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On Terra, at 132006.M31, the Word Bearer Sor Talgron was transported with other legionaries to the Imperial Palace as it was being fortified.{{fn|1b}} He was taken from the shuttle unarmed and escorted by 4 Custodians, and Talgron could see that security was far tighter than before. Opening a gate, they were met by another Custodian, Tiber Acanthus of 139 names, and a squad of the Imperial Fist. Acanthus grasped Talgron's wrist as a brother, then explained that they were at war but would require Primarch Dorn to explain the rest.{{fn|1c}}
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In the Percepton System of Ultramar, the Word Bearers managed to cripple the Ultramarine forces in 27 minutes at the beginning of the Shadow Crusade, but the fight continued 163 days. As part of the attack on Ultramar, the Word Bearers repainted their armor to red, marking their new ways but it unsettled Talgron. Before the battle, Dark Apostle Jarulek said that Erebus ordered the Ultramarines to be taken alive to be sacrificed, but Talgron refused to listen and would kill them outright because it was his fight to command.{{fn|1b}}
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The opening attack destroyed more than half of the Ultramarine ships.{{fn|1b}} On the surface of the planet, the fight began with tank battles and assaults, but it broke down into hand to hand combat.{{fn|1c}}
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In the city of Massilea, Talgron fought on the surface along side of his standard bearer Ahraneth and master of signal Dal Ahk. They fought against Ultramarines who fell back to a former librarium building, unused after Nikaea. 6 of his men were killed in the fire fight, and all of the Ultramarines left were either killed outright or killed while wounded, leaving none for dark rituals. Coming upon a bisected Ultramarine Captain, the captain asked Talgron why he fought. Talgron killed the captain, but he explained anyway that he did so under orders.{{fn|1b}} The city was held by the 174th Company.{{fn|1c}}
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While the Ultramarines 17th Chapter Master Aecus Decimus led his men in the disordered battle ground. His Techmarine Naxor was previously killed and veteran Vaul Agregius ("Victor of Staxus") was gunned down. Champion Tillus Victorius fought quietly with sword and shield, killing many but was too brought down by a bolter shot, and the ignoble nature of the battle filled Decimus with hatred. The conflict ruined his artificer armor and forced him to go without his broken helmet, and he was tired and wounded. The battle went poorly, with enemy Titans cutting down his men and vox communication killed by daemonic whispers.{{fn|1c}}
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Above the battle, five of the Ultramarines marked warriors, censured, were given another task to redeem them. Each had a different background and were chosen because of their status. They watched as Word Bearers left the taken city of Massilea to flood their position while landing craft came up from the south. Of the number, the youngest, Sio, wanted to wait to act because Ultramarines could be coming from out of system to aid them, but Romus silences him with duty and explaining that it was probably a wide scale conflict across Ultramar. They finally unified and joined a group of human army veterans at a shuttle.{{fn|1c}}
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Eventually, the Word Bearers were able to flank Decimus's position, but his men were able to use autocannons to bring down many. The Word Bearers in turn brought assault marines and they quickly stopped the heavy weapons. Decimus charged the assault marines, but he was almost overcome by one in the attack.{{fn|1c}}
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The last Ultramarine was killed at 454008.M31.{{fn|1b}}
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At 456008.M31 in the Percepton System, a fleshless legionary was freed of his Mark III plate while many other wounded lay around him in the apothecary of Urhlan. Unable to use medicine to save him, the Dark Apostle Jarulek took over.{{fn|1a}}
  
 
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*1: ''The Purge''
 
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*{{Endn|2}}: [http://www.blacklibrary.com/horus-heresy/the-purge-limited-edition.html Black Library] (last accessed August 2014)
 
*{{Endn|2}}: [http://www.blacklibrary.com/horus-heresy/the-purge-limited-edition.html Black Library] (last accessed August 2014)
  

Revision as of 21:27, 4 February 2016

Targetdrone.gif This article is about the novella in the Horus Heresy Series; for the Chaos Space Marine warband, see The Purge.
The Purge
The-Purge A5dustjacket.jpg
Author Anthony Reynolds
Publisher Black Library
Series Horus Heresy
Released July 2014
Editions 2014 hardcover:
ISBN 9781849707725

The Purge is a limited-release novella written by Anthony Reynolds and part of the Horus Heresy series. It was released July 2014.

