Chapter Summaries

Gabriel Angelos and Darth Vader fought in the transfer zone, where Vader’s Force challenged Gabriel’s Psychic Power and physical strength. After learning that the Company Guards had completed their objective and Agent Kennedy’s group had infiltrated successfully, Gabriel ordered a retreat toward the hangar.

• Gabriel struck at Darth Vader with Godsplitter, but Vader used the Force to deflect the hammer and evade his attacks.
• Vader decided to capture Gabriel and take his Psychic Power, then ignited his Lightsaber and attacked.
• Gabriel raised a Psychic Barrier against Vader’s Force, but Vader’s pressure drove him backward and tested his will.
• Gabriel fired his Linked Boltguns, and Darth Vader sliced the incoming Bolt Rounds with his Lightsaber, triggering explosions that filled the corridor with smoke.
• The Company Guards reported that they had completed the objective and Agent Kennedy’s group had completed its initial infiltration, so Gabriel ordered everyone to withdraw.

Gabriel escaped the Ravager with his men while Darth Vader let the Blood Ravens withdraw and ordered his damaged fleet to leave Scarif. Governor Tarkin questioned Vader’s claim that the Ravager had suffered severe damage and wondered why he was eager to depart.

• Gabriel returned to the Ravager’s hangar with five Company Guards and Apollo Diomedes, then escaped aboard a Thunderhawk Assault Craft.
• Darth Vader chose not to pursue Gabriel and watched the Blood Ravens’ fleet battle, concluding their ammunition would soon run out.
• Darth Vader told Governor Tarkin that the Ravager was severely damaged and ordered an immediate withdrawal.
• Four Blood Ravens vessels escaped Scarif through Hyperspace, and Darth Vader ordered the Ravager and damaged ships to prepare to withdraw for repairs.
• Tarkin heard reports of Vader’s withdrawal and doubted that Vader’s forces had suffered severe losses, questioning why he wanted to leave Scarif.

Tarkin ordered searches across the Death Star and reinforcements to Scarif while the Empire’s patrols tightened security. Meanwhile, Leon, Lucy, David, and their allies secretly infiltrated the station, and K-2SO’s staged malfunction drew Stormtroopers toward a utility room.

• Tarkin recognized the danger of spies and ordered guards to search every sector of the Death Star.
• Tarkin ordered nearby fleets to proceed to Scarif and prepare for large-scale combat as Darth Vader departed with the Empire’s elite forces.
• The Silver Gull formation secretly delivered Leon, Lucy, David, Chirrut Imwe, Baze Malbus, K-2SO, and Special Operations Group members to the Death Star’s lower section.
• Special Operations Group operatives used Optical Camouflage to infiltrate the docking bay while Blood Ravens veterans waited outside to provide support.
• Leon, David, Lucy, Chirrut, and Baze followed a Stormtrooper patrol into an equipment storage room as K-2SO entered a utility room and pretended to malfunction.
• The patrol leader sent two Stormtroopers to investigate K-2SO.

Leon and his team infiltrated the Death Star disguised as Stormtroopers, with Lucy hacking systems to get them toward Section 7’s central control room. As they approached their five-minute window to seize the control system, Leon asked Chirrut whether any Sith Warriors remained aboard.

• K-2SO knocked out two Stormtroopers while David stripped their armor in the storage room.
• Lucy disabled and puppeteered a security droid as Leon, Chirrut Imwe, and Baze Malbus ambushed the remaining patrol and brought the unconscious troopers inside.
• Leon and his team disguised themselves as a patrol and moved through the Death Star to an elevator, which carried them toward Section 7’s middle level.
• Lucy told Leon that she had altered their clearance and given them five minutes to reach the central control room.
• Leon briefed the team on the plan to seize the control room and asked Chirrut whether any Force-wielding Sith Warriors remained aboard the Death Star.

Leon’s team reached the Death Star’s central control area and launched an assault on the guards protecting its security gate. As Lucy worked to breach the gate, David reported that the battle at Scarif had begun and Primarch Curze was preparing to board the Death Star.

• Chirrut sensed no Dark Side disturbances on the target floor, and Leon’s team continued toward the central control room.
• Leon declined to arm K-2SO and ordered the arriving Special Operations Group squads to converge and prepare for an assault.
• Leon’s group approached the security gate, where the Death Troopers grew suspicious of their cover story.
• Explosions and alarms interrupted the Death Troopers’ attempt to arrest the team, and Leon’s group quickly incapacitated all four guards.
• An eight-man Special Operations Group squad secured the area while Lucy connected her prosthetic arm to the gate terminal to crack it.
• David reported that the Blood Ravens Company had reached Scarif and that Primarch Curze and the Night Lords’ Honor Guard would board the Death Star; Leon ordered veterans outside the docking bay to provide support.

