RWBY 40k – Salem, Mistress of Inquisition.

[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 68: Alpharius and Omegon.

961.M30. Somewhere in the East of the Galaxy.

Salem was facing her two sons; she was hugging them in her arms. She was even shedding a few tears.

The two Primarchs have a shaved-head, with blue armours. But their height is a bit closer to the Astartes size.

Salem: "Finally, I can truly reunite with you. My babies."

Alpharius: "We should have waited more but when we learned that you will bring the marriage with father in the next year."

Salem: "I know, I know… But you could have revealed anytime since we have found your brother Corvus."

Omegon: "Maybe, but it will be more difficult to perform our activities."

Salem: "Hm… We'll see about it later."


A month later, the XXth Primarchs were now in front of everyone else in the Imperial Palace. All the reunited family of the Imperium. The Emperor himself is sited on the throne inside of the big room.

Salem: "This is your father, the Emperor of Mankind himself."

Alpharius: "I never imagined to see a father like you."

Omegon: "I am surprised…"

The two kneeled immediately in front of the Emperor.

Emperor: "You can stand up now."

The two stand up and turned back to Salem.

Salem: "Now let me present you to the rest of your brothers but also, your own nieces."

Alpharius and Omegon widened in apparent surprise.

Alpharius: "Ah?"

Omegon: "I was asking myself why there is these women in the crowd."

Some of the princesses chuckled.

Salem: "I will present your brother by order of their reunion with us. First, Horus Lupercal, Primarch of the XVIth Legion, the Luna Wolves."

Horus: "Hello."

He shakes the hand of each twin. Some of the Primarchs like Zorai, Perturabo and Mortarion lifted their eyebrows since this handshake seems too "normal" like they were knowing each other

Salem: "Then, Leman Russ. Primarch of the VIth Legion, the Space Wolves."

Leman Russ: "… I guess that I will just say hello."

Salem turns to him and glares a little.

Salem: "Make an effort for once…"

Alpharius and Omegon looked at each other. While the same Primarchs becomes more suspicious since they see Leman Russ

Salem: "Anyway, next, we have Kira Saito, the Primarch of the IInd Legion. His wife Megurine and his daughter Lacus but also her adoptive mother Kia."

Kira Saito: "Especially, Chairman of TAFS, the Treaty of Alliance of Free Stars and inventor of the Mobile Suits."

Alpharius and Omegon approached Kira Saito. Megurine is there, she is now very old woman her pink disappeared under the white shade of her strands, she wears the same wrinkles her stepmother, Kia. The twins turned to Lacus.

Alpharius: "This is our niece, right? Our mother talked a lot about you."

Lacus: "Hello, my uncles."

Omegon patted the head of his niece.

Omegon: "So cute."

Lacus giggled at this appellation.

Salem: "Next, we have Ferrus Manus. Primarch of the Xth Legion, the Iron Hands."

Ferrus Manus: "Hello. Glad to see my last brothers."

He shakes the hands of each twin.

Salem: "Fulgrim, Primarch of the IIIth Legion. Phoenician of the Chemosian Empire. With his wife Udili and his daughter Edelgard."

Fulgrim have decided to take his rich and fancy clothes for this welcome ceremony, along with Udili and Edelgard. Udili like the other women has aged a lot despite the youth injections.

Fulgrim: "You will see the perfection of Chemos."

Alpharius: "I can see that…"

Fulgrim: "Appreciate my taste."

Omegon: "Edelgard, your beauty is as sharp as your axe."

He kissed the hand of his niece.

Edelgard: "How did you know about it?"

Omegon: "Once again, our mother in travel of return talked a lot about you."

Salem: "Vulkan. Primarch of the XVIIIth Legion, the Salamanders."

The two turns to the Salamander in question, he was accompanied by a very old man in simple cloth.

Vulkan: "Let me present you, my adoptive father. N'Bel. He taught me about forging."

N'Bel: "I didn't imagine if I can still be alive to see the rest of this big family. I am glad that this is the case…"

Alpharius: "Hm… This is why you have so much muscles Vulkan."

Vulkan: "Forging is hard."

Salem: "Now, Rogal Dorn. Primarch of the VIIth Legion, the Imperial Fists and Praetorian of Terra."

Rogal Dorn: "Behind my walls, you can sleep well my brothers."

Alpharius: "I can think so, we heard about your fortresses."

Salem: "Next, Roboute Guilliman. Primarch of the XIIIth Legion, the Ultramarines and Overlord of the Realm of Ultramar. His daughter Kariady and his seneschal Tarasha Euten. But also, his grandson and granddaughter and his stepson Laetius."

Schneizel and Cornelia Guilliman are also here. Cornelia is dressed in a wine-red colour scheme with gold accents, a white cape with a dark interior and heeled boot with the Omega symbol of Ultramar on it. Schneizel on his side is wearing a long, royal purple tunic that is bordered with black and gold accents, and across his mid-section is a loosely fitting white belt with the eagle symbol of it, ending right at his kneecaps, that covers a portion of white slacks. Over top of this is a white over-coat that possess a stiff, black high-backed collar that shows a crimson silk inside, with golden epaulettes at the shoulders with the Omega symbol. Despite their young age of 12 years old, they already have a sense of decorum.

Alpharius: "Wow… You are so huge."

Kariady: "Hehe… I know."

