RWBY 40k – Salem, Mistress of Inquisition.
Ep 48: The rage of the Chemosian Princess.
929.M30. Chemos. The Chemosian Empire.
Salem is alone inside of a great dining room with a big part of her family. Kariady, Tarasha Euten and Roboute Guilliman, Lacus with Kira and Megurine Saito with forgetting Kia Saito, Edelgard with Fulgrim and Udili, finally there is Asuka with Zorai and Myn. Lion El'Jonson, Jaghatai Khan, Leman Russ, Perturabo with Calliphone, Sanguinius, Ferrus Manus, Mortarion, Magnus the Red, Horus Lupercal, Lorgar Aurelian, Vulkan were also here. Corvus Corax with Natsuri Corax but their little daughter, Astari sporting the same blonde hair as her mom and who sited on her. Ilil on his side was on the corner. Lacus was dressed in a different cloth (Note: Lacus Clyne cloth from Gundam Seed Destiny).
Salem: "Thanks to come so numerous here to be at last in family for the first time. Even if Konrad Curze, Rogal Dorn and Angron are not here, unfortunately. I hope that we will be completed when we will find your last brother…"
Kariady: "What we do here?"
Salem: "We can talk about anything as long we don't anger ourselves. After all, this is not for nothing I requested to you all to meet here!"
The Primarchs at each other in confusion when especially ones look at the others with wary or even disdain.
Salem: "Come on. You can share your greatest achievements…"
Leman Russ: "Then, I will go first…"
Lion El'Jonson: "We already know about your achievement about nearly achieving your campaign in Dulan before I intervene…"
Leman Russ glared to Lion El'Jonson before sighing.
Leman Russ: "No, my most important thing is the fact that I nearly beat mom at an eating contest after 76 plates of meat and drinking 5 barrels of wine of Colchis. Which I appreciate it so much."
Lorgar Aurelian: "I can appreciate the compliment… But buying our wine just to drink it like drunkards when its purpose is to serve the masses of the churches."
Salem: "Well it's still good."
Lorgar Aurelian facepalmed himself.
Zorai laughed mockingly.
Leman Russ: "What?"
Zorai: "This is your greatest accomplishment? This is not for nothing you are such a savage! My greatest accomplishment is to singlehandedly destroy a cult!"
The other Primarchs looks at him with contempt.
Leman Russ: "It shows you have no proper love Zorai. Because, I was doing it with mom! Cause we like being drunk and stuffed for fun! What is your fun in your life, for the love of my wolves?"
Zorai: "Expand my civilisation. This is more meaningful. »
The other Primarchs looks at each other with annoyance. Zorai has a real problem with human interactions.
Vulkan: "My greatest achievement is my very first sword forged. I was the happiest child in Nocturne."
Magnus the Red: "Mastering my magic for me."
And then the Primarchs began to tell their greatest achievements such as Sanguinius first fly, Lion El'Jonson first killing of a Beast in Caliban, Roboute Guilliman for his mastery of the knowledge of Macragge, Jaghatai Khan first cloth made by his hands, Ferrus Manus killing Asirnoth on Medusa, Perturabo his mastery of strategy, Mortarion killing Necare, Fulgrim making his statues of his former adoptive parents, Lorgar Aurelian with the construction of Monarchia and Kira Saito building his Mobile Suit, Corvus Corax freeing his people.
Megurine Saito: "My first concert."
Myn: "Sewing my robes…"
Tarasha Euten: "Being the best seneschal…"
Calliphone: "Being a sister to Perturabo."
Udili: "Being the wife of my Phoenician."
Natsuri: "Marrying Corvus…"
She rubs the head of her daughter. Salem turns to her granddaughters.
Salem: "And you all my granddaughters?"
Kariady: "I would say my good manners and posture."
Asuka: "My blue Firebending."
Lacus: "Singing."
Edelgard: "My control of Aura."
Astari: "Huuuuh… Learning my additions?!" In an innocent voice.
Some of the Primarchs and the moms laughed at this innocent response.
Perturabo: "And you Horus? And you mother?"
