Gateway to Terra

The fear and resentment wrung from tens of billions of mortals collided violently with the satellite that entombed the remains of countless loyal servants of the Imperium.

In an instant, vast amounts of bloody filth rained down from the sky, drowning everything on the comet's surface.

The chaotically piled white skulls were stained crimson, and the thick stench of brass and rust flooded Ahriman and the others' nostrils.

The Thousand Sons and Word Bearers who had landed upon the comet's surface strode through pools of blood. The surging power of the Warp had even dyed the comet's thin streams of matter red.

Layak bent down and knelt, scooping up the tainted blood with both hands before flinging it into the sky.

All the Word Bearers devoutly knelt upon the ground, praying fervently to the Dark Gods amid humanity's blood and begging for Their blessings.

Blood soaked this sacred comet, and hateful power descended with it.

Along the comet's path, a massive Warp rift appeared.

Endless aetheric power erupted forth. Deep blue-violet light stretched out like countless tentacles, tugging at the soul of every observer.

"We did it. We opened a gateway to Terra."

The Dark Apostle was completely exhausted. He maintained his balance with the support of other Word Bearers, while Ahriman watched everything with a complicated expression.

Everything before them was burning. Within the shrine the Emperor had built to commemorate victory in the Unification Wars, every granite pillar blazed fiercely, while every inch of the structure slowly vanished.

The gods of the Warp accepted this offering, and the heroic souls buried here were devoured completely. The power released by these sacred and exalted souls far surpassed that of mortal souls.

The comet trembled as it slowly disintegrated in the flames. The Word Bearers and Thousand Sons swiftly withdrew