Amid the tense preparations for war, Lion El'Jonson made a crucial decision: he decided to deliberately spread the news that he was on Kamas.
This was not a rash decision, but one founded on his deep understanding of his own sons, especially those "Fallen Angels" who had rebelled ten thousand years ago.
He knew that, for those Traitors deeply corrupted by Chaos and burdened with the name of betrayal for ten thousand years, nothing could better validate their "choice," satisfy their twisted ambitions, or please their dark gods than personally killing a returned Primarch.
He believed that the leader of the Ten Thousand Eyes Warband, the Fallen Angel named Serafex, would never be able to resist such temptation.
This would be a carefully laid trap, with the Lion King himself as bait and Kamas as the anvil, waiting for the Ten Thousand Eyes Warband to descend like a hammer—then shattering them completely.
Meanwhile, at the edge of the Kamas Sector, in a region of void lightly tainted by Chaos energy and thick with asteroid belts, the Ten Thousand Eyes Warband's flagship—a battleship heavily modified by Chaos—floated silently like a lurking predator.
The bridge was dimly lit, and the air reeked of ozone, rot, and blasphemous incense.
The warband's leader, the Fallen Angel Serafex, stood before the holographic star map at the center of the bridge.
The dark green Power Armor he had once worn as a member of the Dark Angels Legion was now covered in marks of Chaos and twisted growths, while the heraldry that had once symbolized honor had been defiled by profane runes.
His helmet had been removed, revealing a face made hideous by ten thousand years of betrayal and Chaos corruption. His pale skin bore an unhealthy gray cast, and murky Psychic Flames filled with