Horus Lupercal: "My greatest achievement so far was the fact that I successfully learned a lot of things with mom."
Some of the Primarchs nodded at the meaning of it before turning to Salem.
Salem: "Hm… Isn't that obvious? It's you all reunited in this table…"
Leman Russ: "No… your own personal achievement."
The others nodded, eager to know more.
Salem: "Hm… Then, I would come back in time. When I was still a student of Malcador. You know already but at this moment: I was a very clumsy and insecure woman. Trying her best to be the worthy of my old master. After all, he was here when I needed the most emotional support that I never had. I would explain better if I can show more. With my new power of illusion learned from Magnus."
She materialises a symbol on her hand and a whole dust of blue clouds covered the room. When it subsides, it shows a land of rocks when the group on the table could see their mom in the illusion pushing a rock with difficulty while Malcador was observing. The illusion shows next the two meditates on the mountain while the blizzard was blowing. Another shows, Malcador teaching the young Salem on a book in his huge library.
Salem: "It was difficult and challenging but I persevered at any moment to be the best of the best. At one moment, Malcador sent me all over Terra to perfectionate my skills but actual knowledge. He said to me that I could learn about the opposite of my magic and cultures. By beginning with the Tibetans Monks installed on Himalazians with their peaceful and fluent telekinesis."
Zorai: "Wait, Monks?"
Asuka: "Like from our planet?!"
Salem: "Yes. After all, everything comes from Terra."
The illusion shows the young Salem, dressed in Monk cloths along with boys with shaved head, wearing a wood staff on their hand. They were in front of a master who opens his staff who was an air glider.
Salem: "This is here that I encountered my very first friend. The Monk Zheng."
Roboute Guilliman: "Fascinating…"
They could see the two silly teens blowing hair at each other than the Monk began flying his air glider, followed by his students who flies at their turn.
Salem memory: "Hey Zheng! See a new glider trick?"
The young Salem began looping in the sky in the side of Zheng.
Zheng memory: "Hehe… Check this out!"
He turns above his glider and began air surfing.
Edelgard: "Unbelievable… That's looks kind of epic."
But Zheng loses balance and falls before catching himself up on the roof of Salem's air glider. The others Monks have paused on the mountain and could see the air glider of the two students coming to them. They gasped before running to escape but too late, the two Monks crashed on them.
The group could find Salem covered on the ground covered by her hair, that its blowed by Zheng Telekinesis. The two smiles in silliness before standing up.
Kariady: "You were so close."
Salem: "Yes… Zheng was more than a friend. He was the little brother that I never have… After my years mastering my magic telekinesis. I go to the Orioc Hive City in Antarctica. Mastering my pyromancy was especially challenging to me, since it was cold outside while the fire was volatile…"
The illusion shows Salem, dressed in a big coat fighting a master of fire. The group could see trying and failing to master it displaying her perfectly controlled fire.
Asuka: "Firebender? It's that possible in this world too?"
Salem: "Next, I moved on to Merica, to master my energy power and my earth power. With my master Frank. He was uncompromising, stubborn and blunt."
The illusion shows Salem going to the mountain by moving a rock under her foot. She was wearing a single tank top and pants while her hair was tied in a big braid. Frank was on her side doing the same thing, chest naked and wearing black pants.
Salem: "He was also a lifelong friend…"
Frank seemingly first arrived and when he celebrated the end of his course, he was shocked to see Salem waiting for him with a table of tea that she served to him. The two drink together.
Salem: "Then, I go to the Aegyptus Kingdom. Where the Pharaoh in person taught me how to master the precognition."
The young Salem dressed in Egyptian armour has her eyes blindfolded while the Pharaoh tried to attack her with his sword but she avoided all of his blows and managed to put him down in the dirt. She extended her hand to him that the Pharaoh accepted.
Salem: "It was bitter work. But in the end, it was worth it."
The illusion shows Salem, dressed in her Remnant clothes. Now in a complete wise expression opening her eyes and going in fluent movements displaying in fluent and relaxed moves her new power. She bends air, fire and earth without forgetting projecting magic blasts in all direction in a really great scale. After that, the illusion subsides and the room goes back to its original appearance.
