Chapter 158: Epilogue Three: We are William Part Two
Note: These are two chapters combined into one.
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"Men of Tanith, do you want to live forever?"
From Colonel Commissar Ibram Gaunt, Gaunt's Ghosts Series.
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The audience room was massive and glorious that could match the Imperial Palace on Terra. Passing through the long hallway to the throne, men of the Tanith and Colonel Commissar Ibram Gaunt only look straight forward but are able to see majestic decorations of gold and other rare metals built in the entire room. The pillars that support the ceiling are big as houses while walls are covered with pictures of battle scenes and murals of various events including history of the Imperium.
As men were walking forwards, Gaunt saw one particular picture that got his attention. A small oil painting of a planet which is about to break in half. The picture describes a red planet in critical state which is about to break due to massive impact that can be seen in the middle of the planet.
'What planet could this one be? It can't be an Exterminatus or planet's natural end.' Gaunt thought to himself and about to whisper but it was too late as they were about to reach the end of the line. Gaunt reset his mindset to current state as he is about to have an audience with Chapter Master of unknown Astartes. Even in the crusade, authority of the Chapter Master can hold great power and even ability to simply ignore the order from the War Master of the Imperium.
Front of the men sat a giant armoured man clad in black grey and black blue. Besides the main and secondary colors of the armor, it was also decorated with various purity seals and other insignias that hold a story of their own. After long hesitation, Gaunt took his eyes off for a second and realised that Chapter Master wasn't alone.