Tizca, atop the Control Spire of the orbital transit yard.
Temple Master Phosis T'kar of the Falcon Sect braced both hands on his silver scimitars and looked up at the blazing golden jetbike diving toward him.
Its curved front resembled the sharp beak of a giant eagle, with swept-back wings along its sides.
The Warrior riding it wore golden armor, the crimson plume atop his helmet streaming like a banner in the wind.
The rapid-fire cannons beneath the bike spat flames, sending a barrage screaming toward him.
T'kar raised his left arm and clenched at empty air.
Five jetbikes fell like kites with severed strings. With a swing of T'kar's left arm, they smashed into the Hammerfall Bunker below.
Amid the smoke billowing into the sky, over a hundred Third Terra Auxilia Warriors clad in armor marked with interlocking T-patterns were reduced to ash.
"The Adeptus Custodes are nothing special." T'kar snorted.
He extended an arm and clenched his fist.
The Hammerfall Bunker's barely connected steel frame was torn apart.
T'kar violently swung his arm, and the bunker wreckage flipped and rolled, hurtling with a howl toward the advancing Adeptus Custodes.
Boom!
The steel wreckage suddenly crashed down from thin air, throwing dust high into the sky.
T'kar frowned and looked down.
A slender figure in golden armor entered his sight. The lower half of her face was concealed beneath a silver mask, and tear-drop patterns were tattooed around her black eyes.
"Sisters of Silence." T'kar spoke with disgust.
Utipa, the Guardian Spirit soaring through the air, swooped down with a howl and hovered above his head.
"There are more around her." T'kar drew his silver scimitar, turned, and entered the Control Spire.
He drew his Bolt Pistol and rushed down the stairs.
Scorching flames flashed through his vision. T'kar