Leon and his team captured the Death Star’s Section 7 central control room, while Lucy disabled its tractor beam and shields to prepare for a Blood Ravens boarding operation. With reinforcements arriving and Primarch Curze set to lead the next phase, Baze and Chirrut finally saw hope of turning the battle around.

• The Special Operations Group held off Death Troopers as David was hit in the shoulder, and Baze helped him back to his feet.
• Lucy breached the security blast door, and the Special Operations Group killed the Death Troopers guarding the central control room.
• The control room staff, including the colonel, surrendered, and Leon ordered Lucy to hack the system.
• Lucy disabled Section 7’s tractor beam and shields, then Leon confirmed that Primarch Curze and his Honor Guard could begin boarding.
• Blood Ravens veterans crossed the plasma valves and attacked the Stormtroopers in the docking bay while Baze and Chirrut welcomed the chance to turn the battle around.

Six Blood Ravens veterans fought thousands of Stormtroopers in District 7 of the Death Star, forcing them to request stronger support. In the Scarif System, the Blood Ravens Company devastated the Galactic Empire fleet, but reinforcements arrived as Magnus sent Curze and the Night Lords' Honor Guard to the Death Star.

• The Blood Ravens veterans used Bolt Rounds, Plasma Cannon fire, Energy Shields, and their speed and strength to overwhelm Stormtroopers in the Death Star docking bay.
• A Stormtrooper lieutenant called for support, warned the operator that the six enemies were far beyond human limits, and secured a request for stronger units.
• The Blood Ravens fleet arrived in the Scarif System and used its Emperor-class vessel's Electromagnetic Main Cannon and other weapons to destroy much of the Galactic Empire fleet.
• Galactic Empire reinforcements arrived with roughly two hundred vessels, while the Rebel Alliance dispatched X-wing squadrons to scout Scarif.
• Magnus sent Curze and the Night Lords' Honor Guard to the Death Star's District 7 docking bay.

The Emperor-class and the Galactic Empire's relief fleet battled over Scarif as Thunderhawk Gunships advanced toward the Death Star's weakened Section 7. Governor Tarkin ordered a devastating strike against the Emperor-class, but Magnus stopped the Death Star's beam with a psychic barrier, leaving the boarding action to his brothers.

• The Emperor-class deployed a one-sided shield that nullified the relief fleet's opening barrage as both sides exchanged fire over Scarif.
• Two Thunderhawk Gunships and their escorts broke through TIE Fighter defenses and headed for the Death Star's vulnerable Section 7 docking port.
• Governor Tarkin ordered reinforcements to Scarif, Death Troopers to Section 7, and the Death Star to fire its single-reactor beam at the Emperor-class.
• Magnus refused to evade and told the Blood Ravens observer to let him handle the attack.
• The Death Star fired its green beam, but Magnus shielded the Emperor-class with his psychic power, preventing damage and undermining Imperial morale.

The Blood Ravens veterans overwhelmed the Stormtroopers in the Death Star docking bay until the survivors surrendered. As Curze and his Honor Guard approached, Sith Apprentices used the Force to pin the veterans down, but the captain charged one of them, who called on the distant Stormtroopers to open fire.

• The Blood Ravens captain ran out of ammunition, drew his power sword, and led the veterans in a melee assault that drove the Stormtroopers to surrender.
• After receiving a warning that Curze and his Honor Guard were approaching, the captain ordered the surrendered Stormtroopers to move aside and lie facedown.
• Hidden Stormtroopers continued firing as a dark presence approached, and several Sith Apprentices used the Force to pin the six Blood Ravens veterans in place.
• The veterans resisted the Force with their psychic abilities, identified the Sith Apprentices, and charged them.
• The captain's power sword clashed with a Sith Apprentice's lightsaber, and the Apprentice shouted for the Stormtroopers to fire.

Curze arrived at the docking bay with the Night Lords Black Guard, turning the battle against the Sith Apprentices and Stormtroopers. The Black Guard slaughtered the Stormtroopers while Curze overwhelmed and brutally killed the Sith Apprentices.

• The Sith Apprentice escaped the veteran captain's Power Sword and ordered the other apprentices to keep their distance, restrain the Blood Ravens veterans with the Force, and direct Stormtrooper fire at them.
• Two Thunderhawk Gunships entered the docking bay, and Curze arrived with the Night Lords Black Guard.
• The Black Guard opened fire on the Stormtroopers, slaughtering them while deliberately leaving the Sith Apprentices for Curze.
• The Sith Apprentices tried to bind Curze with the Force, but it had no effect, and Curze advanced through their attacks.
• Curze filled the apprentices' senses with darkness and killed them with brutal force.

