Festival of Lights · Diwali
Han Mingxuan raised Curze and guided him as he seized control of Quintus, imposed the Nine Laws of the Night Bat, and challenged the nobles with the Evernight Code. Curze began conquering Nostramo’s other hive cities, while Han Mingxuan met Mills Tarry, an abandoned man whose hunger had sparked unrest.
Han Mingxuan helped Curze rebuild Nostramo, befriended Trazyn, and arranged for the planet’s people to migrate to a transformed star system. The Emperor’s fleet arrived at their new home as Han prepared the Eternal Night Justiciar Legion to receive him.
Han Mingxuan and Curze guided the Primarchs through lessons in truth, brotherhood, and ordinary human life as Nostramo built the City of Truth. The arc ended with Curze leading his Legion, Trazyn awakening Jia, and Orikan warning the Emperor and Malcador not to use Han as a tool.
Han Mingxuan brought the Eternal Night Justiciar Legion to Terra, where the Emperor appointed him to high office and charged Curze with the Imperium’s law enforcement. Curze began teaching the Eighth Legion the Evernight Code, while Han prepared to help educate Angron and the Primarchs gathered around a debate and a growing dispute over chocolate and wine.
Han Mingxuan took Mortarion to Nuceria to confront Angron’s suffering and help both Primarchs resist the Chaos Gods. After the battle, he returned to Terra and pressed the Emperor to take responsibility for building relationships with his sons.
Han Mingxuan reorganized the Eighth Legion as a supply escort, and Curze led it through several battles while drawing other Legions into Imperial administration. The story left Han on New Nostramo, where Oll Persson revealed the Perpetuals’ support and gave him an Obsidian Bracelet containing Enuncia.
Han Mingxuan restored the Necrontyr, then helped the Primarchs and their Legions navigate new alliances before turning his attention to corruption on Terra. The arc ended with him escalating the campaign against the nobility and ordering severe punishments as Curze recalled the Eighth Legion.
Han Mingxuan led a sweeping anti-corruption campaign on Terra, then traveled to confront dangers and help troubled Primarchs. After facing Slaanesh and Tzeentch on Prospero, he headed to Russ’s fleet to investigate the Word Bearers.
Han Mingxuan cured Russ’s gene-seed mutation and helped expose the Emperor’s plans, then left Terra as Curze founded the Inquisition and enforced the law. On Nostramo, Han restored Necrons and advised Corax as he transformed Lycaeus, before Corax arrived to seek his help developing the world.
Han Mingxuan returned to Terra as the anti-corruption campaign reached its final stage, then reunited with his sons and inspected the Legions while shaping their reforms and recruits. The arc left him on Lycaeus, where he discovered that Curze had secretly published the Evernight Epic and summoned the Council of the Long Night to face him.
Han Mingxuan confronted the Warp Gods, guided the Primarchs toward leadership and reform, and helped Lion El'Jonson and Perturabo make pivotal changes. The stretch ends as Han arrives among the Emperor’s Children for a banquet whose main entertainment is yet to come.
Han Mingxuan helped the Primarchs confront corruption and reform the Iron Hands while Slaanesh and Nurgle revealed their plans and warnings. The arc ended with Mortarion preparing to relocate Barbarus to the Peaceful Star System and Han promising to consult the Necrontyr.
Han Mingxuan helped relocate Barbarus, then the Primarchs faced the Administratum’s workload and gathered on Nostramo to recruit new warriors. The arc ended with Han taking charge of the First Legion’s recruits and securing the Emperor’s approval for a sweeping Exterminatus plan, while the Warmaster question remained open.
Han Mingxuan led the Ullanor campaign while preparing secret safeguards for the Imperium and arranging for the Emperor to give the Night Haunter a new body. After Dante agreed to become an anchor for the Warmaster’s fate, Xiulikas took him away to alter the fate that had brought him there.
As the Primarchs prepared for the appointment of a Warmaster, Curze proposed a pact to keep the brothers united, while Eldrad sought help for the Aeldari and Slaanesh began guiding Fulgrim toward the Laer. The Third Legion’s assault ended with Fulgrim joining the Nostramo-descended recruits for tea amid the battlefield wreckage.
Han Mingxuan helped establish a new order for the Imperium, then vanished during his Rejuvenat Treatment and set his allies scrambling to find him. While he rested on Earth, Tzeentch became Chancellor in the future and Han prepared to return to 30k as the crisis worsened.
As the Warp’s destructive fate threatened the Imperium, the Primarchs and their allies used the Flames of Truth to save Prospero and prepared the Golden Throne to search for the missing Father of Night. On Terra, the Night Haunter began fueling the search with Drukhari faith while Slaanesh delivered Han Mingxuan’s letters to Curze and the Evernight Legion.
As the illusory fates gathered into a threat, Han Mingxuan crossed into the 41st Millennium and helped secure the Lamenters’ future while Sinleech prepared a plan involving the Emperor and the Dark King. The Primarchs learned how the original Horus Heresy unfolded, and Curze began recounting the betrayals and battles that followed.
The Night Haunter recounted the original fate of the Heresy, the Siege of Terra, and the later Imperium, forcing the Primarchs to confront the losses and betrayals awaiting them. When Han Mingxuan called from the 40k era, the Council prepared the Eighth Legion and gathered supplies for the Night Haunter’s return.
The Night Haunter rebuilt his Eighth Legion by rescuing Sevatar, reforming him through the Evernight Code, and defeating Jando Sclavoc to reclaim the Nightfall. Meanwhile, Han Mingxuan gathered recruits and revived the Necrontyr, leaving the Silent King and Imotekh ready to cooperate with him.