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“Interesting…” TalOS held himself a moment of thought before giving a solid thought, “So something about normal souls gives them energy. Could it be… the Warp?”
“A reasonable assumption.” Admitted Malcador as he gave a firm nod, “The running hypothesis is that the souls of Blanks, not being connected to the Warp, will things of the Warp.”
“A case of low pressure.” TalOS found as he felt certain in that moment, “Have we attempted to pour psychic powers into a blank in an attempt to reverse their status? The opposite?”
“Records show that a Blank can become more and more stable as warp energies are fed into them by psykers. However they will always revert back. As for Psykers, they always die before that point is reached.”
“So something around there causes the psyker to die. How do these psykers perceive their death?”
“Suffocation is the general one, followed by being eaten alive. However, these were from brains that were attached to machines for testing. Psykers who lived and spoke of their experience claim that they were facing oblivion.”
“So a human response to a true death. I pitty them.”
“You can say so.” Admitted Malcador as he took another drink of his wine, “TalOS I feel we have learned a great deal about these Pariahs. Their ability to consume Warp taint is something that would interest the Imperial Household heavily.”
“You wish to militarize them?” TalOS said while noting the words Malcador Spoke. This was not a transaction between the Imperium and the Mechanicum, he wanted it to be between the Emperor and himself.
“I do.” He declared while giving a small smile, “There are threats out there that we both know a Legion would be ill equipped to face. To add, Psykers are dangerous to transport throughout the Galaxy as they can hijack even their own kind and force subservience. On more than one occasion we have lost a Blackship to this.”
With that he swept his hands and gave the proposition, “Thus, between Yourself and the Imperial Household I wish for us to design these warriors. If we become any larger I fear whatever power could be gained would be lost as we spread it thinly across the galaxy, thus I present this.”
>Sounds like a grand plan
>Sure, but at a cost *Name your price*
>No, this must be at least between Terra and Lucius.
