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Chapter 239: The Eldar Subservient to Humans?
🕑 Added 2025-08-22 14:09:09 +0000 UTCChapter 239: The Eldar Subservient to Humans?
Yvraine held up the Cronesword in her hand.
The Croneswords were five blades forged from the five finger bones of one of the hands of the goddess Morai-Heg. They would grant their wielder power over life and death. The last remaining one was now hidden in the palace of Slaanesh. Yvraine knew that on her own, she could never collect all five.
"It seems it is only that person... all the variables are because of that human named Lucan!" In Lemire's eyes, all the recent changes in humanity that did not conform to common sense were definitely from Lucan.
"Yvraine, the apostles of the Laughing God have helped you a great deal. Perhaps you should also repay us with your Ynnari. Without our help, Vect would have found you long ago. You would not have been able to escape Commorragh. I hope your Ynnari can cooperate with us in attacking the target in the Expanse. Even the revival of Ynnead had the help of the Laughing God. You should not forget this kindness. And as a reward, I will contact other Troupes to help you find the last Cronesword."
However, Yvraine did not directly reply to Lemire's proposal.
What Lemire said was indeed true. The Harlequins had been a great help to the Ynnari. But in her eyes, the life or death of this human, Lucan, was not what she was concerned with. The Eldar believed in prophecies, but those who relied on them also knew that not all prophecies would come to pass. Prophecies could only give them a reference; they could not be treated as something that would definitely happen. Or the time when it would happen was also uncertain. It could be within a few years, or it could be another ten thousand years.
If the human in the Harlequins' prophecy was enough to destroy the entire galaxy, it seemed impossible no matter how you thought about it. If it were true, then it would not just be the Eldar who would have to stop Lucan. The history of the Eldar recorded what humanity's Golden Age was like. It was powerful enough to contend with the former Eldar Empire and even sign treaties. The current Imperium of Man was not even worth mentioning in comparison. The humanity of that era could be said to be at the peak of prosperity in all aspects. But they still could not surpass the former Eldar Empire, let alone the Necrons, the great Old Ones, or the terrifying C'tan.
Even they could not destroy the galaxy, yet humanity could?
The strength of the Ynnari should not be wasted in an endless war of attrition with humanity because of a single prophecy. And the Eldar could not afford to waste it now. Slaanesh should still be the greatest threat to the Eldar. Yvraine did not disbelieve the prophecy from Lemire's mouth; it was just that Lemire's way of changing the prophecy was to kill Lucan.
And Yvraine's way was to resurrect the God of the Dead.
Humans were endless. What the Ynnari had to do, and the only thing they had to do, was to gather the five Croneswords as soon as possible. And she had already gathered four of them.
Yvraine, who had once been a Craftworld Eldar, then a Corsair, and even a Dark Eldar Warlock, saw things more clearly than Lemire. She understood the despicable side of the Eldar. The current Eldar could not be united by their own will. If they really could, then Vect should not be hunting them for the sake of his rule, but should be helping them instead.
The Eldar, who had once possessed their own gods, now needed a sufficiently powerful god to guide and lead them again. As long as the God of the Dead was resurrected, He could kill Slaanesh and solve the Eldar's greatest enemy. Only then could the Eldar gather around Ynnead and become a whole again.
Seeing Yvraine's expression, Lemire also knew her answer. She was refusing him.
"Lemire, the Ynnari have more important things to do... resurrecting the God of the Dead will always be the most important thing we should do."
"You... you short-sighted fools!"
As soon as Lemire finished speaking, the Visarch also drew his Cronesword and stood before Yvraine.
"Lemire, can you confirm that the future you speak of will definitely happen? Or will it happen in tens of thousands of years or even longer? Are we to go to war with humanity now for a prophecy that we do not know when will happen?"
Just as Lemire was about to rebuke Yvraine for her ingratitude, a person that no one had expected passed through the Webway and appeared before the Eldar present. The powerful psychic reaction made everyone turn to look.
"Eldrad?! Why have you come here!" Yvraine's eyes were full of surprise, while under Lemire's mask, his expression was one of wariness.
The person who had come was Eldrad Ulthran, one of the oldest and most far-sighted of the Eldar. He was an incredibly powerful warrior and an even more powerful psyker. He was the former High Farseer of Craftworld Ulthwé, but had been exiled. He was now one of the most important members of the Ynnari.
It was said that he and the Emperor were once considered friends. Compared to the secretive actions of the Harlequins, he had had a real impact on both the Imperium of Man and the Eldar. The resurrection of the Eldar God of the Dead had his contribution. In order to resurrect him, he had even resorted to the act of stealing the bodies of Eldar Farseers, which was absolutely not allowed by the Eldar, and using the power in their crystallized bodies. He was also the main person responsible for the Path system that the Craftworld Eldar now strictly followed. During the Horus Heresy, he had also guided Vulkan back to Terra to destroy a heretical cult and had earned his friendship.
"Lemire, in my foresight, although the fate of the Eldar and humanity has undergone some changes... their destinies are still bound together."
"How is that possible? Do you know what you are saying?" Lemire did not dare to be arrogant in front of this legendary figure, Eldrad.
And when Eldrad said this, a shadow had actually been cast over the depths of his own heart. The fates of humans and Eldar were indeed bound together... but what he could see now was not the alliance with humanity against Chaos as it had been before, but another situation he did not wish to see. That is, subservience. Even a false subservience was also an unacceptable option.
Eldrad did not tell the others present his true thoughts, including Yvraine and the Ynnari. If he were to speak frankly, even with his status, it would definitely cause everyone to rebuke him, and the original conflict would be transferred to him.
The word "subservient" was too painful for the Eldar. Once you have been glorious, it is very difficult to be humble again. When the Eldar Empire was at its peak, humanity had not even developed a civilization. If he were to say it out loud, it would definitely be unacceptable for the Eldar. How could the noble Eldar become subservient to a being they called a monkey? It was like how the humans of today would absolutely not become subservient to any xenos. If you make me bow down to you, what is the difference between that and killing me? No powerful race in the galaxy would make such a choice.
The prophecy that Lemire spoke of, he had also foreseen. Although it was not as clear as his, he had also sensed the rise of humanity. The appearance of Lucan was the seed of humanity's rise, and the awakened Guilliman was the fruit it had borne. And not even the first fruit. The Mongorte Dynasty in the Expanse and the alliance it had gathered was the first.
The galaxy was about to undergo a dramatic change. Humanity might be about to usher in its own golden age again, and even stronger than before.