Governor Tarkin ordered the Death Star to destroy a section in an attempt to stop Curze, who was advancing toward the command center. The explosion appeared to halt him, but the chapter ended with an officer reporting that Curze was still alive.

• An officer warned Tarkin that Curze was approaching the command center and that Imperial troops and defenses could not slow him.
• Tarkin ordered all available units to block Curze and directed the Death Star to fire at the Blood Ravens flagship when possible.
• An officer reported that Curze had broken through the Section 12 defenses and would reach the command center in three minutes.
• Tarkin ordered the section's self-destruct sequence despite the Imperial soldiers still trapped there.
• The explosion shook the command center and cut off its surveillance feeds, leading officers to believe Curze had been killed.
• An officer cried out that Curze was still alive.

Curze survived the Death Star's sector self-destruction and reached the command center, where he rejected Tarkin's surrender and killed him. After Curze asked who was next, an officer fired at him, and Curze used Psychic Power to peer into the minds of those present.

• Curze emerged unharmed from the destruction, spotted the officers watching him, and warned them that death was their final destination.
• Tarkin decided to surrender and broadcast an offer of cooperation, but Curze continued toward the command center.
• Curze tore through the security blast door, entered the command center, and told Tarkin that surrender was meaningless.
• Curze ripped Tarkin in half and asked the terrified officers who was next.
• An officer fired blaster bolts at Curze, who deliberately lowered his defenses and then used Psychic Power to examine the people in the command center.

Curze slaughtered most of the officers aboard the Death Star while sparing a few for the Main Universe Empire, and Lucy seized control of the station. As the Blood Ravens drove the Galactic Empire fleet toward defeat at Scarif, Rebel Alliance X-wings arrived to help, leaving their pilots worried about the Imperium of Man’s power.

• Curze sensed the officers’ emotions, killed ninety percent of them, and spared the rest for possible service in the Main Universe Empire.
• Curze summoned reinforcements, and Lucy connected to Tarkin’s console and took control of the Death Star.
• The Blood Ravens Fleet overwhelmed the Galactic Empire at Scarif, while Imperial ships fled or arrived too late to restore order.
• Three Rebel Alliance X-wing squadrons arrived, saw the Death Star under siege, and contacted the Blood Ravens flagship for identification.
• The Blood Ravens directed the Rebels to attack TIE Fighters, and the X-wings joined the battle as the Imperial fleet continued to collapse.

After the Battle of Scarif, the Blood Ravens salvaged the wreckage and consolidated their hold over the captured Death Star, Star Destroyers, and planet. As Rebel Alliance representatives arrived for talks, Sui Yang ordered additional Legions into Universe 17 to conquer the Galactic Empire and manage the aftermath.

• The Blood Ravens searched Scarif’s wreckage for survivors and equipment while retaining control of the damaged Death Star and twelve captured Star Destroyers.
• A Rebel Alliance major and three X-wing squadrons arrived aboard the Omniscient Mystery, where they were escorted toward the bridge by four Sekhmet.
• Sui Yang praised Gabriel Angelos for his performance and reflected on how his duties and the Empire’s growth had changed his life.
• Magnus asked Sui Yang for more forces, and Sui Yang assigned Lorgar’s Word Bearers and Curze’s Night Lords to Universe 17, with the Imperial Fists and Iron Warriors handling reconstruction and garrison duties.
• The Rebel Alliance pilots, Cassian, Galen and his daughter, Chirrut, Baze, and the special forces arrived on the Omniscient Mystery’s bridge.

Magnus negotiated with Rebel Alliance representatives, pressing them to explain what they could contribute and whether they would accept the Imperium of Man's leadership. He used his power to show them the Imperium's history and society, easing some fears while leaving doubts about its authoritarian rule and treatment of other species.

• Magnus welcomed the Rebel Alliance delegation aboard the Omniscient Mystery and questioned what practical value an alliance would offer the Imperium of Man.
• The major described the Rebel Alliance's limited military strength and offered its knowledge of Imperial intelligence and popular support in the Outer Rim.
• Cassian proposed sharing internal intelligence and helping build support networks, and Magnus asked whether the Alliance would accept the Imperium's command and deployment.
• The major and Cassian worried that the Imperium's leadership might replace one oppressive hegemony with another, while Chirrut, Baze, Galen, and his daughter remained comparatively calm.
• Magnus reassured the delegation that the Imperium protected human civilization but admitted it was ruled by an Emperor, prompting renewed anxiety.
• Magnus showed the delegation visions of the Imperium's prosperous society, its harsh suppression of threats, and its cooperation with Sangheili, Elves, and Dwarves.

