Becalmed in the backwater Phall system, the Imperial Fists’ relief fleet originally headed for Isstvan III has been waiting out the warp storms that waylaid them so many months ago. Under the assumed command of Captain Alexis Polux and seemingly forgotten by the rest of the Imperium, they hope yet to complete their mission and report back to their primarch Rogal Dorn, so that they might return to the greater conflict. But destiny calls as old rivalries are rekindled, and the treacherous Iron Warriors await their moment to strike – the feud between Dorn and his wayward brother Perturabo promises now to erupt into open war.
This one was written kind of weirdly, with lots of short sentences and full stops where you might expect commas. That made the reading seem halting in places.
Music: Urban Evasion by Aaron Spencer – https://machinimasound.com/royalty-free-music/urban-evasion/
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Yessss. Fisty Bois.
Edit: I get it now! I finally get Sigismund and the Black Templars! I understand why they're so angry and pious. Slight spoilers below.
When Sigismund heeded the words of the prophet Keeler and decided to stay on Terra, and when he confessed this to Dorn and Dorn viewed this as an unforgivable failure, this broke Sigismund. He was already furious in disposition and unrelenting on the battlefield, but Rogal Dorn actually shouted at him and said Sigismund was no longer his son. Rogal Dorn almost NEVER shouts, at least not in anger. And being disowned like that? By the only father he truly knows and remembers? Being condemned to keep his failure a secret and to continue on as First Captain, hiding his shame and suffering in silence? That broke the man. It's no wonder when the Black Templars where founded he decided to take them on an un-ending crusade across the galaxy to slaughter the enemies of the Imperium on a massive scale. It's not a glorious crusade of retribution. Not really, even though all the Black Templars think it is. It's a penitent crusade. A burden taken up in an attempt to at least slightly make up for his weakness.
Of course it's not actually weakness, his decision. It was logical. Necessary, even. His presence at the Siege of Terra and him taking up the role of Emperor's Champion was absolutely vital to the battle. Few others could have gone toe-to-toe with the champions of the traitor legions and come out on top. Had he not been there, it's very possible Horus could have decided against lowering the shields of the Vengeful Spirit and forcing a confrontation between himself and the Emperor. Had the attrition not been so great, he might have waited until the Palace had all but fallen and simply fought the Emperor in the very throne room. Keeler's words where true, though they likely did come from psychic visions. Rogal Dorn should have recognized that despite the reprehensible side of psyker abilities, they are often very useful tools.
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Oh cool! I've been hoping you might read another horus heresy/40k story. Great job- thanks so much
Poor Sigismund. I feel for him.
V8tai
Great story. Great narration. Can’t wait for more.
1:39 unglaublich
Nice work my dude, this is a THICC one!
Hey – could you do some new short stories from the Black Library's Christmas Calendar like "Embers of Extiction" or "The Lighting Hall"? Or some of the new Inquisition week short stories like "Recongregator" by David Annandale?
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I didn’t know his name was “SIJISMUND”. Either you’ve mispronounced it or every other person who’s read it aloud as “SIGISMUND” has. Either way I liked the reading but recommend you use the more popular pronunciation of key character names as hearing them said wrongly kills the vibe and setting and draws the readers attention away from the story.
Like your reading… but I could not get past Sijismund.
JOHN FRENCH MORE LIKE JOHN FRENCH