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“I am sure you understand that I cannot give you all the secrets of the Mechanicum involving this matter.” TalOS declared as he made a movement of the hand towards Malcador, “Trust is something that must be made.”
“Is that so?” The Sigillite pondered to himself, “Even with the treaty between the Mechanicum and the Imperium you cannot trust a creator of yours?”
“An agreement that was made through trickery?”
The man before TalOS gave a subtle laugh as he heard that declaration, “Indeed that is how it can be seen. The Emperor, masquerading as their God’s Prophet, forces the Mechanicum into a position where it is forever bound to the Imperium. But you know that is not the case.”
The Primarch’s eyes sharpened as he heard those words, “What was omitted from my attention?”
“An embarrassment that I witnessed first hand.” The right hand of the Emperor placed a hand on his chest, “When the Emperor’s reign was still young and using his proto-Astartes, the Thunder Warriors, Mars sent a force to cow him. As I understand from reports and interrogations they were afraid he would deny them access to the tech marvels of Terra.”
TalOS could not help but feel lines were being drawn between the Mitu and the numerous humans. A simple aim to keep another group down as they themselves attempted to grow supremacy over the galaxy.
“We defeated them and sent their exhibition force back to Mars. When the Emperor reached for the Stars they were equals, but as I understand it most estimates had Mars losing after fifty years with the loss of manpower from that exhibition.”
“So my creator gave them a way out.” TalOS realized with a small amount of annoyance, “Mars, how lucky you were to be graced by one touched by the Machine God like him. Why tell me this?”
“You wish for trust, and in doing so we are to break down barriers.” Declared the Sigillite, “I, nor the Emperor, wish for bad blood to be between us. The Emperor hated having to take up the title of Omnissiah for he sees himself as no god. He is simply a man.”
“He is just a man, ultimately.” TalOS declared as they arrived at a balcony, “I apologies for the foolishness of Mars. They had the power but they did not try to unify Terra, only leach off it.”
“I do not think they would have been fully capable of its unification.” Malcador’s eyes seemed to flash a moment’s dead, “We barely achieved it ourselves.”