After terraforming the last planet I conquer, my father tells me to return to Terra to allow me to get close to my sisters, Hathor (Horus) and Lofn (Leman).
According to him, the two of them want to meet me. Hathor because she wants to know me, and Lofn wants to fight me.
This is also a perfect chance for Kassandra, Petra, Aurelia, and Furina to get to know their sisters.
As Star Explorer leaves the Subspace behind alongside the other fleets, I can see the disgusting planet in the distance. The thick pollution creates a yellowish hue to the planet instead of its original vibrant blue.
I don't want to say this out loud, but I hate Terra in its current form. It slowly becomes what it will become in the future. A beautiful planet on paper, but a rotten and dying planet on the inside.
With a sigh, I look at my sisters, who look at me when I sigh. I give them a smile, and we enter the carrier.
The journey is not long, and we land on the prepared landing pad. When we leave the carrier, I can see people from Mechanicus walking toward us, alongside the famous Constantin Valdor.
Even from here, I know this man is a beast.
"The Emperor is waiting. Please follow me."
I ignore his rude tone and pat Petra and Furina's heads when I feel their anger. I also give a small smile toward Kassandra and Aurelia, who also have a slight bit of anger inside of them.
Constantin's hatred for Primarchs is rather well known. He will not attack us, but he will make sure his dissatisfaction is known to us.
We follow him through the massive corridor, and he leads us to a room. When it opens up, I can see two people already waiting for us.
This is our sisters, Hathor and Lofn.
Hathor is looking at a device simulating a battle between two forces, while Lofn is chewing on a bone.
Way to prove the stereotype sister.
The first to notice us is Lofn, who grins and, in the blink of an eye, she appears in front of me and attempts to punch me in the face.
Sadly for her, I caught her fist and gave her a grin.
"You need to do better than that, sister."
She gives me a wolfish grin and says,
"Ohhh, you are good. Unlike Hathor, who cannot even block my attack. That is why she is my bitch now."
"I'm not your bitch, Lofn"
Hathor says with the driest tone a Primarch can muster.
"I punch you, and I pee on your shoes. That makes you my bitch."
"That is not how it works."
"It is where I am from."
I look at them bickering with each other and smile. Yeah. This is what I want from my sisters. Chaos has yet to sink its talons into Hathor, and I will make sure it never happens. With a smile, I walk toward them and put my hands on their heads. I rub them gently and say.
"Alright. That is enough, you two."
They look at me in shock at what I am doing. I look at them in confusion and decide to pull my hands away. I can feel their disappointment, but also their confusion about why they are disappointed.
Ah, they are surprised at my affection and don't know how to handle that. Dammit, father. What kind of dad are you? Can't you just pat their heads every now and then? It will create a better future for you and the rest of humanity.
"Alright! Let's introduce ourselves! My name is Theodore Luminos, Primarch of the Void Stalker, the 2nd Legion."
Without me even doing anything, my sisters follow my example. Kassandra is next. The quiet sister looks at Hathor and Lofn with an unreadable expression and says.
"Kassandra Curze, Primarch of the Night Lord."
I shake my head and pat her head. She leans up and pushes her head against my hand while looking at her sisters with a smug smile. Ah, she is doing this on popruse. She uses her gift very efficiently.
Petra glares at her and says.
"Petra soon to be Petra Luminos."
And that gets a response from the others. Oh, right. I promise all of my sisters that they can take my last name if they do well in the Great Crusade. Shit. I should not have said that. I can feel Petra's competitiveness oozing from her.
"Primarch of Iron Warrior."
Petra looks at me expectantly, and I release a sigh, but maintain my smile. I pat her head as well. They are now already three meters tall, but they still act like children sometimes. Well, technically, they are still children, after all.
My sisters introduce themselves one by one, and I give them a head pat, one by one, as if it were some sort of reward. When they are done, Lofn looks at us with an unreadable expression for a second before grinning and deciding to introduce herself.
"The name is Lofn Russ. I am the Chief and Primarch of the Space Wolves."
She then looks at me as her grin gets bigger.
"I want one of those. Give it to me. I've done the introduction."
"Oh? What makes you deserve the Sacred Head Pat, O Lady Lofn of Space Wolves?"
"I'm your sister, aren't I?"
"You make a good point. Come here, sister."
With a big grin, she walks toward me, and I give her a head pat. I swear that I can hear a rumbling coming from her. When I am done, Hathor is the only one left, and she decides to introduce herself.
"Hathor Lupercal, Primarch of Luna Wolves. Nice to see ya."
Seeing her hesitation, Lofn immediately teases her, but before the little wolf can get too far, I walk toward her and hug her.
"Oh, you. You are adorable. Come on! This is a family meeting! Let's play some games! Games that are not only fun, but also keep our superhuman mind sharp."
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[3rd POV]
The Emperor smiles a little at the view in front of him. Sitting next to him are his two best friends and confidants, Malcador and Constantin. The Emperor looks at Malcador and says.
"It looks like following your plan in making them all women is working as intended."
"Of course. If you listen to me more often, we will not get into that much trouble in the past."
"Maybe. However, it turned out the 2nd is much more of a blessing than we predicted."
"What did you see?"
"The future is no longer set in stone. The parasites' influence over my creations has already weakened considerably by his presence, and now that he is guiding the others, their influence will grow even weaker."
"And all of this is happening because of him. That's because of his unique energy, isn't it?"
"Yes. The combination of Blank and Psychic into one creates a shield that weakens all the strings the parasites attempt to tie my creations with."
"However, we still cannot predict him. Every attempt to divine him resulted in nothing but a void. Not even a static like what we receive to divine the movement of the parasites."
"Yes. I still think it is a boon instead of a curse. However, I hear your worry."
The Emperor looks at Constantin and says.
"How is it? What is your first impression of him, Constantin?"
"Strong. Each time I attempt to attack him in my mind, he is either ready to block me or already appears in front of me before I can even move. The result will be my death, or the fight will be long enough for the other Primarchs to kill me. Every simulation resulting in that kind of outcome."
"I see. That is a problem. What if you bring the others?"
"I don't know. I need more data to know about his full power. The simulation does not account for his psychic power. That is the result of his pure martial power."
"Even more worrying. Very well. I shall send the Custodes to accompany the 2nd Legion in their next campaign to gather more data. They will be there as a reinforcement because, at their current speed, they will arrive in a well-known territory of an old territory of the Federation. It will be their first tough battle. They shall gather the data you need, and I need you to make sure to create a plan in case the 2nd needs to be… terminated."
"I understand, My Lord."
The Emperor nods his head and looks at Malcador before saying.
"Now, let's talk about the 11th. We need to create a plan to make sure the others think the 11th is not whisked away by the parasites to somewhere we cannot reach. You said something about manipulating their memory, right? Tell me the details."
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