Cover Description

The Shadow Crusade spreads across Ultramar, with the Word Bearers 34th Company falling upon the isolated world of Percepton Primus. As the fighting draws out into a programme of extermination, embittered commander Sor Talgron begins to question his part in Lorgar’s grander scheme – for one who stood beside primarchs and high lords in the grand halls of the Imperial Palace, what glory can there now be in punishing Guilliman’s upstart sons? But the price of doubt is known all too well, and if the Word Bearers are ever to return to Terra in triumph then they must purge the last remnants of such unbelief from the face of the galaxy...[2]

Story

On Terra, at 132006.M31, the Word Bearer Sor Talgron was transported with other legionaries to the Imperial Palace as it was being fortified.[1b] He was taken from the shuttle unarmed and escorted by 4 Custodians, and Talgron could see that security was far tighter than before. Opening a gate, they were met by another Custodian, Tiber Acanthus of 139 names, and a squad of the Imperial Fist. Acanthus grasped Talgron's wrist as a brother, then explained that they were at war but would require Primarch Dorn to explain the rest.[1c]

In the Percepton System of Ultramar, the Word Bearers managed to cripple the Ultramarine forces in 27 minutes at the beginning of the Shadow Crusade, but the fight continued 163 days. As part of the attack on Ultramar, the Word Bearers repainted their armor to red, marking their new ways but it unsettled Talgron. Before the battle, Dark Apostle Jarulek said that Erebus ordered the Ultramarines to be taken alive to be sacrificed, but Talgron refused to listen and would kill them outright because it was his fight to command.[1b]

The opening attack destroyed more than half of the Ultramarine ships.[1b] On the surface of the planet, the fight began with tank battles and assaults, but it broke down into hand to hand combat.[1c]

In the city of Massilea, Talgron fought on the surface along side of his standard bearer Ahraneth and master of signal Dal Ahk. They fought against Ultramarines who fell back to a former librarium building, unused after Nikaea. 6 of his men were killed in the fire fight, and all of the Ultramarines left were either killed outright or killed while wounded, leaving none for dark rituals. Coming upon a bisected Ultramarine Captain, the captain asked Talgron why he fought. Talgron killed the captain, but he explained anyway that he did so under orders.[1b] The city was held by the 174th Company.[1c]

While the Ultramarines 17th Chapter Master Aecus Decimus led his men in the disordered battle ground. His Techmarine Naxor was previously killed and veteran Vaul Agregius ("Victor of Staxus") was gunned down. Champion Tillus Victorius fought quietly with sword and shield, killing many but was too brought down by a bolter shot, and the ignoble nature of the battle filled Decimus with hatred. The conflict ruined his artificer armor and forced him to go without his broken helmet, and he was tired and wounded. The battle went poorly, with enemy Titans cutting down his men and vox communication killed by daemonic whispers.[1c]

Above the battle, five of the Ultramarines marked warriors, censured, were given another task to redeem them. Each had a different background and were chosen because of their status. They watched as Word Bearers left the taken city of Massilea to flood their position while landing craft came up from the south. Of the number, the youngest, Sio, wanted to wait to act because Ultramarines could be coming from out of system to aid them, but Romus silences him with duty and explaining that it was probably a wide scale conflict across Ultramar. They finally unified and joined a group of human army veterans at a shuttle.[1c]

Eventually, the Word Bearers were able to flank Decimus's position, but his men were able to use autocannons to bring down many. The Word Bearers in turn brought assault marines and they quickly stopped the heavy weapons. Decimus charged the assault marines, but he was almost overcome by one in the attack.[1c]

The last Ultramarine was killed at 454008.M31.[1b]

At 456008.M31 in the Percepton System, a fleshless legionary was freed of his Mark III plate while many other wounded lay around him in the apothecary of Urhlan. Unable to use medicine to save him, the Dark Apostle Jarulek took over.[1a]

Notable Characters

The XVII Legion 'Word Bearers'

  • Sor Talgron, Captain of the 34th Company, and representative of Lorgar on Terra
  • Jarulek, Chaplain, and later Dark Apostle
  • Ahraneth, 34th Company standard bearer
  • Dal Ahk, Master of Signal
  • Loth, Reconnaissance sergeant
  • Telakhas, Line-breaker sergeant
  • Urhlan, Apothecary
  • Volkhar Wreth, Predicant, serving in the Crusader Host

The XIII Legion 'Ultramarines'

  • Aecus Decimus, Chapter Master, 17th Chapter
  • Connor, Sergeant, 170th Company
  • Naxor, Techmarine, 170th Company
  • Tillus Victorius, 171st Company champion
  • Vaul Agregius, Veteran battle-brother, 171st Company
  • Freia Solontine, Admiral, commander of the Righteous Fury
  • Romus, Veteran battle-brother, 170th Company [marked]
  • Paulus, Sky Hunter, 172nd Company [marked]
  • Xion Octavion, Battle-brother, 174 Company [marked]
  • Sio, Battle-brother, 175th Company [marked]
  • Korolos, Former captain, 178th Company [marked]

