Chapter 17

"I am Vulkan. I'm the Primarch of the 18th legion under the Emperor of Mankind." formally introduced Vulkan to the group.

"What are you? You can't possibly be a human, your capabilities far surpasses that of all the species in the galaxy. What is your source of power." questioned the impatient Anakin. He saw how powerful Vulkan is, he wants to know how did he do it ir how did he became this powerful.

"I am a proud human carved from and by the Emperor himself, my father." answered Vulkan indifferently.

"I've been hearing the title "Emperor" from you and the people we managed to contact that's like you in nature. Who is he? What's his name?" asked Obi-Wan. Up until this is something that plagued them. Who is this so-called Emperor? All they know is he's the leader of this Imperium. No matter how hard they tried to search the books they can't find anything about this Imperium which made them guess it must've originated from the unknown regions.

"He is the Emperor, the absolute ruler of all mankind. Your rightful ruler. His name is unknown." answered Vulkan to the question of Obi-Wan. This made the group confused as he must've been a supposed prince of this Imperium so how can he not know the name of his father. It's either he's telling the truth or he's absolutely lying between his teeth.

"How could you not know the name of your own father? Is he some kind of irresponsible dad that doesn't tend to his sons?" asked Mace Windu with brutal honesty which made Vulkan frown.

"I refuse to answer." said Vulkan which left the group with no choice but to carry on to the next question.

"Stop questioning you shall. Vulkan, tell us what is the Imperium you go." ordered the Grand Master which everyone accepted as they quieted down.

"You want to know about the Imperium of Mankind?" asked Vulkan in confusion as he didn't think any sane man would want to hear everything about the Imperium.

"They've been a mystery for us that we can't solve. We must know what's their full capabilities if we want to protect the people of the republic." said Mace Windu which earned him a nod of understanding from Vulkan.

"On the grim..." as Vulkan started to narrate everything he knew about the Imperium minus things about the chaos gods, and largely toned down the actual power of the Imperium an made the story more believable for them. He can't simply say that the Imperium has planet cracking, or planet cleansing weaponry on almost all its ships. That would make him sound like a fool in front of them. As each second passes by the creases and frowns on everyone's faces increases.

An empire built from ground up for war. Tens of thousands planets all ready for war in a moment's notice. Thousands of ships with great capabilities.

As the story goes on, everyone almost stood up and questioned Vulkan for his absurd story. An Imperium lead by an Emperor with powers that can level a big city made everyone's face extremely ugly.

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Holy Terra....

The senate was in a heated battle currently. They are debating on what to do with the confirmation of the life and death state of the primarch Vulkan. They're trying to weigh which options are the best for them right now.

There are two presented ideas on how to extract the primarch. It's either an all out reveal or stealthily.

"We can send in squads of Space Marines to stealthily extract our great Primarch! We must not let them see our full power until "that" day!" argued a dignitary with a loud voice.

"This is the best time to reveal ourselves! We have a suitable Casus Belli to invade the republic!" countered a noble equally with a loud voice.

"Silence!" ordered Roboute by raising his hand.

"I suggest we extract my brother Vulkan using Space Marines secretly!" suggested Roboute which made the people similar to his stance rub that fact to the people against it. Though Roboute wants to absolutely give his brother a good hug he can't risk the Imperium even if their father is currently kicking right now. He was tasked to manage the administrative affairs and become a pillar of the Imperium and has no plans to let his emotions get the better of him.

But a rather brave or foolish man decided to bring this matter to the Emperor who was only observing.

He made his way to the center of the senate and there he pressed the button to turn a mic on. The people only watched him as they continued to rub the fact that they have Roboute on their side.

As the man pressed the button everyone quited down and paid attention.

"My great lord and ruler! I beseech you to settle this debate amongst your lowly subjects and give your verdict." said the man which thrown the whole senate into an uproar as they questioned the man's guts to request something from the Emperor.

The Emperor looked at the man carefully, sizing him. He's impressed by this man's guts to stand up and use the newly set central mic to have him step on and meddle with the results.

