Recaps

Shino's elite squad retreated through the underground passages to lure the pursuing Orks away from the human survivors' fortress, but their ammunition dwindled and they became trapped by a collapsed passage. Shino reached the rubble with no clear way forward as the Orks continued to chase them.

• Shino's squad fought the Orks in the cramped passages, using the terrain to slow their advance while retreating away from the underground fortress.
• The squad ran low on ammunition, and Shino told them to keep moving so the Orks would not discover the fortress.
• The Orks pursued Shino's group through the passages, abandoning their Big Shootas when they could not get a clear shot.
• Shino's group found the passage ahead blocked by a collapse, and Shino saw that the rubble could not be cleared by ordinary means.

Shino and his companions accepted that the Orks had trapped them and chose to fight rather than surrender. They stood together and attacked the charging Orks, with Shino killing the first foes as the battle began.

• Shino blamed himself for leading the group into danger and knelt to apologize, but the others knelt too and thanked him for saving their lives.
• Shino asked whether they hated him, and the group declared their loyalty and willingness to fight the Orks to the death.
• Shino and the others drew their melee weapons and faced the approaching Orks at the passage entrance.
• The first Ork charged, and Shino dodged its chopper, stabbed it in the abdomen, and cut its throat.
• Shino and the others fought the oncoming Orks with their weapons, striking back despite being outnumbered.

Magras and the Space Marines joined a fierce melee in an underground passage and slaughtered the Orks attacking the humans. With no Ork Boss directing them, the Orks fell into chaos and were trapped with no way to escape.

• Magras and his companions arrived at the passage and saw humans fighting Orks while more Orks crowded outside.
• Magras charged into the Orks, severing one Ork's choppa and killing it with his Power Axes.
• The Space Marines joined Magras and formed a line against the Ork horde, cutting down the attackers.
• Kus and Magras realized the Orks had gathered in response to the battle and lacked an Ork Boss to command them.
• The Space Marines killed Orks until the survivors tried to flee, but the Marines blocked their retreat.

Magras’s company rescued Shino and the surviving members of his elite squad after they fought their way through the Orks. Shino explained that his people had left their underground settlement to find food and water and investigate the bombardment, while the survivors regarded the Space Marines as the Emperor’s Angels.

• Shino noticed that fewer Orks were entering the passage and urged his squad to hold on because help had arrived.
• Magras’s company reached the passage and killed the remaining Orks, rescuing Shino and fewer than ten surviving squad members.
• Shino and the other survivors knelt to thank the Space Marines, and Magras ordered them to rise and praised their bravery.
• Magras asked why Shino’s people had emerged from their underground hiding place, and Shino said they needed supplies and wanted to see whether an Imperium fleet had come.
• Shino and the survivors looked upon the Star Space Marines as sacred figures and their hope of survival.

Magras told Shino and the others that his Space Marines served the Lord of the Stars, not the Imperium, and sought to bring the galaxy under that lord’s rule. He claimed they had destroyed an Imperial punitive fleet and promised that accepting their rule would bring the planet clean air, safe water, food, and health.

• Magras and the Space Marines laughed when Shino and the others mistook them for the Emperor’s Angels, then Magras declared they served the Lord of the Stars and had come to conquer the galaxy.
• Magras reassured the kneeling locals that those who accepted the Lord of the Stars would live safely and happily under his protection.
• Shino asked whether Magras intended to betray the Imperium and feared its punitive fleet, so Magras revealed that an Imperial force had attacked more than two years earlier.
• Magras said his forces had annihilated four Astartes Chapters, tens of millions of Astra Militarum soldiers, dozens of naval warships, and the Adeptus Mechanicus contingent.
• Magras promised that the locals could live on a restored planet with drinkable rain and a visible starry sky if they followed the Lord of the Stars.
• Magras described further benefits, including sufficient food and supplies and the recovery of their polluted bodies.

Shino and the survivors accepted Magras’s offer of protection and a better life, then guided his group through the tunnels to their underground fortress. At the fortress gates, Shino asked to explain the situation to the people inside before they opened them.

• Shino and the survivors trusted Magras’s promises and bowed in gratitude, and Magras told them to reserve their worship for the Lord of the Stars.
• Magras asked Shino to lead the group to the survivor camp, and Shino guided them past Ork corpses killed with melee weapons.
• Magras introduced himself as Captain Magras and praised Shino for leading survivors against the Orks; Shino adopted his new form of address.
• Shino led Magras’s group through the maze-like tunnels to the underground fortress, which lay over fifteen thousand meters below the surface.
• Shino asked Magras for permission to explain their arrival to the fortress residents before they opened the gates, and Magras agreed.

Shino returned to the underground fortress and passed Yazha Fei’s code-word test before the gate was opened. Yazha Fei mistook Magras and his armored group for a threat, but Shino stopped him and explained that they had saved his life.

