The fighting and losses between the Xenos had continued for months, and were even growing worse.
In the end, whether the Great Devourer or the Orks won, the Unbroken Defensive Line would be nothing but scrap they could blow down with a single breath...
This situation was even worse than Octarius had been!
"Sneaky Boss..." Inquisitor Sahansen muttered to himself. He could now confirm that this was a new "Beast."
Back then, the Imperium of Man had never truly won the War of the Beast. Even the Lord of Drakes had failed to kill a single "Beast." It was the psykers who had discovered a back door in the Waaagh! field, igniting it to make the Greenskins collectively detonate.
Sahansen did not know whether the records he had read were true. An Ork Empire that vast, destroyed so casually...
The records in Sahansen's possession did not mention exactly how to ignite the Waaagh! field. That was crucial! He closed the intelligence reports and the records from the War of the Beast, then began writing a petition to Terra.
"In the Emperor's name, to holy Terra, the esteemed Lord Regent, and the High Lords: as a faithful believer in the Emperor, I wish to speak the following words simply as a human being."
"I hope that you, my esteemed lords, will consider my thousand years of loyal service fighting for the Imperium, and give my proposal serious thought."
"Imperium Nihilus has already fallen. Yes, countless human worlds seemingly remain here, and the Imperium's strength here may still appear sufficient... but I must nevertheless say that this territory has fallen."
"The strength of the Xenos here is overwhelming, far beyond that of the Imperium. I will attach the intelligence the lads gathered at the cost of their lives. I believe any rational