« Governor ? It's an honor to see you ! What is bringing you in our humble restaurant ? »
The governor wasn't looking particularly at ease, which surprised captain See. Usually, the governor was quite relaxed, but today, something was clearly bothering him.
« - Well... I received something in my mail today, and... Well, I wanted to have a talk with you...
- What is it ?
- Hum... I wanted to ask you... How are your relations with the Ultramarines ? »
See frowned. Where did this come from ?
« - Quite neutral. Even if we're Space Marines, we are not supposed to fight, so we never adhered to the Codex Astartes. They quite never accepted this, but they never actually forced us to follow it. Why this question ?
- Well... I received a video message from them, which they apparently sent to every single governor outside of their realm, and... Do you have a holoset here ? I think you should see this. »
Curious about what the governor was meaning, See had a holoset installed right in the main room. The governor put a data tablet inside the holoset and put the whole device on.
After a few statics, the image cleared for revealing none other than Marneus Calgar himself, standing in what appeared to be a bathroom, with a shower functionning in the background. The Ultramarines' chapter master was sporting a rather smug smile.
« Hello, imperial governors, said Calgar. Look at your Space Marine, now back to me, now back at your Space Marine, now back to me. Sadly, he isn't an Ultramarine... »
Calgar then lifted his hand, showing an handheld copy of the Codex Astartes.
« … But if he stops using heretical methods and switch to the words of our true spiritual liege Roboute Guilliman, he could act like an Ultramarine. Look down... »
The set suddenly turned into the observation deck of a Battlebarge.
« … Back up. Where are you ? You're on a Battlebarge, with the Space Marine your Space Marine can act like. »
After a few steps, Calgar seemed to put the book down. When he lifted his hand again, he was now holding the severed head of an Ork.
« Watch in your hand, now back at me. I have it : it's the head of that Ork Boss that's been plaguing your sector for months ! »
The head suddenly dissolved into a pile of diamonds which started to flow out of his hand.
« Look again : the head is now diamonds ! »
The Codex Astartes then started to appear in the middle of the diamonds.
« Anything is possible when your Space Marine act like an Ultramarine and not like an heretic. I'm on an Ambull. »
And as the camera zoomed out, it indeed appaeared to be the case, as Calgar was now riding an Ambull, which promptly screeched.
The whole scene then panned to black, but just as the video was about to cut itself, the picture of a bearded commissar pulling his two thumbs up and smiling in an unflattering way for him appeared on the screen.
« This message has been approved by the commissar Madwart. »
And finally statics again.
The whole audience was now completely dumbfounded, including Kayeff See, who couldn't do anything but to look at the screen with his mouth wide open.
« See what I meant ? » Asked the governor.
The Burger Marine captain didn't answer. However, far in the back, an Ultramarine captain facepalmed, visibly annoyed by what he saw.
« Why do I even bother ? » Wondered captain Titus.