Roboute Guilliman: "Finally reunited."

Omegon: "We have a little niece and little nephew?"

Cornelia: "That's surprise you, my uncles?"

The bold statement lifted the eyebrows of the twins.

Schneizel: "If I have the time, I could have defied you in a chess game."

Alpharius: "Really?"

Salem: "Don't underestimate him. He beaten me thrice in his childhood. He is a great strategist."

Kariady: "Don't underestimate also my daughter, she is a great swordfighter in addition to pilot Prosperitymar like a goddess."

Alpharius: "Really?"

A sound of small whipping interrupted them and the twins turn to Cornelia. The little girl has a small straight whip that she slapped on her hand with repetition.

Omegon: "I see…"

Salem: "Next. Magnus the Red, Primarch of the XVth Legion, the Thousand Sons."

Magnus: "If you want to know something, ask me."

Alpharius: "I can feel your power for the first time."

Salem: "So, the next Primarch is the IXth one. Sanguinius, first of the Blood Angels."

Sanguinius: "Hello, dear brothers."

Alpharius: "If I knew that I have a brother who is literally an angel."

Sanguinius: "I am used to this kind of phrase."

Alpharius: "Of course…"

Salem: "This is your brother Lion El'Jonson, Primarch of the Ist Legion, the Dark Angels. And the greatest Knight of Caliban."

Lion El'Jonson: "Hm… Happy to see the last of my brothers."

Alpharius: "Thanks."

Salem: "Your next brother is Perturabo. The Primarch of the IVth Legion, the Iron Warriors."

Perturabo: "… Hello."

His voice was cold and detached.

Alpharius: "Hm… hello?"

Salem: "Make an effort, Perturabo… Anyway, next, your brother Mortarion. The Primarch of the XIVth Legion Death Guard."

Mortarion: "Hm… Hello."

Omegon: "Hello, Mortarion."

Salem: "Next, Lorgar Aurelian, the Primarch of the XVIIth Legion, the Word Bearers."

Lorgar: "May be the Emperor be with you."

Alpharius: "Thanks."

Jaghatai Khan: "I will present myself. My name is Jaghatai Khan, Primarch of the Vth Legion, the White Scars."

Alpharius and Omegon shake his hand.

Angron: "My name is Angron, Primarch of the XIIth Legion, the World Eaters."

Omegon: "Okay, then…"

Corvus Corax: "I am Corvus Corax, Primarch of the Raven Guard, the XIXth Legion. This is my wife, Nasturi Ephrenia now Nasturi Corax and this is my daughter Astari Corax."

The twins see the woman, who has now a bit aged with a few wrinkles. Astari on her side is dressed in her usual green robe who barely covers her breasts.

Alpharius: "Hello."

Corvus only nodded at him.

Zorai: "I am the Phoenix King, this is my wife, Myn. And my daughter, the Fire Lord, Asuka."

Alpharius: "I see… That's good."

Asuka: "He… I can teach a thing or two about leading the legions."

Myn: "Not now, Asuka…"

Salem: "Yes, Asuka. I think they would learn about this with me. Also, you seem to forgot that there is this is your colony who is still in construction."

Asuka: "Hm…"

Salem takes now a much more serious face.

Salem: "Now, we are all reunited. That everyone is finally reunited. I think we can officialise our reunion."

Some of the Primarchs like Horus, Perturabo, Leman Russ, Rogal Dorn, Sanguinius and Roboute looked at each other knowing what will happen while some others were unsure what she is talking about.

Mortarion: "What do you mean by that?"

Angron: "You tell me about that. What is going on?"

Fulgrim: "You were hiding something from us, it's that it?"

Salem: "Oh, Fulgrim… Since years, we have decided with the Emperor to finally get married when you were all reunited."

The unaware Primarchs were a bit shocked.

Mortarion: "What?!"

Vulkan: "Oh…"

Magnus: "Oh my…"

Salem: "Let us explain."

The Emperor stands up from his throne, goes down of the few stairs and arrived in front of his children and other descendants.

Emperor: "Know this, my sons. Despite your differences, you are coming from both of us. And since, you are all reunited. We will seal this bond once and for all, with the most sacred ceremony that Mankind ever invented."

Horus turned to his mother.

Horus: "Are you sure about this, mom?"

Salem nodded.

Salem: "This is the best way to celebrate our reunion of our family. After all, we have searched you for so long and we want to make this unforgettable."

Horus: "Hm… I see."

Salem: "So, let me to discuss with Alpharius and Omegon. They need to pass time to better know their place as Primarchs. If you excuse myself…"

Some of the Primarchs nodded and Salem brings Alpharius and Omegon with her, while the rest is left in their own side.

Mortarion: "Hm… I don't know why but I don't buy it at all."

Emperor: "What do you mean, my son?"

Mortarion: "It seems that our mother seems to know more about them that she wants to tell."

Horus: "On what proof you basing yourself on?"

Mortarion: "… My intuition."

Leman Russ: "It's not enough. Unless you bring proof of the contrary, I won't believe you."

Mortarion: "Grmbl…."

Emperor: "Also, it's time to know each other better now. Since we will discuss about the marriage right now. Let's go. Your mother will join you later."


On Salem's side, she is inside of a room with the twins.

