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Behind the throne is a mural inlaid with countless gemstones, depicting a lone figure standing amidst treacherous waves, a scythe raised high. The calm, still darkness beneath his feet splits open, cleaving the chaotic waves on either side.
The waves are entirely made of gemstones, dazzling the eye, but the darkness is entirely filled with black stone, ancient and unadorned.
Three statues of Cerberus stood on either side of the throne, one standing, one lying down, and one sitting, each with a different expression, their ruby eyes gleaming with a sharp, cold light.
The rest of the hall is also decorated with exquisite and magnificent murals.
Its style is quite similar to the opulent and luxurious style of the usual sanctuaries such as Mars.
Hades felt like he was about to faint when he noticed Angron's hesitant gaze behind him.
To Hades' dismay, Charon and Blackfa were standing on either side of the steps, making way for Hades to ascend them.
The two men's eyes seemed to be gesturing for Hades to go up so they could get down to business.
Hades briefly imagined the scene, and he could feel the suffocating awkwardness—perhaps the sages wanted a scene of thousands kneeling in worship, but no, Hades would never sit on it.
Hades disliked the feeling of looking down on people, which reminded him of some feudal emperor or an arrogant and rude boss.
Hades swallowed hard.
"Charon, time is of the essence. I hope you will tell me about the Emperor's plans as soon as possible."
Having undergone the previous ordeal, Charon will no longer reveal unnecessary emotions, which is a good thing.
Hades watched Charon approach him and slowly present a wooden box with both hands.
The box was engraved with countless golden runes, and intense psionic energy fluctuated on it, making it seem impossible to open. Hades skillfully reached out and released his Dark Domain to devour the excess psionic energy.
The lock is unlocked.
Hades hesitated for a moment, briefly considering the possibility that the Emperor might give him a fright, and finally decided to open it.
Unsurprisingly, he saw a finger bone.
However... this finger bone is a bit strange. It's not placed in the center, but rather lying quietly in the upper middle part of the box.
A strange sense of familiarity.
Hades silently reached out his hand, as if trying to confirm which finger bone it was.
With his hand hovering over the box, Hades slowly made a classic gesture. The position was just right, and the instant he made the gesture, a golden light shone, and a simple gesture was drawn on the bottom of the box.
That's right, the Emperor sent the first joint of his right middle finger this time.
Behind Hades, Angron, who had witnessed the entire nouveau riche style of the interior design, finally couldn't help but speak up.
Hades, what did that gesture mean? What was he trying to express?
Hades didn't even turn his head; his hand reached behind him precisely and silently pressed Angron's outstretched middle finger back into place.
“It’s a gesture of approval and friendliness, but don’t learn it, no, don’t do it, Angron… no, and don’t ask me why, I’m begging you.”
Fortunately, Anglong was loyal enough that he really didn't do it or ask it again.
This is infinitely better than an emperor sending him the middle finger from afar.
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That day, perhaps the only thing that could make Hades a little happier was seeing that familiar Makura blue in the nouveau riche bedroom that the sages had decorated for him.
At Kirkland's suggestion, the Great Sage risked everything to steal this significant rug from the items sealed away by the Death Guard Nehades.
The Lord of Death had already discovered this, but Mortarion would only celebrate the fact that the Endurance was missing a bit of blue.
That's all, so you can go to sleep earlier.
Weeping with our faces covered, unable to speak.
I couldn't sleep late at night, so I'll just chat for a bit. I originally wanted to put this at the end of the book as a closing remark, but I just couldn't hold it in anymore.
Uh-oh-oh.
First, regarding the plot, I can assure you that the Great Rebellion is just around the corner, and there's really nothing else to do. After the Perfect City, there's Ulanor, then the Warmaster Ceremony, and then Nicaea is gone.
(I prefer to launch the major rebellion on October 1st because there will be plenty of time during the holiday, giving me time to plan. I'm too tired during the rest of the year.)
The reason the protagonist goes to rescue Angron is to make him skip Ulanor, because this battle is essentially the Emperor building momentum for Horus, and it wouldn't be good for the protagonist to steal the limelight.
( ) I can't actually write the protagonist as a war commander, otherwise the original body would actually defect on the spot.
So, Horus, I believe you will be a good warlord, right?
Promise me, Horus, that you will become a Warmaster, for the sake of the Emperor. (Extends fist.)
