The moment he traveled to the Warhammer 40K universe, the screen saver on his phone was a photo of his daughter's third birthday.
A hairpin, a knife, a bolter - he discovered that he could create any weapon out of thin air in a forge world that had been abandoned for thousands of years. Imperial Inquisitors, Chaos Warbands, and Eldar Prophets came upon hearing the news, all hoping to buy weapons from him that could change the galaxy. But every time he uses his ability, what is consumed is not physical strength or magic power, but the time it takes for him to return home.
The phone has 44% battery left.
The Emperor sensed him from the Golden Throne - the first change of destiny outside the line of fate in ten thousand years. The Four Gods of Chaos whisper his name in the Eye of Terror. Perturabo holds a black stone tablet that can open the door to the dimension, waiting for someone who dares to pay the price for him.
"I'm just the owner of a shop." He said to the Chaos veterans kneeling in the hall. "I can sell anything. Weapons, armor, Titans. There is only one rule - pay first, and start building later."
No one knows that the cost of every weapon he makes is to be further away from his mother, daughter, and home. No one knew that when he asked "Can I go home?" The Emperor's response was silence.
Some say he is the savior. Some say he is a devil.
He's just a father who wants to tie his daughter's hair. Risk the entire galaxy to find the way home.
---"The Lord of the Forge"—a story about returning home, sacrifice, and holding on to the last ray of humanity in a desperate universe.
Reader comments
It feels like it was written by AI, it just wears a warhammer leather and doesn't smell like a hammer. When you can do something beyond common sense, the Inquisitor is not thinking about how you did it, but he immediately pulls out the bolt gun and kills you.
When you choose to be a mixed bag, do you still want to clear your name? There is no such thing as betraying Chaos, only those who betray the Empire. If a Space Marine wants to betray Chaos, he should become a Chaos Egg. You think the Space Marine is a Primarch, with the essence of a sub-god of the warp, and cannot be corrupted as long as you don't think about it at home.
I keep tossing and tossing, but I can't go back anyway.
It feels like it was written by AI, it just wears a warhammer leather and doesn't smell like a hammer. When you can do something beyond common sense, the Inquisitor is not thinking about how you did it, but he immediately pulls out the bolt gun and kills you. When you choose to be a mixed bag, do you still want to clear your name? There is no such thing as betraying Chaos, only those who betray the Empire. If a Space Marine wants to betray Chaos, he should become a Chaos Egg. You think the Space Marine is a Primarch, with the essence of a sub-god of the warp, and cannot be corrupted as long as you don't think about it at home.
I keep tossing and tossing, but I can't go back anyway.