LIGHTNOVELSTORY Chapter 25: Victory and Next Step
The presence of the daemon's chaotic aura suddenly disappeared from the battlefield when William returned from death. The soldiers including Prince Benton and even the Duchess who is in the rear of the army witness the golden light coming from the Black Templar. With each step from William, the Greater Daemon retreat because of the burning light damaging the surface of its skin all over the body.
"This light, how can this be? Only my master knows of this new world," Greater Daemon screams with pain and denies to believe the impossible. Meanwhile, William who now understood the situation stepped forward with his new power sword in his hands and charged towards the retreating enemy.
"Your time is up. Meet your maker back in Immaterium and don't ever come back," William said to the daemon and ignited his black sword which its blade came to life as blue light engulfed the blade. Seeing the coming attack, Greater Daemon clashed its blades against William's black power sword but it was pointless as daemon's blades got cut in half by the black sword like a hot knife through butter.
William, now having an upper hand in the fight, proceeded to decapitate Greater Daemon's two arms from the lift side using his sword. Crying in pain, Greater Daemon fought back with the remaining two arms but it was pointless as Champion of the Emperor dodge effortlessly and counter-attack with his sword once again.
Striking true, William removed one more arm and managed to cut deep in the right leg before retrieving his blade. Not giving a moment to recover, William attacked the daemon, this time going for the stomach. With quick steps and speed unlike no other, the sword cut through the stomach of the Greater Daemon from one end to another.
"No! This is not the end. My master has plans for this world and for YOU. I will come back and more will come with me," The Keeper of Secrets gave its last words before the entire body turned to dust and disappeared from the material plan of the New World.
The two armies cheer the moment they see the victory and daemon's defeat. Many soldiers cried with happiness that they have survived the unsurvivable battle against daemons from the unknown deity. At the same time, many among the military ranks witnessed the miracle from the Black Templar who called upon iron titan and returned from the dead as a paladin of his deity.
In the end, with the vanishment of the Greater Daemon, the battle of the Stormfist finally ended. The two armies of the Alderim survived not only massive armies of the vampire and zombie dragon but a small army of daemons and its chaos commander. The number of casualties was big but not as big as the adversity they faced. Still, from this war, the legend is born. The foundation of a new era is set on stone as a new religion is founded and the creation of a new empire to fight against chaos starts right after.
"Batte-Brother, the Emperor's Champion. I have witnessed the second resurrection of the Emperor's servant and your action strengthened my faith. First was the return of his son, Roboute Guilliman. Now, your return as Champion proves that he is watching over us, even in this unknown world." The Dreadnought said to William as he turned his entire body to see the two armies celebrating the victory. William just nodded his head and retrieved his weapon from the battlefield.
"Are they also servants of the God-Emperor? Or are they just 'help'?" This question from the Dreadnought got William paused as he thought deeply about what to say. If he says the wrong word, the Dreadnought will purge the 'heretics' without hesitation as Black Templar are infamous for purging non-believers.
"They are natives to this new world as this world was hidden from the taint of the Chaos. But one thing I can assure you, brother. They are allies against the Emperor's enemy as I heard his voice, ordering me to fight against terror as shield and sword. I believe I'm the shield to them as I'm sword against Chaos. William explained best he could as he dodge the keyword 'heretic.' Dreadnought mentioned the return of Primarch Roboute Guilliman which means he also knows the involvement of the Eldar from the Craftworld. At this point, William needs all the help he could get and this means help from the other race of the world. Just like in the Total War: Warhammer game, the diplomacy and defense alliance are a must if William plans to raise the army big enough to fight against Chaos forces in the future.
"... I see. In this dire time, we will need assistance from the locals but they will serve the God-Emperor before we leave this world for our next crusade." The Dreadnought replies to William and watches over the military forces in deep thought.
"Thank you brother," William thanked the old Dreadnought and proceeded to walk toward armies as Dreadnought followed behind him. During his path to meet the two leaders, every soldier and officer kneel before the Champion and show great respect to their savior as they believe William is the Great Paladin of the deity.
