In the World of Sword and Magic as Space Marine

Chapter 42: The Talk

"Just bang her already," Numen (Star Child) said to William with both hands raised to express his frustration. After hearing a simple sentence from Numen, William was shocked and confused as he didn't expect to hear this from the soul fragment of the Emperor.

"...What?" William asked with a simple word after processing what he just heard, which took him half a minute to respond.

"Did I stutter? I said bang her. You know, lock and load your bolter so you can do the dirty deeds. I mean, I can't be more clear on cementing two people who are attracted to each other. What are you expecting? An Inquisitor suddenly appears out of nowhere and accuse of heresy?" Numen explains again to William with an expression of disappointment. Even though his face is shiny with light, William could tell Star Child was making a face of looking at the simpleton. Once again, William was shocked and baffled by what he is experiencing as a fan of Warhammer 40k.

"Are you sure you are not some schemes from Tzeentch or Slaanesh's trick? Because I didn't expect to hear sex advice from you." William is now suspicious of this encounter. After all, the last time he talked to a higher being was when he died and was almost dragged into the 40k universe by four Chaos Gods.

"Don't compare me to those foolish beings called 'Gods.' Tzeentch is nothing but a disturber of the universe with his tentacle fingers, and Slaanesh is overpriced STDs with extra steps. I mean, who in the right mind within the celestial world would touch that? Not even Tyranids would eat her after actually thinking what they are about to consume." Numen's voice shows a great expression of disgust and strong disapproval. Comparing the entities of exaggerated emotions from the Warp or Immaterium to Emperor (His soul) is just insulting.

"Ok, ok, sorry. I just didn't expect to hear that from the soul of the Emperor to Space Marine about birds and the bees," Black Templar Champion said to Star Child with an apologetic voice.

"I understand what you mean, but you are not truly Adeptus Astartes, are you?"

This shocked William, and he went defensive as he got up from his chair.

"What do you mean not a true Space Marine? I'm a member of the Black Templar Chapter." William did his best to act like a Black Templar he knows of from the books and lore. If his true identity is discovered, there is no telling how gods of this world or 40k would react. Not to mention limits they will go to obtain information from William's head.

"I knew you were not who you appear to be the moment I saw you. If a real Black Templar saw me, he would either go for his bolter pistol and shot me or bow down depending on if he knew who I am." Numen's explanation and reasoning made sense to William. He was too relaxed with his act as Astartes since natives of D&D don't know what Astartes is.

"Does the other four knows who I'm? I already met them twice, and I'm not sure if they can read my mind or see through my soul." William asks Star Child if he already gave his true identity away. Next time he meets them, and if they know who he is, the intel they could gain from his mind could change everything, not just the 40k universe but the world of D&D as well.

"They can't read your mind or see the soul from your body. You are an anomaly even for my standard. You are completely cut away from the road of fate, from this (D&D) or the other world (40k). Tzeentch himself can't foresee who you really are or able to manipulate your destiny, not to mention finding where you are. Of course, this means they will do everything in their power to kill you or, worse, bring you to their side." Numen answered one of William's major questions ever since he encountered Chaos Gods from the lumberjack camp.

According to Numen's information, William is under the Chaos Gods' radar, but this doesn't mean he is immune to their powers or influences. At least Tzeentch won't be able to mess with William's natural fate or change them to his advantage. Still, it won't hurt to have a few bolters rounds to solve his problems when they send their servants at him in the short future.

"This only applies to you and only you. So, they won't find you if you travel alone, but if you have a company, that is a different story entirely." Numen made clear that William is invisible but only if he is alone. Since William is traveling with many people from both worlds, Chaos Gods are certainly tracking William and scheming for the next move to screw him over.

"Is that mean they know I'm talking to you right now? After all, they are tracking me right now." William points the obvious question to the Star Child, but Numen shakes his head.

"No. For one, I'm not an amateur. Do you really think I would let those parasites listen to our conversation? They also have the problem of playing an away game, to a certain point of view." This answer confused William, which is understandable for Numen since it is beyond the knowledge of mortals.

