RWBY 40k – Salem, Mistress of Inquisition.
(Note: I have finally an official generic just for you! Enjoy! Greatly inspired by SNK).
[Theme: Shingeki No Kyojin Opening 1].
A symbol of a Salem's father kingdom flag could be seen on a wall.
"They're the prey and we're the hunters!"
The symbol is destroyed by an explosion, revealing the title "Salem, Mistress of the Inquisition" with under it written in gold "The Great Crusade", behind the title was the flag of the Imperium with the two eagles.
"And we're the hunters!"
The camera goes away a little of the title before turning to the stars.
"Gods ignorant of the trampled flower's name, the bird that fell from the stars takes her by the wind."
The next scene shows Salem marching on the land after leaving a grave. Her clothes changing from Remnant clothes to the Imperium's clothes. Her sons join her march, appearing one after another with their own family. All of their faces are serious.
"Even if you pray, nothing will be changed."
The next scene shows a horde of Orks marching inside a ruined human city. Followed by another scene of a Chaos Daemon incursion coming from a gigantic eye in the sky.
"But that which can alter the present is the resolution to fight."
An army of Luna Wolves is present inside of a courtyard with the flags of the Imperium. A cut shows them making the salute. The third cut shows them drawing their swords. The fourth cut shows them launching themselves at the Orks.
"Tramping over corpses, swine who mock the will to advance."
The next scene shows rapid images of the Imperium Propaganda against Xenos like Orks, Eldars, Rangda, Psybrids and other Xenos.
"Peace of the cattle and the prosperity."
Scene showing walls of human cities by explosion of the enemy artillery, with the middle showing the symbol of the Imperium.
"The freedom of the dead, hungry eagle."
The next scene shows Salem blasted away by the explosions shocked but composing herself in the next second.
"Our caged humiliation signals the start of our retaliation. Beyond the worlds, we're hunters that slaughter our prey."
Horus, Fulgrim and Magnus runs at the Orks and destroys them with the help of their Astartes while using their powers against them. Horus especially kills a Warboss.
"As these surging surges burn away our bodies, we ignite the dusk with a crimson bolter and bullet!"
The next scene shows the ramparts of a Hive City defended by both Rogal Dorn and Perturabo. Perturabo activates a cannon that he controls to destroy the Orks in his way. The next cut shows Sanguinius and Horus defending themselves against Xenos who towered at their same height, with heads resembling lumps atop their round torsos. Possessing long and thick arms with in the end three stubby fingers. The next scene shows Salem with her silver armour running and charges with her blood katana against a Bloodletter followed by a fading of the Imperium flag floating.
"And we're the hunters!"
The scene shows an Astartes running in slow-motion on an Ork. The next scene shows the Primarchs exiting their barges along with their Legion. In front the silhouette of the Emperor also running.
"And we're the hunters!"
In front of the coming army, a gigantic horde of Orks. And the overlapping army of Astartes coming to them. Before chaining with images of fight of Guardsmens against Xenos, Astartes against Xenos and the four silhouettes deep inside the warp accompanied by their daemons.
"And we're the hunters!"
Inside the overlapping images, the Brothers Gods are present, looking with contempt the guardsmens facing them. The next cut shows the map of the Galaxy covered by the blood along with the apparitions of uncountable names of different human planets.
The last three cuts show Salem, the Primarchs and the Emperor in their armour.
As the music reaches its final part, Salem, the 20 Primarchs along their whole family could be seen on a mountain gazing to the stars with their back turned from the camera.
[End of the theme and the generic].
Ep 49: Angron's Redemption.
Late 929.M30.
On the planet of Karosii. The 12th Primarch was pillaging and destroying the Ork Empire of Vergrok.
But the mood of Angron was no longer especially enraged or angry at any moment. He was just silent and feeling bad on himself.
He could feel the presence of the Custodes on his back constantly, watching him to not do any stupid acts that could be reported to the Emperor and horrible consequence could happen to him.
He learned in the hard way to keep his rage in check and not doing anything too far. He is not angry anymore. He is just apathic and silent.
He plunged his magic axe, the Axe of Damnation, that he renamed the Axe of Spartacus inside of the Warboss and killed him. Burning its corpse to ashes by the fire of his axe.
In the next hours, the last stronghold of the Orks was purged in entirety, by the gruesome effectiveness of the World Eaters.
