The Emperor's Children had gathered here to await Fulgrim's arrival. Slaanesh had issued a divine command to muster every available force for a plan-a plan to destroy countless worlds and harvest countless souls.
There were already hundreds of planets packed with the Emperor's Children like this one.
Yet for some reason, Fulgrim had still not appeared. The Legion continued to grow, but without a commander, it could only remain hidden in the Warp.
With the Chaos Sorcerer's help, Lucius made swift progress rebuilding his warband. Leading several followers he had just brought under his command, he raided a small space station and seized thousands of people before the garrison could react.
The methods Chaos Space Marines used to replenish their losses were exceptionally cruel. The advantage was that embracing Chaos granted power swiftly, allowing them to restore their fighting strength in short order.
Now that he had fresh breeding stock and recruits, Lucius needed to retrieve the gene-seed he had stored away.
On another Flesh Planet, Lucius found the person keeping his gene-seed for him: another Champion of Slaanesh, Miriael, a Sister of Battle corrupted by Slaanesh.
Even the Sisters of Battle, who served the Emperor and were known as his daughters, could fall to corruption.
As the first Sister of Battle corrupted by Slaanesh, Miriael enjoyed Slaanesh's deep favor and countless blessings, making her all the more powerful.
Even an ordinary greater daemon might be no match for her. To erase its shame, the Imperium had repeatedly dispatched dedicated Hunting Forces, but every attempt had failed, only adding to Miriael's fearsome reputation.
When Lucius found Miriael, she was indulging in pleasure, just like most followers of Slaanesh.
"Well, well, if it isn't the renowned Lucius the Eternal. What made you remember to come visit me?"
Miriael greeted Lucius without