Phalanx, the largest space fortress known to the Empire of Man, is also the current home of the Imperial Fists.
It floats in Terra's orbit like a silent but steadfast sentinel, its towering spiers piercing the stars and reflecting the sun's rays. Huge docks and flight decks extend from all sides of it. Soshyan has seen it in the past.
The countless fortresses and battleships are not worth mentioning in front of it. Even Mars and Jupiter are not such magnificent creations. The moon in the same orbit as it seems to be slightly smaller in comparison.
The origin of this huge space fortress is basically known to everyone. When Dorn and the Emperor met for the first time, Dorn, the original body of the Imperial Fists, dedicated the mountain formation to the Emperor, but later the Emperor returned it to the Emperor.
Dorn, it has been proudly serving the Empire and the Imperial Fists Legion ever since. This huge interstellar fortress is completely autonomous and can travel through the warp. The warriors of the 7th Legion often rode it during the Great Crusade era.
Moving throughout the galaxy.
According to descriptions in countless documents and classics, the Phalanx is not only an extremely strong fortress, but also an indestructible war machine. Its firepower is enough to rival an entire expedition fleet, and it can sweep across the entire galaxy with its own power.
At the climax of the Horus Heresy, when the rebels launched an attack on Terra and the Imperial Palace, the Phalanx had been severely damaged and had to leave the orbit of Terra and head to the outer reaches of the solar system, thus allowing it to escape the fate of destruction.
But when I look at it now, the mountain formation is a bit dark. Many areas of it are shrouded in complete darkness. Even the docks are mostly closed. Only less than half of the forts are active and guarding the surroundings. A considerable number of
The fort lay like a dead plant on the emplacement.
Over the past ten thousand years, constant vigilance operations and wars have caused some inevitable damage to the Mountain Formation. Although the Imperial Fists continue to work hard to maintain the Mountain Formation, it is too difficult and difficult to maintain the former legion weapons by one battle group alone.
Reluctantly, as time passes, more powerful fortress systems fail, and the skills required to repair them have long since disappeared from the Techmarines' databases.
Once upon a time, the phalanx shone among the stars like a giant, but now its peak has long passed, like an aging knight, stubbornly guarding the dilapidated castle - just like this empire.
However, today's mountain formation is even more gloomy than in the past.
Because it lost another knight, a knight covered in scars who watched over humans and the children of Dorne in the political whirlpool of Terra in the dark 41st millennium.
Kaka——
Accompanied by the scream of the metal gate, the servants in black robes on both sides of the passage bent down and lowered their heads, and then two servo skulls holding incense burners floated out from inside, followed by the sound of heavy footsteps.
Wearing power armor and a black robe, Soshiyang appeared in the light with a solemn face, followed by the company commanders in the battle group, and then the soldiers, each of whom had their armor covered with black gauze.
The burqa made of it also represents the purpose of their trip——
Mourning.
They are now located in the waiting area behind the airport of the mountain formation. From the outside, you may not be able to intuitively appreciate its size and grandeur. When you walk in, everyone in the Astral Knights is amazed by the scale of this ancient fortress.
This waiting area alone was probably the same size as their monastery fortress on Nessen IV, and even hung from the barely visible rafters on the deck were Imperial Fists decommissioned aircraft from the Legion era to the present, which had been preserved and preserved.
Display to commemorate past victories and those who fought and died on these aircraft.
Between the airport and the corridor leading to the foredeck, huge flags are hung. Each flag is four meters wide and eight meters high, representing each battle company of the Imperial Fists, each with its own unique decorative pattern.
Chapters and prayers.
Above the battle company banner is a larger chapter banner, with a golden background inlaid with shiny black and blood red, with "7" engraved on it - remembering the Emperor's seventh victory in the Great Crusade.
The origin of the Legion.
Passing through the foredeck, you enter the Memorial Hall. It is only a hundred meters high. The dome is decorated with the victories of legions and chapters. There is a 30-meter-wide diamond on the top of the dome, and there are beautiful reliefs on the walls.
, the marble floors are also decorated with mosaics of the Imperial Fists, the walls are lined with ancient monuments, and huge murals depicting famous battles in the Chronicles of the Imperial Fists, and some ancient weapons and armor can be traced back to
During the time of the Great Crusade and the Horus Heresy, they were permanently preserved, devoutly displayed there after time had deprived them of the possibility of use, and each weapon and armor was carefully marked with its provenance.
At the other end of the memorial hall is a huge staircase. Various trophies are placed in the hall, from the heads of huge alien beasts to enemy weapons and armor, all to highlight the past glory of the Seventh Legion and the Imperial Fist.
glory.
Finally, the team arrived at the Heart of Sigismund, which is also the center of the mountain formation. It was also the strategic room where the Imperial Fist Legion executed its war plan. It is more than one kilometer wide and is surrounded by various murals and flags.
