Captain Lothar, the fourth captain of the Astral Knights' fleet, stood motionless on the edge of the command platform, straightening his back and looking down at the bridge with his hands behind his back.
Just like the eye of a typhoon, the control center of the Unbound Soul was working nervously. Other bridge staff, crew members, and officers were also silently focused on their work, and the contact signals on the wall flashed urgently.
All instruments, all weapons, all sensors are fine.
Although the ground has not made a request, they must be ready for orbital bombing at any time. After all, no one knows what will happen next——
Suddenly, an alarm flashed on a communication terminal. It sounded discordantly and flashed again.
The sergeant in charge of the post immediately activated the console
"It's a ship call!"
Lothar paid curious attention.
"Whose ship?"
"Yes...it's a signal from the Adeptus Astartes! It was sent from the ring system of an outer planet. They are requesting contact with us."
"Adeptus Astartes?"
Lothar frowned, and he suddenly had a bad premonition.
"Which Chapter?"
"The communication logo is...Dark Angel!"
"What?"
Just when the atmosphere on the bridge of Unbound Soul suddenly became tense, a crack suddenly opened in the physical space of the universe not far from Vera III. A giant ship silently jumped out, with deceleration thrusters at the bow and center of the ship. The battlement turrets on the ridge were ignited, and the surging energy was generated on its dented armor due to the interaction between unreality and real space. It crackled from bow to stern, creating a magnificent church on the bow's spine. The huge basalt statue on the top creates a halo, which is the dark angel holding a sword high and spreading his wings.
It is a heavy cruiser that was active in the fleet of the First Legion as early as the end of the Great Crusade, and also has a very ancient name - the Angel of Redemption.
Interrogation Chaplain Ericon Goldberg is sitting on the bridge of the battleship and taking command. He rarely visits the place in person, but everything seems to be in order.
He watches every control panel to make sure everything is under control and any oversight is unacceptable. He is the master of everything aboard this battleship.
"Master Priest, we have successfully entered the physical universe from the subspace, and now the battleship is entering the orbit of Vera III."
You could tell from the mechanic's voice that he was feeling relaxed.
Ericon caressed the heavy tome that hung on his belt: an ancient book bound in gold, with the symbols of his Chapter drawn on the cover, but the contents of which only he could read.
A golden rose hangs from the gold chain around his neck. His robe almost completely covers his dark green power armor. The Imperial Eagle emblem decorated on the breastplate is looming under the robe, and his entire face is Completely hidden in the shadow of the hood, the gentle red light emitted by the biochemical prosthetic eye kept flashing inside.
His Chaplain's Staff, an ancient weapon from the Hidden Order to which the Chapter belongs, hangs from the left side of his belt.
The Dark Angels hold the honor of being the first Space Marine Legion, created by the Emperor to assist him in the Great Crusade to liberate humanity from xenos rule.
In the early days of the Great Crusade, their victories had become the basis of legend, and they were regarded by countless people as the best Space Marines. It was rumored that all Legions Astartes were formed after the Dark Angels.
Regardless of the widespread rumors about the Chapter's history, the characteristics of all founding Chapters are deeply influenced by the personality of their Primarch, or First Man, and the Dark Angels are no exception.
In a world called Caliban, a young knight named Luther brought the Primarch back to the Order's monastery fortress in a forest full of dangers, and named him Leon El Jonson. In Caliban it means "Lion, Son of the Forest".
Jonson quickly adapted to human life and integrated into the society of his homeland in a short period of time. As time passed, Jonson and Luther's relationship became as close as brothers, and both of them were trying to improve the abilities and skills of the other. , the story of their pioneering and victory spreads around Caliban, and the number of young people who want to join the Knights is increasing year by year.
Imperial scholars believe that Jonson led a planet-spanning expedition to target the terrifying beasts that stalked the deep forests.
All the knights of the monastery joined Jonson's holy war. In less than ten years, the entire world was freed from the once raging dark power. When the Emperor came, Caliban, freed from the brutal scene, was immediately selected as the Dark Angel. 's home.
Soon after, all members of the Knights of Caliban became Space Marines, and it was determined that Luther was the first to receive reinforcements and was second only to Jonson in power within the Legion.
As the Emperor continued the Great Crusade, he took Jonson and most of the Dark Angels Legion with him, leaving Luther and the remaining forces of the Legion behind to protect their home against the return of Chaos.
After the outbreak of the Horus Heresy, the First Legion remained loyal to the Emperor. However, Luther, who stayed behind on Caliban, was bewitched by the forces of Chaos and eventually betrayed the Empire. After the Horus Heresy was put down, Jonson returned. Caliban, they launched an attack.
It was a battle that completely destroyed Caliban. In the end, the Lion King defeated his former adoptive father, eliminated all rebellions, and himself was seriously injured and died——
Of course, these are the histories claimed by the Dark Angels, and a major task of interrogating priests is to ensure that people continue to believe in such history.
After the second founding of the army, the Dark Angels, like other founding groups, separated into many sub-groups, but there have been rumors that there is a subtle connection between the Dark Angels and the sub-groups.
In a sense, the Dark Angels are a battle group with as much glory as rumors. In addition to being brave, they give people the impression of being mysterious.
In layman's terms, no one knows what they are doing, no one knows what they want to do, and no one knows what they have done.
And they generally rarely interact with other war groups.
Although they are theoretically a Codex Chapter, the Dark Angels are very different from other Chapters in terms of "details". For example, their priests, in addition to serving as the soul mentors of their battle brothers, also shoulder a dark and heavy mission. task.
But for Ericon, his mission this time was different from the past. Pastor Azmodai asked him to perform a more "diplomatic" mission. Of course, due to the character of that adult, He also sent a whole company of troops to Ericon.
Of course, under the most ideal situation, the chief priest should try to avoid unnecessary conflicts when explaining the operation. Therefore, Ericon also strives to maintain his diplomatic etiquette. After all, the other party is also a war group with a long history and recent reputation.
