That was the nature of the Orks. They had never been constrained by morality; instead, they established order through the power of their fists.
Once the leader at the top was killed, the entire organization suddenly collapsed.
For the Imperium, the most obvious consequence of the Orc Emperor's "fall" was that the Ork Titan Wrecks, which had been pursuing and fighting the Imperial Titan Fleet, were no longer as determined. Their movements were no longer as orderly as before.
As the pilots of the Titan Wrecks, those dozen or so Titan captains were undoubtedly major warlords of the Orc Empire and, relatively speaking, trusted confidants of the Beast Emperor.
Yet when the Beast Emperor showed weakness, these big Orks abandoned him almost at once. Make no mistake: the reason they were still fighting the Imperial Titan Fleet was simply that the Beasts knew that even if they wanted to retreat now, whether they could get away depended on the enemy's willingness to let them. They had no choice but to huddle together for warmth.
The most immediate result of this fence-sitting was that the Ork Titan Fleet fell into disorder.
In Space Battlefield combat, unless one side had an overwhelming technological advantage, formation had the most direct impact on the outcome of a war.
As the formations of the Ork Wreck Fleet gradually fell apart, the Imperial Titan Fleet saw more and more weaknesses. One Titan Ship after another had its Warp Bubble blasted apart, leaving it trapped in the predicament of being able to travel only at Sublight Travel speeds.
Stars exploded one after another. The Supernova Explosions, erupting in succession, turned this region into the most dangerous area in the Triangulum River System. Countless summoned Ork Wreck Fleets rushed over and activated their Hyperspace Jump drives, only to