• Shino knocked a secret rhythm at the fortress gate, and Yazha Fei checked his identity with the code-word question.
• Shino told Yazha Fei that most of the hundred men who had left with him had died, and praised Yazha Fei for keeping the fortress fighters inside.
• Yazha Fei ordered the gate opened and rushed out to check Shino for injuries.
• Yazha Fei raised his firearm when Magras and his armored group emerged behind Shino, but Shino lowered the weapon and explained that they had rescued him.
• Magras said he would not blame Yazha Fei, and Yazha Fei quietly asked Shino who the newcomers were.

Shino told Yazha Fei that the planet had turned from the Imperium to the Lord of the Stars, then welcomed Captain Magras and his group into the fortress. Magras discovered Genestealers among the starving survivors and exposed Liek as a nonhuman infiltrator, leaving Shino stunned as Liek’s dagger failed to damage Magras’s armor.

• Shino declared that the planet belonged to the Lord of the Stars, and Yazha Fei pledged to follow Shino’s lead.
• Shino led Magras and his group into the fortress, where the survivors greeted them with an Aquila salute.
• Magras and Kus detected Genestealers among the survivors through their helmets.
• Magras asked Liek to repeat that the Four-Armed Emperor was an idiot, and Liek attacked him with a dagger.
• Kus restrained Liek and told Shino that Liek was an alien, while the dagger bounced harmlessly off Magras’s armor.

Magras interrogated a bald survivor, provoking the Genestealer Bishop and hundreds of believers to attack. Kus proved immune to their psychic powers, defeated the Bishop, and left her in his grasp.

• Magras lifted the bald brute and squeezed his skull while demanding to know how many believers were hiding in the settlement.
• The Genestealer Bishop called the bald believers to attack Magras and his group in the name of the Four-Armed Emperor.
• Kus charged the Bishop, and her compressed air and psychic lightning vanished before they could reach him.
• The Space Marines fired on the attacking Genestealers, killing many as Kus closed in on the Bishop.
• The Bishop tried to flee with a psychic barrier and teleportation, but her powers failed near Kus, who grabbed her by the neck and yanked hard.

Magras explained that the disguised aliens had planned to transform the survivors, then arranged for food and water to be teleported to the underground fortress. The chapter ended with Defense Force soldiers and combat robots arriving with supplies for the survivors.

• Magras crushed the bald man's skull after the man threatened him in the name of the Four-Armed Emperor.
• Magras told Shino and Yazha Fei that the aliens had hidden among the survivors to turn them into creatures like themselves.
• Magras reassured Shino that the threat was gone and offered to solve the survivors' food shortage.
• Magras sent Kus and his squad to inspect the fortress, then requested supplies from the fleet's Defense Force.
• A Space Marine placed a teleportation beacon outside the fortress, and Defense Force soldiers and combat robots arrived with food and drinking water.
• Magras told Shino to organize the survivors into a line to collect supplies, and Shino sent Yazha Fei to arrange it.

Shino helped the survivors receive food and learned from Magras that supplies would become far more plentiful once Milzhi Planet stabilized. While searching the fortress for threats, Kus found a wall that returned no radar readings and heard a buzzing sound behind it.

• Defense Force soldiers, Shino, and others organized the survivors into lines and distributed food and water.
• Magras gave Shino food, and Shino thanked him before eating it eagerly.
• Magras told Shino that food would become a hundred times more abundant once Milzhi Planet was back on track.
• Kus investigated the fortress with his combat squad and found an ordinary-looking wall that gave no radar feedback.
• Kus examined the smooth wall and tried to find a weak point with his dagger, but could not damage it.
• A low buzzing sound came from behind the wall, and Kus jumped back in alarm.

Kus discovered a hidden chamber in the fortress, and Magras sent combat robots inside to investigate its mist-filled corridor. The robots found a door labeled “Weapons Research Institute,” but Veer could not open it.

• Kus saw a concealed wall rise to reveal a mist-filled chamber and reported it to Magras.
• Magras and the Space Marines gathered at the entrance, where Shino said he had never found the hidden chamber before.
• Magras summoned Veer and a hundred combat robots, then ordered one robot to scout the chamber.
• The combat robot passed through the mist and found a sealed door bearing the words “Weapons Research Institute.”
• Veer tried to open the door with the robot, but it would not budge.

Magras and the Space Marines blasted through a sealed door and discovered an ancient technological hall containing advanced devices and a massive tank. Magras left the tank untouched and contacted Dorak, who told him to reach the Technical Department specialists directly.

