After the Heresy

"In the years following the suppression of the Horus Heresy, under Roboute's leadership, the Imperium began a long and painful rebirth."

"Internally, all written records about the Horus Heresy Legions were erased, and ultimately, the information circulating within the Imperium became a war between the nine holy sons created by the Emperor and the nine Daemons."

"The Scouring has begun externally, with the most intensive pursuit and elimination of all Horus Heresy forces, Xenos, and the Chaos faction."

"Following the will of the Imperium hero Malcador, Roboute founded the High Lords of Terra, which consisted of twelve members, with Roboute becoming its first member."

"Subsequently, Military Reforms that affected the entire Imperium began, and Chapter became the norm, but the Space Wolves retained the Dalian organizational structure."

"Later, under pressure, only one or two subgroups were formed."

"After Dorn agreed to the Chapter's disbandment, but during this Second Founding, Dorn left behind his final agreement."

"For future Scions Imperial Fists descendants, this is an ancient agreement that is almost legendary."

"For the Imperium of later generations, this agreement was his last act of rationality, and the final high wall he left for the Imperium of Man."

"This is the Last Wall Protocol."

"The Last Wall Protocol?" Dorn asked.

"Yes, the Last Wall Protocol. This agreement requires that all Imperial Fists groups must put aside all differences and reunite only when the Imperium of Man faces a life-or-death crisis."

"To reassemble the Imperial Fists, this is the final bulwark of the Imperial Fists Primarch."

"Am I dead?" Dorn asked, looking at the Night Haunter.

"His fate is unknown," the Night Haunter said. "In the era following the Horus Heresy, the loyal Primarch spent two hundred years restoring the Imperium to its former strength."

"Then, one by one, the Primarch brothers disappeared."

"The Wolf King Russ left behind his youngest Retinue, Bjorn the wolf cub. Of course, for those who came after, Bjorn the Broken Hand was a living legend, and the former wolf cub had become an old wolf."

What did I go to do?

"You went to find a way to save the Emperor. Before you left, you said you would return. When you return, it will be the final war."

"Due to Gene-seed contamination, the Raptors mutated, Corax ultimately had no choice but to personally execute these mutated Scions, filled with immense remorse."

"After returning to the tower of Lycaeus, he secluded himself for a long time, and then entered the Eye of Terror alone in a spaceship."

"At that time, he fully unleashed his Warp Essence and began hunting down all Horus Heresy; blocking doors was just a side effect."

"After returning to Chogoris and dealing with the Horus Heresy, the Khan encountered an army of Drukhari and began a pursuit."

"However... the Khan later became lost in the Webway, and his return is uncertain."

"Guilliman himself was slashed by the Daemonhood Fulgrim in a battle, and the Prince of Pleasure's poison nearly killed him."

"His Scions could only keep him in Stasis Field, but fortunately Roboute had planned ahead."

"Before that, he met a young man, Belisarius Cawl."

"He ordered Cawl to create a device that could revive him, and at the same time, he gave Cawl the Sourceblood Chalice."

The Primarch listened to Guilliman's instructions and simply patted him on the shoulder.

Even though they always say Roboute is ambitious and believe the Khan will betray the Imperium.

But now it seems that, in their original destiny, both of them remained loyal.

From this perspective, whatever Roboute did in his original destiny, it all made sense.

"Vulkan left after learning of his brother's choice, but according to official Imperium records, that was not his last appearance."

"As for Lion El'Jonson, he is asleep in a secret chamber of the Rock Monastery. When the time comes, he will awaken."

"I..."

Lion El'Jonson wanted to ask himself why he had fallen into a deep sleep, but the Night Haunter didn't give him the chance, choking his words in his throat.

"In the very end, it's you, Dorn."

"For two hundred years after the Horus Heresy ended, Dorn was undoubtedly furious, constantly throwing himself into war."

"This isn't right," Defensio said.

Defensio knew just how calm Dorn was.

"Defensio, during the Siege of Terra, the Imperial Fists made necessary changes to maintain its combat effectiveness."

"The Astartes modification surgery is missing two procedures; Dorn doesn't want to send these immature Scions to the battlefield."

"But reality didn't allow him to hesitate; he had to do it, it was a scar in his heart."

"After that, Roboute dismantled the Legion. Dorn would have left?"

None of the Primarch present could accept what the Night Haunter had said.

"Furthermore, on the Sebastus IV, the already Horus Heresy IV Legion released a message, luring the Seventh Legion there."

"The information released claimed that Perturabo himself was hiding in the Eternal Fortress, but when the Imperial Fists arrived, there was nothing there; it was simply a meat grinder prepared for the Imperial Fists."

"When the Ultramarines' reinforcements arrived, Perturabo sacrificed the Gene-seed of all the fallen Space Marines present to the Warp, becoming Daemon Prince Chaos Undivided."

"After this battle, the Imperial Fists was severely weakened, and in the years that followed, Dorn never gave up the pursuit of Chaos and the traitors."

"Later, the last recorded appearance of Dorn in official Imperium documents was when he raided a warship called the Sword of Desecration."

"After that battle, Roger Dorn himself vanished completely, leaving only one hand behind."

"This hand later became known as the Hand of Dorn and is kept in the Imperial Fists's Relic Archives."

"And so, as Abaddon said, the era of the Primarch came to an end, temporarily."

"For the next ten millennia, Imperium power gradually passed into the hands of Mortals, and the entire Imperium of Man was governed entirely by Mortals."

"I don't need to think about it, I bet there's going to be big trouble," Magnus said.

"Yes, there was indeed a big problem back then, a very big problem."

"That trouble was a disgrace to the entire Imperium of Man, and it was at that time that the Last Wall Protocol, left behind by Dorn, was activated."

"And the person who initiated this agreement was Kurland, the last son of Dorn and the company commander of the 2nd Company of the Imperial Fist Chapter at the time."

"What kind of trouble is it?" Dorn asked in a deep voice.

"The official Imperium records Lieutenant General to it as the War of the Beasts."

"War of the Beast? More Orks?"

"Yes, those mushrooms who carry all sorts of junk and are looking for fights all over the universe."

"At that time, an Orks named the Beast appeared, leading a massive Orks Ork Empire second only to Ullanor."

"Can you imagine? The Orks created numerous Attack Moons using a pile of scrap metal and their unique Psychic Power Field."

"During the War of the Beasts, the moon even hovered directly over Terra during this Attack Moon, and an Orks speaking High Gothic forced the Imperium of Man to surrender."

They couldn't imagine the scenario the Night Haunter described; just thinking about it made their vision go black.

What exactly happened to the Imperium of Man?

"Why is this happening again after 200 years of the Scouring?" Guilliman asked, frowning.

"This brings us to a chaotic era, which the official records of the Imperium refer to as the Age of Apostasy."

"A bloodthirsty madman became the absolute protagonist of this era, Vandire."