Magnus forced Mon Mothma to accept the Imperium of Man’s leadership, presenting the Rebel Alliance with a two-minute ultimatum. Mothma agreed to follow his command for the moment, and Magnus ordered Dorn to send an Imperial Fists company to Yavin 4.

• The major contacted Mon Mothma, who saw Magnus and the Astartes and heard his report on the Imperium of Man’s strength and its preliminary agreement with the Rebel Alliance.
• Mon Mothma challenged Magnus over his demands, and he stated that the Imperium sought to unify the galaxy and required the Rebel Alliance to accept its leadership.
• Mon Mothma weighed her limited options and asked for time to consult the Rebel Alliance, but Magnus gave her only two minutes and threatened coercive measures.
• With the Rebel Alliance’s position exposed and its personnel vulnerable, Mon Mothma agreed to follow Magnus’s command for the moment.
• Magnus had the Wise AI remind Dorn to dispatch a company to Yavin 4 to provide support.

As Dorn’s fleet arrived on Terraria, the chapter described the planet’s close ties to the Imperium and the political marriage arranged between Dorn and Aoyi Lothrian. Dorn questioned whether they were suited to one another before Doctor Catherine Halsey’s call was announced.

• A fleet led by the Emperor-class Battleship Eternal Expedition crossed Terraria and headed through its Space Gate toward the Imperial Palace on Main Universe Earth.
• The chapter explained how the Elves’ alliance and wealth had strengthened the Imperial Fists, and that Dorn would marry Aoyi Lothrian with the God-Emperor’s approval.
• Dorn stood on the Eternal Expedition’s bridge with Aoyi Lothrian and Pietro Bomir as the ship turned toward the Imperial Palace.
• Dorn worried about the political marriage, wondering whether he and Aoyi were suited to each other and could share his long life.
• A communications officer told Dorn that Doctor Catherine Halsey had requested a communication.

Dorn accepted Halsey’s Emperor-approved request to bring a Spartan trial unit and prototype Terminator Armor to Universe 17 with the Imperial Fists. He met Halsey and the young Spartans aboard the Eternal Expedition, where the unit awaited deployment to the Star Wars universe.

• Dorn approved Halsey’s communication and learned that she was offering prototype Terminator Armor and asking the Imperial Fists to take a trial unit to Universe 17.
• Dorn confirmed that the Emperor had approved the project, then ordered one ship to hold outside the seventeenth Space Gate while the fleet continued toward Jedha and Yavin 4.
• Aoyi identified the trial unit as likely the first batch of Spartans from Halsey’s Imperial Spartan-I Program, while Pietro expressed interest in their potential.
• Dorn, Aoyi, Pietro, and the Templar Knights went to Staging Bay No. 1, where Halsey and a group of seventeen- or eighteen-year-old Spartans awaited them.

Halsey delivered the first Spartans, led by John, to Dorn’s forces and supplied teleport-equipped Terminator Armor for the Unification Wars. As the Eternal Expedition headed toward Yavin 4, Aoyi offered to help the Spartans settle in and asked Dorn whether he wanted to keep them.

• Halsey introduced the Spartan unit to Dorn and named John, codename 117, as its commander and her finest creation.
• Dorn agreed to put the Spartans through arduous missions until the Unification Wars ended, while Halsey described the teleportation capabilities and limitations of the new Terminator Armor.
• After Halsey left for Universe 08, John saluted Dorn and rallied the unsettled Spartans; Dorn assigned Pietro to find them quarters and orient them.
• Dorn ordered the Eternal Expedition to rejoin the Fleet and travel through the Space Gate toward Yavin 4, while keeping his deployment limited to avoid competing for glory.
• Aoyi offered to help the Spartans settle in and asked Dorn if he wanted to keep them as the Eternal Expedition passed through the Space Gate.

Dorn and Aoyi traveled with the Eternal Expedition toward Yavin 4, while Pietro familiarized the Spartan soldiers with the battleship. The Spartans prepared for their mission, and the chapter ended with the ship arriving within Yavin 4’s gravitational range.

• Dorn and Aoyi left the orbital train, returned to the bridge, and watched the Eternal Expedition enter Slipspace toward Yavin 4.
• A crewman reported that the ship would arrive at Yavin 4 in forty minutes.
• Pietro showed the Spartan soldiers their sleeping quarters, mess hall, armory, and Drop Bay, then ordered them to prepare once the ship exited Slipspace.
• John and several comrades ate in the mess hall as the chapter detailed the Spartans’ five augmentation procedures and their risks.
• The Eternal Expedition exited Slipspace and entered Yavin 4’s gravitational range.