Salem: "The most important thing that I learned in my training on Terra is this: by learning about others, you learn more about yourself. And this is why its important to my eyes to better learn between yourselves because it could bring you a lot good thing to us all. And this is my motto on my planets, by cooperating each other and always be in the best version of your skills. It keeps up evolution and learning."
Fulgrim: "Exactly like my philosophy or at least a great part of it."
Salem: "Yes, my son. Indeed."
The Primarchs looks at each other, a bit confused as the granddaughters. Especially Edelgard and Asuka.
At this moment, the maids of the palace bring the meals on the table.
Salem: "So, let's enjoy the meal."
The whole family began to eat their meals. The ones who are more educated eats with style and good manners while the rest is average or even eats savagely like Jaghatai Khan, Leman Russ and Mortarion.
If the wives and the grandma eat normally, the Primarchs and their daughters a huge amount of food.
Salem was eating her noodles with a lot of meat before drinking a lot of beer.
Leman Russ (mouth full of meat): "Hey, Zorai. I have a question for you."
Zorai: "Yes?"
Leman Russ: "What are you going to do with your new empire? And you army of Astartes?"
Zorai: "I will bring civilization to all mankind."
Roboute Guilliman: "I hope you won't try to take the territories around Ultramar."
The others who have a same empire nodded.
Zorai: "I will take the things who has not belonging any of you. After all, I am the Phoenix King. I know where I live… (turn to the other Primarchs who eats savagely). Stop, in the name of the past Fire Lords. You are gross and you make unbearable sounds!"
Jaghatai Khan tears a fish with his hands before sucking all the flesh of the fish before spitting out his bones. He turns to Zorai.
Jaghatai Khan: "Respect my manners. We are a family after all…"
Leman Russ: "I agree."
Mortarion: "Manners are irrelevant to me. Necare never taught me any of that anyway."
The others Primarchs and their daughters' glares at them and the three glared back.
Roboute Guilliman: "I am sure. That our mom disapproves it."
They turned to Salem who was drinking a whole big glass of beer.
Horus: "Mom?"
She finished it and posed it on the table, hard. Her look was distant and drowsy, with red cheeks.
Sanguinius: "Mom… I think this is enough beer for you."
Salem (drunk tone): "What? I am immortal! This body will resist at anything! You shouldn't be worried about me!"
Perturabo who was next to Leman Russ leaned to him.
Perturabo: "She is always like that after a few drinks?"
Leman Russ: "Yeah… Because even if she is immortal. She is still a human like your sister."
Perturabo glares at Leman Russ even more.
Perturabo: "You are disgraceful. I cannot imagine what parties you have in your taverns…"
Leman Russ: "I have a good time with her at least. Unlike you who has no fun at all. I have also to say that except from Lorgar Aurelian wines, wine from your planets is simply unworthy of the ideals of my Legion. To put it simply: this is a drink for weak."
Zorai has a vein popping out from his forehead. He slams the table and stands up.
Zorai: "If you insult my Phoenix Kingdom one more time… I will beat you out in a Dual!"
Leman Russ: "Try me! Your drink is for the weak of…"
Salem: "ENOUGH!"
The two turns to Salem who was standing up and walk with a bit difficulty but still in a good manner. But her look still shows she is drunk. Salem grabs the hair of Zorai and tugs it up.
Salem (Drunk tone): "Ya know, who is te one who leads this table, heh? And I cannot accept this behaviour from a young child like you Zorai."
Zorai widened, doesn't know what to do and Salem approached her face to him. Zorai could feel the scent of the beer come from her mouth.
Salem (Drunk tone): "I am hesitating to punish you, my boy. Between sending you in the corner or doing the chores."
Zorai: "Get out of my face! You are talking nonsense!"
He pushed her face away from her. She falls on the ground of the room. But against all expectations, she laughed hard in childish way.
Salem (Drunk tone): "I am joking. Of course, I won't do that since you are… (burps) …an adult."
She continues to walk around the table, the Primarchs either staring at her in an embarrassment or looking away. She comes across Edelgard and suddenly hugs her.