The Defenders of Terra

  • Rogal Dorn, Primarch of the Imperial Fists, and the Emperor's Praetorian
  • Archamus, Master of Dorn's huscarls
  • Tiber Acanthus, Custodian Guard
  • Nathaniel Garro, Former battle-captain of the Death Guard


Sources

Related Publications


Horus Heresy Series
Novels I Horus RisingII False GodsIII Galaxy in FlamesIV The Flight of the EisensteinV FulgrimVI Descent of AngelsVII LegionVIII Battle for the AbyssIX MechanicumX Tales of HeresyXI Fallen AngelsXII A Thousand SonsXIII NemesisXIV The First HereticXV Prospero BurnsXVI Age of DarknessXVII The Outcast DeadXVIII Deliverance LostXIX Know No FearXX The PrimarchsXXI Fear to TreadXXII Shadows of TreacheryXXIII Angel ExterminatusXXIV BetrayerXXV Mark of CalthXXVI Vulkan LivesXXVII The Unremembered EmpireXXVIII ScarsXXIX Vengeful SpiritXXX The Damnation of PythosXXXI Legacies of BetrayalXXXII DeathfireXXXIII War Without EndXXXIV PharosXXXV Eye of TerraXXXVI The Path of HeavenXXXVII The Silent WarXXXVIII Angels of CalibanXXXIX Praetorian of DornXL CoraxXLI The Master of MankindXLII GarroXLIII Shattered LegionsXLIV The Crimson KingXLV TallarnXLVI RuinstormXLVII Old EarthXLVIII The Burden of LoyaltyXLIX WolfsbaneL Born of FlameLI Slaves to DarknessLII Heralds of the SiegeLIII TitandeathLIV The Buried Dagger
Siege of Terra I The Solar WarII The Lost and the DamnedIII The First WallSons of the SelenarIV SaturnineFury of MagnusV MortisVI WarhawkVII Echoes of EternityGarro: Knight of GreyVIII The End and the Death (Volume IVolume IIVolume III)
The Primarchs Roboute Guilliman: Lord of UltramarLeman Russ: The Great WolfMagnus the Red: Master of ProsperoPerturabo: The Hammer of OlympiaLorgar: Bearer of the WordFulgrim: The Palatine PhoenixFerrus Manus: Gorgon of MedusaGrandfather's GiftPerturabo: Stone and IronMalcador: First Lord of the ImperiumKonrad Curze: A Lesson in DarknessJaghatai Khan: Warhawk of ChogorisVulkan: Lord of DrakesSons of the EmperorCorax: Lord of ShadowsAngron: Slave of NuceriaScions of the Emperor Konrad Curze: The Night HaunterGhost of NuceriaThe Passing of AngelsThe Abyssal EdgeMercy of the DragonLion El'Jonson: Lord of the FirstIllyriumThe Revelation of the WordMorningstarWill of the LegionEmbers of ExtinctionAlpharius: Head of the HydraBlood of the EmperorLoyal SonsMortarion: The Pale KingRogal Dorn: The Emperor's CrusaderSanguinius: The Great AngelHeirs of The Emperor
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Short Stories The Lightning TowerThe Dark KingArmy of OneKryptosDistant Echoes of Old NightLost SonsDeath of a SilversmithThe Divine WordThe Kaban ProjectThe Gates of TerraLord of the Red SandsSerpentLuna MendaxRivenBjorn: Lone WolfThe Wolf of Ash and FireHeart of the ConquerorChild of NightThe ShadowmastersThe Devine AdoratriceDaemonologySins of the FatherThe Final Compliance of Sixty-Three FourteenVoraxThe Value of FearBrotherhood of the MoonVirtues of the SonsImperfectHowl of the HearthworldA Safe and Shadowed PlaceGunsightBlack OculusWolf MotherTwistedChirurgeonTallarn: WitnessIronfireHands of the EmperorBy the Lion's CommandAll That RemainsThe PhoenicianArtefactsGhosts Speak NotPatienceInheritorTallarn: SirenBlackshieldMyriadInto ExileThe Grey RavenThe Painted CountExocytosisThe Last Son of ProsperoOrdo SinisterThe Ember WolvesRestorerThe Laurel of DefianceImmortal DutyDuty WaitsMagisteriumNow Peals MidnightDreams of UnityThe Board is SetThe Atonement of FireA Lesson in IronMassacreTwo Metaphysical BladesPrologue to NikaeaOld Wounds, New ScarsAbyssalThe Last CouncilA Rose Watered with BloodBringer of SorrowLantern's LightThe Serpent's DanceThe Lightning HallEater of DreamsBloodhowlAmor FatiThe Fields of AbundanceThe Shel'tain AffairPrimacyThe NineVisageThe Last Loyalist
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