Salem: "Hm… Now, we are alone. I remind you for good measure that you have to hide the truth about you both. Since it was your idea…"

Alpharius: "Yeah, but try to understand. We shouldn't bring that the truth for them. Horus and Leman Russ are already jealous of us."

Salem: "Of course. I always forgot."

She rolled her eyes.

Omegon: "I still couldn't cope with the fact we have managed to do all of this only for this moment…"

Salem: "Me too. It was a long time ago…"

Omegon turns to Alpharius.

Omegon: "What do we do now, Alpharius?"

Alpharius: "Don't know, maybe know more about Edelgard…"

While the twins began to do the conversation between themselves. Salem recalls her memories about all these secrets about her two sons and her past fear about the discovery about their brothers. But all the lies she has to give to the rest of her family about her life in the Unification Wars period.

She felt a bit guilty about the fact that Horus, despite being one of her favourites is actually not the first to be found, even Horus knew about it.

And so, by this thinking, the dam holding back these memories breached, Salem leave Terra of today and she goes back to a past that begun with a betrayal that she reminds too well…


695.M30. Terra. Imperial Palace.

Salem was crying on the ground, after seeing the horrifying sight of the capsules now gone. Erda was just behind her.

Erda: "I am sorry, but I did it for you and for me, Salem. It's for your own good…"

Salem froze.

"It's for your own good."

This phrase that she has heard so many times before, in some variations but still. It hurts her heart and soul. And so, her sadness and despair are now mixing with hatred and resentment, who quickly take the upper hand.

Salem: "You…"

Erda: "Huh?"

Erda is a bit nervous by this tone.

Salem: "How dare you… HOW DARE YOUUUUU!"

A really big aura surrounds Salem and she turned back, Erda is startled by seeing that Salem's eyes have red irises with black sclera. Before she could respond, Salem gives her a devastating punch to her, the Emperor has react just in time to avoid Erda body's who is send out from the room.

Emperor: "Wait, Salem!"

But Salem doesn't listen to him and flies off the room to catch Erda. She armed in her back her palm and charges a big ball of dark magic (Note: Take the Rasengan of Minato Namikaze against Tobi for the image).

Salem: "DIIIIIEEEE!"

BLAAAAAAAAMMMMMM!

The windows are shattered by the big explosion and the wall cracked. Salem observed the body of Erda, she has a few injuries but not that serious because of her Perpetual condition.

Salem: "I am going to kill you and when your body is healed, I'll kill you again!"

Erda: "Wai…"

She smashes with punches filled with Dark Magic. This is the first time that she has used this kind of magic of magic, coming directly from her rage and hatred but also sadness and despair. She smashes again, again and again. Crackling more and more the walls.

After a few punches, the witch stopped a moment and glanced over Erda ruined body who just started to heal. Salem lifted her punch again to strike once again but it caught by the Emperor.

Emperor: "Enough Salem!"

Salem: "You, let go of my hand!"

Emperor: "Stop this! I understand your anger and rage. But stop this if you don't want the Sanctum to shatter and the workers dying under the rumbles. You are better than that."

Salem rage face drops off slowly, her eyes came back to normal colour. And then, she began to sob again, she left Erda and put her hands on her face, sobbing uncontrollably.

At this moment, the Custodes and other guards in the palace arrived.

Constantin Valdor: "What happened? What with this ruckus?"

Emperor: "Take Erda to prison until further notice. She makes the most abject betrayal of all."

Constantin Valdor sees Salem on the ground sobbing and sees behind the back of the Emperor the ruined room of where are the Primarch or supposed they are. His mind realised the gravity of this crime and for the first time, he feels sorry for Salem.

Constantin Valdor only nodded and takes her away, Erda and gives a look to the Emperor.

Erda: "It's not a crime to my children for a man like you! You condemned them for a destiny of humiliation!"

Emperor glared at Erda as she is dragged away.

Emperor: "For the father that I am, this is a crime. And I remind you that you are not the only mother."

The Emperor turned to Salem who was still crying and tried to console her by hugging her.

Emperor: "We will find them our sons. This is a promise."

Salem doesn't respond and only sobbed in the arms of the Emperor.


The next day, Salem wakes up in her bed. She feels really cold and also… so worn out. She cannot feel the warm souls of her babies, the coldness of the solitude has come back in her body and was more painful than ever.

Salem dragged herself out of her bed with no willingness to do so, take up her clothes before going out of her room without taking the time to wash and make herself proper. She was truly miserable once again.

At this moment, Malcador arrived along with Amar Astarte.

Amar Astarte: "Salem. Hello…"

Salem doesn't respond.

Malcador: "Listen to us. If you are feeling bad about what happened. You don't need to hold back."

Salem mumbles something under her tongue.

Amar Astarte: "What?"

Salem: "Leave me alone…"

Amar Astarte: "But…"

Malcador posed his hand on Amar shoulder.

Malcador: "Don't upset her. I know Salem well…"

Amar Astarte: "…"

Salem starts to walk hopelessly in the hall.

Amar Astarte: "Salem…"

Malcador: "Leave her, sadness is lonely sometimes."

The witch goes toward the former Primarch room, who has remained unchanged despite the psychic explosion. She entered inside and gazes on the few wires and the half-destroyed computers and machines. Salem faces gradually changes from emotionless to complete sadness and despair. And then, she crouches before crying again, feeling truly the pain to lose her babies but also the rage against Erda. She cried and cried.

