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TalOS began to see the reason his Father spoke those words, “Then we will see our enemy in the past.”
The Emperor did not make a head motion or gesture with his hands but he did answer, “Is that where you shall search?”
“It is reasonable to think that what happened to the AIs in the past could happen again in the future, if the influence which struck them was not the idea that AIs wished for the obliteration of humans.” TalOS suggested as he began pacing the step which he and his Father stood upon, “For what I can reason, it is a reasonable approach. I could burn the Mechanicum looking for traitors or I can establish the framework that finds them.”
TalOS could tell with his words that the Emperor seemed to have a change in opinion. AS to what that opinion can be he was easily able to guess. His Father, the Emperor of Mankind, did not have the greatest opinions of religion and as such likely held many ideas on the history of faith.
Such a history was steep in both blood and baptized with sainthood. TalOS felt that the Emperor was someone who would argue the earlier part rather than the later as their focus when discussions were under way.
His Father’s satisfaction was still somewhat tame as he did not succeed in ridding his son of his allegiance. However against that this was the best thing in hopes that TalOS would not tear into the Mechanicum burning the innocent as witches.
Doesn’t mean he won’t do it. There was a quickly growing log of fools who allowed secrets, those even the Emperor would agree to keep contained, to be released to the general population through Lorgar.
“Within your chambers is a black box that appears to be impenetrable yet you know it to have a machine.” The Emperor spoke as he began raising the tools from his belt, “That is where you will learn the most. Do not allow your dogma to plug your ears to its answers.”
“I will endeavor to do so, Father.” TalOS answered as he felt the warning cross through his mind, “There was one other thing that I wished to ask you.”
It was then that TalOS saw something within his Father’s face. Here he prepared himself to work but his tools were now being stowed to listen to the plight of his son. Somehow his surprise was what shook TalOS the most out of everything.
“In eighty years my vision goes dark and what should be happening does not correlate with the stars. Why?” TalOS asked forthright for he knew it was a pressing matter to be discussed.
