The voice over the comms was so sacred.
It made one feel as though their very soul had been cleansed.
Saints were the embodiment of devout faith, the manifestation of the Emperor's will.
Their appearance proved that humanity's hope had not yet faded.
Phicris and Sicarius exchanged a glance. Though they had met Saints several times before, they still could not help but feel awed upon hearing that voice.
"Open the Void Shield. Permit them to board." Guilliman's voice was utterly calm.
Accompanied by the flicker of Warp light, a group appeared in the bridge control room.
At their head was Celestine, clad in golden armor, a pair of pure white wings extending from her back.
Her soft golden hair fell loose around her flawless, noble face, inspiring not the slightest trace of irreverence.
Behind the Saint stood a warrior clad in gray-white Terminator Armour. He had removed his helm and hung it at his waist, while a heavy greatsword was bound to his hand with chains.
"My lord." Celestine bowed.
Guilliman nodded, then turned his gaze to the warrior behind Celestine. An aura unlike that of ordinary Space Marines emanated from him.
"Allow me to introduce him. This is Krowe, leader and champion of the Purifier Chapter within the Grey Knights Second Brotherhood. I encountered him while pursuing traitors. He crossed the raging Warp storms to seek you in Ultramar, and he has brought important news."
Celestine stepped aside, leaving space for Guilliman and Krowe, and introduced Krowe's origins. He was a Grey Knights champion.
Humanity's eternal enemy had always been Chaos.
The ultimate goal of those terrifying entities was not to utterly destroy humanity, but to corrupt, conquer, and torment it for eternity.
The Chaos Gods longed for the universe to descend into eternal disorder, for all life