She felt alone and completely hopeless.

But then, she heard a cry then two. It doesn't come from her mouth but somewhere. But it was not any cry, it was a cry of babies.

The witch interrupted herself and looked to the source and widened. The XXth Capsule is still there but under the ground, leaving only the head popping out of the floor. She approached it. She could hear it, two muffled cries of babies from inside.

In hasty way, she began to tear the rocks with her hands and with her immense force gained by her training with Malcador, she managed to take out of the capsule. The capsule was damaged everywhere and a plexiglass covered in dust. She wiped it out and looked inside.

Her heart misses a beat, she could see them clearly, crying loudly but their voice is muffled.

She uses her magic and plunged her hands inside of the plexiglass before tearing it apart, digging a sufficient large hole before putting her hands of the two babies, taking one for each arm.

She takes them out, their naked body where warm, they were alive. The babies continue to cry inside of her arms. And her mother instincts kicked in and began to take action.

Salem: "Shhhht… Shhhtt… mommy is here. Everything is fine… Shhht…"

She began to rock them gently in each arm. The babies calmed them down gradually before falling asleep. Salem stayed a little bit and looked at them, she could feel them in her arms. She couldn't believe it; it was a miracle. And the warm of her babies bring warm back to her heart and her soul.

Footsteps arrived to the room.

Amar Astarte: "Salem! What just happened… Huh?!"

Malcador arrived in his turn and the two were surprised.

Amar Astarte: "Oh…"

Malcador: "A miracle happened… I knew that something was off with this room since morning."

Salem doesn't listen to them, absorbed in rocking her babies and observing them.

Malcador: "Hm… we better leave her alone. She needs privacy."

Amar Astarte: "Okay then…"

The two left Salem inside of the room, she continues to rock them.


Hours later, Salem is with the rest of group. She hadn't left her babies in the slightest, only to make them wear proper clothes. She has still them in her arms.

Emperor: "We have two sons. That's reassuring. A real miracle."

Salem looked toward him, mixed with joy and melancholy.

Salem: "Yes… I am ready to fill this role as a mom."

Emperor: "We will train them properly."

Salem: "How we will name them? Since they are twins…"

Emperor: "I have an idea: Alpharius and Omegon."

Salem: "Really?"

He nodded.

Salem: "Okay, then… Welcome to the world, Alpharius and Omegon. My little Primarchs."

But Amar on her side, only looked at Salem with sadness and doubt.


For the next days, Salem began to take care of the twins. She tries her very best to be a really good mom for them.

But also, she tries to not be like her father, she cannot be overprotective mother but she cannot be a too carefree woman. These thoughts make her very stressful but also, she has quite a knowledge after taking care of many children when she explored Terra over and over again in the last millenia. Also, it takes up a lot of patience to change their diapers, trying to console them when they are crying, breastfeeding them, etc.

If it was something really hard for a normal woman and demands a lot of patience, dedication and love. For Salem, it was much easier with all the experience she has gained in her long, very long life. So, her patience is a mile in the sky more than the most patient Himalazian Monk ever existed.

But also, it's hard to cope with her habits with her work in the genetic manipulation, in addition her melancholy about her other lost sons.

Despite everything, she managed to keep the head high despite her depression.

One night, Salem was sleeping inside of her bed, while the two babies are inside of their little bed.

Suddenly, one of them awakened and began to cry, he wakes up the other who began to cry at his turn. Salem wakes up and mumbled.

Salem: "Oooooh…"

She scratches her eyes before getting out of the bed, she approaches the bed of the twins before taking them in her hands and began to rock them again.

Salem: "Shhht… It's okay… mommy is here… shhht…"

She heard a gurgling sound from one of her sons' bellies.

Salem: "Oh… I see. You are hungry."

She unbuttons her nightrobe, revealing her breasts before bringing the babies in, each baby began to suck each breast.

Salem: "I have eaten a lot of good meals for you two, yesterday. First quality milk for you."

The two babies drink the milk, their tiny hands grabbed the breasts of their mom to have a better comfort.

Salem: "Hmmm… You love it."

One hour later, the babies finished their meal and began to fall asleep once again. Salem yawned, takes out the mouths of her babies before embracing them on herself before falling asleep once again.


The next morning, Salem feels something on her cheeks. She feels her cheek being pinched. She wakes up and sees one of her babies, Alpharius pinching her cheek with his small hand. Salem only smiles at this cute scene and let Alpharius do his thing. She decided to respond with it by touching the cheek of Alpharius and rubbing her fingers on it.

Salem: "You love it, Alpharius? Of course, you love it. My little baby."

The baby stop pinching her cheek and Salem put herself out of her bed. She put both Alpharius and Omegon inside of their bed before going inside of the bathroom with her Remnantian Clothes.

A few moments later, Salem came back, now properly dressed. She goes toward her babies before both taking them in her hands.

Salem: "It's time to clean you up. You two."

She goes toward the bathroom, fill the bath just a little, she removes the clothes of her babies then put them inside. She takes the shower and began to wash with a minimal power their bald heads, she then put soap on them before rinsing them. The two babies play each other with the water for a little.

Then, the mom takes them out from the bathroom, cleaned them up before dressing them up.

Salem: "Now, mommy will take you with me for work. Don't make trouble, okay?"