Edelgard: "Hey! What the…? What are you doing?!"
Salem (Drunk tone): "Can't I hug my granddaughter? My beautiful and stoned daughter?"
Edelgard: "Stop it, it's embarrassing!"
Salem (Drunk tone): "Please let me kiss you!"
Edelgard: "No, I…!"
She began to kiss a lot on the cheek of her granddaughter.
Edelgard: "Stop doing that!"
At this moment, Ilil comes across Salem. And tries to remove her from Edelgard.
Ilil: "Come on, miss Salem! This is not good for you!"
Salem (drunk tone): "Don't be jealous Ilil. I will do it the same thing to you!"
Ilil: "Wait what?!"
She hugs him and kisses him.
Salem (drunk tone): "Ya know? I don't want to be called from you at 'Miss Salem' anymore. I want you to call 'mommy'. 'Cause after all, I am a way better mom than your biological mom Baesseth!"
Ilil is struggling to escape this hug.
Ilil: "Too tight… You are crushing my bones…"
Salem (drunk tone): "Ho… I am sorry."
She releases him before putting her hands on his cheeks.
Salem (drunk tone): "Who are the young boy who I have taken with you? That I will take care as one of my Primarchs, mmh? Yes, its you Ilil!"
Kariady stands up and put her hand on Salem.
Kariady: "Grandmother. We understand. I think you need a bit of rest."
Salem (drunk tone): "That's finneee… I have taken more heavy blows of drunk in the taverns of Fenris! I am not completely dumber than before the drink… Which is not as fun as before since I became used to it…"
Vulkan: "I can't believe you can be so shameless, mother."
Salem (drunk tone): "Ya know you have to relax in some time. If not, you end up completely crazy. I should have said that for Mortarion, Perturabo and Konrad Curze, also Angron, especially after I removed his Butcher Nails."
Roboute Guilliman: "What do you mean?"
Salem began to have sad mood mixed with hope, strengthened by her drunken state.
Salem: "Because… I finally achieved the formula for the removal of the Butcher Nails. I successfully removed without heavy permanent injuries 5 times from my convicted prisoners. I intended to announce that Angron will be soon himself again! Can you imagine?"
The Primarchs whispered each other about this new.
Mortarion: "He will be… less insane?"
Perturbo: "Hmph, if he can regain the ability to have some self-control, he could be less annoying."
Sanguinius: "I hope he will be fine."
Magnus: "Hm… I would try to find the time to heal his broken mind when I have the time to do it."
Horus: "Are you sure about that?"
Magnus nodded.
Magnus: "I am studying the mind magic and I have made progress to heal traumatic events. But it can only work with the willingness of the patient to heal his mind. And convince Angron will be not easy…"
Salem: "I will do it… I can… (burp)… do it… I am sure I can do the impossible… I am sure of it…"
She looks at all of the Primarchs. She puts her hands on the table. Her mind is able to manage despite the drowsiness.
Salem: "I have already… succeeded to reunite almost the whole family… only the XXth Primarch is missing. But when I will find him… Then, we will make the most unforgotten feast we have done before. This reunion, here, on Chemos, is just only a glimpse of it. To celebrate the reunion of our family as a whole, Me, you, your wives, daughters and even parents will be together, to better know each other. After all, we are one."
The Primarchs are left with a contemplative look on themselves. This is true, as they are different from one another. They are part of the same family.
Salem: "Now, let's have more fun!"
She intended to grab another bottle of beer but she is stopped by Corvus Corax.
Corvus Corax: "I think tea could be better for you."
Salem: "Oooh… Come on…"
Natsuri: "I think you have enough, miss Salem. After all Astari would want to play with you?"
Astari: "What? But I don't…"
Natsuri: "Come on! Won't you want to know more about your grandma?"
Astari: "Huh… yes, mommy?"
Natsuri: "Then, I think this is a good moment."
Salem hesitates a moment but the sight of the little girl melts her heart. She extended her hand to the little girl.
Salem: "Come with me. We will have a lot of fun together… (turn to the Primarchs) … You won't mind right?"
