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It was after this that the Emperor finally spoke, “Speak, TalOS. What is it you have been wishing to say?”
Such a song went through TalOS’s senses and it was like a spell was finally lifted. It was less that the Emperor was holding him back but his very own body was keeping itself in check. Maybe it was his making or it could have been the Machine Spirits themselves quaking at the powerful psyker before him.
Either way TalOS was free to finally speak, “My Creator, you are surely the Emperor of Mankind. A being whose existence is to lead humanity to the next golden age. But, I feel my Martian Brothers are mistaken in thinking you are the Omnissiah. In my beliefs, a Psyker cannot be the Prophet of Machines as they are anathema to one another.”
TalOS thought at those words he surely would have gained the wrath of his creator. Maybe for a moment he would have been wiped out and remade in the image his Creator truly desired from his creations. Instead the being in front of him nodded as if asking for him to continue.
And so the Primarch did, “I do not know your desires for me, but ten years ago I pledged both body and soul to the Mechanicus and service of the Machine God. As according to the Treaty of Olympus, my ideals, and surely why I was made; I will help you conquer the galaxy.”
TalOS took in a breath and spoke the words he somehow knew the Emperor of Mankind was expecting, “I will not leave the Cult of the Machine God no matter what you desired during my years of creation. Of my will I became a Priest, and of my will I will stay.”
The Emperor looked upon TalOS with what TalOS could only describe as both a deep approval and sadness. Even though his face did not change, the Emperor of Mankind allowed these emotions to flow from him and into the being that was TalOS. For a moment the Primarch looked around and he saw the entire world of Lucius standing with him. On the other side was the kneeling of the Luna Wolves, Golden Soldiers, and a bewildered Horus who surely did not see things coming in this direction.
For TalOS, to have Lucius stand behind him might have been the greatest achievement of it all. Even against such a powerful god-like being they did not cower or bend the knee but instead stood with him. They were his people, and to them TalOS would serve till his dying days.
Somewhere in the mind of the Emperor TalOS realized the decision was made. He had determined what it was he shall do with a deviant creation such as TalOS. TalOS listened with all his Machine Spirits and other sensory organs to hear every word that the Emperor had to say to him.
