Was a Living Saint needed on a world corrupted by Nurgle but defended by elite Primaris Warriors? No. Then why had the Emperor thrown him there?
Because he had not come to deal with Nurgle.
Most Imperial forces chose to steer clear because of the astronomical phenomena, but the Galaxy always had a few fearless lunatics willing to roam anywhere.
Orks.
Another old friend of ours: Boomblasta.
Boomblasta was engaged in a traditional activity-getting chased and beaten up.
This time, the things he had provoked were rather formidable. They were called Necrons.
Boomblasta was a boss who had started out as a Big Mek. Digging up metal and salvaging old facilities, broken facilities, and blasted-apart facilities were his daily routine.
After taking a vicious beating from False Sanguinius, he had fled. More wandering, fighting, and growing followed, until the Deathwatch discovered him and hammered him again. That was how he had eventually reached a barren world without a single living thing.
Strangely, that world was perfectly suited to sustaining life, with enormous metal deposits underground. Boomblasta was puzzled. Why was there nothing alive here?
Once the Ork Boyz dug out vast quantities of ore, Boomblasta quickly forgot his initial doubts. Walk along the shore long enough and your shoes were bound to get wet. Surely anyone could stumble across a good planet now and then.
And so this barren world rapidly became lush and green.
During an Evil Sunz race-yes, they loved racing most of all-one Ork Boy had a very Waaaaagh idea.
Da boss always makes us dig ore. Why don't we race underground?
A great many Evil Sunz Mekboyz joined in. They built huge numbers of digging machines, each with its own style, to compete over digging speed.
Then an enormously rich Ork Mekboy appeared. He belonged to