╭( ) The Roaring Shadowmoon Wolves (I)
╭() The Roaring Shadowmoon Wolves (I)
On this day, an unprecedented sight appeared in the skies above Canopy Star.
Even without any equipment, people with good eyesight in areas with clear weather could look up and make out the silhouettes of the warships far above.
It was a vast fleet. Like steel behemoths, the ships emerged from the edge of space and arranged themselves in neat formation beyond the blue sky.
It was obvious that this mighty fleet belonged to Horus, Primarch of the XVI Legion, the Shadowmoon Wolves, and was part of the Second Sub-fleet of the Great Crusade fleet of the Imperium of Man on Terra.
Although it was only one Legion's fleet, it still consisted of more than three thousand warships!
So, even though the fighting had not yet begun, even the fleet's mere arrival was enough to shroud all of Canopy Star in an atmosphere of grimness and despair.
When they saw the sight, witnessed the arrival of Horus's fleet, and heard the shrill air-raid sirens sounding in cities across the planet, countless Canopy Star citizens who had no way to evacuate turned pale and hurried to the underground shelters in their cities and settlements, just as they had been instructed in their drills.
Because the arrival of Horus's fleet heralded the start of the final and most brutal ground war.
And just as expected!
Not long after Horus's fleet reached Canopy Star's orbit, Horus, the fleet's Primarch and Legion Master, gave the order. The fleet's main warships surged forward like arrows loosed from bows, charging toward the planet's orbital defense platforms.
As they accelerated into the attack, the macro-cannons, lances, and other main guns aboard their warships sent brilliant streaks of light across the space above the blue