-The Wedge's power had continued to grow. It called to Caedhes, guiding this descendant of the Vagros toward its other fragments.
Aeshlin also learned of Caedhes's identity and the mission he had inherited. With her curiosity satisfied, the space genesis researcher bade him farewell-she had gathered enough data, and it was time to set out.
Clearly, everyone in the Empire had high hopes for her theory. Only in the Sea of Stars Most Holy Human Empire could it have received such attention.
Aeshlin was thoroughly satisfied. Aboard her dome-shaped Science Ship, the Dwelling of Life, she said goodbye to Caedhes.
The tropical planet in the Tapru star system was only one stop. He still had a long way to go.
Using the Starmap's records and Caedhes's visions, they pinpointed the Wapobo Star System within the former territory of the Human Federation.
The Distant Stars Titan research vessel squeezed through the Hyperlane and immediately found the planet in the Wapobo Star System that matched Caedhes's vision.
It was a half-molten world. Oceans of molten ore flowed across its surface, half already solidified into red-and-black minerals, the other half still searing magma.
They landed on a solidified rocky shore, beside an ocean of magma that advanced and retreated like the tides.
Amid the ocean of lava crashing against the shore, Caedhes felt a fragment of the Wedge calling to him.
Yet standing atop the dangerous rocky coast and looking down at the dazzling, searing lava, he still felt a chill of fear.
What was there to fear?
The Space Marines showed no fear at all. They wrapped a layer of psionic power around their feet, then stepped straight onto the ocean of magma.
With their broad contact area and divine psionic power, they supported the somewhat panicked Caedhes between them and strode