The struggle waged across timelines proceeded as silently as the blockades and counter-blockades across space and dimensions. For humanity, which chiefly inhabited the primary dimension of the Real Universe, the most important battlefield besides the front-line war zones was the Baron System, which the Necrons could use to tear apart humanity's front-line deployment from the rear once they captured it.
The Dark Angels' First Company, carrying Lion El'Jonson's Invincible Truth, was pulled back from the front. Part of the Tyran Navy's fleet and army was also withdrawn to reinforce the Baron System and ensure that it would never fall into xenos hands.
But no matter how advanced technology became or how much faster-than-light travel methods evolved, flesh-and-blood mortals were ultimately not fast enough.
Among the gods, the World Shaper and the Void Dragon were ordered to head to the Baron System together, ensuring that the local mortals could hold Baron Prime until reinforcements arrived.
The two C'tan raced through the void.
To avoid the Warp rift known as the Maelstrom, the two C'tan took a detour. As they crossed the border between the southern Tyran System and the Imperium, the World Shaper suddenly stopped.
In the blink of an eye, the Void Dragon had already shot dozens of light-years ahead. Then it came roaring curses as it returned to the World Shaper's side.
"We're fighting a war, not touring the galaxy!"
"You'd better have a good reason for stopping!"
The Void Dragon was not as irritable as the Burner, so the World Shaper knew perfectly well that it was merely used to throwing its weight around. Now that it could no longer drive off and boss around the Forger, it could only seek the feeling of its former power from other C'tan.
"Give me a minute." The World Shaper chose