Recaps

Konrad and Warren replaced Nostramo’s rule of terror with a legal system, while Liu Zhipeng’s fifth glimmer guided Mortarion to free Barbarus through science and the old doctor’s teachings. Mortarion’s resistance grew into the Death Guard, ready to attack High Lord Nakare.

• Konrad and Warren averted crimes across Nostramo, then Warren taught Konrad to seek justice through evidence and fair procedures.
• Warren spread records of the nobles’ crimes, and when the rulers besieged the Underhive, he exposed himself as the Ghost and faced execution.
• Konrad rescued Warren, revealed the nobles’ crimes, and helped the people establish a People’s Court and a new legal system before Warren died.
• Liu Zhipeng awoke as the old doctor on Barbarus and saved Mortarion, then taught him that strength meant protecting the weak.
• Mortarion and the old doctor organized the villagers, developed protective equipment and chemical weapons, and defeated xenos lords Narsh and Karag.
• Calas Typhon joined Mortarion’s rebellion but secretly served Nurgle, summoned a Great Unclean One, and was killed by Mortarion.
• Mortarion accepted the old doctor’s guidance, built the resistance into the Death Guard, and prepared fifty thousand warriors to assault Nakare’s stronghold.

Alpharius’s loyalty tests led him to Eli, whose kindness reshaped the Alpha Legion before he died saving Omegon. Eli’s legacy carried into the Imperium’s first contact with the Human Liberation Union, where the Emperor met Liu Zhipeng and agreed to unite humanity against the threats ahead.

• Mortarion defeated Nakare and liberated Barbarus, then found the Old Doctor gone with only a notebook and farewell letter left behind.
• Alpharius tested Eli’s loyalty as Alf, and Eli repeatedly risked himself to protect his coworker without seeking reward.
• Eli endured academy hardship, won a simulated battle with Red Team, and became commander of the 404th Infantry Regiment, whose improbable victories drew the attention of the Alpha Legion.
• Alpharius rescued Eli and the 404th from an Ork horde, revealed his identity, and invited them to join the Eye of the Hydra.
• Eli accompanied Alpharius to rescue Omegon from the Slaugth, then died after saving Omegon and killing the Slaugth leader with a grenade.
• Alpharius and Omegon honored Eli by pledging the Alpha Legion to defend the weak, while the Human Liberation Union arrived before the Vengeful Spirit.
• Jian Ya offered the Imperium five hundred worlds and advanced technology, leading the Emperor and Malcador to meet Liu Zhipeng.
• Liu Zhipeng showed the Emperor the Tyranids and divided their duties, with the Emperor uniting humanity and Liu confronting Chaos and seeking useful xenos allies.