Doom and the Spirit-Banishing Death Zone!

Even though quite some time had passed since the Nova Cannon was fired.

The cold void still bore brilliant scars stretching for hundreds of thousands of kilometers.

If one stood at a ship's observation window and looked into the distance.

Those lacking sufficient knowledge might have thought they were witnessing a succession of bright stars still blooming.

And that was probably the true meaning behind the name Nova Cannon.

However, some of the mortal crew aboard the flagship had no mood to appreciate the breathtaking scenery outside.

Every one of them wore a numb expression.

With sorrow or gloom in their eyes, they stood deep within the passageways of the Upper Echelons.

From time to time, they watched numerous Astartes carrying Bolters and clad in Power Armor brush past the silent crowds.

Several hours later, dozens of cleaning Servitors had completely removed the bloodstains and headless corpses left upon the metal floors.

The numb-faced crew had no choice but to return to the seemingly unchanged bridge.

They swiftly inspected the equipment for damage and skillfully operated countless complex technological devices.

Once the massive fleet set sail again.

Rorschach and Fulgrim jointly issued a broadcast in the name of the Primarchs, mourning the hundreds of crew members who had died while also praising the loyalty and faith of the remaining mortal crew.

Even if it was merely a hollow verbal encouragement.

To some extent, it greatly eased the mortal crew members' grief and anxiety.

It was even enough to sustain them as they continued fighting for the Imperium of Man and The Emperor until death.

Inside a large warehouse located in the flagship's Mid-decks.

Dozens of Tech-Priests and a great number of Auto-Servitor Robots were under Doom's command.

Carefully assembling a scale-reduced prototype of an FTL Engine.

Even so, the