Some of the Primarchs shakes their heads.
Salem: "Then come with me."
Astari take the hand of her grandma and the two leave the room. Leaving the Primarchs and their family alone together.
Mortarion: "If she really thinks I would go along so easily with you. You are dead wrong."
Magnus: "Why not?"
Mortarion: "It just sicken me that at least of my brothers possess powers."
Magnus sighed.
Magnus: "Again with this? When you learn that we use them for the greater good. Also, I remind you that you are making yourself an enemy with Zorai and his daughter."
Zorai: "Fortunately, there is some brother who thinks about my wellbeing. I won't abandon my Firebending to your whims. Neither the entire Fire Nation."
He ignited his flames in front of Mortarion.
Zorai: "Flame is part of me. I am weak otherwise. Don't forget this."
Vulkan: "Also, the enchantments made by Magnus coupled by my master of create weapons makes them perfection."
Horus: "Calm down Mortarion. We are not here to have an argument."
Mortarion scoffed.
Lion El'Jonson: "I agree. We are supposed to strengthen our bond. Not to have an argument."
Fulgrim: "Unfortunately, I cannot be with you anymore after this night. Because me and my daughter will leave for make another Crusade against the Ork planet of the Green Axes."
Horus: "If only we could help you but unfortunately, we have here without our Legions."
Fulgrim: "Pfft! Don't worry. I will manage to deal with these Orks."
Some of the Primarchs have sceptical looks.
Sanguinius: "If you say that…"
Fulgrim: "Let's enjoy the night a little more before I leave with my daughter…"
A few months later…
The war is raging inside of the Ork planet of the Green Axes. Fulgrim accompanied of Edelgard were fighting numerous Orks. But unlike the other Orks they have been fighting before. These are using human technology that their Mekboys somehow managed to replicate. And so, these creatures unlike the rest of their kind are really dangerous. This is not a good thing for the Chemosian Empire and so, the whole IIIrd Legion has arrived to purge these Orks.
The father and the daughter have arrived on the surface. These Orks that facing them head-on were dressed with heavy armours and big Bolters. Fulgrim slayed with his sword. Edelgard smashed with her big axe. She was accompanied by Hulder Derfor, wearing his halberd.
Hulder Derfor: "These stinking Orks. When they will wear Eldar armours along with their weapons?"
Edelgard: "Don't say it. It makes my stomach rush."
Fulgrim: "Take that!"
He sliced the head of the Ork. An Emperor's Children arrived to the small trio after dropping off his invisibility.
Emperor's Children: "Father. The Warboss is inside the base. He is gearing up on some kind of… Knight."
Fulgrim widened.
Fulgrim: "You are joking right?"
Emperor's Children: "No! This planet was a Knight World!"
Edelgard: "Oh… for Chemos' sake…"
Fulgrim: "Let's go to the base!"
He closes his eyes and opens them again. His eyelids surrounded by white flames while his purple irises are glowing. Edelgard does the same has her father.
Hulder: "ROOOAAAAAHHHH!"
He bulks up and his muscles expand significantly and his eyes becomes red.
Hulder: "Come on!"
Edelgard: "Let's dance all three!"
The two launched themselves with huge bursts of wind while Hulder runs to walls of the base where the Emperor's Children are assaulting.
Hulder tears with his terrifying strength and halberd the Orks around him while coming to the wall. Fulgrim on his side crushed the Orks with his boulders and earth powers reinforced his new state. Edelgard on her side cut like butter the Orks with her wind power reinforced her state.
And so, the IIIrd Legion arrived in front of the walls of the base. The space Marines who have auras purely focused on the offensive concentrated all of their power by trying of tearing apart of the walls.
Hulder especially rushed to the wall. And aimed his fist.
Hulder: "AAAAAHHH!"
He smashed the stone wall and cracks appears on the wall. He smashed a second time and a hole is dig inside of it.
Hulder: "Let's go my brothers!"
The Emperor's Children poured inside of it. Fulgrim using the earth branch of his power, he extended his arm to his side of the wall before struggling to open it. And so, the wall stone is torn apart, leaving a gigantic opening inside of it.