Given the Emperor's tendency to betray his son, Horus is bound to succeed; at worst, he might provide some anti-corrosion materials beforehand.
Then there will be a major rebellion, that's what I think right now (based on my current nonsensical outline), and I'm just giving you all a heads-up so you can prepare yourselves.
Firstly, I don't really want the original loyalists to fall into corruption. Although the angels and Guilliman are actually quite dangerous in this book, I feel they should be able to pull through.
Secondly, there might be a scene that everyone will love (?), a forced corruption characteristic of the original work, but it might not be Horus. (I promise it's not Mortarion or Angron, is that acceptable?)
Furthermore, I personally believe that none of the events that occurred during the Great Rebellion in the original work will likely be repeated in this book.
Or it may appear in a strange sense of dislocation.
Because honestly, you've already given away all the spoilers. It's impossible for them to just stupidly watch the Legion go to István V, or simply abandon the pony. That would be too forced.
Moreover, the goal of chaos here has actually changed, so it's not quite the same.
You could say I have to reconstruct the Great Rebellion myself.
Ughh ...
This level of difficulty is so hard I might as well jump off a building and remake it.
This is why I had been going crazy for a while, and why I haven't been updating much lately (although I also have classes to attend).
To put it simply, just the Horus Rebellion alone would be a series of events I could never finish catching up on.
(Kneeling down)
Some might yell, "You're just writing fanfiction, you haven't even read the original work before spouting nonsense!"
(Pain Mask)
I can't keep up, damn it, there's too much, too much variety, and it's all so messy.
Moreover, some works have a relatively low information density. After reading them, you might find that they only tell the story of the main character, with little background information on the Horus Rebellion.
Just figuring out exactly what each legion did during which period of the major rebellion would keep me busy for several days.
Unlike other fanfiction, Warhammer is known for having a lot of diverse and often conflicting information.
(Thinking about writing Warhammer fanfiction, his expression turned ferocious again.)
(If I could do it all over again, I wouldn't touch the warhammer.)
You said other fanfiction is just about sticking to the original storyline, but Warhammer is really different—
Because with Warhammer, you can't find a clear main storyline from the original novel; a bunch of things are happening simultaneously in several different places.
And to be honest, this book of mine...
Aside from the initial encounter between Barbalus and Old Mo, and later when Barbalus hit his father and touched upon the original storyline, as well as Galaspar and Ibsen, that's the original storyline.
All the other plot points are my own creations (and I'm wearing a hideous, pained mask again). I just picked a battle that was mentioned briefly in the original work and started writing nonsense.
Okay, I know the effect wasn't very good. (bowing deeply and starting to cry)
I know very well that war is my weakness; I'm better at writing mindless jokes and twisted, crazy interpersonal relationships.
But a great rebellion would consist of one war after another.
I know I will have to face war sooner or later, and I cannot run away, because this is Warhammer.
So I've been thinking about how to write about war. I've read and consulted a lot of books (I'd like to thank similar hammer-themed novels for giving me a lot of inspiration, especially Moon's In the Name of Ash, as well as many original works), and I've done some initial trials in the Old Mordo vs. Eldar planet and the Angron arc.
The response was fairly positive.
I just hope I can stay that way! (Breathes loudly, writhes and cries, despairing at the thought of a bleak future)
For me, a major rebellion would be a real challenge.
What I can confirm is that there will be major battles, and there will be multiple storylines (I plan to switch to another storyline after finishing one, so that the reading experience won't be too chaotic).
However, due to my limited abilities, I will significantly simplify the Great Rebellion and will inevitably omit countless details from the original work. (I can't possibly finish it all, damn it!)
At the same time, it was completely modified, truly and utterly modified, and completely deviated from the original storyline.
To be honest, I'm just a lousy writer, a web novel writer, a fanfiction writer, and a writer of beginner novels. If I could really write with the feel and scope of the original work, I wouldn't be where I am now, you know? I wouldn't be standing here typing away; I would be incredibly awesome.
I will fly up to the sky and stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun, instead of crawling around here in the shadows like a dog.
So please, everyone, be lenient! (Breaking down in tears again, I'll never touch Warhammer again!)
Regarding the Great Rebellion, I have come up with three storylines, two of which will be extensive and one will be less detailed. Of course, this refers to the main storyline that I will write about in detail. The other subplots and stories of other legions will be mentioned only briefly.