She takes them on her shoulders and bring them out of the room.


A few moments later, she arrived inside of the laboratory. Joining Amar Astarte, it was a few days since the agreement with the Emperor to become the single mother of the Primarchs. This thinking is still in the corner of her mind, she doesn't like to lie, especially after she reminds herself the consequences of her last lies. But in the other hand, it was some kind of revenge against Erda. Since she has separated the Primarchs from her, Erda won't have none of them, only Salem will have them as children and no one else.

Despite that, she will begin her work by first putting them in small part of the laboratory she has prepared for this kind of thing. It was filled with toys to make them occupy themselves. But also, this small zone makes sure that Salem could watch them beside her genetic table.

At one moment, Salem now dressed in her white scientific suit was studying on her table, she was facing an incubator with a lamb of flesh in side, separated from the exterior with attached plastic gloves who deploys inward of the incubator.

She puts her hands inside of the gloves and began to manipulate the flesh with her magic. Amar came across the witch.

Amar Astarte: "Where you are now?"

Salem: "I am in the Larraman Organ."

Amar Astarte: "You have to be very delicate with it. This organ is vital in a matter to cure any kinds of wounds immediately. Also, it acts like a secondary liver."

Salem nodded before turning back to her work.

Amar Astarte: "Also, I am asking myself a question for the last days. Why bringing your babies in the laboratory? You have nurses for that…"

Salem grunted.

Salem: "I am clearly capable to take care of my children myself. You underestimate me. Also, Alpharius and Omegon will be fine under my care. My father didn't take the time to be with my in this forsaken tower! Even if my nurse was very nice to me… It shouldn't be like that. It simply shouldn't. So don't ask that again…"

Amar Astarte: "Okay…"

Salem turned back on her work and Amar glanced toward the twins before going back to her work.


In the afternoon, the witch was in her side of the palace with her two babies, more specifically in her garden. She put her sons in front of a pond, where fishes are moving inside. The twins see the fishes and babbled toward the fishes inside of the water.

Salem: "Ooooh… You want to see little fish closer? Here."

She moved her sons to the edge of the pond. And the two babies touch the water with their little hands and playing with it. She loved it a lot.


In the evening, Salem was doing a diner but she decided to lighten the mood with a little music but not any music at all.

Salem: "You will discover my little remaster of a very special music, you two."

She puts on the bed a pink radio, who has the same form as the ones used in the very early 2nd Millenium. She lightens up the music the radio and the music.

Music: "Carried all the ships in the skyyyyyy… Caught up in a world of liiiiiies… Everyone knows that! In the sky… Ulterior motives, tell me the truuuuth! Everyone surface! In the space… Everyone moves ooouut, can I go out? Everyone walks in the clouuuuuds…Carry of the ships of the skyyyy… Caught up in a world of liiieess… I want to travel! In the space… Everyone can take place, in the traveeeeel! Everyone knows that! Can I know? Everyone knows that… Ulterior motives, tell me truuuth!"

The babies began to laugh at this music, they seem to like very much.

Salem: "You love it, right? Of course you do!"

The evening finishes in this music.

The mother raised her babies in the best way she can, despite her melancholy and sadness.


When the 700.M30 began, her twins have now 5 years old and beginning to learn about the world.

When she has time for herself, she began to make them learn about magic and everything they have to know about the world and beyond.

At one moment, Salem with her two twins sited on her legs were presenting the photos of the incubators of their brothers. The brothers have both the same blonde hair at their mom, but also dressed in rich cyan clothes.

Alpharius: "Mommy, there are our brothers?"

Salem: "Yes, they are. Every baby you see in the incubators is one of your brothers."

Omegon: "Oooooh… But where they are now?"

Salem sighed in sadness, confusing the twins.

Salem: "The Chaos Gods has taken them away from me. I was very sad when it happens, it almost takes you away too. Fortunately, that I caught you both before it happens."

Alpharius: "This is so sad…"

Salem: "I know, I am still sad these days…"

She wiped her tears but they are still dripping.

Alpharius: "Are you crying?"

Salem: "Yeah… Can you hug me, please?"

The twins don't hesitate and hug their mother who sobbed silently in their little arms.

Alpharius and Omegon by growing up sees their mom as a very devoted one but also a very melancholic one. This is not that rare they found her sobbing. The loss of their brothers really affected her.

But something was happening one day when Salem and Amar were working, ruckus and a lot of fighting was going on and the brothers could hear it from their room.

Omegon: "What is happening?"

Alpharius: "I think it comes from the dungeon…"

The two exited their room and runs toward the dungeon and the sounds of the fight becomes stronger and stronger and then…

BLLLLAAAAAMMMMMM!

The twins fall over by the big earthquake and the shockwave, when the calm comes back. The dungeon has completely disappeared.

Alpharius: "Mommy!"

Omegon: "Mum!"

The twins go down of the stairs and arrived outside of the palace. The dungeon was no more, only ruins. They search for their mom for minutes inside of the ruins.

But then, they see her, sobbing on the ground, holding a hairball in her hands.

Salem: "Why… Amar… What I am going to do without you? Just… why? Why… this revenge…?"

The twin can't react and only stared at their mom who were alone in her sobs and it lasted for a long time.

And so, the mom of the two Primarchs were witnesses of the nomination of their mom as new lead for the creation of the Space Marines.


