After that came a period of licking their wounds and waiting around in boredom.
Titus had to wait for the other Astartes successor Chapters to join him, while Li Qinwu had to wait for Sig's Grand Master to send someone to take custody of Grand Inquisitor Oluka.
Reconstruction began on Fortress World. Many civilian ships arrived from Macragge, carrying supplies to restore Fortress World's defenses.
The surrounding planets sent troops to Fortress World to replenish the population lost during the war.
The waiting was incredibly dull. They had to find something to do.
Titus planned to hold a military parade to commemorate their victory on Fortress World, reward those who had distinguished themselves, erect statues of heroes, and build a Triumphal Arch. It was the same old routine from ancient Rome.
Several sculptors called Li Qinwu over. They wanted to make a plaster statue of him as a hero and place it in Fortress World's most prominent location for people to venerate.
That certainly woke Li Qinwu up. He put on the Inquisitor's Set, wore the God-Emperor's Lightning Claw on his left hand, and held a Burning Golden Flame Sword in his right.
He struck the God-Emperor's most iconic pose in front of the sculptors and told them to sculpt him like that.
The dozen or so sculptors had their plaster and tools ready, but when they saw Li Qinwu's pose, they all grimaced, not daring to make a cut.
Still holding his pose, Li Qinwu said:
"Hurry up and start sculpting! My legs are going numb!"
One sculptor said cautiously:
"Lord Inquisitor, perhaps... perhaps you could choose another pose? This one is a little out of bounds..."
Li Qinwu held his pose and asked:
"How is it out of bounds?"
The sculptor said:
"Lord Inquisitor, your pose looks very