M31 Warhammer 40K – Part 4 (Part 4 of 6)

The Horus Heresy: A Galaxy in Flames

Civil War and Devastation

The forge world of Ohmn-Mat was consumed by civil war, its atmosphere ignited in a catastrophic event that would burn for decades. Meanwhile, the masters of Terra’s assassin clades dispatched an execution force to Dagonet, intent on killing Warmaster Horus. However, their mission was unsuccessful.

Genocide and Famine

Alpha Legion strikes in the Isessos system caused widespread casualties, with those returned to the colonies for treatment found to be infected with a harmless algal strain. The strain would go on to wipe out the agri-worlds’ produce fields, leading to ninety billion deaths by famine and destabilizing the system.

Battles Rage Across the Galaxy

The Space Wolves lost their grand cruiser Helicon Spear to the Iron Warriors in a failed attempt to drive the traitors from the Vannaheim’s orbital hives. Lorgar and Angron led their Legions to Nuceria, where Angron ordered the planet exterminated. However, Roboute Guilliman and his Ultramarines arrived to interfere and exact retribution for Calth.

The Corruption of Angron

Lorgar’s Shadow Crusade transformed Angron into a Daemon Prince, forever changing the course of the Horus Heresy. Barabas Dantioch began his research and experimentation with xenos technology in Mount Pharos on Sotha, setting in motion events that would have far-reaching consequences.

The Xana Incursion

A hand-picked strike force of Legiones Astartes, including many Blackshields who had remained loyal to the Emperor, was sent to the forge world of Xana to destroy a delivery of Ordinatus war machines that would have sealed Xana’s allegiance with Horus.

Konrad Curze and the Night Lords

Konrad Curze and the Atramentar boarded Invincible Reason while the bulk of the remaining Night Lords fleet fled into the Warp. The Atramentar, including Jago Sevatarion, were either killed or captured, while Curze eluded capture in the bowels of the ship.

The Battle of Molech

Malcador dispatched a task force of Knights-Errant to assassinate Warmaster Horus at Molech. However, House Devine betrayed the Imperium to side with the Warmaster, and Horus gained the full empowerment of the Chaos gods.

The Activation of the Pharos Device

Barabas Dantioch activated the Pharos device on Sotha, creating an empathic warp beacon similar to the Astronomican pointing toward Macragge. Thousands of refugees and Legiones Astartes converged on Macragge, setting in motion events that would shape the course of the Horus Heresy.

The Imperium Secundus

Roboute Guilliman declared Sanguinius the regent of the Imperium Secundus, but this would ultimately prove to be short-lived. Following proof that the Emperor lived, Imperium Secundus was abolished by Roboute Guilliman, Sanguinius, and Lion El’Jonson.

The Ruinstorm

The Blood Angels, Ultramarines, and Dark Angels left Ultramar and attempted to reach Terra through the Ruinstorm. Instead, they reached Davin, the heart of the Ruinstorm, and destroyed the corrupted world. While Sanguinius and most of the Blood Angels arrived at Terra, his brothers took their Legions to harry the traitors and slow their advance.

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