Recaps

The clone primarchs returned to the Imperium, Guilliman destroyed the Cabal and recovered its artificial Perpetual technology, and Lox subdued the Void Dragon’s essence on Mars. The Imperium celebrated its new alliances, but the effort to gather the remaining C’tan shards threatened to draw humanity into conflict with Imotekh’s Sautekh Dynasty.

• Rylanor sacrificed himself to destroy Fulgrim on Isstvan III, and Clone Fulgrim embraced loyalty, defeated his original self, and helped the clone primarchs banish him with the God-Emperor’s power.
• The clone primarchs returned to Terra, where Clone Horus accepted Horus’s surviving soul fragment and Guilliman gathered a force to rescue Lady Yottun and seize the Cabal’s immortality research.
• Guilliman’s seers manipulated the Cabal’s visions to lure its hive ship to Kassa Octavius III, where the Imperial forces attacked and John Grammaticus and Damon Prytanis returned to humanity’s side.
• Guilliman secured the artificial Perpetual technology, but Omegon escaped with hidden Cabal assets after killing Youhai and Slau Dha.
• Neoth and Lox persuaded Szarekh to support using C’tan power to reinforce reality, and Lox prepared to seize control of Mag'ladroth beneath Mars.
• With Dantioch’s aid and the Blackstone array amplifying his power, Lox erased the Void Dragon’s will while preserving its essence, then returned to Terra with the purified fragment.
• The Emperor hosted a celebration where Tarasha Euten reunited with Guilliman and his clone, and Szarekh agreed to transfer other Mag'ladroth shards in exchange for Lox’s records.
• Trazyn warned Guilliman that the largest remaining shard belonged to Imotekh’s Sautekh Dynasty near the Five Hundred Worlds, and Lox accused Szarekh of leaving humanity to confront Imotekh.

Lox gathered the Void Dragon shards, restored Orikan’s soul, and joined the Emperor’s effort to shrink the Eye of Terror as the Chaos Gods united against the Imperium. The battle for Cadia cost the Imperium many warriors, while Russ killed Lorgar and joined Corax and Vulkan in forcing Be’lakor to retreat just as the Word Bearers completed their ritual.

• Lox arranged a trade with Imotekh, and Nyadra'zatha’s escape from Golden Mandragora freed other C’tan shards and devastated the Sautekh Dynasty.
• Lox absorbed the final Void Dragon shard, restored Orikan’s soul, and prepared the Imperial campaign to activate Cadia’s Blackstone obelisks.
• The Emperor and Lox shrank the Eye of Terror with the Void Dragon and the obelisks, but the four Chaos Gods combined their powers and drove it to expand again.
• The Chaos Gods united to destroy the Imperium, drawing Typhus, Lorgar, and other traitors toward Cadia while Abaddon led his remaining followers through an ancient passage to another universe.
• Imperial Legions assembled at Cadia, where the Emperor and Lox attempted to repair the Eye of Terror and Lion organized the defenses against the coming daemon host.
• The Chaos host attacked Cadia, killing Galad and many Dark Angels, while Iron Hands and Space Wolves fought to hold the defensive line.
• Russ led the Space Wolves to Lorgar’s dark temple, broke its barrier with the Spear of Dionysus, and pierced Lorgar before Be’lakor seized and devoured him.
• Be’lakor gravely wounded Russ, but Corax and Vulkan arrived and attacked alongside him, forcing Be’lakor to retreat as Faust and the Word Bearers completed their ritual.

The allied forces sealed the Eye of Terror, then Lox, the Emperor, and their companions pursued the Old Ones’ treasure and found the Chief. The Chief recounted how he aided humanity’s resistance and killed Adrian Sol after rejecting the Gold Men’s plan for godhood.

• Faust’s ritual collapsed the Eye of Terror’s reality, and Russ, Corax, and Vulkan escaped toward Cadia while the Orks covered their retreat.
• Lion learned that Aeldari, Necrons, Orks, and Imperial reinforcements were joining the defense, and the Aeldari brought six Blackstone Fortresses to aid the battle.
• Mortarion boarded the Endurance, killed Typhus, and destroyed his soul, while Cegorach awakened Khaine to attack Chaos.
• Trazyn allied with Nyadra'zatha and brought Necron forces to Cadia, where Dantioch absorbed Zahurash’s essence and Lox enlisted Sarano'ga’s help.
• Lox, Dantioch, and Sarano'ga strengthened reality as the allied forces counterattacked, and the Eye of Terror closed after the Chaos Gods withdrew.
• The Emperor assigned new roles to the primarchs and planned a journey with Lox, while the Aeldari began rebuilding and Vulkan secured the Orks’ support against the Tyranids.
• Lox, the Emperor, Malcador, Trazyn, and Orikan entered the Black Library to pursue the Old Ones’ treasure, opened its gate with the Webway tunnel boring machine, and met the Chief’s projection.
• The Chief explained how he freed Iron Men and secretly aided the resistance, then described killing Adrian Sol after rejecting the Gold Men’s pursuit of godhood.