Chapter 199 - Conspiracy Against a God (VIII)
"My invincible army, ready to spread my name across the galaxy and conquer worlds for the Emperor of Mankind." God Emperor of Humanity seeing the Twenty Astartes Legions in front of him.
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Moans of pain and agony could be heard inside the tent, apart from Aenar, Sigismund was still the only one standing. All five hundred Astartes were lying on the ground moaning in pain, some even had broken arms or legs, others had blood dripping from their broken noses.
"I have disciplined them, my king." Sigismund spoke as he approached Aenar, his voice carrying a hint of pleasure as he looked down at the fallen soldiers.
"That's a good tradition, something similar will happen every time new Astartes are created, as well as serving to show the strength of the commander to the Astartes themselves." Aenar let out a low laugh and commented with a smile on his lips.
Sigismund nodded, it really was a great way to discipline the soldiers and show the strength of the commander, the strong always gain admiration from the weaker, it was a natural thing engraved in human genes.
Aenar looked up towards the sky and couldn't help but flash a sarcastic smile, he could feel the gaze of the God of the Seven Faces constantly falling on him, this time it was no different and he could sense a touch of murderous intent in the gaze of the most revered god in Westeros.
He was angry. Aenar could feel it, the god was angry at the creation of the Astartes. The king could understand the anger of the God of the Seven Faces, the creation of the Astartes had practically changed the course of the world to a degree that no god wanted to see.
Humans became stronger.
This was a fact that no god, no matter how much they wanted humanity to survive, wanted humanity to grow stronger. Just like Aenar's thoughts, the gods knew that as humanity grew stronger, humans would stop believing in the gods.
It was like the Renaissance era, where thinking gradually moved away from the divine and focused on science. With science, humans lost their innocence and finally opened their eyes to the corrupt and immoral Church.