He raised his arm to silence the whole hall as he slowly spoke.

"If I were to go with your plan. How will you do it?" questioned the Emperor to the man as which made the man fall into deep thought.

After sometime of absolute silence the man answered.

"I'll use the supposed detainment of our great primarch Vulkan as a premise of invasion against the Republic your majesty.But I'll extract the primarch first stealthily,before revealing our fleet stationed on the string dimension of Coruscant. Then I'll stage a rebellion on the planet of Naboo to have a galactic embassy of sorts and formally present ourselves to this galaxy." said the man which made the Emperor smile as he leaned on the back of his chair. This man is considered a rarity on the old Imperium before the resurrection of the Emperor. A man with no retardation tendencies and can actually think is super rare.

"Hmmm, if I'll go with your plan, what chapters of the space marines are you going to use?" asked the Emperor to the man who wiped his sweat off his forehead with his handkerchief.

"If possible your majesty, we can use your great custodians and beam them down followed by the drop pods of astartes right to heart of the jedi temple." answered the man with fear as he knew his chances of dying just turned to 1000%.

This made the whole hall degrade into a cursing and throwing insults to the man calling him names such as infidel, heretic, a doughnut, and many more. To even think of using the great custodians for his plan is already abdusrd and disrespectful.

The Emperor was however, amused with the train of thought of this man. The suggestion of actually using both the suggested battle plans side by side have crossed his mind but he waited for someone to suggest it just so he can know who actually uses their brain.

"We'll go with that then." decreed the Emperor which none dared to question in fear of losing their lives without even knowing how they died. This decree immediately silenced those who called the man names as they felt fear, absolute fear.

"R-really your majesty?" the man was immediately dumbfounded. He didn't, even in hsi wildest dreams that his proposition would be approved by the Emperor this quickly. He's ready to face different questions on all fields. But now, his proposition was suddenly approved.

"Do you question his majesty?" questioned a dignitary in anger. He's neutral on this matter, he supports whatever the Emperor chooses. So, he couldn't calm down when a puny human dares question if the Emperor is sure about his decision.

"No, no!" the man felt fear as he saw in his peripheral vision the movement of the Adepta Sororitas closing in on him.

"You, tell me, what's your name." ordered the Emperor which immediately shifted everyone's attention back to him.

"I-I'm a noble under house... my lord. My name is..." said the man in fear as the Sisters of Battle surrounding the cubicle he's standing on, cocked their weapons.

"Hmmmm, very well. I order you to create a battle plan. You'll have the full support of the Imperial strategists. Don't disappoint me." decreed the Emperor which Uriel accepted. He can't possibly deny this order as if he did so, it's death for him. The Sisters of Battle that surrounded his cubicle has their guns ready to shoot at him the slightest disagreement he showed.

"I accept this glorious order your majesty, I promise on my honor and life that I shall not fail nor disappoint you." said the man as he slightly bowed in front of the Emperor.

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Hall of Leng...

The Emperor was doing his usual bonsai tree trimming and designing. He's been using this time everyday to think about things. He was accompanied by the Captain General of the Custodes, Captain General K...

The Captain General has the attitude of a close friend to the Emperor as he actively asks on why did the Emperor do this or that.

Right now, the Captain General was curious on why did the Emperor do such thing. He's only curious and doesn't in any way question the decision of his liege.

"You majesty, why did you gave that order to a noble?" asked the Captain General who was standing near the Emperor and casually assists him if he needed an equipment.

"Captain General, with the reappearance of Vulkan our plan before has to be scratched out. This galaxy's inhabitants might somehow convince or influence Vulkan to change his perception on things. Like what happened on Horus Lupercal and the 8 other primarchs. I'm at fault for their betrayal and the chaos gods managed to influence them." answered the Emperor as he laid out his hand to request for a much smaller scissors which the Captain General gave the Emperor.

