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Chapter 725: The Emperor’s Most Rational Son

Xernos Bloodcurse, was no minor figure. He held a respectable position within the family, at least considered a mid-level official.

He was not uninformed. With a lifespan exceeding a thousand years and countless years of experience on the roaming planet, he was considered well-informed.

If there was one entity in the Infinite Sector that could be considered a significant target, it was undoubtedly the Infinite Chapter, the very reason for its name.

Legend holds a prophecy:

“The youngest of the evil gods, the most rational son, will return to the mortal realm during the End Era to determine the final fate of the Eldar.”

This prophecy is quite intriguing, requiring careful consideration of each element to grasp its meaning, and it offers numerous interpretations.

Who was this “youngest of the evil gods”?

Clearly not the ancient three from the Warp. In the past, it was generally believed to be Slaanesh, the fourth evil god who rose to power at the cost of the cosmic dominance of the Eldar Empire.

But if it was Slaanesh, did she have a famous “rational son”?

It’s hard to say.

It’s impossible to find a single Slaanesh Daemon or Daemon Prince who can be described as “rational” in the absolute sense. The idea that the Slaanesh Daemon, who pursue indulgence, recklessness, and sheer ecstasy, could possibly advocate rationality is laughable.

However, if one pays attention to the word “most,” it seems to mean, in comparison, picking the best from the short ones, that it’s not impossible to find one who is relatively rational.

This is one interpretation.

Another interpretation holds that the youngest Heretic God refers to the ascended Emperor of Mankind.

But is he already a being on the level of one of the Four Gods of the Warp?

This is debated within the Eldar, and

the question remains unanswered. However, if one sets aside the debate and assumes he is the fifth Lord of the Warp, then the term “son” strongly refers to the Legion Commanders who commanded the various Space Marine Legions at the founding of the Imperium. Each of them was a demigod forged by the Emperor according to his own genetic template. Each Chapter is a further “degraded” version of these demigods, further crafted from their own genetic makeup.

In theory, every demigod is immortal, a son of the Emperor, now considered a Son of God.

As for the “most rational,” it’s a bit hard to say, but it’s generally believed to be the former Grand Master of the Infinite Legion.

Despite his immortality, after the Emperor’s ascension, his sons gradually perished or disappeared for various reasons, disappearing from public view.

Only this Grand Master of the Infinite Legion presided over the division of the Space Marine Legions into smaller Chapters, compiled the now-revered “Space Marine Codex,” and briefly became Regent of the Imperium, ruling for a considerable period.

However, during a battle, he was fatally struck by a Daemon Prince, leaving him in critical condition.

His subordinates placed him in a stasis chamber to temporarily preserve his life.

The stasis chamber’s sole function is to freeze time within it. The Regent survived, but he was forever frozen in that moment of peril.

The method to break the stasis stance is not difficult, but once it is broken, he will quickly meet his death.

He has been on the Infinite Legion’s home planet, Ultra, for nearly ten thousand years. During this time, the Infinite Legion has been constantly searching for a way to save their Gene Father. There have been some results, but with a low success rate, who would dare to take the risk?

So, to this day, the Regent remains in this state.

Putting aside other interpretations, a considerable number of people are convinced that the person with the volume in the prophecy is Robert, the former Regent of mankind, the son of the Emperor, and the Gene Father of the Infinite Legion.

According to the prophecy, he would awaken during the End Era? Was it connected to the Eldar?

What was the End Era?

What would be the fate of the Eldar?

Interpretations of these questions were even more varied, almost impossible to pin down.

Not only did interpretations of the prophecy differ, but the leading figures of the various families within Comoros also held differing attitudes toward it.

Even if the prophecy came from the Witch Spirit Cult, uttered by the oldest Great Witch Spirit, with a lifespan of tens of thousands of years, not every family governor believed it.

Comoros was a city rife with conspiracy and cold-bloodedness. Who knew if this prophecy was fabricated by the Witch Spirit Cult, funded by some hidden secret?

Believing it would only lead to falling into a trap.

The struggles between the various families within Comoros were no less complex and convoluted than those on Holy Terra, and even more intense and bloody.

One wrong step could spell doom.

Among the nonbelievers, some completely ignored the message, some strongly opposed it, and some pretended to believe, exploiting it for other purposes.

Some did believe it.

But belief didn’t guarantee a unified opinion or course of action. Some advocated exploitation, some called for premature destruction, some advocated proactive contact, and some…

there were so many opinions, both true and false.

Xernos himself couldn’t clearly discern the thoughts of his fellow clansmen.

He wasn’t even sure what his own Blood Curse clan truly believed about the prophecy.

But one thing was certain: the Blood Curse clan was one of the most interested and proactive clans in the prophecy.

They had united with many allies and made numerous arrangements.

These arrangements had even stretched on for hundreds or even thousands of years.

Xernos was responsible for only a small part of that—a trade blockade against the Infinite Star Region.

He wasn’t completely committed to shutting down the Infinite Star Region with military force; that was unrealistic. Even if the Blood Curse clan had such power, they would never want to use it head-on against the powerful Infinite Warband. The ultimate outcome would undoubtedly be crushing them.

They adopted a comprehensive strategy of raiding.

They didn’t attack the Infinite Star Region directly, but rather circumvented it, attacking ships involved in trade and transportation with it.

This decentralized raiding was the Dark Eldar’s forte, and it left the Infinite Star Region and the Infinite Chapter feeling rather bewildered.

Even now, they were still unsure whether the Dark Eldar’s actions were directed at them.

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There’s another chapter later, before dawn!

(End of this chapter)