Chapter 12: The warning given

Konrad POV

To be honest, I saw this coming that it would be different brothers that would accompany Father. What I did not expect was seeing some of the potential futures of my brothers. Some fall to chaos, proving that the characters like Guilliman could fall, but unsurprisingly, only Vulkan was never likely to fall to chaos due to his humanity, but his chances of revolt are higher in comparison. Some of my brothers like Russ. I see two possible futures, one where he is on eternal hunt in the warp and another of him looking like a wolfen with a khornite collar around his neck. I could also see that my other brothers, like Fulgrim and Ferrus, are destined for one to kill the other through treachery or even hallucinations. Even Horus seems to have a chance to stay loyal, and what an image I've seen of him being some form of ambassador to shadowed figures for the sake of the imperium. I dare not look upon the emperor for any amount of length to avoid glimpsing at what drove the original konrad to try to claw his eyes out. Deciding my analysis of my family has gone on long enough, I break the tension by speaking.

"Father, I know you have many questions, no doubt about what I did to accomplish this feat, and I shall answer them in full," I state while gesturing to the sky

"What have you done for the warp to be so restricted?" questioned the emperor.

Knowing what he really means as he no doubt feels the daemons constantly trying to breach to no avail for this area of space is locked away for them no matter their wrath.

"It's a rather complex technology gained through study of ancients. One in particular from the war in heaven, " I responded and seeing the slight widening of his eyes as understanding dawn on him of which one I'm referring to.

"They are active?" he questions with a barely noticeable tilt of worry in his tone

"No, but I have seen that they will with the gift you gave me like the rest of my brothers."

"And what gift has Father bestowed you, brother?" questioned Horrus, his interest peaked

"Sight, dear brother, for just like our father, I see what could be and what is most likely. And what I see of you all is quite interesting, and it untold ramifications on the future of your actions, " I responded to the emperors favored son

"So you are a sorcerer? A weakling who can't fight with honor, " stated Russ

"If you mean a psyker, then yes, but sorcery is not something I would ever engage in for it requires dependence on the entities of the warp, but what can be said for your rube priests dear brother for no power comes from a planet no matter how deluded you may be about it." I calmly rebuked his claim

"You dare compare my priests to sorcerers! Father let me duel this brother of mine he obviously needs to be put in his place." Raged Russ

"It is your very blood lust and pride that could lead yourself to damnation, brother, but if violence is what you want, we shall fight, but we shall fight with no armor and if you wish we can fight with our main weapons we shall see what's is right your axe or my claws." I respond, and with him grinning, he grabs his axe from his wolf guard.

Turning to my father and the rest of my brothers, I simply waved to fall into the training room in the tower, and once there, I directed my family to the side , sitting was set. Turning back to Russ, I point to the other side of the room.

"You may prepare over there while I wait for my weapon to be delivered," I calmly stated

As russ marches the other side and begins the process of removing his armor down to what could only be a thick fur tunic and trousers replacing his armor. While I simply remove my cape and shrug off the upper part of my uniform as a judge enters carrying my claws and its battery packs.

Knowing that this was a likely outcome, I ordered my claws prepared beforehand, along with clearing a med bay for the fight ahead, which will be bloody. Mounting the blades to my wrists and fastening the latches of the clawed hands to my arms. Once prepared, both I and Russ walked to the center of the room.

"Just remember this Russ you asked for this fight." I calmly stated before a sharp smile crossed my face as the fight began.

3rd Person POV

The first to lash out was Russ launching an overhead strike aiming for konrads head, but konrad simply sided steps it, drawing first blood by giving Russ's arm a long gash.

"You are too brash, brother."

Konrad goads Russ succeeding in getting him to lash out again with a horizontal swipe aimed for his neck but again konrad dodges as he saw the attack coming allowing him to give russ another long gash along his stomach and with a snarl the wolf tries to kick konrad succeeding in forcing him back as he dodged the hit.

"I will defeat you," snarled the wolf

With a scream, Russ rushes in swinging his axe in multiple directions, hoping to actually hit his opponent, but he fails as Konrad continues to simply dodge with his dark smile continuing to grow as the wold rages being unable to even draw blood.

