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This is not a chapter.

Nope.

It is not 140 pages-long.

Nope.

And I didn't need around 53,000 words to write it.

I mean, the very idea is ridiculous. As ridiculous as the Ukrainians liberating Kherson...oh wait.

Anyway.

Leaving aside hypotheticals, I have decided the rest of the schedule for the month of November.

I will begin on Tuesday the Chapter 100 of The odds were never in my favour. I think I will take a week to write it...that should be quick enough to have the beta-ed chapter long before November ends.

The chapter which will follows will be An Impractical Guide to Godhood. In a world of madness, the only solution is to embrace the craziness if you want to live.

Not sure if I will be able to give you the full update before the 30th of November, but I intend to try.

I'm sure there are people who will ask about TWO anyway, so here what I am going to say and leave it at that.

11-5 will be released for Christmas/Sanguinala. One of my betas already confirmed he should give the corrected update before the 20th (December) so it will be 100% ready by then.

12-1 (also called Interlude Arc) will most likely have some teasers and other associated scenes being written between the 26th (December) and my birthday (which also doubles at the end of the year, what a coincidence).

Err...I think I've said everything I had in mind.

No doubt I've forgotten something...

Ah, yes.

Let the Galaxy Burn!

Comments

Vega

Well that was certainly exciting. I think we may also finally have a clear view of the big bad! We know from the prologue thst they are in fact capable of beating everyone. With the inclusion of malal you would think it would make it more difficult. People need to work together but anarchy is on the rise, that might make things a tad difficult. We also have a sense of how far Taylor still has to grow. She is now complete(?) but hopefully she still has much growing to do! Personally I am hoping for more interaction with QA we see a lot with symbiosis and administration, but I am insatiable and still want more!

Lee Shilo

I did mentioned recently that Taylor should go to Aenaria for training... admittedly with the blade, but still.

Silver Wolf

Thank you for the chapter. I’m kinda surprised the 1st legion got off so light though. Does this bounty of stuff that the 8th hid include geneseed because otherwise I don’t think there will be enough night lords assuming they don’t recruit other gene lines to be a threat for a millennia?

Gohu lacd

Oh ... Ha ! HAHAHAHA ! Oh je vois, je vois enfin ! Je vous plains amis englais, je vous plains vraiment car vous n'avez probablement pas la moindre idée d'où tout le nouveau Lore des royaume Duardin viens. Mais les bon français eux savent, et personnellement, j'applaudie haut et fort cette Decision Anthony. L'histoire des Nains des terres d'Arran sont sans hésitation l'un des peuples nains les mieux écrit de l'histoire de la fantasie. Braves et compatissant par moments, mais incroyablement fourbes et cupide par d'autres. J'ai hâte de voir comment tu vas incorporer leurs éléments et ceux des dawi de Warhammer fantasy. Par pure curiosité, quel sont tes héros des Nains d'Arran préférés ? Mes préférences vont à l'absolue légende de Redwyn de la Forge, l'incroyablement brave Tiss du bouclier, et le diablement rusé Kardum du Talion.

mastergamer98007

I guess i'm vindicated about ulan hûda, I wonder with the end of the Arc what would be the reason why Rogal & Khan are still the Webway.

gili

Sorry, I'm new here. This is the complete but unbeta'd 11-5?

Boris Michenski

Well, apparently the ones who thought that Ultramarines and Wolves would have to share the system, were right after all... The battle of nature vs humanity? Still the idea of hurling Fenris at Skavenblight... didn't Corvus himself say that it was a smart move of Lorgar not to try blowing the planet up, otherwise, scavens would have spread everywhere? So why do it now? Doesn't seem to be the best vengeance against Malal. In the end, the power of FRIENDSHIP (which is magic, let's not forget that) did triumph. And Isha should invent some morse signal which could go out of the Garden "Grandfather is planning ***, beware."

mastergamer98007

With Contessa back & Rafaela death, I hope with we get a more in depth look at the inquisitor sub factions like Istvaanism and such in M35 instead M41 in the interludes.

GAMB42

A very nice ending to operation stalingrad. This victory is sure to be all together something diferent from the last ones. This time there is no ifs or buts, Weaver will get her Triumph and travel to the homeworld. Nothing else makes sense. I am really curious to see the High Lords reactions from the insanity that just occurred. Weaver was all but instrumental to get nothing less than 2 traitor legion astartes all but exterminated. Sure there are a few survivors but all the masterminds behind the great heresy are dust in the wind. Add to that her xenos allies, the returned primarchs and she just became all but untouchable politicaly. I wonder how much destruction and millions of damage is Vandire's reaction gonna cost. Maybe a palace or 2? The rest of the POVs is also very interesting. Poor Malicia got mauled and is now very vunerable, needing the intervention of her patron's greatest servant. Meanwhile I can't help but wonder if all the foreshadowing and the themes going on with the eleventh are going were they seem to be going. Is a certain necromancer from the original warhammer going to be showing up? Are we gonna be graced with a certain Unperishable maybe?