I'm not sure how many words I'll be able to write about the Great Rebellion; I can't estimate its extent. And to be frank—
When I first started this book, I actually planned to start the big rebellion at 700,000 words and end it at 10,000 words.
Now there's a massive rebellion, where are you?
Where are you?!?! My beloved Great Rebellion?! Don't go! Don't go!!! (Running and chasing in the rainy night, crying, "Come back, my proudest Great Rebellion, I can't live without you, Great Rebellion—")
Oh right, I popped some champagne after writing 10,000 words! I'd been meaning to, but I planned to wait until the end. (Okay, I couldn't resist.)
Actually, some people suggested that I hold off on launching the Great Rebellion and just collect Primarchs one by one, wouldn't that be better?
It's good, but I feel like I won't be able to finish it this way. It will become a true slice-of-life story instead of a Warhammer story.
Actually, all my madness right now! Utter madness!! Utter madness!! A crazy tornado!! A tornado destroying a parking lot!! All of this stems from the hope of giving this book a decent ending, and the hope that it won't fall apart too much.
Although I sometimes come up with really wild ideas, I'll put them aside for now in order to smoothly lead to the finale rather than just creating a short-lived explosion.
I already have some ideas for 40k, I'm just waiting for my keyboard to start working on it!
Okay, actually what I meant was that this is my first time writing, so I can't really estimate the word count or the update date. Therefore, I'm not sure how many words the Great Rebellion will be.
Actually, you see, for several of the earlier plot points, someone else could have expanded them into tens of thousands of words, but I managed to finish them in under ten thousand words.
This is because I can't swim!! (Slams the ground in grief and despair, why is this happening!!!)
For example, playing against Koz, or Perfect City, it would be an injustice if there weren't some filler content in this show-off game.
But if I don't know how, I don't know how, and I don't plan to learn, so I'll just muddle through like this. Please don't mind. (Looks away, picks the booger on the right side of her nose, rolls it into a ball, and flicks it precisely into Nurgle's eye. Nurgle starts to cry. She kicks the crying Nurgle aside to cool off and continues picking the booger on the left side of her nose.)
The outline for the great rebellion has been torn up and revised, revised and torn up again, overturned more than a dozen times. I really don't have the energy to make any more major changes. Just take a look and have some fun.
I've already said what I wanted to say, and there are definitely logical flaws or plot holes that I haven't considered. I really can't explain them anymore; there are just too many bugs in the original work, so it's really hard to cover them up.
Furthermore, symmetry is no longer overemphasized.
I'll just say one thing: based on the description of the Emperor in the original work, and the things he did after his death, if he had just talked to the Primarch a little more, the Great Rebellion wouldn't have even started.
To date, the reasons for Peturabo and Mortarian's betrayal have been absolutely outrageous.
And don't think Makado is a great parent; look at Alpha, the child he raised, it didn't grow up to be that good.
Look how mystical he is, he doesn't even realize how foolish the Mortal Council was politically when it came to this decision for the Legion.
Makado, you shameless old thief, take this punch!
There are many things you really can't scrutinize too closely. If you scrutinize them for too long, the logic will start to clash with each other. In the original work, the logic within a book is harmonious and coherent, but in multiple books, they start to fight each other.
Well... that's about it! And then, as usual, I'll end the chapter with a sob story.
I'm still a student, with a full schedule of classes. To write, I write as soon as I finish class, sometimes even skipping dinner (because eating makes me sleepy and I just want to sleep instead of writing, and by the time I finish writing it's usually very late and the cafeteria is closed, but if I eat instant noodles, I won't be able to sleep at night).
Writing isn't easy for him. If I'm writing something mindless (like this crazy story today), I can write it very quickly. But if it involves a major plot, I can't let my guard down.
Moreover, sometimes, what you write and how well it is are two different things.
I'm just a newbie. So far, I haven't learned how to build up satisfying moments or create emotional build-up. The chapters also come out very awkwardly. I just write things based on a sudden flash of inspiration.
But that also means I sent it without any inspiration.
It's like... you know, inspiration has its own cooldown. I need time to cool down. When I'm so busy doing homework that I'm about to die, I don't have the brain to generate gold coins.
The little bull and horse that sell inspiration, once the brain's shelf life has expired, they're shipped out.
(It's like popping champagne!)
Sometimes I really want to write, and I have an outline, but I feel that what I write isn't exciting enough, so I keep revising it, and then my speed slows down.