NationStates Jolt Archive

Something lay in the hands of the Eldar race that the Imperium desired; something beyond this reality; something beyond good or evil, beyond power. Something that could change the very meaning of Chaos forever.

Knowledge.

Somewhere within the Webway it lay; the Black Library, source of all the Eldar's forbidden and ancient knowledge. Each scrap of information they possessed called with a seductive and irresistable allure to Marcus, to his legions ascendant...He would seek it out, he would find any trace of the Eldar; he would tame their Webway Gates, and he would step forth towards glory. Towards victory.

As the probes and exploratory teams went forth, as agents of the Inquisition scrambled for some trace of what their dread master sought; he himself paced the halls of his palace; hand carressing the black blade of Lifesbane.

"I shall have my victory" His low hiss resonating through the corridors "I shall have my prize....And it shall grant me all the secrets of Chaos; it shall grant me the power..."

As Sir William sat reading the morning reports and drinking from a mug, something caught his eye.
...the Imperium has begun a new wave of exploration. Many probes are leaving it's boarders along with expeditionary teems. They were searching. Searching for something that their leader wanted, bad. But what could it be? He opened a comm. to his intelligence head. "Have any Chronosian probes entered Kazeci space in the last 24 hours?"
"No sir."
"Inform me if they do."
"Of course, sir."

The Craftworld drifted through space, its massive form thousands of kilometres in length. It was a massive domed space, its form looking like a massive disk. Ships that sailed along the waters jumped off its edges, which where massive water falls, falling into catchments and being pumped back up into the surface. It was probably one of the most beautiful sites in the world.

And it was the only place that possesed Webway gates. After the War in which Chaos had crushed the Imperium of Man, the Eldar had felt that Chaos would have far to much acess to their power. Thus they had gone to every webway and stored it onto the massive ship, before leaving this galaxy for a time. Now, however, they would regret it. It wouldn't take much for chaos to find the location of the Endless craftworld, the Guardians had deemed that chaos MUST come to this place, the eldar MUST fight, for if it was not so, then chaos would have victory. With the Unveiling of the Black Library to chaos, their power would increase, but there would be a force to stop them, although the Guardians had not decided which.

Thus is was that one of the probes was lead straight to the massive craft, and pretended that it was not noticed. It was, however, just because the Eldar where sealing their own descrution.

There where the other eldar, their survivle required that this craftworld was sacrificed.

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