Chapter 90: Almost Crashed into the Emperor

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Unfortunately, Eden's psychic call received no response.

The cold sun that represented the Emperor floated quietly in the Immaterium.

Its endless psychic energies radiated divine light equally over everything.

Eden was used to this by now, so he had just asked politely.

Since the Emperor hadn't objected, that basically meant permission had been granted.

His life was the priority, so he needed to get closer to the Emperor's sun to ensure his safety.

With that decision made, Eden immediately directed his small sun to fly toward the cold sun.

Sigh His small sun was painfully slow, moving at a snail's pace!

He sighed, grateful for the Emperor's protection. At this speed, he wouldn't be able to escape danger in the Immaterium otherwise.

The small sun continued its slow journey, inching its way across the warp space. It took an incredibly long time, but eventually, Eden's sun approached the vast cold sun.

As he neared, the cold sun became so enormous that it filled his entire vision.

To give a sense of scale, Eden's small sun was already quite large in the warp—about half the size of Earth's moon. But the Emperor's cold sun was at least 400 times larger!

This gave Eden a sense of awe at the sheer magnitude of what he was witnessing.

Of course, physical laws didn't apply in the Immaterium, so these sizes were just conceptual projections of energy.

Looking at the distance, Eden felt it was still too far. He wasn't safe enough yet.

So, he kept flying, moving his small sun closer to the cold sun.

Judging by the remaining distance, Eden estimated it would take a while longer to reach his target, so he decided to take a nap.

Controlling this thing was exhausting.

He set the direction on autopilot.

After all, in this region of the Immaterium, it was just his small sun and the cold sun. There didn't seem to be anything else.

However, as soon as Eden dozed off, he fell into a peculiar sleep.

Dreaming in the Immaterium was a strange experience.

Twisted energies of lust, chaos, and madness crept into his dreams.

Sigh

This place was too corrupt, forcing him to dream of such terrible things.

By the Emperor, Eden swore to himself. These aren't my thoughts!

He tried to resist, but it was futile.

These nightmares invaded directly into his soul.

He couldn't avoid seeing them.

At first, the dreams were somewhat tame.

But when the battle sisters started fighting against multiple tentacled demons, Eden knew this dream was taking a dark turn.

And what followed was even more unspeakable, with a certain infamous Chaos god and even the Emperor himself joining the scene.

Even Eden, who had seen a lot, was stunned, muttering "Praise the Emperor" repeatedly.

This is not right!

As Eden was mentally criticizing the unfolding dream, a sudden surge of psychic energy slapped him awake.

The next thing he felt was a crushing psychic pressure, as if an entire planet were bearing down on him!

Eden's consciousness snapped back to full alert as he looked in the direction of the pressure.

Oh crap, too close!

His small sun had overshot its course, getting too close to the cold sun. The vast golden sphere now filled his entire field of vision, like a massive wall.

The immense psychic aura from the cold sun's corona overwhelmed Eden.

Luckily, Eden reacted just in time.

"Stop, stop, stop! I'm about to crash!"

With all his strength, he managed to "brake," narrowly avoiding a collision.

That was close—way too close.

Eden was nearly scared to death. If he had crashed into the sun, just the loose psychic energy radiating from it would have severely injured his small sun.

Not only that, but it would have been the biggest offense against the Emperor since Horus' betrayal.

If word got out, the entire Imperium would be in an uproar.

The Ecclesiarchy, the Inquisition, and even the Primarchs would scour the galaxy to find Eden and subject him to a hundred trials.

Crashing into the Emperor—what blasphemy!

A trial would be inevitable.

Luckily, he had stopped in time, avoiding such a sacrilegious act.

Once the small sun had fully stopped, Eden carefully maneuvered it backward, retreating to a safer distance.

Finally, when his small sun was securely positioned at a safe distance, Eden sighed in relief.

He finally felt safe.

Now, no evil entities would dare come near him with the Emperor's protection.

After calming down, Eden suddenly remembered—hadn't the Emperor just given him a psychic slap to wake him up?

He looked at the cold sun, which remained as serene as ever, as though nothing had happened.

But Eden knew the Emperor had nudged him, saving him from crashing.

It was clear now—the Emperor cared about him, even going as far as to intervene personally to prevent him from getting hurt.

Such kindness—it was almost too much.

Not even the Primarchs, the Emperor's "sons," received this kind of treatment.

Why was the Emperor being so kind to him?

Eden was filled with doubt. A thought began to creep into his mind:

Could it be… the Emperor wants me to grow strong enough to sit on the Golden Throne for him?

The idea terrified him.

Becoming the "Lamp of Humanity" on Holy Terra, guarding the Imperium for eternity, was an unimaginable burden.

Eden couldn't possibly take on such a role.

This made him appreciate the Emperor even more.

The Emperor truly cared for humanity, enduring his fate on the Golden Throne to protect the species.

He is a true saint.

Eden silently vowed that once he became powerful enough, he would do his best to protect humanity and ease the Emperor's burden.

As for sitting on the Golden Throne himself? No, thank you. The Imperium still needed the Emperor.

If the Emperor ever did insist that he sit on that golden seat of power, well, Eden could hardly refuse.

But for now, that was a distant future. Eden wasn't nearly powerful enough for that kind of responsibility.

It would take him conquering hundreds of worlds and much more just to stand among the giants of the galaxy.

He was a long way from being able to take the Emperor's place.

And by the time that day came, thousands of years might have passed.

So, Eden wasn't worried about it. For now, he just needed to develop under the Emperor's protection.

With this connection, no one could question his status as the Emperor's chosen.

In the future, he could confidently declare himself one of the Emperor's spokespeople.

Eden knew he had to seize this opportunity and use his small sun's abilities to conquer planets, lead expeditions, and rescue the Imperium's dark corners.

Through faith and conquest, he would grow stronger, ensuring that his flesh remained intact and avoiding the fate of becoming another cold sun in the Immaterium.

For now, however, Eden just wanted to finish watching the rest of that dream.

He had been at a rather crucial scene!

Just as Eden prepared to drift back into his dream, a massive psychic wave suddenly surged toward him…

(End of Chapter)

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