Necromunda's administrative hive, namely the main hive and the surrounding subsidiary hive settlements.
It could be called one of the largest, most magnificent, and oldest hive clusters on the entire hive world.
And in low orbit above the main hive was the Ring of Luna, one of the Solar Sector's busiest trading starports.
Countless massive transport ships from major sectors of the Imperium of Man and even Holy Terra docked there, constantly unloading and taking on astronomical quantities of precious resources.
At this moment, Rorschach, his hood long since removed, stood inside an ancient palace belonging to the Kodo Family in the upper hive, clad in Vibranium Power Armor.
His cold gaze passed through an enormous floor-to-ceiling window dozens of meters tall, overlooking ornate shuttles speeding back and forth through the thin clouds below.
At the same time, the slanting rays of a setting sun from a brilliant star fell across Rorschach's massive body, making him appear like a god gazing down upon the hive world below.
"Even though I have visited countless hive worlds, I still cannot get used to the utterly different living conditions between the lower hive and the upper hive. Do you think I am being overly sentimental?"
Rorschach narrowed his eyes and muttered in a deep voice.
Behind him, within the vast interior of the palace.
More than a thousand important members of the Kodo Family, their faces hidden behind masks, knelt upon the smooth, bright, icy floor in the humblest and most devout posture.
Even though their foreheads rested against the ground and they had inadvertently heard the Primarch speaking to himself, none of them showed any sign of raising their heads.
For the Kodo Family, who worshipped the Cult of Redemption and enjoyed purifying all heretical acts with flame.
Witnessing the arrival of