![]() ![]() The ruddy glow flickered off thousands of skulls adorning the walls and ceiling of the vast sepulchre, gleaming in eyeless sockets and shining off polished lipless grins. Each figure bore a two-handed sword, held upright across its chest and face, the sharp edges of the weapons glinting in the erratic light. They were standing in the shadows between the guttering circles of flame cast by tall candles set around the chamber's walls. In the dark, cavernous room beyond, he could see ten giant figures swathed in thick white robes. They were wrought from black metal in the design of a winged sword that was mirrored on each side. THE TALE OF ASTELAN PART ONE WITH THE WHINE of the shuttle's engines dying behind him, Astelan stood on the landing apron looking at the large, ornate gates in front of him. ![]() ʹSince the founding of their Legion at the birth of the Imperium, the Space Marines of the Dark Angels have been dreaded by their enemies and held in awe by those they protect. Stubborn and relentless in battle, ever vigilant and zealous in their pursuit of their duties, the Dark Angels are among the Emperorʹs most faithful servants. Yet, it was not always so. For ten millennia the Dark Angels have harboured a sinister secret, an act so terrible and shameful it threatens everything the Dark Angels hold most dear ‐ and may yet bring them eternal damnation.ʹ ‐ Inquisitor Bastalek Grim Thanks to Rick Priestley, Andy Chambers and Jervis Johnson
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