"My point is, if those nine can be influenced then what stops Vulkan from also being influenced.We are still human, no matter how powerful, how fast, how smart we are, we are still humans and we're susceptible to changes. Because of this, we need to ensure that Vulkan must be rescued lest he might be the next Horus." added the Emperor while he trimmed a set of leaves on the bonsai tree.

"With his plan, it's the same as killing two chaos gods with one Emperor. It's beneficial and we stand to gain more from it than the other side." added the Emperor as he sprayed water to the bonsai tree.

"My liege, your custodes are ready to act as your envoy once more. Just say the word." The Captain General was enlightened on why did his great liege, the Emperor chose such a decision.

The Emperor just smiled at the Captain General and continued with his hobby.

At this time a golden armored man was slowly walking towards the hall. He's wielding the burden given to him by the Emperor. The Apollonian spear.

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Back at Coruscant, the Jedi Temple...

The looks on everyone's faces are horrifying to say the least. The man in front of them just literally told them what they needed and what plagued them the most. What is the Imperium of Mankind.

This question has been finally answered and the answer left them dumbfounded and full of horrified emotion. Countless men ready to die, powerful weapons, and many more.

They can't picture a scene on their heads where a general cheered on the deaths of hundred thousands and calling it an absolute victory.

"Are you telling the truth?" questioned Obi-Wan, he's too pessimistic on the whole story as even if he saw their power firsthand he still didn't think they'll be as powerful as the Imperium told in the story of Vulkan.

"Answering our questions thank you." thanked Yoda to Vulkan. He needed to report this to the whole jedi council. Such a matter must not be delayed one bit.

"Please take him back to his cell." ordered Mace Windu as the jedi knights on the room, even if filled with fear still carried out the order. Luckily, Vulkan didn't resist and went with them silently.

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Naboo...

Time slowly passed by and the major media outlets reported the specifications of the Battle of Geonosis. Naboo was also reached by this news but the majority of the people didn't have the slightest reaction whatsoever.

The majority of the people was too busy worshipping and dedicating their lives to the Emperor. They have no free time to even look at the major news of the galaxy. The ecclesiarchy supported organization became the major leading financial group with deep roots seeded on the economy of the planet. While the inquisition supported organization has now become the peacekeepers of the planet courtesy of the current queen. These two organizations has truly took over the whole government.

On the top most floor of the tallest building on Theed was the two organizations top echelon. They were gathered here for an important announcement. They have been briefed on the change of plans and were forced to adapt accordingly. Now they would be told on how the plan will go to prepare properly.

As the upper echelon of the two organizations gathered and sat on the chairs surrounding a long table they chatted amongst themselves on what to expect with the plan.

"What do you think will our great Emperor order us?" questioned a woman who's a staunch believer.

"He'll surely order us to exterminate heretics! Especially those who still haven't accepted his holy light!" replied a burly man to the woman.

As they continued their chatting a clanking pair of sound of footsteps sounded coming from the door. Hearing this, everyone quited down as they immediately recognized the two people walking towards the front as the people sent by the ecclesiarchy and inquisition respectively.

A woman with a witch hunter look and equipment was standing on the very front of the large elongated table. On her side was the representative of the ecclesiarchy, the ecclesiarch of Naboo.

Everyone focused their attention on them as they waited for them to speak.

"The time is now ladies and gentlemen, this planet will officially be part of the Imperium. We'll go with the rebellion plan from years ago." the sound of the familiar mechanical voice was heard as everyone silently cheered on their hearts because of the declaration.

"And to ensure the success of this endeavor, the Imperium has graced you with one of its finest fighters. The Astartes!" said the ecclesiarch as the sound of heavy footsteps was heard coming from the door to the hall.

As everyone turned their heads to the door awaiting it to open, their excitement was overflowing as they can't wait to see one of the finest fighters of the Imperium.

As the doors slowly opened, it revealed a man of large stature, standing around 8ft tall and was equipped with a menacing looking armor that's colored silver white and metallic blue.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome, a squad of the chapter of the Adeptus Astartes, the Astral Knights!"