• Magras ordered Veer to blast open the sealed door, and a combat robot attached Meltabombs before retreating.
• The explosion tore a hole through the steel door, and Magras led the Space Marines into the hall.
• Magras and the others used a flare to reveal rust-covered advanced machinery and a huge tank.
• Kus asked to inspect the tank, but Magras refused to risk damaging it and decided to call the Technical Department.
• Magras contacted Dorak, who was preparing to duel an Ork boss, and Dorak told him to contact the specialists using details he had already sent.

Magras led Shizalak and the technicians to an ancient underground hall, where they restored power and began copying the machines’ data. Shizalak accessed the main console and found a log about a successful improvement to the anti-gravity tank.

• Magras guided the technical team through the hall after they arrived, and the technicians marveled at its machinery and enormous tank.
• Shizalak and the technicians searched for the power room, then used their lighting equipment to supply electricity after finding the damaged energy reactor.
• Shizalak activated the power supply, and the technicians began copying data from the ancient machines.
• Shizalak hacked the main control console and found a log stating that researchers had improved the anti-gravity tank after more than a year of work.

Shizalak and Magras examined a damaged historical log describing humanity’s war with rebellious Iron Men and intelligent robots. With most records irretrievably lost, they could only hope to find clues in other ruins or documents.

• Shizalak discovered that much of the recovered log was missing and called Magras over.
• Magras reviewed the surviving entries, which described robots rebelling against humanity, Iron Men directing the uprising, and humanity retreating to an underground fortress.
• Magras asked Shizalak whether the missing information could be restored, but Shizalak explained that the console had deteriorated beyond repair.
• Shizalak suggested searching ancient ruins or documents for further clues, and Magras agreed.

Shizalak copied the weapons facility’s surviving records and sent its Amizi-pattern Anti-gravity Tank back to the fleet for study. As Magras prepared to return to the battle, he refused Shino’s request to fight alongside the Space Marines but encouraged him to join the military and grow stronger.

• Shizalak reviewed and saved the surviving records about the Amizi-pattern Anti-gravity Tank and an advanced spacesuit.
• After technicians finished copying the data, Shizalak ordered them to take the tank, and they teleported it back to the fleet’s weapons research facility.
• Magras told Shino that the Space Marines were leaving to continue clearing Orks and xenos creatures from Milzhi Planet.
• Shino asked to join Magras in battle, but Magras refused because Shino was too weak to keep pace with the Space Marines.
• Magras encouraged Shino to join the military to become stronger, then led the Space Marines away by teleportation.
• Veer comforted Shino and led him deeper into the fortress to continue maintaining order.

As the Star Army conquered nearby galaxies, Art Student sensed that a Void Dragon fragment had escaped the Necron Dynasty and entered the real universe. He prepared to pursue it aboard the battle star housing Gaia, leaving to confront the Necrons over the fragment.

• The Star Army conquered nearby galaxies while logistics teams began making their planets habitable.
• Art Student sensed a Void Dragon fragment in the real universe and realized it had escaped the Necron Dynasty's confinement.
• Art Student decided to seize the fragment, expecting the Necrons to be his greatest obstacle.
• Art Student entered the Void Dragon's exclusive dimension and boarded the battle star where Gaia's main body resided.
• Art Student told Gaia to act, then ordered it to set off with him to pursue the fragment.

Art Student traversed the galaxy for half a month to reach Dark Nebula, where he found the Void Dragon fragment battling a Necron dynasty. The fragment sensed Art Student approaching and intensified its attack on the Necrons as the Phaeron blocked its green energy with a phase shield.

• Art Student used dimensional traversal to pursue the Void Dragon fragment, distinguishing the ability from technology-based dimensional jumping.
• After half a month, Art Student reached the war-torn Halo Stars and continued following the fragment's presence.
• Art Student arrived at Dark Nebula and sensed the Void Dragon fragment slaughtering Necrons in a nearby battle.
• The Void Dragon fragment sensed Art Student approaching and turned its attention from the Necron Phaeron to eliminating the Necrons quickly.
• The Phaeron mocked the fragment and used his phase shield to divert its torrent of green energy into other spaces.

The Void Dragon Shard annihilated the Necron Dynasty army and defeated its Phaeron, while Art Student sealed the Dark Nebula Galaxy in a Dimensional Prison to trap the shard. After the two exchanged attacks, both neutralized the other's powers, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

• The Void Dragon Shard destroyed the Necron Dynasty army, broke through the Phaeron's phase shields, and erased the dynasty from the real universe.
• Art Student entered the Dark Nebula Galaxy and activated a Dimensional Prison that sealed the galaxy against entry and escape.
• Art Student confronted the Void Dragon Shard, which recognized that he had devoured its primordial power and threatened to reclaim it.
• Art Student redirected the shard's green energy attack into an ownerless dimension and retaliated with giant light spears.
• The Void Dragon Shard swallowed the light spears in a black vortex and mocked Art Student for relying on external objects.