Edelgard: "Let's go! Let's go, Astartes!"
Fulgrim: "To the victory!"
The two entered inside of the stone wall and inside the streets of the former human city, they fired on every Orks they could meet. Edelgard using the fire branch of her aura to burn to ashes the Snotlings and Gretchins she could meet.
After a few minutes, they arrived to the main road leading to the former Knight Base. They could see the Imperial Soldiers fighting the Orks and trying to enter inside.
Fulgrim: "If we go before the Warboss activates the Knight."
Edelgard: "They are finished!"
The duo runs and tears every Ork coming at them. Using both their fire branch of their power. Fulgrim was the tank who makes his way by his huge force and resilience by his sword. Edelgard on her side is fast and swifter, killing Orks with a well-placed fast cut with her axe.
They arrived in front of the main door of the base where the Imperial Soldiers managed to penetrate and assault it.
Fulgrim: "We can finally destroy this Warboss and…"
Suddenly, the ground is trembling like heavy steps could be feel.
Edelgard: "What's happening?!"
Fulgrim: "No… It can't be!"
And then, the wall of the base next to them tears apart and a Knight emerges from it. It was a knight covered by Ork crude machines assembled together like scraps. But they managed to hijack it. The Knight began to fire on everyone in sight.
Fulgrim: "For Chemos sake… Emperor's Children! Fire at him, now! Concentrate your powers on them!"
The Emperor's Children who have attack auras tried to attack the Knight but all bounced on the Ion shield. Even the heavy weapons simply exploded on the shield. And the Knight continues its onslaught.
Fulgrim: "We have to fought differently. Edelgard, we will go by combining our attacks, maybe it could break this Ion shield."
Edelgard: "We have to use our full force."
The duo jumped and runs on the walls of the buildings of the main avenue. They launched in the sky by jumping from the height of the walls and then, they fall back right to the Knight.
Edelgard concentrated all of her fire on her axe while Fulgrim does the same with the edge of his sword, the two weapons were covered in flames. And then, they smashed on the Ion Shield.
The shockwave cracked whole buildings with some of them falling apart. But stubbornly, the Ion Shield doesn't falter and pushed back the two warriors.
Fulgrim: "WHAT?!"
Edelgard: "WOOUAAAAHH!"
Fulgrim catches himself up and managed to land on his two feet on the ground. Edelgard on her side rolled on the ground, ripping apart some parts of the clothes. Her hair falls on her shoulders.
Edelgard: "Oooowww… That's hurt a lot…"
She is covered in bruises and cut because of her extremely hard landfall. She could see the Knight approaching her. She could the madness and aggressive emotion of the Warboss from its eyes. She stands up rapidly and run from it. Not in position to fight it. But the Knight chased her and fires
On Fulgrim side.
Fulgrim: "No! Edelgard!"
He began to run, accompanied by the Emperor's Children.
On Edelgard side.
She continues to try to flee from the fires of the Knight but it pursued her relentlessly. Even if she goes to other streets, it traverses the buildings surrounding them like glass.
And the inevitable happens with a shot from the Knight who exploded right behind her back. Burning her back and projecting her to a building that she crashed inside.
Edelgard: "AAAAARGHHHHH!"
Her aura broke and the flames around her eyelids vanishes. She is trapped inside a rubble of rocks, heavily injured and in great pain.
Hulder was observing the scene from afar, shocked but he composes himself and goes to his princess.
Hulder: "Edelgard!"
But the Knight saw him and began to fire on him that he narrowly avoided. But he gets blasted to the same building and crashes to the wall.
Hulder: "AAAAAAGHHH!"
Edelgard widened when she hears the scream of Hulder, in disbelief and terror. Hulder could be… not it couldn't!
Fulgrim arrived to the scene, now furious.
Fulgrim: "Warboss, you will pay for what you did!"
The Knight turned to him and rushed to him, firing at the Primarch that avoid his attacks. But the Knight presses on and Fulgrim could only avoid and goes further from the building.
Fulgrim: "Please! Someone has to save my daughter! An Emperor's Children has to go now!"
