"What is the terror of death?
That we die our work incomplete.
What is the joy of life?
To die knowing our task is done."
That we die our work incomplete.
What is the joy of life?
To die knowing our task is done."
Acolytes: Meghera, Drake, Luther, Cato.
The Acolytes go through one more gate, and end up on Dusk. Here they meet an old crone of great power, the one who gave Haarlock the answers he was looking for to change his fate.
In exchange for Meghera's eyes, she reveals to the Acolytes that to stop Haarlock's coming they must destroy the last gate they came through. The Acolytes return to the gate, and they set a few explosives at the gate. The explosion does not destroy the black posts, but awakens ancient horrors from the warp: an horde of bloodletters charges the Acolytes!
The sky darkens, as the Tyrant Star approaches, and through the gate a dark traveller can be spotted. Meghera is mortally wounded by one of the daemons, and with the last drop of strength she crosses back into the gate, between Reality and the Warp, and detonates all the grenades on her body.
The gate explodes, and when the dust settles, there's no trace of Meghera or the deamons. Up in the sky, a screaming face appears on the surface of the Tyrant Star, then it dissolves. Haarlock has been stopped.
The Calixis sector has been spared the return of a dreadful tyrant... but there are still many dangers and horrors besieging mankind from all sides. Will the Acolytes still have the strength and sanity to face whatever awaits them on Dusk and beyond?
The Emperor protects.
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