Art Student fought a mad Void Dragon fragment, countering its attacks with gravity and battle stars. Their clash destroyed the planet, but the fragment remained hostile as they continued fighting in space.

• The Void Dragon fragment summoned colossal weaponized robots, but Art Student crushed them with his gravity field.
• Art Student and the Void Dragon fragment exchanged taunts before the fragment mistook him for a Necron and attacked in a frenzy.
• Art Student used battle stars from his dimensional space to bombard the fragment, while its green energy blocked his attacks.
• Their battle shattered the planet and blasted both combatants into space.
• The Void Dragon fragment remained trapped in madness and vowed to kill Art Student.

Art Student and the Void Dragon fragment fought across a planet and then in space, with Art Student using the War Star to keep the fragment under pressure. He held back the Star God Annihilation Cannon while waiting for the right moment to destroy and claim the fragment, and the battle remained unresolved.

• Art Student attacked the Void Dragon fragment with the War Star, but the fragment rewound time by a few minutes and launched a counterattack with Dimensional Lightning.
• Art Student and the Void Dragon fragment exchanged attacks that devastated the planet, while the fragment struggled against Art Student’s firepower and anti-magic domain.
• Art Student withheld the Star God Annihilation Cannon, planning to use its immense power in a single decisive strike when the opportunity arose.
• The Void Dragon fragment abandoned restoring the planet and fought Art Student in space, where both gathered stellar energy into massive beams that collided.
• Art Student used the War Star and his control of the fragment’s abilities to suppress it and force it back step by step.

Art Student battled the Void Dragon fragment and stopped it from reaching a star to restore its energy. The Void Dragon fragment released Nyadra'zatha the Burning One, then began draining its energy while the Burning One attacked Art Student.

• The Void Dragon fragment tried to defeat Art Student in close combat, but Art Student kept retreating while war stars attacked it.
• When the Void Dragon fragment fled toward the galaxy's central star to replenish its energy, Art Student expanded space and kept it from reaching the star.
• The enraged Void Dragon fragment pulled Nyadra'zatha the Burning One from dimensional space and unleashed the flaming mechanical giant.
• Art Student blocked the Burning One's flames with a dimensional barrier and moved to seize the new C'tan fragment.
• The Void Dragon fragment grabbed the Burning One and drained its energy to recover, while the Burning One continued roaring and attacking.

The Art Student, Void Dragon Shard, and Burning One Shard fought a three-way battle across the sealed galaxy. The Burning One Shard escaped captivity but, weakened and unwilling to ally with the Void Dragon Shard, remained trapped in the melee.

• The Art Student redirected the Void Dragon Shard's fire dragon through a dimensional passage, then battered its energy barrier with the War Star and Dimensional Ripple Cannon.
• The Dimensional Ripple Cannon struck the Void Dragon Shard and Burning One Shard, forcing the Void Dragon Shard to release its captive.
• The Burning One Shard attacked both opponents and fled from the pursuing Void Dragon Shard while the Art Student's Spatial Shock Cannon kept it moving.
• The Void Dragon Shard proposed joining forces with the Burning One Shard against the Art Student, but the Burning One Shard ignored it.
• The sealed galaxy became a chaotic three-way melee as all three continued attacking one another.

Art Student wore down the Void Dragon and The Burning One fragments before trapping the shattered Void Dragon fragments inside the Dimensional Cube. The Burning One remained stranded at the edge of the galaxy, unable to escape, as Art Student turned his attention to it.

• Art Student used his anti-magic domain and Gaia's support to drain the energy of the Void Dragon and The Burning One fragments while waiting for an opening.
• Art Student struck the Void Dragon fragment with the Star God Annihilation Cannon and used dimensional power to keep it from escaping.
• Art Student captured the shattered Void Dragon fragments inside the Dimensional Cube, where the pieces argued over which of them was the real Void Dragon.
• The Burning One fragment fled to the galaxy's edge after seeing the Dimensional Cube, but Art Student retrieved the cube and then faced it.
• The Burning One fragment tried to leave the galaxy using dimensional traversal, but each attempt brought it back inside.

The Art Student defeated the Burning One Shard with relentless spatial attacks and the Star God Annihilation Cannon, then imprisoned it in the Dimensional Cube. To hide evidence of the battle and the Void Dragon fragments, he erased the star system’s timeline with a mysterious cube, leaving its location unknown.

• The Art Student used spatial manipulation to redirect attacks and repeatedly batter the Burning One Shard whenever it teleported.
• After Gaia reported that the Star God Annihilation Cannon had finished charging, the Art Student trapped the Burning One Shard in place and struck it with the cannon.
• The Art Student imprisoned the crumbling Burning One Shard in the Dimensional Cube and left the destroyed star system.
• Fearing the Necron dynasties would trace the star system and discover him, the Art Student used a mysterious cube to erase its timeline and send the cube into a chaotic dimension.