From the loss of Amar Astarte, Salem becomes even more sad and lonely. It was really difficult for her to raise her children. And so, weeks later, Malcador decided to discuss with her about the question of her children. He could see that she is very miserable, not taking care of herself.

Malcador: "Salem, you are a really devoted mother. But seeing in this sorry state, I am wondering it's a matter of time until you break."

Salem: "What do you mean?"

She asked it in a weak voice.

Malcador: "Please. For your mind. I will take up the education of both Alpharius and Omegon."

Salem: "But… I cannot do that… I don't want to make them feel abandoned…"

Malcador: "They will understand if you tell them. You need time for yourself to recover. I will make sure that they don't miss their education."

A knock is heard.

Salem: "Yes?"

The door open and revealed Alpharius and Omegon.

Malcador: "It's you both."

Salem: "Please… this is not the moment… this is a private discussion…"

Alpharius: "Mommy. I don't want to see you always sad."

Omegon: "We can see it, we are not blind."

Salem: "But… I don't want to leave you… You are my babies…"

Alpharius: "You will just see us less often. It's a not a big deal mommy. Please, I don't want to see you sad anymore…"

Salem looked at the assurance of her twins then turned to Malcador. It managed to convince her.

Salem: "Take care of them really well… please."

Malcador put his hands on Salem's.

Malcador: "I promise. You helped me my dear student for all of these years. It's time to help you."

Salem smiled sadly and with hope.


In the next day, while Salem was working on the Space Marines. Alpharius and Omegon are facing Malcador in a training room.

Malcador: "You have great potential, you two. And from what I have saw in your training. Alpharius, you seem very prominent with the language of weapons. Your force is something to not underestimate in the slightest."

Alpharius: "Hm… of course."

Malcador: "Omegon, despite to not be as strong as your brother. Your magic is something that you have developed. With my teachings, I make you an unbeatable duo."

Alpharius: "That sounds good…"

Malcador: "We will begin with a party game named Regicide."

He invites them to sit close to a table and Malcador takes out pieces of game.

Malcador: "The rules are simple: you have to kill the king to win the party. But it demands a lot of mastery and patience. You will play one after another."

Omegon: "Why?"

Malcador: "To see how you function and how can retcon if you are alone. We have to always think about the worst outcome. Alpharius, you begin."

Alpharius: "Okay…"

The two began to move the pieces but it was mind blowing for the little Primarch who quickly loses.

Malcador: "Hm… you lose."

Alpharius: "It's so hard."

Malcador: "Your technic of systematic elimination is good but you abuse it and so, I managed to see the recurrence. Omegon, your turn."

Omegon: "Okay."

Omegon takes the place of his twin and began to play in a different way but he loses quickly like his brother.

Omegon: "I didn't understand what happened."

Malcador: "Bargaining and manipulation can be a shield. But when the shield is too heavy, it's useless. You lose because the people you manipulated turned against you and launched a domino effect of defection and you didn't plan anything else. To win, you have to dissimulate your intentions, pull traps and expose yourself in another manner."

Alpharius and Omegon looked at each other before playing again.

The next days, the Primarchs managed to catch up more and more on Malcador. And so, managed to block his acts almost completely, winning many times. But Malcador still managed to outsmart them by going inside the slightest miss that they done.


In the next year, Malcador began to train more prominently the two Primarchs on their arts but also the art of dissimulation and manipulation. The two were quite prominent in their apprentice much to Salem's relief.

But something happens in this year of 701.M30, Malcador was teaching the Primarchs about the warp powers. But the twins see something was not right with him, he was breathing hard and was sweating a lot.

Malcador: "So… to take over the state… by convincing families… to join you… there is the use of bargaining but also… the ideology… could be… another way… to divide… and… conquer…"

Alpharius: "Thanks for the explanation. But something is not right with you since a few days."

Omegon: "Are you okay?"

Malcador sited on his sofa.

Malcador: "Grmbl… That's true… this is the warp… so much… depravity and strain… on my mind…"

Alpharius: "What?"

Malcador: "I need to be… alone… for a moment… I end class early to… day…"

Alpharius: "Okaaaay…"

The two close their books but then, Malcador suddenly froze before falling on the ground.

Omegon: "Malcador!"

The twins rose up Malcador and tries to get from him a stimulus.

Alpharius: "Malcador, wake up! Please!"

Malcador: "Aarrgh…"

Omegon: "We can't do it if his brain is somewhere else!"

Alpharius: "What do we do?"

Omegon: "Put him back on the sofa!"

They sited Malcador on the sofa, dozens of seconds passed and Malcador blinked before coming back to reality.

Malcador: "AAARGH! Arh! Arh! Arrh…"

Alpharius: "Are you okay?"

Malcador looked at the twins before trying to calm down for a minute.

Malcador: "I am… calm… I am… better now…"

Alpharius: "What happened to you?"

Malcador: "I have… assisted to the… birth of a… new god…"

Alpharius: "What do you mean?"

At this moment, Salem slammed open the door of the room.

Salem: "Malcador, what the heck has… Huh? Malcador!"

Alpharius: "Mom!"

Omegon: "Malcador is not good!"

Salem rushes toward the old master.

Salem: "What happened to you?!"

Malcador: "Salem… come here closer… and listen to me…"

The trio approached Malcador on the sofa.