Jochura: "Finally we have done it. Right, Angron?"
Angron doesn't turn his back and stay silent. Jochura hopeful smile faded. Jochura turned back to his brothers.
Jochura: "It's time to go."
The Worlds Eaters doesn't respond and goes back to the barge. Angron was just behind Jochura. Doesn't saying anything.
They returned to the Conqueror poses on a plain. Angron goes inside of his room alone.
Jochura on his side was inside of a big room with high-ranking Chapter-Masters of the Worlds Eaters. Like Erad Krüg or Ibram Ghreer.
Jochura: "So we will go the system of Berrus. They have requested our help and…"
Ibram Ghreer: "I have enough!"
He slams the table.
Jochura: "What?"
Ibram Ghreer: "It have been almost a decade since our Primarch doesn't lead us anymore! Since this trial from the Emperor!'
Erad Krüg: "Silence, Ibram! The Custodes could hear you!"
Ibram Ghreer grunted before turning to Jochura.
Ibram Ghreer: "All of this because of these miserable and nasty nobles of Nuceria! I make me so mad! I would have given my life to hold the neck of these monsters for only one second!"
Jochura: "You can unleash your anger on the Orks who are attacking Berrus."
Ibram Ghreer: "Even if I could do that. Seeing our father in this state, it just enrages me to this extent."
Erad Krüg: "Can you help him? You are his friend from Nuceria, Jochura!"
Jochura sighed.
Jochura: "I am lacking solutions. The Butcher Nails are something difficult to deal. From what I learned; it alters the being of yourself. And it brings secondary effects that everyone that I interrogated preferred to shut up about the secondary effects."
The silence falls inside the room. The ambience between the World Eaters leaders is sterile.
But at one moment, a knock is heard from the door.
Jochura: "You can enter."
The door is open. A World Eater enter inside with a scroll.
World Eater: "An important message."
The Astartes arrived to Jochura and he gives it to him. Jochura opens it before reading it. He widened of the interior.
Erad Krüg: "What? What's happening?"
Jochura: "My brothers… our father will be saved?"
Ibram Gheer: "And why, I would ask?"
Jochura: "Lady Salem and Magnus will come. The High Lady a finally achieved the formula to remove surgically the Butcher Nails."
Everyone in the room is shocked before taking a serious expression.
Ibram Gheer: "When they come?"
Jochura: "They arrive in the next week… I hope Angron will accept this."
He goes out of the room, eager to give the scroll to Angron.
A few moments later…
Angron is still inside of his private room. But with now the scroll on his hands given by Jochura minutes ago.
Angron was reading inside with a mixed expression of apathy, contained frustration but also: hope.
Angron: "This will be the end of my hell… It could be the case…"
A week later…
The Infinite accompanied by the Photep arrived on the planet of Karosii. Salem has arrived with doctors from Adoria and the Genetors she has recruited from Mars. Magnus on his side has his specialised mind Thousand Sons with him.
They come out from their respective barges. Salem especially was accompanied by Servitors who are pushing a machine from Adoria.
Magnus meet his mother.
Magnus: "Hello mom."
Salem: "Hello Magnus. Today is a really important one."
Magnus: "I cannot wait to free my brother from his hell."
Salem: "Let's hope he will accept it…"
The two goes to the Conqueror, still posed on the planet. They could see Jochura accompanied by the Chapter Masters of the Legion.
Magnus: "Hello, Jochura."
Jochura: "Hello, my lord. (turn to Salem). Hello, my lady. Angron is waiting for you."
Salem nodded she makes signs to her team and they move toward her.
The duo is accompanied by the Astartes who lead everyone inside. Salem was nervous, she stills reminds herself the cruel act she has done against her son years ago. Magnus sees this nervous.
Magnus: "Don't worry. I am here."
Salem doesn't respond.
Finally, they arrived inside of the main room. Salem could see Angron sited on his throne, with the four Custodes guarding him.
Salem arrived with hesitation in front of him.
Salem: "Angron… I am here now… I will free you…"
Magnus: "And I will make sure you won't be mad."
Angron glances to Salem and Magnus one moment. Salem doesn't like it at all.
Salem: "Are you angry about me? Are you mad from what I done to you, nine years ago? If you do… I can understand. I am so sorry and…"
Angron: "Silence."
