Reinforcements Arrive

Within weeks of Inquisitor Chen Xi sending his message, the void of the Kamas Sector welcomed two crucial arrivals in succession.

The first to arrive was the Blood Angels relief fleet.

Guided by the navigational beacon of the Crimson Crescent Fortress-Monastery, the Strike Cruiser Holy Wrath, led by Third Company Captain Erasmus Tycho, smoothly entered its designated orbit.

A group of transport craft landed on the fortress's main landing platform. Their hatches slid open, and Captain Tycho was the first to step out.

He wore his iconic crimson Power Armor, the Blood Angels insignia on his pauldrons and his personal honors gleaming beneath the sun of Kamas.

His sharp gaze swiftly swept over the assembled Crimson Crescent warriors before settling on Inquisitor Chen Xi, who awaited him there, and the towering figure at his side, so imposing it took one's breath away.

Captain Tycho strode forward and nodded to Chen Xi.

"Inquisitor," his voice boomed through his helmet's amplifier, steady and powerful, "Chapter Master Dante sends his greetings. Baal remembers your contributions."

Then he turned to Lion El'Jonson.

Though he had already learned of it through astropathic messages, seeing the legendary Primarch in person still brought an indescribable shock.

Tycho and the Blood Angels Astartes behind him needed no verbal confirmation. The resonance deep within their genes, along with the mountain-like majesty radiating from the other man, told them everything.

Tycho placed a hand over his chest and gave a solemn Aquila Salute. "My lord Primarch, Erasmus Tycho, Third Company Captain of the Blood Angels, under Chapter Master Dante's orders, brings one hundred and seven warriors of my company to await your command."

Lion El'Jonson gave a slight nod, his gaze as deep as the forests of Caliban.

"Dante and the Blood Angels were willing to offer aid even in