The Mechanical Order operated as a self-contained system, independent of the Empire, shrouding them in an aura of danger and mystery in the eyes of most Imperial citizens.
Of course.
If it were merely the classical God of All Machines or Protestantism's Om Messia, Imperial Knights would not be unfamiliar with these names, as the Technician Soldiers often mentioned the existence of both during their prayers.
When Koller witnessed the transformation of Reinhardt's firearm, he initially suspected a problem with his own Spiritual Perception.
'A weapon... that seems to have come to life?'
But beyond the cold steel, he couldn't detect any other power. It was as if the object were evolving and upgrading on its own, just like a living organism.
He wasn't the only one.
The three Technician Priests, assigned by the Third Fleet to temporarily maintain the Avenger Flagship, all turned pale with shock upon hearing the sacred hum of the machinery, and they dropped to their knees.