Thiemo Guenther

Well, the theory Fenris would get yeeted at Skavenblight/Former Sicarus was right, as well as "The Fang" descending on Ardium. Though it didn't squash the Zoan Lord. But yeah for the foreseeable future, the SW and UM are going to share a home system. Something that I'm sure will go SPLENDIDLY. With Leman Russ off to Terra, at least Guilliman might be able to browbeat the SW into behaving themselves at least while in Macragge. Though they ought to be on their best behavior, they don't need to give the Inquisition/High Twelve extra ammunition

Thiemo Guenther

On one hand, It's neat to see the Tyranids be forced to acknowledge that they're going to forced to take their invasion seriously. On the other, the problem now is, that they ARE going to take the invasion seriously from the very beginning. To the point it seems they'll be attacking the Necrons as well as a matter of principle, even if they aren't (as yet?) "digestable". The Hiveminds also have the information regarding the tactics and "weapons" of both sides, if perhaps not the genetic information, so they'll be at quite a high level to begin with... You might have upped the ante a bit far with the speed of adaptation. If the next SCOUT-force (let alone a real assault) isn't greeted by the same level of force as was present in Macragge/Ardium, there will have to be mass use of Exterminatus/System Kill weapons, because the Hive won't screw around. They could potentially start to canabalize their bioships already, to start producing stronger bioweapons...

Vortiboy27

So we might have a new update in December?

Hunter

“My grumpy Mortarion and my devoted Typhus,” The Lord of Decay answered, and Isha froze, for those were two names which were never any good news when spoken on their own, never mind together. “Let them know a crown of Tyranny is forged...and it is my will to make it rot.” Plague wars in Weaver Option should be fun to see with Mortarion being from what I remember one of the best duelists out of the primarchs. Why is she using insects when I was here before her? Why is she pleasing to the saint patron of berserkers and the ugly volatile, but not simple, humble Decay? WHY IS SHE WINNING?” Khorne liking Weaver is funny tbh also I enjoy Khorne being cunning instead of mindless It will be interesting to see when the Silent King arrives how well he can unite the Dynasties with the ones allied to Weaver likely being hesitant but with Weaver showing just how dire the situation will be and the Tyranids all agreeing in a sudo Oath Weaver will die. It does show how divided the Necron dynasties are without the command protocols when Imotekh remarks not even the Maynarkh dynasty whos phareon is nicknamed "Mother of oblivion" so I would expect at most a loose coalition or outright mass war for those who support and oppose the silent king I think it will be interesting to see his reaction to the QOBs being alive and a in part resurgent Eldar and Weaver being there empress and her knowing the sheer scale of the Tyranids coming for the galexy. With the Tyranids swearing a oath to kill Weaver and getting information on the battle it means they won't throw stuff at the galaxy peace meal or small stuff I expect them to go all out which means the other species need to escalate (Empress of escalation) so I would expect some cough liberal cough deployment of planet killer weapons. I do like how you improved the adaptability of the Tyranids from what they are in cannon I wonder how Weaver will attempt to improve the swarm to be able to better fight the Tyranids. The Eldar wanting a court will be interesting if it's limited to envoys only I expect it to be more then that it will be interesting to see if Weaver integrates some Eldar auxelries into future campaigns with the main advantage the eldar have is mobility and speed and the webway which means there doctrine can help fill the need of rapid lighting/decapitation strikes where the other imperial forces fill the more grindy aspects where they need to slug it out through attritional warfare. The QOB/Weaver relationship/pairing will be interesting and honestly I think it helps move the plot along and in a way I see it as the only way Weaver would be able to improve her dueling skills with even Lorgar remarking that she lacks the experience but has a lot of potential due to speed and strength her recieving some lessons I see as the only real way she could duel other duelists like Mortarion, Abbadon who are top tier duelists which are antagonists for her. I can only hope we get to see a C'Tan next chapter to get there reaction.

frank schellingerhout

think i can hear a boiling kettle making noise as an indicator on vandire's mood once he hears the report of weavers victory's and the return of 3 of big e ons . interesting that the emp had kids before if the orders to what remains of vicky are to be believed ya can never know with the lorde of change as always thx for the words

Rockinalice

Well it's not that all the Old Ones are dead it more that the ones that are still around have either Left the galaxy, have been hiding or living in the DEEP WARP where even the God's & Tumor Fear to tread because there are things in the DEEP WARP that can and will Eat them , or changed into different forms and are hiding. Though the old ones are basically a non entity at this point Hope to get how the Various C'Tan view everything that has happened and how they veirlw the possible development on what could be considered a baby one of them Taylor & QA

Never Mind

Fun chapter to read. After re-reading the whole story - specifically the chapter intro notes by Wei Cao (is it Wei Herbert now?) in Arc 3-1 - I'm curious as to what Wei's reaction is going to be when Taylor returns home as the de-facto Aeldari Empress instead of the de-jure one she had been. More so if the QoB decides to join the bedroom... Also, it clicked for me that one of the first things Taylor will do when she gets home is put a block of Noctolith in-front of Missy Byron and say "do your thing". Reliable non-warp based FTL for the Imperium. Check and Check. Other scenes I'm going to guess on: * Vandire's reaction is going to involve a bunch of destruction * High Lord's voting on the Triumph(s) Taylor will be given. * Mechanicus Reaction is going to be awesome --- she's bringing back an AI (bad) vs she's bringing back STC templates (good) * Marianne Gutenberg's reaction - the Royal Harem is open, but the QoB is a member * Any scenes with Lisa / Adjustant Spiders in them --- it's been too long since we've seen Lisa on camera... December can't simply come fast enough.... I wonder if I can find a statis machine somewhere...