Malcador: "Maybe you have saw something… Salem… What do you saw?"

Salem: "Well, the warp storms in the sky… disappeared. Only to be replaced by a very big one in the sky, from the position that I judged. It's close to the Halo Stars."

Malcador: "You assisted to the birth of the new Chaos God… It has sucked the minds of the Eldars. The Prince of Desires has blowed their empire like a candle."

Alpharius: "Who is it?"

Malcador: "Beware of this new god. He is the prince of Chaos, lord of desires and obsession. Slaanesh."

The trio looked at each other in fear and nervosity.


In the next years, while the Emperor finished the Unification Wars and worked to develop Terra sufficiently before the Great Crusade can be launched. The Primarchs becomes more and more prominent.

Salem who has recovered from Amar's loss, began to train them again with Malcador. And the results were above the expectation of the two adults. Alpharius is a really good swordman and Omegon was a very prominent magician, making him the most powerful of Terra, even more than his mother.

But the twins, now adults decided to test out a new idea, a crazy one but definitely prove their worth.

They planned to make an assassination attempt on the Emperor. They created themselves false identities naming themselves Uzea and Uzuin. Then, they contact a chief operator of crate delivery in the Imperial Palace who was building. They payed him to know about the opening code of one the crates before killing him with a neurotoxin. Then, they take the role has manutention workers in Oz-Tralla, a post in the junkyard in the north of the Imperial Palace. After acquiring the reputation of efficient workers and gained the trust of their chief. They take contact with Synan, Adaram and Roshan, a triplet to lead the delivery demanded by Constantin Valdor, they replace the interior. The goes to the charging dock Alpha to go inside of the Rindians Fields. With now inside of a convoy of three armoured vehicles. Six thugs' vehicles arrived directed by Samarat, a bandit that the two contacted to give them the objects in exchange of money, but it was a trap that the Primarchs take to destroy the thugs. But the expedition goes awry and the duo passed for death after the explosions and attacks, they hide inside of their designated crates, ready to deliver to Valdor. After passing several gates more and more inside of the Imperial Palace. They arrived in a depot where the crates are delivered. The duo exited it with several weapons and goes toward the interior of the palace, taking care of hiding from the Custodes who were guarding the Last Wall. They learn by discussions between the Custodes that the Emperor has come back. They finally arrived inside of the Sanctum Imperialis. And so, they installed themselves on one of the roofs, waiting for the barge to arrive. And so, when the Emperor finally comes back and the two pointed their sniper against him.

But then, Valdor appeared right in front of them who has discovered them and tried to kill them for this assassination attempt, unaware it was the Primarchs. Until Malcador tell him to stop and brings the Primarchs to him. Salem who was present was speechless for what her sons has tried to do.

Malcador: "What in your mind do you have?! Trying to kill your own father?! I'll never taught you to do this!"

Salem: "Why did you that?! Just why?! What kind of crazy idea in your mind?!"

Salem was restraining herself to slap them but until the Emperor lifted his hand to calm them down.

Emperor: "I think I understood why."

Salem: "What do you mean?"

Emperor: "Alpharius, Omegon. You wanted to test the limits of security of the palace, isn't it?"

Alpharius: "Yes."

Omegon: "And we are proud of it."

Emperor: "That's all I wanted to hear. Let's go now."

Salem: "What?!"

But the Emperor doesn't respond and goes inside of the palace.

Alpharius: "Hey, Valdor."

He gives something to the Commander of the Custodes.

Valdor: "What is this?"

Alpharius: "A command for one of the defence cannons. I sabotaged it and I could have used it against the Emperor."

Valdor: "I see."

He takes the command before going after the Emperor. Salem crossed her arms to the two Primarchs.

Salem: "Even I understand why was your idea. I am still baffled to see you to go such an extent to try to "test" the security of the palace. A prank could have been better. I am so, so disappointed of you both. And I will punish you for that."

Alpharius: "And what is your punishment?"

Salem: "You come with me in the Himalazian mountains the next morning and I will subject you to the worst training that you will ever feel. And I won't restrain myself in the slightest. Believe that. Because you could have waited the Great Crusade to display how efficient you can be against reluctant kings."

Alpharius: "Okay…"

Salem: "Okay, then. Let's go back to the palace now."

And so, in the next decades. The two Primarchs completed their training, joined the XXth Legion, that they renamed the Alpha Legion. And decided to take a step further in the deception.


And so, in the year 784.M30, Malcador and Salem are going inside of the base of the Space Marine Legions.

Salem: "What do you mean, a new technic?"

Malcador: "Something that they invented to mess with the mind of everyone and honestly, that the best deception technic they could ever imagined in their situation."

Salem: "Hm…"

And so, as they are going inside. The activity of the space marines is intense. Training hardly with their powers for the Primarch born from Salem. They go to the building made for the XXth Legion, especially the training room.

As they entered, they could see that the Space Marines in terms of appearance are identical to the smallest detail and everyone turned to her. Also, the mom knows since a few years, Alpharius and Omegon has taken the habitude to shave their heads regularly, and since all of the Astartes has their head shaved. The mom is a bit nervous at this sight.

Salem: "Ahem… when I can find my two sons?"

All Space Marines: "But we are right in front of you, mom."

Salem was shocked and paled.

Salem: "Huh, what?"