He stands up from his throne and approached her. For the first time ever, she could see on his face a look that it truly broke her heart: it was desperation from Angron.
Angron: "Free me from this hell… Like you free me from Nuceria… I am begging you…"
Salem takes a serious expression and nodded.
Salem: "I will. You are my son and I am your mom. I will never forget you, NEVER. Just be patient, I will install the operation room inside your ship."
Angron nodded and returns to his throne.
Salem turns her back and goes to the exit door, she turns back a last time to the Primarch before getting out of the room. Magnus on his side was taking the lead of explaining to Angron what is the operation is about.
She goes inside of the corridors in a decided step, with small tears of frustration and nervousness. She will not let her son suffer any longer.
Salem (whispering): "You will not finish like Ozma… I will save you Angron…"
She sweeps away her tears as she goes inside of the room where the machine is installed by the Servitors.
Salem: "When the machine will be ready?"
Magos Genetor: "In 4 hours."
Adorian Scientist: "Plus one hour to disinfect this area."
Salem nodded.
Salem: "Then do it."
The scientists assembled the parts of the operation machine. The table, the computer, the mechanical arms and the brain scanner. Then, when its finished. The scientists along with Salem goes inside of a room when they dress themselves in proper chirurgical dress. Mask, hat, thick costumes, small shoes. Salem put all her hair inside of her hat.
They come back by disinfecting the room with their tools, along with the Magos Genetors who needs a bit of cleaning to their annoyance.
Then after 6 hours of preparation. Angron arrived inside of the room. Dressed in a patient dress. He was accompanied by Magnus also dressed in his chirurgical cloth along with his mind Astartes.
Salem: "Are you ready Angron?"
Angron nodded.
Doctor: "I'll ask you to lie down on the table my lord."
Angron does so. Putting his arms and legs in the right places.
Salem: "Now, take this."
She puts a mask of anaesthesia on Angron mouth.
Salem: "I will put on zero pressure. It will put in a calm state."
She activates the machine and Angron feels his body becoming numb and relaxed.
Salem: "Angron. I will see you in the other side. Now sleep…"
She increases the pressure of the anaesthesia inside Angron lungs. And Angron body goes limp before his mind shut down. She takes a needle full of anaesthesia before picking on Angron's skin where a vein is visible. She injects the liquid inside of it before putting out and closing the small hole with her magic.
The team of scientists prepares the machine and activates it. Then, the Scalpel and other cutting materials cut the upper part of the head of Angron before removing it, while being careful to not touch the Butcher Nails who exit the skin. Then, the brain of Angron is fully exposed.
Salem: "Here I am, Brain. I will free you from your bindings."
Magnus: "Thousand Son. Now restrain the mind of Angron."
The Thousand Sons inside of the room extended their arms and a magic symbol appeared on their hands. The same symbol surrounded Angron's head.
Salem: "Let's begin."
She takes her tools and attacks first the part with the box linking the Amygdala to the Hypothalamus. She began to cut with delicate fingers the tubes for at least one hour. When the tube is removed from the brain part. One of the mechanical tweezers of the machine hold it. Salem cut the other tube while her hand is holding the box, also taking another hour. She removes the tube and the box is finally removed before being posed on the small table next to her.
The removal of this box cause Angron to wince a little and groans in his dream.
Salem was nervous but she keeps it at bay. She goes to the Prefrontal box. She knows that the fragile emotional balance is broken since in addition of Wrath and Frustration, the rest is coming like a wave. For the next hour, she removes gently the box holding back the hormones of the Prefrontal Cortex. As she removes the last wires and put aside the box on the table. Angron expression relieves. The hormones of the Prefrontal Cortex make finally their work.
She attacks next the Limbic Cortex and the Grey Mater of the Right Praecuneus boxes. Holding back the reward hormones. The task of removing them was really difficult. She takes in each hour, each box much smaller than the precedents in this part of the brain, along with their respective network of wires. Little by little, she could see the expression of Angron becoming more and more pleasured, with red cheeks and a lot of sweat produced while his skin is becoming hotter and hotter.
Salem sweep herself her own sweat from her face since she is so tensed before coming back. She removes the last box. She puts it on the table of removal. Angron moaned and gritted his teeth to the blood. And then, his thing between his legs pissed with the white liquid of his manhood.
