The Astronomican's light guided them through the Void, and the fleet of the Indomitus Crusade, like the Imperium's sharpest spearhead, pierced through the remaining seven Warp nodes surrounding Terra's Solar System one after another.
Every victory was accompanied by thunderous orbital bombardments and the precise, lethal strikes of the Astartes. Guilliman's will was like cold steel, mercilessly sweeping aside the Emperor's enemies.
The intervals between wars were brief and precious. Within the grand private contemplation chamber aboard the flagship Macragge's Honour, two vastly different civilizations exchanged ideas and clashed.
Guilliman sat before a massive data terminal, his deep gaze piercing the screen as he examined the vast yet scarred historical records of the Imperium of Man over the past ten thousand years.
The passages that had been deliberately obscured, cut away, or even destroyed were like glaring scars, silently accusing bureaucratic corruption, internal strife, and countless unspeakable failures.
"These omissions... are tumors." His low voice echoed through the empty hall, carrying suppressed fury. "History must be recorded, dissected, and made into a warning for future generations."
He turned toward Obi-Wan Kenobi, who was seated nearby.
The Jedi Master from the Hilling Empire was perusing the Macragge Archives materials Guilliman had authorized him to access with great interest—relatively complete records.
"Obi-Wan," Guilliman said, interrupting the Jedi's reading, "how is history compiled in the Hilling Empire? Is that... 'Supreme Wisdom' still responsible for everything?"
Obi-Wan looked up, wisdom glimmering in his gentle blue eyes.
"Not entirely, Robert." Their friendship no longer required elaborate forms of address.
"Supreme Wisdom does indeed possess the largest database. But Hilling also values individual perspectives and the inheritance of professional expertise. We have dedicated chroniclers, made up of historians who undergo rigorous selection and training. They delve into every field and every world, recording firsthand observations and