Setting Off
Sorry for the amount of time I have spent away from this fan fic, I have been swamped with real life stuff and of course my other fan fics. Needed a break, but we're back now! Hope you enjoy the chapter!
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"Who are the Sensei?" Guilliman was frowning heavily as Sanguinius seemed shocked, his hair tumbling around his shoulders as his eyes glowed brighter blue. My wives scoffed, chattering amongst each other as they were almost completely bewildered by my brothers' lack of knowledge... An analogue as to the shitty parenting that the Emperor had; in their points of view.
"The Sensei are the biological children of the Emperor." The murmurs on Guilliman's side ceased immediately as both of my brothers looked at me as if I had just revealed the craziest of secrets to them.
"You all know that before conquest of Terra that the Emperor was living alongside the human population of Earth? Yes...?" They looked at me as if they were hearing something new for the first time in forever, silence prevailed.
I rolled my eyes and huffed before beginning my historical breakdown for them.
"Look, the Emperor was a figure throughout the history of mankind, he was originally created by a circle of arch-druids, or as you would know them, Psykers... These Psykers sacrificed themselves to essentially create the Emperor. From that point onwards the Emperor gained abilities such as precognition. He used his abilities to slowly foster humanity and let it grow, into the path that would ensure the survival of the entire human species. Every move made from day one was him following his own powers and understanding the skein of time to progress Humanity towards something greater."
Some prayers muttered through behind me, my own crew praying to me... It was still an odd sensation but they could believe whatever they wished.
"Then, does that mean he knew of Horus's betrayal? Knew of the burning of Prospero?" I winced at that last one... From what I knew of the situation the burning of Prospero was mainly of the Space Wolves doing, but to say the Emperor didn't foresee that outcome, would be wrong.
"I am not the Emperor, or should I say, Father... I know not of what he saw, but, it could be assumed, that he foresaw these events and let them playout for a greater outcome later." I didn't either of them stop me from continuing. "Think, think both of you, what if Horus had convinced Father to change his ways, to become a fifth Chaos Deity... Now imagine a timeline in which he saw that conclusion and decided to make very specific changes to guide it down the path of him 'surviving' the 'event'. That would be this timeline."
Sanguinius frowned slightly but began thinking about it rationally. The more he heard, the greater he believed my understanding of the Emperor, my father... I still couldn't decide if I should call him father or Emperor, because to be honest, I was only really connected to Sanguinius.
"Very well. I hate to interrupt a lesson pertaining to the history and lore of our Imperium and my father... Perhaps we should refocus our efforts on these Sensei."
I agreed with Guilliman's take here, we needed to get back on topic.
"Look, these Sensei have a way of connecting to this fracture part of the Emperor's soul... If I can find them and use that connection to track down this 'Star Child', then I can collect it and feed it to the Emperor's psychic presence. In this, there may be a way of bringing back his physical form whilst maintaining his connection in the warp."
Sanguinius nodded along before he spoke out again; I still viewed my 'sister' as a he because of his original gender. "You should be given a way of requesting any resources from the Imperium..."
The Custodes stepped in now, their golden armour imperiously gleaming as they took a no-nonsense approach to the situation.
"We will be there should she need anything. The Emperor has spoken, her will is his own." The amount of prayers I was getting now increased by a staggering amount as I felt the entire fleet of the Tempestus Solar call out in hopes to me.
"Then I suppose all we can do is wish you luck, sister." Sanguinius was still getting his bearings, his conversation with the Emperor must have been stranger than usual as he looked at me with a touch of sympathy. Seems good old Emps had some plan in place for if I fail.
"Right. Well, I'll take a battleship, Kali. Selene, Jean, Pixel come with me... Custodes, how many of you will be coming with me?"
"1,000 Legio Custodes will guard you in your quest. Feel free to bring whatever it is you need for combat."
I nodded at the captain, looking towards Kali.
"Give me a battleship with the Australian mech and the forces from the region."
"The Battleship, VIMP Australias, will be under your command for special operations." I smiled and blew her a kiss before turning back to my brothers.
"I shall message you as soon as possible. In the meantime all communications are to interface with Kali." With that I stepped away and ended the call, my voice resounding outwards to the Justiciara.
"Justiciara, all of my permission now also extend to my wife Kali."
"Understood Emelia." The fiery voice of Justiciara echoed out as the crew all looked at me.
I blinked a few times before walking forwards past my wives, walking towards the doors at the edges of the chamber. "For Humanity and the Veritas Imperium we shall save the Omniverse!" The chamber behind me screamed those same words as my wives all rushed after me out of the bridge... No words were needed between me and Kali as we had already discussed the possibility of splitting our efforts before departing.
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Half an hour later I was on the bridge of the Australias and was worm holing towards a star system on the other side of the Maledictum, a star system know as Impetus next to the star system of the Aurous Mechanicus Knight worlds. The aspect of me that was the force cried out to me that my chances of finding a sensei were greater in this area than any other.
The captain was comfortable under my commands and worked flawlessly, the Australian crew efficient but also somewhat laid back. One thousand Custodes were placed alongside the forces on lower decks, the High-Human crew asking questions to the genetically immense giants as if they were not monstrous killing machines. Fortunately for the soldiers the Custodes were trained to deal with any situation and were rather placid, a single officer interfacing with the soldiers for any questions they may have... Double fortunately all of my forces had been trained in high gothic, the IQ of them all having crossed the Einstein level not too long ago.
