In the cabin of the transport plane, four Inquisitors sat silently, their faces barely visible in the half-dark light, or completely hidden in the shadows cast by thick hoods.
With his hands clenched into fists, Scarman Havas stared at the expression on his old acquaintance's face from above his thin fingers, as if trying to figure out the other person's thoughts, and the man occasionally cast his eyes on his face.
The old friend opposite Scarman had a calm and resolute face. He looked quite young, but his eyes showed the vicissitudes of an old man. If you look carefully at the eyes, you can see the unique pupil halo of psykers. In fact,
Scarman knew very well that his old friend was more than two hundred years old. His armor was covered by a robe with a unique texture, making him look like he was shrouded in shadow. If you lift the robe, you will find that
There are many strange rune stones on his armor.
His name is Arcturus, nicknamed the Hound of Seven Sorrows, and he is an alien judge active in the Obscure Star Territory. However, there are many accusations against him within the Alien Tribunal. However, this man is very cautious and has psychic abilities.
The level is very high, and no judge has been able to really find the reason for him.
But he also has another unknown identity, the current leader of the Isa Witch Secret Society.
Arcturus was once a rigorous and meticulous young inquisitor. His mentor had spent his entire life studying the Eldar and their activities in the Obscure Star Realm. At that time, he was deeply fascinated by the culture and history of the Eldar.
After the death of his mentor, he took over all the other party's resources and spent decades tracking down any clues of the Eldar in the Gothic sector - according to rumors, during the Gothic War that broke out in the early 41st millennium, the Eldar were deeply involved
intervened in the war between the Empire and Chaos, and assisted the Empire in preventing Abaddon's plot to destroy the Gothic Sector, but this was not recognized by the Empire and the Alien Tribunal - most of the time, any propaganda about the Empire and the Alien
Cooperation, even for a short period of time, is considered collaboration with the enemy.
But Arcturus still discovered some clues, and there was conclusive evidence that the Eldar had indeed helped the Empire fight against the enemy of Chaos.
Since then, his thoughts have quietly changed, and he no longer rejects the idea of cooperation between the Empire and the Eldar.
However, his first real ideological breakthrough occurred after a battle with an unknown alien spacecraft. At that time, Arcturus's spaceship was paralyzed and was helpless in front of the enemy ship's weapons. At this critical moment, a
An Ada ship intervened, rescuing Arcturus and driving back the opposing ship with its light spear.
This ship belonged to Ursil Alarion, a lone Eldar pirate who was not part of any pirate group.
But there are not only pirates on the ship, there is another person, an extremely rare legendary figure - the great prophet of Uthwe, Eldra.
Arcturus never told anyone about what happened between him and Eldra, but Scamman speculates that Eldra imparted a wealth of knowledge and knowledge to Arcturus during his stay on the Eldar pirate ship.
Many predictions about the future.
No matter what the truth is, Arcturus has completely changed as a person after bidding farewell to his "friend" Ada. He firmly believes that cooperation with the Eldar is the real way to save the empire from destruction. The common interests of both parties far outweigh their differences.
He also took over the nearly extinct Isa Witch Secret Society from Eldra and became the most fanatical member of the Chongwai sect.
It is said that he also received a gift from Eldra, a set of ancient rune stones, which can help him predict the future. This is also the main reason why he can frequently avoid the investigation of other inquisitors.
Afterwards, Arcturus began to contact the remaining members of the Isa Witch Conclave. This ancient organization originated in the early days of the Great Rebellion and was born out of the destroyed conclave. After the establishment of the Inquisition, it began to absorb inquisitors. However, due to its
The concept is too strange and exaggerated, resulting in a small number of people, and most of the members will be hunted by other inquisitors. Fortunately, because of the small number of people, most of them can keep their secrets very tight, and have not been really exposed so far. Alien
The Inquisition only believes that the Foreign Advocacy is an extreme idea produced by a very few inquisitors and does not exist as a specific organization.
By the time Arcturus took over the organization and received the list from Eldra, there were only three active members of the entire secret society.
Scarman is one of them. He also inherited his identity from his mentor. The members of the secret society are basically masters and apprentices.
After Arcturus convened all the members, he conducted some analysis and divination and determined that the entire galaxy would undergo drastic changes at the end of the 41st millennium. If the Secret Society wanted to make a difference, it could no longer remain so silent and must expand its organization and increase its manpower.
Although this will increase the risk of exposure, fortunately, the Inquisition is no longer as strict as in the past. The overall organization is very chaotic, with various factions, including the corrupt and the traitorous. These people are the main targets for internal investigation. As long as
They choose new members carefully, and the risk of being discovered is still very low.
In the following decades, the secret society of Isha witches presided over by Arcturus absorbed more than a dozen inquisitors, and even a planetary governor, and carried out several key operations, such as protecting the Virgin World and bringing Imperial troops to
Use other excuses to lead elsewhere, or board the destroyed ark, find a lot of Eldar weapons and equipment inside, and trade with some alien sect Mechanical Magos and the Forge World.
Their goal is also very clear, so that the empire can absorb as much excellent Eldar technology as possible, while reducing unnecessary conflicts and contradictions between the two races, so that both sides can join forces in the face of future catastrophes.
But this does not mean that the Isa Witch Conclave is controlled by Eldra. In fact, after personally recruiting Arcturus, a heavyweight, to join, this legendary prophet has never appeared again.
All activities are organized by the Isa Witch Conclave themselves.
"The first time they took the initiative to invite us to meet was probably related to the attack on the Ascetic Chapter. I can't think of any other reason for the time being."
Scarman suddenly murmured, seemingly just expressing his thoughts.
"You only need to use your brain a little to figure out this matter. The Eternal Court has no reason to do this. The Astartes of the Empire just shout slogans of war, but have no interest in understanding their opponents. They seem to have become accustomed to keeping their eyes open.
Eyes fight, ancient Terran proverb, know yourself and the enemy, and you will be victorious in every battle. I don’t know if they can learn it, or if they don’t want to learn it.”
Hearing this, Arcturus raised his head slightly, revealing his face in the dim emergency light, with a faint smile on his lips.
"This is not the first day you have met the Astartes. They have always been like this, my old friends."