60 Chapter 60
(Oh, shit! Just realized we are top 20, top 15 even. I guess releasing like a madman yesterday helped.)
[Multiple Paths Detected
Path 1: Accept Psyker Abilities
Rewards: Beta Plus Level Psyker Abilities, 1x Tutelary, and Warp Incorruptibility
Consequences: The Warp and Chaos Gods gain access to the universe
Path 2: Refuse Psyker Abilities
Rewards: Artificer Armor, 10x Mark X Power Armor, 1x Hyperbolic Time Chamber (7 Days), and 2x Premium Companion Summon
Consequences: Cut off the Warp and Psykers from the universe forever]
'You've gotta be fucking kidding me, System! Why offer a reward if you are just going to take it back?!?!'
[The System is not taking back the reward that the host has earned. Host must realize that all power comes at a cost.]
"And the cost I paid was choosing that path!" Jial shouted aloud, no longer able to keep it inside of his head
[Host received a reward for choosing a Path. The Host did not pay a price for the Psyker power, which the System is informing the Host of now.]
"Fuck you!" Jial yelled in frustration. Every time he thought that the System was assisting him, it turned its back on him or revealed something it had never revealed before.
Jial walked outside and began to attack the trees around him, knocking them over and shattering their bark with his bare body. After destroying the area around his lab, Jial's breath began to slow down.
He knew which path he had to choose. There wasn't even a true choice. He could not let the Chaos Gods get ahold of the universe. The Imperium of Man with trillions of soldiers and millions of planets was unable to withstand its wrath. What could the fractured and demilitarized Republic do against such foes? All he would be doing was feeding those gods.
"Path 2, you bastard!" Jial insulted it once more
[Host's decision has been confirmed. Rewards have been sent to the Host's Storage. The Grey Knights have now been expelled and sent to the Warp.]
"What?!?!" Jial shouted in surprise
[The consequences were listed, Host. All Psykers were to be cut off from the universe, including the ones currently present.]
Jial wanted to rage but calmed himself. He could feel the Dark Side trying to creep into his mind and take over. The System was attacking him back to back and it was driving his mind into a corner.
'Use the 3 Premium Companion Summons. A warrior, a commander, and a strategist.'
Jial had just lost his strongest line of defense, sharpest blade, and who was also an experienced military strategist. He needed to make up for all of those losses if he was going to secure his territory like he had originally planned.
[Confirmed.]
3 figures clad in blue light appeared in front of Jial's eyes before the light faded and revealed their true forms.
One of the figures had reptilian features and was massive. His snout looked like it could tear apart a Zaku II while his tail looked like it could pick one up and throw it. His blue-green scales shined in the light on the moon while his large, muscular figure made him look imposing to Jial. The creature had actually almost matched him in height. He had on golden armor as well as a single golden gauntlet in his left hand with a golden spear in his right.
The 2nd figure to appear was a female Yautja clad in golden armor and with a matching mask. Her armor was decorated more fashionably than other Yautja but she did not seem any less deadly. Her dreads looked shorter than those of the typical Yautja as well. Jial could see blue skin from the little of the Yautja's skin that was exposed.
The last person was a Chis. Her red eyes contrasted with her blue skin, making her attractive features stand out even more. The woman was wearing a grey military uniform that he could not recognize. She also had a lightsaber attached to her belt.
[Name: Kroq-Gar
Species: Saurus Oldblood
Age: 5,925 Years Old
Personality: Fierce, Loyal, Stubborn
Skills: Military Command, Spearmanship, Guerilla Warfare
Loyalty:100]
[Name: Pai'dtu/Cleopatra
Species: Yautja
Age: 1,735 Years Old
Personality: Efficient and Ruthless
Skills: Assassination, Hunting, Tracking, Guerilla Warfare
Loyalty:100]
[Name: Sev'rance Tann
Species: Chiss
Age: 23
Personality: Haughty, Sadistic, Ruthless
Skills: Military Strategy, Military Tactics, Form VII Lightsaber Combat,
Loyalty:100]
"Master!" Ser'rance and Kroq bowed at the same time, falling to one of their knees while placing a fist on the ground.
"N'yaka-de!" Cleopatra greeted while placing one hand on one of Jial's shoulders while having her head and eyes facing the floor. Cleopatra had called him 'master' in the Yautja language while her physical expressions expressed her greeting him and submission, a rare act for a Yautja to perform due to their pride.
Jial nodded as he looked over the three, glad that they were the individuals that he had summoned.
He knew that the Chiss were some of the best tacticians in the Galaxy. Each time one had left Chiss space and came to the Republic, they would make a name for themselves with a string of victories before disappearing into the shadows. Most figured that this was the Chiss giving the rest of the Galaxy a warning to not come after them as they had strategists of such a level ready to defend their empire.
Cleopatra was a Yautja and from the various items on her body, one who had collected many trophies. Her strength could easily be seen from that.
The only mystery to Jial was Kroq. Even from his various sources of knowledge, he had never heard of a Saurus Oldblood. Which meant that he was from the Unknown Region like the Chiss or from a completely different place. But either way, the large creature seemed like a capable warrior that he could use to fight. And that was soon tested.
Jial's powerful sense of hearing could hear the footsteps approaching rapidly from all directions.
'Oh. Forgot about them,' Jial unsheathed his combistick, causing the others to do the same. Cleopatra pulled out two golden smart disc shurikens, Sev'rance ignited her yellow lightsaber, and Kroq stopped his feet on the ground while readying his spear.
None of them could hear what Jial could hear but they trusted in their new master. It was completely silent all around.
And then they could hear one shriek. Then 5. Then a hundred. And then they saw them. Praetomorphs emerged from every direction.
Although Jial had created a personal lab on this planet, he had also created a hunting ground. Captives who had lost their use were sent here where they were either eaten or captured by Praetomorphs to be turned into one.
"Careful of the blood," Jial warned Kroq and Sev'rance but mainly Kroq. The Chiss had a lightsaber which meant that little blood would spill on her.
The group of 4 stood firm as the wave of black bodies descended on them. As soon as they were within range, that was when they struck. Each one struck out and killed every single Praetomorph that had entered their range. Acidic blood covered the ground, creating a small moat around them which was quickly filled with more and more bodies, creating a cycle.
An hour later, the battle had finally ended. The large number of bodies that filled the moat were each killed with a single, efficient blow. Jial noticed this before looking over the three individuals that he had just summoned. Cleopatra looked tired while Sev'rance looked exhausted but he could not see any changes on Kroq's reptilian face. The creature looked like it could go for another round or 5.
"Let's go," Jial told them, having them board the Phantom and return to Yautja Prime with him. Even as he was leaving, Jial felt a deep regret that he would be unable to use the mighty power of Psykers for the rest of his life.
(Sorry! I really wanted to give him Psyker powers but that would have just been unfair. Even if I use Legends Jedi for comparison, it's just not fair. I need to give this Demigod some challenges. But now I wanna make a Warhammer story. Will probably do that after this one is done. Lost 2nd or 11th Primarch?)