My mission was set and soon we would bear down upon this star system to find our quarry...
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𝙸𝙼𝙿𝙴𝚃𝚄𝚂 𝚂𝚈𝚂𝚃𝙴𝙼
𝚂𝙴𝙶𝙼𝙴𝙽𝚃𝚄𝙼 𝚄𝙻𝚃𝙸𝙼𝙰
𝚃𝙸𝙼𝙴- 26:37:14
𝙳𝙰𝚃𝙴- 022.M42.
The port of the world Impetus bustled with the fresh imports from the nearby Knight world of Aurous IV, this colony slowly expanding to become an Agri-world. Since the schism in the middle of the galaxy took effect this segment of the Ultima Segmentum had to make drastic doctrine changes. Commands from the Administratum had ceased to flow and many of the trade vessels had ceased flowing from Ultramar.
Under the commands of Lord Belovir Dacro the Astra Militarum had started ceding procedures and was currently patrolling the systems of Aurous and Impetus as if a stalking beast hungry to find any prey to bite down into.
Sommaris was a dock manager, his work involving the monitoring of shipments. His life was simple, boring, painful and sometimes grating. Just was in style for the Imperium the paper work was miles long and usually usurped anyway by the Admiralty or Military Command.
Today he was sitting at a console, working through the high gothic of an order requiring hundreds of shipments of grain and other products. A servitor hissed and whirred away on a nearby cable junction, their work monitored by workers... Binary chittered like an unsettling hymn in the background of his work as his co-workers tapped away on makeshift keyboards that were scrounged together using loose electrical components.
Darkness covered much of the chamber's mechanical décor, the only light firing out from the screens before them or small tower windows that were mostly covered by clumps of cord from his perspective.
"Fracking thing...!" The worker next to the servitor slapped it over the head and cursed as the repurposed criminal's mechanical limbs started to spark and fizzle out. Binary screeched out before human vocal cords hummed Gothic for a few moments and the brain exploded all over the wall and surrounding chamber.
Sommaris sighed and abandoned his station, going over to pick up the worker who had been splattered upon and shoved onto his ass from the resulting explosion.
"Do not take it personally, that is the fourth this week... They seem to come with deficiencies more and more since the supplies from Ultramar cut off." The worker was completely silent, wide-eyed and despondent. Sommaris had seen this occur far too often.
"Oi! Bafra! Go call the cleaning crew, tell them another exploded. Davo, go grab the medical kit, have a look at this guy for me." His co-workers looked at him and scuttled off to follow his orders. He may be insignificant to the high command and the Imperium, but God Emperor-willing he would do his job the proper way.
A beeping noise began resounding from the main control console of the dock as alarms began blaring. Sommaris rushed away from the unfortunate soul and quickly attended the new messages.
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+++ IMPERIAL ASTRO-TRANSMISSION +++
+++ ULTRA-SECURE CHANNEL ++++++ ASTROPATHIC ENCRYPTION SIGMA-PRIMARIS +++
ORIGIN: VIMP Australias, Ultima SegmentumDESTINATION: Impetus Command – High Authority Clearance RequiredCLEARANCE: Adeptus Custodes - OMEGA PRIMARISINQUISITION WRIT: By Order of the Ordo [REDACTED]VERIFICATION CODE: Sigillite-Δ-777
+++ BEGIN TRANSMISSION +++
Subject: Request for Immediate Docking Clearance – VIMP Australias
By Imperial Mandate and direct authority of the Inquisition, this vessel, the Vigilant Imperial Monitor Patrol (VIMP) Australias, requests immediate priority docking within Impetus facilities.
Justification:
This vessel carries Adeptus Custodes personnel under Imperial High Command Orders. This request is sanctioned by the Holy Ordos of the Inquisition under sealed writ, authority level Redacted-Ordinatus. The presence of this vessel is deemed necessary for classified operational oversight.
Docking Requirements:
Priority access to High-Security Berth Σ-13. Immediate clearance of all unauthorized personnel from designated docking zones. Mandatory compliance with security protocols—any interference will be considered high treason.
Addendum:
Imperial Governor and all planetary command personnel are to prepare for immediate custodial debriefing upon our arrival. All communications regarding this request are to be encrypted under Code-Obscura 777-Omega. Failure to comply will result in immediate sanctions by Custodes decree.
Final Directive:This is not a request. This is a decree under the Emperor's Law. Grant clearance or face the consequences.
+++ TRANSMISSION ENDS ++++++ THE EMPEROR PROTECTS +++
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"Oh, frack...!" He hit an immediate button and began contacting every higher up with Imperial Mandate permissions, his authority currently higher than even the planetary governor as he was acting as a messenger for the the orders.
"Planetary Governor! Sigillite-Δ-777 protocols have been enacted, your presence and your retinue's presence is requested on docking port Σ-13 . You have Half an Hour to comply before the Custodes force arrives sir."
Panic radiated from the other side before a steady voice responded.
"We will be there. Good work soldier."
The comm cut out, Sommaris didn't have time to fuck around however and quickly began contacting the crews and staff to move out of the Σ-13 docking berth. His work had only just begun as the entire dock needed to cease activity until the Sigillite-Δ-777 was shut off.
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