Emperor's Children: "Yes! I go now!"
On Edelgard's side. She is still trapped inside of this rumbled, wincing in pain.
[Music: ətˈæk 0N tάɪtn from Attack on Titans Season 1 – Hiroyuki Sawano].
Edelgard (thought): "What do I do? I am trapped and unable to do anything! I am just… too weak… Just think Edelgard… Think back!"
She thinks to her past fights and she could see herself always outmatched by her own father, despite her exploits. She was still behind, feeling weak and useless. And so, this hurt her self-esteem but also… anger her. Further and further.
She shots open her eyes and began to push her rumbles crushing her bones despite the unbearable of pain. Her face contorted in rage.
Edelgard (thought): "I'll… exterminate. No… I'll kill! I don't have time to think whether it's right or not! Start moving! Move! Yes… The galaxy is a cruel place!"
Edelgard (rage fueled tone): "AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHGGGGGGGGGG!"
Her purple irises filled her whole eyes before exiting her eyelids.
On Fulgrim's side.
A huge energetic explosion happens, while a column of purple energy going to the sky.
Emperor's Children: "What's happening?!"
Fulgrim (disbelief): "Edelgard…"
Rumbles could be felt, followed by huge winds inside the streets. And then a huge scream from the princess who grows louder and closer each passing seconds.
The Ork Knight has barely the time to turn back that its face is smashed by a kick from the princess. So powerful that it makes stumbles and almost makes falling back with a few steps, the Knight manage to keep its balance. In front of him was Edelgard but now changed.
Huges purples flames escape from her eyes, forming some kind of blinding streams of light, almost resembling purple wings coming from her eyelids. She was surrounded by a huge stream of wind forming some kind of a tornado shield. While her hair was floating in the air by this huge force.
Fulgrim was shocked by this sight, her power was overwhelming. For the first time, his daughter was stronger than him.
Fulgrim: "Edelgard…"
Without wasting anymore time, she screams in rage before flying to the Knight and kicking his Ion shield, forcing it to cling on the ground. Edelgard send blows after blows, smashes after smashes, kicks after kicks. Each it on the Ion Shield makes it weaker and the Knight began to suffer these hits while keeping its ground. But she sheer force of it makes the Knight forcing back.
At one moment, Edelgard strike her fist to the Ion shield it began to weaken to nothingness, but the Knight aim its gun installed on his armour and shot a blast to Edelgard, hitting her right on. She is sent back to the sky, seemingly defeated.
But to his surprise. She catches herself in the sky by using her winds. In another scream of rage, she forms swords of flames, spikes of ices and lightning spears all around her. All above the eyes of Fulgrim, who couldn't believe what's happening right now.
She sends her arms down and the swords flames, the ices spikes and the lightning spears are sent right to the Knight where's its Ion Shield could bear it anymore. And the weapons elements impact heavily the armour of the Knight.
Edelgard charges against the Knight and tries to deliver the final hit but it's blocked by the chainsword of the Knight. And, then, the canon installed on its armour, still intact delivered another devastating shot to her. Sending her to a building.
[End of the theme].
Fulgrim: "No!"
At this moment, Hulder, heavily injured arrived.
Hulder: "I will go save her, father!"
He jumps roof to roof to her, while Fulgrim turned back to the Knight who was recomposing its Ion shield.
Fulgrim: "Take that for my daughter!"
He jumps to the Knight, beginning the dual between them.
On Edelgard side. She was injured even more than before. Her aura extinguished and her eyes covered by her white hair. But…
Edelgard (in deformed voice): "I will… purge… the Xenos… Every last one of them!"
She smirkes at the end of the phrase.
[Music: Attack on Titans OST – Eren's Berserk Theme].
A huge explosion destroys the building. Hulder is the first to see it right in front of him. Fulgrim and the Knight turn back.
It was Edelgard, with her purple eye flames even bigger than before and more intense. Her veins on her skin now glowing in red. A huge tornado covered of flames was transporting her right to the Knight.