When William arrived to meet the prince and duchess, Dreadnought stood a few steps behind while Prince Benton and Duchess bow before the Champion. This made William panic inside but maintain his posture as he is being observed by the Dreadnought.
"Raise your heads, I'm the same person as before. Since this campaign was yours, to begin with, what will be your decision on Fort Stormfist?" William asked Prince Benton which he quickly answered as if he knew this question was coming.
"Our forces were nearly wiped out but thanks to you and your titan, we survived the battle. I will leave half of my forces on the fort while I return to the capital and send additional help to enforce this region. I will also talk to my father to put you, Sir William, as the official regent of this region as long as you remain loyal to the crown." Prince explained his plan to William but the moment he mentioned the last part, Dreadnought went full alert and turned his entire body towards Prince Benton, aiming his weapons.
"Battle Brother William is a loyal champion to the God-Emperor of Mankind. His loyalty is only to God Emperor and serves no other, against this is heresy." With a mechanical voice, Dreadnought said his 'concern' to the prince as William turned around to ensure his battle brother.
"Don't worry, I believe they know the consequence," William whispered to Dreadnought and turned around to talk to the prince and duchess.
"My loyalty is to God-Emperor, but following his teaching, I will protect his subjects even if they do not know him yet." William ensures everyone as everyone lowers their tension. Seeing this, the Duchess joined in the conversation between prince and William.
"Sir William, if I may. Who is this God-Emperor? Is he the one who blessed you to fight against daemons?" Hearing this from the Duchess, Dreadnought immediately went into action to answer her question.
"God Emperor is the living God of Mankind. He protects mankind from the Xenos, mutants and heretics while guiding us, his Angels of Death to fight against them in the time of war. Only from the Emperor's light, there is salvation, from his will there is Imperium of Man. The Emperor Protects!" Dreadnought said out loud enough from his speaker to have every man and woman in the armies to hear the words. The Duchess didn't say anything as she got her answer while Prince Benton was caught off guard as he just saw religious doctrine he never heard of from the iron titan who came from heaven (Sky).
"Thank you battle brother for sharing your wisdom. Prince, I would like to keep my battle brother here on the fort to enforce defense against potential invasion force from the vampire. I can guarantee you personally that he will defend the fort until you return from the capital." William said to the prince but to his surprise, Prince Benton said something unexpected.
"Of course Sir William, but you will accompany me to the capital as I report back to my father. Knowing my father, he will want to meet as you didn't just defeat the vampire faction single-handedly but also slay daemons and improve gun technology to the next level." Prince Benton invites William to the capital as the Duchess gives a small smile to the Emperor's Champion.
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From defeating Keeper of Secrets:
[Aegis Terminator Armour x1: An advanced power armor of the Grey Knights. Because of its large size and heavyweight, the Aegis Terminator armor is slower than the standard Power Armor, but it makes up for its durability and psychic protection from the daemons. The armor is tough enough to punch through the enemy line while under fire and strong enough to carry a heavy weapon with one hand such as Storm Bolter mounted on the wrist and heavy Nemesis Force weapons.
[Gene-Seed of Grey Knight x1: A genetic material directly comes from the Emperor himself that allows for the creation of the Grey Knight. When used, the player will go through the change which will allow him to use psychic ability and be able to slay daemon much easier. The Armor and vehicle's skins will change to match the Grey Knight Chapter. The player will lose the direct command of the Space Marine of the previous summons since the player is no longer in the same Chapter.]
[Spark of Astronomican x1: A glass sphere that contains a small fragment of the Emperor of Mankind's psychic light. When the sphere is destroyed, it will release a powerful psychic force that purifies Chaos corruption within the area and lights a short psychic beacon to summon allies from the 40K Universe. Warning: As it is a powerful beacon, it could attract unwanted beings as well. There is a small chance to summon something else instead of allies.]