In the frigid void of the Imperial Dark Side.
A heavily armored Strike Cruiser, its hull covered in scars, fled in panic.
On a route not far behind it,
an Omen Ark that looked more like a Space Hulk continued its terrifying pursuit.
At almost the same time, massive fleets belonging to the Scourge Legion swiftly appeared directly ahead of the Strike Cruiser.
They surrounded both it and the pursuing Omen Ark in one fell swoop!
Buzz buzz buzz—
In an instant, ancient Assault Boats and Assault Torpedoes carried countless Astartes into a Boarding Action against the trapped prey.
Brilliant lances and Space Torpedoes also crossed the frigid void in an instant, continuously bombarding the Omen Ark's rapidly raised heavy void shields!
Rumble!
At that moment, a terrifying psychic giant hand, larger even than a Capital Ship, suddenly emerged from within the legion flagship, the Iron Fist. Formed from countless pitch-black shadows, the psychic hand carried incomparably dreadful force as it seized the Omen Ark at the center of the space battlefield and tore it completely apart into countless shattered pieces of space debris!
Because of this, the Astartes conducting the Boarding Action proceeded far more smoothly.
In an extremely short time, they cleared the surviving Chaos Demons and Chaos Cultists from the Omen Ark's wreckage and successfully captured the completely defenseless Strike Cruiser as well!
However, Rorschach, who had casually brought a space naval battle to an end, was somewhat surprised.
The Scourge Legion's descendants had found a legendary figure well known to all Astartes within that Strike Cruiser of unknown origin!
Thud thud thud—
Not long afterward, within the Forge Hall of the Gloriana-class Battleship,
under the somewhat dim lighting, two massive Super Raven Guard forcibly escorted a disheveled man into the Primarch's sight. He wore a battered