Ultima Segmentum, Fortress World Hexen-
"We've lost contact with the fleet again."
A heavy atmosphere began to spread through the control tower, carrying a hint of despair.
Admiral Spire said:
"Send out the seventh fleet. We must open a route."
"There's no need."
Bona halted the operation.
"We've already sent enough people to their deaths. Sending more won't accomplish anything."
He looked helplessly at Cadia, now a black expanse on the star chart.
Ever since the warp storm had appeared, they had been dispatching fleets to Cadia, hoping to find a route there.
But seven entire fleets had already vanished into the turbulent Sea of Souls, unable to send back even a scrap of information.
Only now did Bona truly begin to understand what the God of Wisdom had meant by "fate."
The warp storm had appeared so abruptly that it seemed to have fallen from the heavens, swiftly engulfing the Cadia sector.
To be precise, it was not just the Dawn Army. Imperial forces around Cadia had also sent numerous fleets to try to break through, but every attempt had failed.
According to Horus, they had never encountered a warp storm this violent even during the Great Crusade.
As for whether the Four Gods had helped fuel this warp storm...
They had, but Bona had no way of knowing how much power they had exerted.
Suddenly, an urgent communication came through, and Admiral Spire walked over.
He saw that it was a transmission from an Astropath.
"Speak."
"The sky... the sky is screaming!"
"Revered one, what are you saying?"
"The earth is burning, the world is shattering, and boundless darkness has shrouded the stars!"
"That sacred light has dimmed. We are lost in the darkness, surrounded by savage, cunning beasts."
Admiral Spire's expression instantly darkened, while Bona and Horus