"Good Morning, Driver. What Is Today's Destination?"

"Good morning, driver. What is today's destination—?"

"No longer need you fear gunfire in the darkness."

Particles of light fell upon the empty sleeve of a retired veteran, and the Pure Psychic Energy from the Emperor immediately wove the outline of a new arm.

"No longer need you count the numbers on ration cards."

Golden dust seeped into a young mother's shoulders, and her withered body began to glow with renewed life.

"No longer need you kneel before false saviors."

As those words rang out, the UED propaganda hologram at the edge of the plaza suddenly cracked apart and shattered into fragments.

The Emperor's voice gradually rose, ultimately becoming a roar that shook heaven and earth. "The Imperium of Man shall break your shackles! Rebuild your homes! Light up the sea of stars for you!"

As the declaration resounded, the Crystal pillar erupted with a brilliant light like the heart of the sun.

The Flower of Purity bloomed completely, and the golden powder bursting from between its petals condensed a thousand meters above into an enormous dragon-patterned emblem.

The emblem slowly rotated, and countless scenes emerged within the rain of light it scattered—

Golden waves of grain rolled across what had once been trenches;

Children touched holographic star maps in rebuilt schools;

Astartes knelt on one knee and offered hot soup to white-haired elders.

Most breathtaking of all was the projection of a spaceport, where tens of thousands of humans boarded silver-white colony ships, beyond whose windows emerald-green colonial planets slowly turned.

"This is not charity."

The Emperor's tone suddenly sharpened, and the energy patterns on his black-and-gold armor flared brightly. "This is the authority that the bloodline of humanity deserves."

The instant he clenched his fist, every projection converged into a pillar of light reaching the heavens. "From this