy the laws of nature. I am no exception."
"Everyone must die eventually, and I am not a god."
“I understand, my lord, but I—I wish you could return, even if not as emperor…”
If it were an emperor from ten thousand years ago, perhaps he really could have done it.
But ever since he sat on the golden throne and became the "Eternal King" of all mankind.
Some things are no longer within his control.
After giving Waldo some more instructions, he walked slowly out of the throne room, looking lost and dejected, and bid a final, difficult farewell to Kasgar and Fugrim before him.
"Good luck, Waldo."
"Goodbye."
hum-
With a heavy thud as the door slammed shut, only the three of them remained in the throne room once more.
"Casgar..."
"You have proven that you have the ability to lead people to a brighter future."
Unlike in the original story, in the battle against the God of Chaos, the Emperor's power never helped him when facing humanity's enemies.
Whether it was Mathieu's sacrifice to purify Nurgle, singing "The Centaur Ring" with the Eldar to fight Khorne, or finally using the power of love with Fugrim to successfully annihilate Slaanesh, Kasgar and all of humanity demonstrated that they could still fight for humanity with their own strength even when the Eternal King was no longer needed.
Perhaps it was Casca's small involvement that gave the human empire, which would otherwise have succumbed to stagnation and decay, a chance to revive once again.
"Uh, what about Tzeentch?"
"That's not right, is it? I remember—back in the Ancient Saint's Chamber, your power directly intervened."
Or rather, the power of the centaurs?
He received a great deal of help from the centaur spirit.
Even now, Kasgar doesn't quite understand what kind of being the golden centaur that helped him so many times in the void was.
"The answer to this question will be found after our battle is over."
"As for now—Casgar, are you ready for this final battle?"
“We will remove all obstacles to the revival of humanity,” Casca replied, “even if the obstacle is you yourself.”
"well!"
He laughed loudly, and the next moment he stood up from the throne.
Chapter 293 The Expedition (The Finale)
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"We are one," they whispered, "man and emperor, emperor and man, we are one, our souls intertwined. We must unite, or we will be nothingness."
—The End and Death
Saints save the world in its time of decline; their virtues will be passed down through generations, and their achievements will be immortal.
Until—until humanity, in the long course of time, once again succumbs to decay, once again falls into the cycle of peril and collapse, and once again awaits the birth of the next saint.
And so on and on.
To break this cycle, one must first destroy oneself.
But—if we lose him, we lose the [Emperor of Humanity].
Can his expedition truly lead to victory?
The Chaos God, lurking in the shadows, still watches with predatory intent, while humanity's alien enemies continue to enslave and manipulate the remnants of the lost world in the Milky Way.
They all need his strength.
To be precise, it is His power.
Humanity is not so resilient as to overcome this challenge on its own.