Space Marine 1: "What, don't you recognise me? It's me Alpharius."

Space Marine 2: "I am Omegon."

Salem blinked.

Salem: "Oh… I see. It's very… effective. Your new technic."

She goes in the middle of the crowd and observed each Space Marine.

Salem: "You know… I am your mom. You can share your little secrets. Just in case something bad at you."

All the space Marines in the room turned their heads to each other.

Space Marine 3: "Look behind my head."

The Space Marine turned his back and Salem could see a little black dot on it.

Salem: "What did you do to yourself?"

Space Marine 4: "It's a soul bond."

Salem: "A… soul bond?"

Space Marine 5: "It means that all of us are Alpharius and Omegon. Each piece of soul of us is inside of the Alpha Legion."

Salem opened her mouth to respond but finds herself unable to do so for a few minutes.

Salem: "Hm… it's that really a good idea?"

Space Marine 6: "Absolutely. Because not matter how Space Marine will be killed. We are still here when there is still two of us."

Salem stays silent for a moment.

Salem: "You really take your precautions, that's good… I guess."

Space Marine 7: "Are you okay?"

Salem: "It's just… hard to swallow. Seeing your two little sons everywhere around you."

Space Marine 8: "I can understand…"

Salem: "… Let me guess. You are Alpharius right?"

Space Marine 9: "No. I am Omegon."

She stopped in confusion.

Salem: "So, you, here. You are Alpharius, right?"

Space Marine 10: "Of course."

And so, after a few discussions between her and her sons. She comes out from the training room.

Malcador: "How this deception technic is?"

Salem turned to Malcador, still in a state of shock.

Salem: "This is not a deception."

Malcador: "What do you mean?"

Salem: "I could feel it in my tummy. He managed to create and perfect a soul bonding technic. And he performed it in every single Alpha Legion Astartes."

Malcador: "Oh… I see."

Salem: "I am… very proud of them. Really."

Malcador: "…"

Salem: "No matter what happen. They will always be here. Let's go now."

And so, the Alpha Legion began to function like Alpharius and Omegon has planned. Years later, a few weeks after Horus is found in Cthonia.

Salem is with Horus inside of a room, with two armoured Astartes, with hydra symbols on their armour and one on their helmet. The boy is sited on his mom's legs.

Horus: "Mommy, what is happening?"

Salem: "This is your two of your big brothers. Alpharius, Omegon."

Horus: "Really, mommy?"

Salem: "Say hi to them, they won't eat you, don't worry."

She giggled at this statement. Horus nervously comes down from the legs of his mom before coming toward his brothers to see them more clearly.

Alpharius: "Hi, little brother."

Horus: "Hi…"

Omegon: "You know, we can talk about our battles to you, to give you inspiration."

Horus: "Hum… no thanks…"

Alpharius: "Really? Come on…"

Horus: "No…"

Salem stands up and goes to Horus.

Salem: "I think, he doesn't need you to know much right now."

Alpharius: "That's sad…"

Salem: "Horus. You have to promise one single thing, just one thing."

Horus: "Yeah?"

Salem: "Your brothers and me agreed on something. Your other brothers shouldn't know about the existence of Alpharius and Omegon."

Horus: "Huh? Why?"

Salem: "Because they would become really jealous about them. Since they grew up with me and your father."

Horus: "But… I don't like to lie."

Salem: "Listen to me. Sometimes, you clearly don't want to reveal a truth who would destroy everything. Please Horus, promise me."

Horus looked right in front of his mother's eyes; he could see that she was a bit desperate.

Horus: "O… okay. I promise."

Salem: "Thanks, thanks a lot."

Alpharius: "We will know a lot more about you, little brother."


And so, Salem exited her mind after this memory.

Alpharius: "Mom?"

Omegon: "Are you okay?"

Salem: "Huh? Oh… I was just… deep in my thoughts. Don't worry…"

Alpharius: "So, I was saying. I want to train Edelgard in a matter of stealth. Please, listen carefully."

Salem: "Really? I want know about it. Tell me more."


Meanwhile, on the rest of the family. They were gattered around Lorgar Aurelian, on one of the balconies of the Sanctum.

Lorgar Aurelian: "See the gigantic cathedral in the horizon?"

Mortarion: "What purpose it serves?"

Lorgar Aurelian: "Baptism, funeral, prayers but also and foremost: marriages."

Emperor: "I only authorise you to build this cathedral only for the marriage between your mother and me."

Lorgar Aurelian: "Anyway. This cathedral will with his four wings and 30 floors for 5 kilometers in length for 1 in width will welcome all the dignitaries of the world and beyond. I named it: The Mother of the mothers. All there is the gigantic plaza in front of will welcome as much guests as possible."

Edelgard: "So huge."

Lorgar Aurelian: "But so beautiful. I can't wait to celebrate this. And everyone should be here, for this historic moment."

Roboute Guilliman: "I think so…"

Lorgar Aurelian: "You won't forget about it at any moment."


To be continued… A bitter marriage.

963.M30, with all the Primarchs reunited. The whole family is ready for the marriage. Salem now officially become Empress. After the family reunion and the marriage, the honeymoon promises to be hard.


Next episode… The Razing of Monarchia.

The Emperor learns about Monarchia, disappointed to the highest by his son acts. He decided to take action and punish him for spreading a false religion.