Next to it, there is also a huge statue of the Primarch.
During the Chapter Era, this was also where the Imperial Fists held major events.
At this time, the warriors of all the companies of the Imperial Fists gathered here, holding helmets under their arms, gathered around the statue of the original body, and under the statue of the original body was a coffin made of marble.
When the Astral Knight arrived, all the warriors of the Imperial Fists focused their attention on him.
Soshyan stepped forward solemnly, holding in his hand a cluster of flowers picked from his robe, which he had specially prepared in Jupiter and consisted of yellow and white flowers.
Then he walked to the coffin. In the dense mist, a scarred warrior lay quietly in the coffin. He was wearing a simple white robe and holding a sharp sword in both hands.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Soshiyang lowered his head and closed his eyes. He did not expect that the first meeting between himself and this senior who helped him a lot at the Blade Feast would be the last.
On the other hand, when we met again, we were already separated forever. Originally, he wanted to take the opportunity of this trip to Terra to catch up with the other party.
With sadness, he stepped forward and placed the flower in his hand on the opponent's sword.
"Chapter Commander Pew, you have fulfilled your duties, go on your way."
Then, the warriors of the Imperial Fists hit the breastplate hard with their fists three times.
Immediately afterwards, the servants carried the coffin away. It would first stay at the temporary parking place of the mountain formation for a short period of time, and then be sent to the tomb under the Terrababu Fortress to be buried with many martyrs of the Imperial Fist.
At this time, Soshyan finally knew who the new Chapter Master of the Imperial Fists was, but it was not Lysander as he had guessed, but the former Second Company Commander Vaughn Hagen!
Soshyan couldn't find out what happened in the middle, but he guessed that Lysander himself gave up his position as Chapter Master. During the several years of getting along with each other during the Maelstrom Expedition, Soshyan discovered that Lysander seemed to have a crush on the Iron Warriors.
He has an unusual hatred, which is much stronger than other Imperial Fist warriors——
Perhaps Lysander has regarded revenge as his lifelong mission, which makes him unable to shoulder the responsibility of leading the battle group.
Of course, this is all Soshyan's own guess.
"Captain Soshyan, Chapter Commander Pew often praised your abilities and charisma in the past. He believed you were the best son of Dorne in this millennium. To be honest, this comment made me a little jealous."
When Vaughn Hagen shook hands with Soshyan and said these words, Soshyan couldn't help but squeeze out a smile. Although the new chapter leader also seemed to be serious in speech, he was not a rigid person.
Soshyan replied softly:
"Everything is as the Emperor wishes."
Vaughan Hagen has the standard face shape of the Imperial Fists, with clear lines like a knife and an axe, and his eyes are always very calm. He has served as the second company commander of the Imperial Fists for more than three hundred years, and his influence is only inferior to that of the previous one.
Sander. (Actually, after searching for a long time, Lao Mo was unable to find out which company commanders Waughnhagen was before. He could only infer that he was the second company commander, because Thor Garadon was suddenly transferred from the third company to the second company at a certain period.
Even as company commander, this is the only personnel change that can be explained)
He then introduced the other leaders of the Imperial Fist to Soshyan, including the new 2nd Captain Thor Garadon, the 3rd Captain Ishara, the 4th Captain Alars Lidoro, and the 5th Captain Dravat.
S. Fani, Sixth Company Commander Antalos, Seventh Company Commander Regor Desian, Eighth Company Commander Quit Karam, Ninth Company Commander Kaheren, Tenth Company Commander Lucien, and Chief Hermit, Director of the Think Tank
et al.
Afterwards, Soshyan held a separate three-person meeting with Lysander and Vaughn Hagen, mainly to explain the current situation of Terra, especially the High Lords.
It can be said that Pew's death was unfortunate. Originally, as a member of the High Lords Council, he could exert influence to help Soshyan in this situation. However, with his death, the current chapter leader
Since Vaughn Hagen had just taken over, he had little influence in Terra's political game. After all, Pew's political influence had not been inherited.
This means that the Imperial Fist can now provide Soshyan with very little political help.
This situation was actually not surprising to Soshyan, but his keen political sense smelled a strange smell, and he thought of the high lord's sudden recurrence of things about the Mantis Warriors, and soon realized that this was by no means isolated.
incident, nine of the high-ranking chair seats are fixed, and only three are non-fixed. After Pew dies, the non-permanent seat he holds will obviously be taken away by others, and such actions are often accompanied by political attacks.
, the incident in Mantis Warrior is just a signal.
I'm afraid there will be more things to come later.
However, according to Soshyan's observation, Vaughan Hagen probably has no intention of inheriting Pew's political assets. His thoughts about the future of the Imperial Fists are more about how to fight and expedition, so he did not take the initiative to propose it.