After a long conversation with Guilliman, Jaghatai Khan bid farewell to Terra with his Progeny, his mind crowded with countless thoughts.
With the ships Guilliman had provided, the Khan led his Progeny straight toward Chogoris in the Ultima Segmentum.
Meanwhile, many of Iax's Mechanicus Fleets had been busy helping the Imperial Fleet maintain vigilance in the most chaotic war zones.
In the region of the Ultima Segmentum spanning the dark side and Imperium Sanctus, the Necrons' civil war had nearly reached fever pitch.
Both Imotekh and Szarekh knew that the civil war had reached its decisive moment.
The loser would be stripped of all honours and might ultimately be sent to the Bone Kingdom in the Ghoul Stars, reduced to a Defiler afflicted by the flayer virus.
The Spear of Titans waited there with a considerable number of standard fleets, coordinating with the Imperial Navy.
The other fleets continued patrolling the many regions the Imperium had designated as high-risk.
The Heart of the Forge led a vast force of Mechanicus Fleets along the edges of Imperial territory, repeatedly intercepting approaching Tyranid creature fleets and using them to continue slowly multiplying the Mechanicus Fleets throughout the Milky Way.
Meanwhile, the Sword of the Void led a contingent of Mechanicus Ships with modified weapons across the cosmos, hunting all manner of Daemons.
As time passed, Jaghatai Khan gazed through the viewport at the boundless grasslands of Chogoris, and a familiar atmosphere washed over him.
The warriors of the White Scars had long since learned of the Khan's return.
Many warriors were waiting near their Homeworld for a chance to meet their Gene-Father.
Across the grasslands, crowds of men sang and danced in celebration, with great bonfires blazing between the tents.
As the Stormbird and flocks of Thunderhawks landed, the Khan strode