"Let me explain the way you can understand. Those four idiots can't fully use their powers in this world or interact properly due to different rules already established before them. In the Realm of Chaos, those four parasites place themselves as rulers of certain emotions when they gain enormous psychic powers from the material universe. But here, those emotions and positions are already taken by the gods of this world, and there isn't enough to go around for invasive species." Numen explained best he could to William simply as possible. To a certain level, William understands Chaos Gods' situation and how much they struggle to invade this world.

D&D already has three dozen of deities from lesser to greater, not to mention Ao, the Overgod of all gods. The source of their power are natives of this world, so for the Ruinous Powers to draw the strength, they need to also draw from natives or bring it from their home turf (which takes great effort and is limited).

It is a New World for Chaos Gods, and the New World already has nations, rulers, and laws established long ago. It is an invasion in celestial proportion, and for once, Chaos Gods are at a disadvantage even with their combined effort.

"I'm already aware of their goal ever since I met their forces. I faced the forces of Slaanesh and Khorne and won. I'm already halfway from victory against Ruinous Powers." William put his right fist on his chest proudly as he can. But this only made Numen laugh uncontrollably as he bangs the table with his hand.

"Hahahaha, you think you made a difference by winning against a few scouts? Until now, you fought nothing but a few daemons and one Chaos Marine. The main forces of Chaos will come and eventually establish a stronghold unless you get your head out of your ass." Numen said to William with a serious look and gave a dire warning which made William rethink his cocky attitude. Numen continues without giving William a chance to defend himself.

"Ruinous Powers are sending their forces through multiple warp tears in this world. Eventually, all of them will heal themselves like small cuts except one. The last one is big that it requires surgical hands to close it. You need to exterminate every last influence of the Chaos and close the warp tear that connects the two worlds. Like Eye of Terror and Cadia, except you can't fail." The last one really put pressure on William. He knew he has to stop the upcoming invasion, but the size and consequence of the final conflict are beyond his imagination.

The faith of the two worlds depends on him, and he just realized he had bitten more than he could chew. William paused himself from speaking his mind, to which Numen understood what was going through fake Space Marine's mind. Star Child isn't sure who indeed possesses Black Templar's mind and body, but he knows he could be a great asset against the war on Ruinous Powers. That is if he can endure the struggles and roadblocks ahead of him in the short future.

"I think I know what I need to do. You gave me enough clues as to what to do against Chaos. I will do what I can and find the tear between reality; I hope I can figure out how to close the damn thing by then." William assures the Star Child and puts his helmet back on (It is rude to have a civilized conversation with his helmet).

Witnessing strong will from William, Numen smiled as if he knew he could trust the anomaly in front of him. After all, this is an unusual situation and it requires very unique tools to fix the problem. Not to mention there is something familiar about this one. The way William presents himself and talks reminded Numen of the Old Era before the Age of Technology. Needless to say, Star Child is glad to have refreshing conversations ever since he separated from his main body all those millennia ago.

"Well, you convinced me from possessing your body for a ride. I'm sure you will be able to push against Chaos itself in the end. Also, take this for your lady friend. Don't worry, it's safe… for a human," Star Child summon a single golden feather out of his hand and gave it to William. William examines the feather carefully before storing it in his inventory.

The golden feather gave off illumination similar to when he was resurrected as Emperor's Champion.

"Now, with everything in order, it is time for you to go back. Just make sure you don't show that feather to a certain living saint if you ever meet her. She will kill me for taking one of her feathers." Star Child giggles menacingly and sends away William with the snap of his finger.

When the Black Templar disappears from the higher plane to the material world, Star Child took a small sip from his drink and sighs, releasing stress from his shoulder.

"If Ruinous Powers nor other me didn't send him, then who could have done this? Who in the right mind and motives would place mortal soul into one of my Adeptus Astartes?" Star Child said to himself as he prepares for the upcoming event that will shake the two worlds. The result of the celestial war will change the balance of both Immaterium and the material world, just like how War in Heaven did eons ago.