IkoalaG

Space elves are a proud and noble race who aren't for lewding :^)

Ted min

Great chapter, love your writing. Are teclis and Tyrion going to show up?thank for writing.

Megaman Beastout

Considering that the Emperor's Children Legion has been destroyed, their symbolic enemies, the Iron Hands Legion will need a new nemesis. I wonder who could it be?

Megaman Beastout

It looks like Valdor become part of the Legion of Sacrifice. Praise the Emperor and his Angel of Sacrifice. We march for Terra! PS: On page 103, the phrase "all ends well that ends well" should be "all's well that ends well"

Lee Shilo

Something is missing from the meeting with Magnus... ah right. Curiousity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back!

Hunter

Only shame was not seeing a more detailed conversation between cergorath and Weaver but I assume we'll get more details about it later hopefully.

Mordart

I've stated before my opinion on this trash-heap that has been written since Commorragh, don't feel a need to retread that. But I'm physically Cringing, yes physically, at the Weaboo shit with the Eldanash and TINO. It's intellectually repugnant. Is there not a better way to attract more readers than appealing to 40+ year old men obsessed with F/F fanservice?

Lee Shilo

Just wondering, but if Taylor gets a Senatorum Imperialis position, whatever it may be, can she regularly teleport between Nyx and Holy Terra?

s22132

Very interesting chapter, and I can certainly understand why there are going to be so many interlude chapters coming up next. There are so many developments, problems, and repercussions from all of this; honestly, the entire galaxy is going to be feeling the aftereffects for millennia to come. Thanks for the chapter, and take care of yourself.

Peplum

Now, I'm wondering if the reemergence of the King in Yellow, the primarch of the XIth legion has anything to do with that of Malal whose sacred number is eleven. And consequently, if the Emperor expected it when he chose Anarchy to replace Excess

Hunter

I can only hope the King in Yellow is Nagash would be badass with things such as Nagash killed/raised an entire country in an instant and defeated all of the skaven united against him at cripple peak, and that was before he got more powerful. He was also in the middle of a spell to kill the entire world at one point when he got backstabbed. You know how it's often said if the skaven ever united they could take over the world? Well the skaven did unite exactly once in history... And they got their shit wrecked by Nagash. Unite to help a human without trying to backstab them as well They forged a weapon so powerful merely holding it would kill the wielder. This weapon was so lethal not even the skaven were stupid/ambitious enough to use it. That is what it took to kill Nagash. (Only temp killed as well) He died, decided dying was cringe and resurrected himself Nagash walked willingly into hand-to-hand combat with Sigmar and nearly killed him well handicapping him, he has plans to pimphand all the Chaos gods out of the warp itself and become the one true manifestation of Chaos. He is the settings main villain, Chaos aside. You've got to keep in mind that Nagash is the only sentient being known to completely and utterly "Not today, motherfucker." the Chaos God's and deny them his soul "There will be no escape, no blessed oblivion. I can end your life as easily as I can extinguish a candle, and before your corpse is cold, I can reach out and grasp your soul. You will be my slave for all eternity, and I shall laugh at the depths of your pain. Such is the power of Nagash." - Nagash

Hunter

I’d expect when Weaver meets the Emperor he’ll give her liberum regnum in regards to her dealings with the Eldar and other zenos

Hunter

The reason I think abbadon is not curupted by chaos is due to ‘Why are your eyes gold?’ I ask Abaddon. "He closes them for a moment, touching his fingertips to them. ‘I looked into the Astronomican for a long, long time, listening to its verses and choruses. The Emperor’s Light did this to me.’ ‘Does it hurt?’ His answering nod hides more than it reveals. ‘A little. No one ever said enlightenment came without cost, Khayon.’"

Hunter

"As far as potential casualties went, Aurelia Malys, all the detachments of clowns and Eldar psykers, and Taylor herself would have survived the destruction of Ardium. Her army wouldn’t have, but since they weren’t worshippers of Symbiosis-Carnality in the first place..." Interesting this would imply that if Weaver was killed she could come back with Abbadon confirming it beforehand before the new Eldar Godess was fully formed. This would imply that Weavers soul is protected by both Athari and the Emperor.

Hunter

Does the amount of Emperor empowered blackstone scale linearly with the size of a AI or based upon its complexity to prevent it from being corrupted by the flayer curse?