Global Crossing: Empire of Stars - Section 800

Under Baris's command, a hundred thousand battlecruisers spread across the entire star system, sweeping it clean of the invading Orks.

This was the edge of Ork territory. The Green Tide had yet to paint the entire star system green.

War broke out on every planet. Ork bases built from the wreckage of ruined ships were destroyed by orbital bombardments. Drop pods rained down from the sky, and Space Marines led their Genestealers in squad-sized ground operations.

The three-and-a-half-meter giants strode heavily across the surface, leaving clear footprints behind. The Genestealers carried rocket packs on their backs, like reapers descending from the heavens.

Bolts streaked through the vacuum. Orks struck by them wailed as they turned into living torches, burning until they were nothing but charred husks.

"Vrrrr!"

Chainswords roared, their sharp teeth radiating a murderous chill. The Space Marines stepped forward as the seemingly endless Green Tide charged straight through the artillery fire.

The Boyz, clad in tattered spacesuits, swung their Chain Axes and charged madly under the command of heavily armored Ork Bosses. Even the artillery fire raining down from orbit could not stop the Green Tide's advance.

The Space Marines strode forward. Their Chainswords swept through the ranks, chopping Orks and their iron armor to pieces. Green blood sprayed through the air, freezing into green ice crystals.

Buckde and his battle-brothers led the Legion warriors in a fearless charge against the Orks.

The Sanguinary Guard had been absorbed into the ranks, and the survivors had undergone a second round of modifications. Their surplus artificial organs had been removed and replaced with more efficient biological functions.

This battle-hardened Captain had been swiftly promoted to Chapter Master of an Interstellar Legion and had formed a chapter of his own. Now he had been ordered to take part in the war