The Birth of Primarch: A Tale of Betrayal, Choice, and Explosive Decisions
In the vast tapestry of Warhammer 40,000 lore, few events are as monumental or as controversial as the birth of the mighty Primarch. This is a tale that starts in a laboratory where capsules, each holding an Emperor’s child, were scattered across the galaxy. However, this was no accident. It was a deliberate act by the Emperor, a decision that would irrevocably shape the fate of his mighty children.
One of the most compelling voices in this saga was the Night Haunter, who insisted that their father, the Emperor, had chosen this torturous fate for him. The Primarch of the Ninth Legion, however, had a slightly different perspective. He agreed that the scattering of the capsules was not by chance. The Emperor, he believed, had known that the character of the created legionnaires would mirror the spirit of the inhabitants of the Primarch’s home planets.
However, there was one fundamental disagreement between the two. The Angel, as he was known, was convinced that the Emperor had given each of his sons the right to choose which side they would take in the coming conflict. This expression of belief enraged the Night Haunter, who felt that his brother could not understand the depth of his suffering and resentment towards their father.
The Night Lord, feeling misunderstood, decided to withdraw from the conversation. He revealed a shocking truth to his brother: he had not fled the planet as others had thought, but rather, he had been hiding within the Alyan Enclave. The Enclave was home to those utterly unfit for the Society of equality and prosperity that had been created by the Emperor. They were alien, both to the Primarch and its other inhabitants. This, the Night Lord claimed, was proof of the injustice of the world they had been forced to inhabit.
As the conversation reached a boiling point, the Blood Angels were already battering down the door of their sanctuary. The Night Lord knew he would not be allowed to leave freely, and had prepared an escape route. The statue of the Emperor at the entrance to the throne room was filled with explosives, a contingency plan that the Night Lord now put into action.
Shielded by the Astartes he held captive, the Night Lord moved towards the window. Holding the Space Marine with one arm, he threatened to drop him from a great height. After a moment of tension, he struck swiftly with his claws, severing the limb holding the Blood Angel. The warrior plummeted like a stone, and Sanguinius, the caring father, leapt after him. This gave the Night Lord the chance to activate the death sensor on the Space Marine’s arm, causing a massive explosion that destroyed a part of the throne room.
Meanwhile, on the distant planet of Mcra, the Blood Angels were dealing with the aftermath of Conrad K’s visit to the Palace. His son, Scok, stood before Kresh, explaining how to reach the heart of the impregnable Mountain. He boasted that his Tech adepts had fine-tuned the teleportation equipment in a special way, allowing them to teleport the Terminators directly to the Mountain’s core.
Lord Kukesh, despite his distrust, found Scok’s arguments reasonable. Clad in Terminator armor, he led the assault on the beacon. The defenses began to collapse, and Lord Kresh captured Barabas Dantioch and his staff, causing a malfunction in the beacon. This nearly resulted in the destruction of Lucretius Corvo’s Fleet, which had to decelerate rapidly from super luminal speed due to the beacon signal disappearing.
Despite the near disaster, the Ultramarine did not abandon his plan. The ships of his Fleet, still traveling at considerable speed, were to attack the Night Lord’s vessels stationed in orbit. The Dark Angels were to provide protection for the vulnerable ship. Thanks to the element of surprise, the plan worked, and one by one, the warships of the Eth Legion began to ignite. The landing on SOA was successful, setting the stage for the next chapter in this epic saga.
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