In the dark void, the Tyran Navy's Invincible Fleet lay anchored at the junction of two star systems, with the Celestial Engine supplying the massive fleet.
Soon, guided by the beacons on the Celestial Engine, the Dark Angels fleet arrived at the Invincible Fleet's anchorage and joined up with it.
After a small shuttle made a trip between the Glorious Humanity and the Invincible Truth, Azrael, Legion Commander of the Dark Angels, and his Primarch, Lion El'Jonson, came aboard the Tyran Navy flagship.
In the grand bridge, the commanders of the two fleets met.
For diplomatic reasons, Lion had brought only Azrael and no honor guard. Representing the sector on the Tyran Navy's side was, naturally, Fleet Marshal Adam, but another man was also present on the bridge as commander of the fleet's army transport ships.
That man was Grey, chief Custodian of the Lord of Tyran.
"Seamless cooperation."
"Seamless cooperation."
The Primarch, Marshal Adam, and Grey shook hands and exchanged greetings one by one.
The two fleets had joined forces to fight in the frontline war zone designated by Guilliman.
Two months had passed since Guilliman and the High Lords of Terra issued the order for war. That was more than enough time for the Tyran Navy and army to mobilize, but for the Imperium's armed forces as a whole, time was tight.
Fortunately, Guilliman had not been idle before this. He had begun planning a war against the Necrons years ago, had long since designated the frontline war zone, and had Lion mobilize army and navy forces. The Imperium did not need much time to move its troops; thirty percent of the forces planned for the war were already in the frontline war zone.
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