"Inquisitor, that is our Saint Sophia Cathedral."
A trembling novice Battle Sister pointed at the towering, albeit dilapidated, cathedral in the distance, introducing it to Kenmyo Isayama.
"The resting place of the Saint is there."
The voice of the girl, who looked to be fifteen or sixteen, was trembling, and she seemed on the verge of tears, as if the person beside her wasn't a human but a high-ranking demon of Chaos.
It's a bit strange, but no matter what color their hair is, if Battle Sisters serve long enough, it turns silver. This one is just a novice Battle Sister, so her hair is still a bit golden.
But this novice sister, a future ruthless killer of the Imperium, still looked terrified, fearing that if she mishandled something, she would be devoured, skin and flesh, by the person beside her.
Because who could have imagined that this smiling, seemingly harmless Inquisitor, upon his arrival, not only arrested the top official of Shrine World Kaelerrang as a show of force, but also rounded up almost all the 'problematic' high-ranking officials on the planet?
And at six o'clock this morning, in Kerigran's largest The Great Angel Plaza, under the gaze of the Emperor's statue, they were all executed!
He was practically an executioner.
The capital built from four thousand heads was quite shocking, and the Inquisitor didn't even bat an eyelid.
The killing was a spectacle of heads rolling and blood flowing like rivers.
He devoured people without spitting out the bones; such ruthless methods were simply unheard of.
Kenmyo Isayama didn't know who the mastermind was, nor who the accomplices were, and he didn't have the time to investigate.
He could only package them all together.
Isn't indiscriminate killing an Inquisitor's tradition? Anyway, the Ecclesiarchy was already so rotten that executing a few more might just solve everything.
But such a bloody and cruel scene, to these'sheep' who had been well-protected by the Imperial Cult, made them wonder for a moment who the true demon was.
When they saw familiar faces continuously turn into skulls with wide, unseeing eyes, falling into pools of blood, it was impossible not to fear Kenmyo Isayama.
Kenmyo Isayama didn't care at all that his reputation, propagated by those with ulterior motives, was already heading towards demonization.
When a person can arbitrarily decide the life and death of others, do they still care about such things?
After enduring the bombardment of the Eldar fleet, the number of casualties was still fewer than the high-ranking Imperial Cult members who were beheaded, reminding them once again of the fear dominated by the Inquisition.
This day could be said to be the darkest day in countless lives, fearing that a large black 'can' would break down their door, tear down their house, arrest them, and escort them to the plaza for beheading.
Faced with the wanton, insane slaughter authorized by the Inquisition, the surviving middle and high-ranking officials also tried to report everything happening in Kerigran to the Imperial Cult headquarters.
But the Ecclesiarchy headquarters acted as if blind, turning a blind eye and letting them fend for themselves.
All they felt was despair.
Not only were the high-ranking officials of Shrine World Kaelerrang purged in this way, but the war-torn city, with everything needing to be rebuilt, had also undergone five large-scale cleansing operations among the civilians under the swift action of the Black Templars.
Personnel changes were so rapid that an officer seen in the morning would be gone by noon.
So, basically, with no one left, it fell to a novice Battle Sister, fresh out of an Imperial Cult convent, to serve as a guide for this Inquisitor who had struck fear into all high-ranking officials above the lowest levels of Kerigran.
Recalling the sympathetic looks from the senior Battle Sisters before she left the planet, the young sister couldn't help but shiver, truly terrified.
She couldn't help but glance at Kenmyo Isayama.
"I don't know why, he doesn't look bad, but he's so ruthless in his actions."
Kenmyo Isayama's adjutant, Elena, was leading the locally recruited Battle Sisters to raid houses. Initially, her enthusiasm wasn't very high.
But when Kenmyo Isayama took her to raid Cardinal Bishop Mikkel's home and found a large pile of Imperial currency and several boys diligently studying the most advanced Imperial Cult doctrines, she became enraged.
She wanted to arrest and execute all these scoundrels who blasphemed and betrayed the Emperor's faith.
In fact, the high-ranking officials of the Inquisition also knew that the Imperial Cult was riddled with corruption.
Because they received donations from nearly a trillion believers within the Imperium, in such an environment, it was impossible not to be greedy.
How much money was there? For example, in a small Shrine World Kaelerrang, every statue of the Emperor, whether hundreds of meters or dozens of meters tall, was made of pure gold.
However, they could still distinguish between the lesser evil of corruption and the greater evil of betraying the Imperium to become a minion of Chaos.
Yet, in just one small world, Kenmyo Isayama was able to uncover over 4,000 problematic high-ranking Imperial Cult officials.
The Imperial Cult governs so many worlds; how much 'water' can be squeezed out of them is a good question.
"Frey."
Kenmyo Isayama looked at many Ecclesiarchy monks, clad in white cloth and with sad expressions, moving redwood coffins in groups of four towards the Saint Sophia Cathedral, and couldn't help but ask.
"Here!"
Frey, suddenly called upon, thought she had somehow annoyed the Inquisitor and immediately stood at attention. Her whole body tensed, fearing he would immediately cut her down.
"What are they doing?"
When she heard Kenmyo Isayama's question, Frey immediately replied,
"Inquisitor, those are heroes who bravely sacrificed themselves in the Eldar attack."
"They will be brought before the Saint to pray for these noble souls to return to the throne of the God-Emperor, and then they will be sent to the mausoleum for burial."
Regardless of Kerigran, all other worlds under the Imperial Cult's jurisdiction do this: fallen warriors, for whatever reason, are gathered before the highest authority for blessings. This is to proclaim that sacrificing for the God-Emperor is the highest honor.
However, not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry gets this honor; the bar is set higher. It's usually people of a certain status, respected during their lives.
Kenmyo Isayama seemed to take an interest; it was his first time seeing this.
He asked another question:
"So, are the blessings done in batches?"
"No, all the adults' remains are placed in the'Sanctuary of the Saint' first, and then the Bishop conducts the ceremony."
"However, with the Bishop in his current state, I don't know who will preside over the ceremony. No, forgive me, I spoke out of turn."
Frey suddenly remembered that their Bishop had already been beheaded by Kenmyo Isayama, and realizing her blunder, she immediately bowed repeatedly.
Kenmyo Isayama ignored the young sister and walked straight towards the dilapidated, massive cathedral. It was a while before the frightened young sister realized the Inquisitor had walked far away.
Kenmyo Isayama had already wanted to see the resting place of the Saint, and now he had even more reason.
"He's dealt with the living, but did he miss the dead?"