"Stop dodging, you coward!" raged Russ, managing a frenzied head, but while Konrad was mid dodge.

Momentarily stunned, Konrad makes distance between them before the lights flicker, and with each flicker, a new cut would appear on Russ with Russ getting in glancing blows for every five cuts Konrad gave him. This would continue for about two more hours before the emperor stood up and yelled

"ENOUGH"

Causing both fighters to stop as Konrad withdraws his claw from its position of almost blinding Russ. With the fight over, the lights seem to no longer flicker it was obvious who won as while Konras had a few cuts but many more bruises and a broken nose, Russ was far worse with thousands of both light and deep cuts all over his body with him panting but still standing before he points at Konrad.

"You may have won, but you are a dirty fighter," stated Russ

"Brother, there is no such thing as a fair fight." responded Konrad

With both sides, peace given Konrad offers to lead the way to the infirmary, and with a solid hand shake, both fighters leave the room to patch their wounds.

About an hour layer they would return with theirs wounds bandaged and with their primarch bodies already healing or in Russ case scaring.

Konrad POV

Leading the group of superhuman to my presentation room, I had prepared it for this along with many folders prepared with simple info of my empire to be given to father and the more sensitive information to be given verbally to him. And so the questions began, and the answers were given. While I revealed just how many planets I have claimed, I noticed something, and that was the slightly envious look on Guillimans face and deciding to nip the problem early.

"Don't look like that, brother, though I may have the most planets. I highly doubt I have the same level of population as you do for each of said planet, but I'm sure you all noticed how the sector feels off. I have theories, but it seems only my people seem to have a resistance to it without being driven insane due to a possible mutation, but I am willing to join the imperium under a few conditions."

"What conditions?" Questioned father

" I would find the manpower tithe for my empire removed, and its resource toll less than standard. In exchange, I'll build my reality anchors in strategic positions under the bulk of my own empire. "

"Understandable, but you and I will need a private talk, my son."

It was with thay statement that my other brothers, taking the hint, leave the room, leaving only me and my father in the room. looking to him, I give him a nod to ask the question he was waiting to ask.

"Do you know the true enemy of humanity?"

"The denizens of the warp, specifically the big four, but I believe one more needs to be added to that list, and that is a major daemon of technology Vashstor the arkifane, it is because of him I have fully cut off my empire from warp influence."

He slowly nods while thinking of this new information I have given to him about my actions.

"How do you know of chaos?" He eventually asks

"I may lack the constant knowing of their actions like you, but they are heavily involved in the future, and the visions where they win are often the ones where you hid important info from us. Hell one has already influenced one of my brothers, giving him power that he believes make him all knowing and the most informed."

"Which of my sons are you speaking of and tell me which of the four has gotten its claws into him?" My father demanded.

"Magnus the red is his name, and when you find him, he will have only one eye which he gambled away to tzeentch for power and his ignorance of the true interests of these beings leading to the destruction of one of your project forever damning us off from the webbway" I answered

"So you know of that plan, but I ask you not to reveal this to them. I will let them know of CHAOS when I feel they are ready, but I shall contact any thay may be already corrupted, but could be saved." He responded

"Very well, I understand, but I would ask that in return that I alone shall judge my brothers and nephews and build your imperium a proper justice system to ensure that your realm never get torn apart in civil war without a true fight"

He thinks over my words before nodding but adding a condition to it.

"Very well, I will accept those conditions except one and that it is that both you and I shall only judge your brothers with the position of high judge in my imperium." he gave in response to my terms.

With father standing, we shook hands, and with suprise, my father patted me on the back with some amount of pride in his eyes and it was with this accidental stare that I feel to my knees seeing timeliness where I'm erased by him and others where I took the place of the angel and more deeply shocking my system. It all came to a stop when father placed his hand on my head, stopping the visions with one sentence.

"Be at peace Konrad Curze"

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Hello author here

I managed to write this one quickly after getting inspiration from reading some of the emperors interactions with the other primarchs. And revealing some things that the chaos gods hid from him, like how magnus lost his eye.

Thank you for reading, and I hope yall continue to do so