Fulgrim has the instinct to get out of the way because seconds later, she smashed the Ion Shield with her two hands. She struggles but then, she manages to tear apart the Ion Shield and strikes the armour. Smashing out of the Warboss from the Knight who falls on the ground backwards.
Fulgrim: "Edelgard!"
Fulgrim follows her by jumping roof by roof. He arrived to the place where Edelgard grabbed the Orks from behind.
Fulgrim: "Edelgard!"
He was about to go but Hulder arrived on his turn.
Hulder: "Wait!"
Fulgrim turned his head to him.
Hulder: "I don't know if your daughter will recognize you in this state!"
Fulgrim turned back to Edelgard, worried to the highest.
Edelgard: "ROOOAAAAHHHHH!"
The Warboss tries to debate but Edelgard grabs his face by her free hand. She grabs so hard that the Warboss eyes bulged out before the Warboss' is crushed with blood spilling everywhere. Under the eyes of the Emperor's Children Legion and the Imperial Soldiers completely shocked.
Warboss: "AAAAAAAGHHH! AAAAAGHHHH!"
The Ork smashed her by his elbow, he falls on his back. Edelgard tries to smash him but she is kicked in the gut. The Warboss stands up quickly and activates his jetpack. Before flying off and trying to escape.
Hulder: "The Warboss is trying to escape in the sky!"
Fulgrim: "He won't go anywhere!"
Fulgrim uses his wind branch of his transformation and goes after him. And then, with his sword he cuts the boosters of the jetpack. Exploding them. The Warboss falls of the sky. Fulgrim put his feet on his chest.
Fulgrim: "Ork. Fall."
He pushed him and the Orks falls to the ground and Edelgard arrived to him.
Edelgard: "AAAAAHHHH!"
She strikes him, breaking his armour.
Edelgard (thought): "I will destroy them all!"
Her aura began to burn more and more. She plunged her arms inside of the skin of the Ork.
Emperor's Children: "Shit! She will devour him!"
Fulgrim: "Edelgard!"
He jumps from the roof and runs toward her. But Hulder jumps behind his princess and smacked her in the back by a well-placed fist. It manages to knock her out. All of her power vanishes in seconds.
Hulder: "You have danced enough for today, princess.'
He catches her in her fall. Fulgrim approached the Warboss and sliced the head of the Orks.
[End of the Theme].
Fulgrim comes across his daughter, now in a deep coma. He put his hand on her cheek and caress her.
Fulgrim: "Edelgard. Let's go home…"
A few weeks later, in Chemos.
Edelgard was inside of a bed, her hair spilled on the pillow, still in coma. She was surrounded by Fulgrim, Udili and Salem. Hulder on his side was sited on a chair, his head and his chest covered by bandages. Salem rubs her hand on the cheek of her granddaughter.
Salem: "What happened to you, Edelgard?"
Fulgrim: "I am sorry mom. I couldn't know what happened to her."
Salem turns to Fulgrim, with a serious look.
Salem: "I have unfortunately no time to do anything for Edelgard. I will demand that a Thousand Son to study this new unknown transformation. It could be dangerous if she cannot control this rage."
Fulgrim: "What? Why?"
Salem: "I have the authorisation from your father for curing Angron. He is impatient from me to remove his Butcher Nails. I cannot assist you for now."
Fulgrim: "Really?"
She nodded.
Salem: "Yes. I am sorry that I have no time for you."
She goes to Hulder.
Salem: "Take care of her for me."
Hulder: "Of course, my lady. I won't let her down."
She turned back to Fulgrim.
Salem: "Try to understand what's going on with her."
Fulgrim: "I promise…"
She goes to Edelgard again, locking her eyes on her granddaughter. She kissed her forehead.
Salem: "You won't be alone. I promise."
To be continued… Angron's Redemption.
Salem accompanied by Magnus will try to remove of the Butcher Nails. This is a work she has done for her life and she is eager to make Angron feels better.
Next episode… Salvation of Beralius.
Beralius is a planet who is under attack by an attack of Chaos. A gigantic Disc of Tzeentch is invocated. Kira Saito, Rogal Dorn and Perturabo joins their forces to try to hold it.
