He Still Had to Thank You

The Mother of Tears and the Night Goddess emerged from the Warp and continued toward Baal.

The Red Scar Sector lay above the Great Rift.

Great masses of red nebulae drifted between the star systems, while most of the stars were old and dark crimson, casting the surrounding planets and dust clouds in a layer of rust.

The homeland of the Blood Angels—

From the stars to the sand—

Everything was red—!!![Cheers]

Phoros stood before the railing on the bridge, his fingers clenched tightly around it.

This red was the color that filled the dreams of every descendant of Sanguinius.

"Keep moving."

Baal was waiting ahead.

The planet covered in scorching earth lay silently among the stars, waiting for all its far-wandering children to return.

And this time, the Lamenters would definitely arrive on time. They would not be absent.

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The fleet continued sailing toward Baal.

They had now entered the Red Scar System and were moving through the barren systems of the Red Scar Sector.

There were few habitable planets in the Red Scar Sector. Most worlds were death worlds, and every system along the way was more desolate than the last.

Forget garden Hive Cities—even a decent gas giant was rare. Most were asteroid belts torn apart by tidal forces.

The crew on duty on the bridge stared at the scanning array.

...There was nothing but rocks on the screen.

The Red Scar Sector was even more barren than the Maelstrom. Only the Hades System, the Cryptus System, and the Baal System had any sign of life.

At least Chaos fleets and daemons occasionally appeared in the Maelstrom.

Baal was truly a place even dogs would not visit unless they were Blood Angels.

Dogs might not come, but I will. Lin En simply lay back