Salem: "Oh for Imperium's sake... Somebody cleans that immediately. And don't rub his private part."
One of the doctors with a towel cleaned the crotch of Angron for several minutes, while being careful to not arouse him more. He completed his task after several more minutes by putting new underpants to Angron.
Salem: "Good. Let's finish this…"
She returns to the brain and goes to the last boxes linking the Hypothalamus and the Hypophysis, preventing these brain parts to produce Ocytocin. Salem takes 3 hours to carefully removes them without damaging the brain. Following the exact steps and the order she has given to herself to not fail.
Then, she removes the last box and wire from the brain of Angron and put them aside. She could see on Angron that he is smiling. It gives her a heat of love in her heart.
She put back the upper part of the head of Angron and heals it. Regrowing the bones, the flesh and the skin. And so, the bald head of Angron was full while empty of hair.
Salem sighed in delight. Nothing serious happened on this part, the most difficult has been done. But another thing worries her. What will happen when Angron will wake up, with now his spirit with his spirit now fuelled once again by his emotions.
The doctors and Salem packed the things up and bring Angron to another room. A stuffed room with a bed. Angron is installed inside of the bed. Salem by observing him closer, she could see that for the first time. He is sleeping peacefully. Salem smiled under her mask about this view.
A few hours later…
Angron wakes up, dizzy and his head pulsating. He could feel his brain pumping everywhere, functioning like a crooked machine.
Angron: "Ho… for… the gladiators… sake! Aarrrrgh…"
He holds his head as he tries to empty his brain from the flood of emotions. He glances that Salem was here, sleeping on her chair, now dressed back to her usual gown.
Angron: "Mother… Mother… wake up."
Salem wince and wake up.
Salem: "Hm? What… What's happening? (sees Angron). Angron?! Are you awake?!"
Angron: "Arrrrhhhh…"
Salem arrived to him and put her hand on his cheek.
Salem: "Are you okay?"
Angron: "This is like a hammer… smacking my head…"
Salem: "Just rest inside the pillow."
Angron does it. Angron breath hard because of this great strain on his brain.
Salem: "Take this."
She gives him a little drug to Angron to ease his pain that he swallows immediately before falling asleep once again. Salem rubs her hand on his cheek.
Salem: "Don't worry. You will be fine."
In the next days, Angron was doing better and better. The strain of his brain subsided and feel for the first time after more than a century completely ease.
But also, he feels ashamed and sad. With the new hindsight, he realised the true extent of his actions with his legion.
At one moment, Salem was about to leave the Conqueror to assist the rest of her sons.
Salem: "Angron, what's happening to you?"
Angron: "I am so ashamed… All the live I have taken away… All the horrible things I have done to you and my brothers…"
Salem: "Angron. You have made error but since you are the complete control of your mind back to you. You can try to make amends. This is difficult but you have to believe it. After all, you always believed for the best to your companions at Nuceria right?"
Angron nodded but still have his ashamed expression. Without saying anything else, Salem hugged him.
Salem: "This is fine. I am here."
Angron responded by shedding silent tears. The Primarch could feel the love of his mom. He truly realised that she genuinely loved him. Her actions were for him. But he is still unsure to repay her.
After moments… the two cease their hug.
Angron: "But how I repay you for all of this?"
Salem shakes her head.
Salem: "You don't have to…"
Angron: "I insist. You have done all of this for me. For my well-being."
Salem: "But are you sure about that? This is a real question."
Angron paused, unable to respond.
Angron: "No."
Salem: "I know you are seized by the doubt. The only thing I could advise is to reconcile with Jochura. He is your last gladiator still alive and your closest friend. I am sure he will help you. I am sorry I can't stay here anymore."
Angron sighed. He was irritated but now completely controlling, he will not let them control him.
Angron: "After my campaign against the Orks of Berrus. I will see Sanguinius. I am sure that he gives me advises."
Salem smiled.
Salem: "I am delighted to see that you can take initiatives on your own now."
Angron: "This is the first time that I regained hope. Thanks, mother. I think I can name you like that from now on."
Salem: "Thanks, my son."
To be continued… Salvation of Beralius.
Beralius is a planet who is under attack of Chaos. A gigantic Disc of Tzeentch is invocated. Kira Saito, Rogal Dorn and Perturabo joins their forces to try to hold it.