The Steed of God
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The Bucephalus, A ship like no other, and the flagship of the Emperor himself. It was believed lost after the Horus Heresy and for millennia it was mourned alongside its sister ship, the Imperator Somnium. However, Tybalus Talorn shield captain of the Emissaries Imperatus received a vision from his liege. A vision that showed the Bucephalus alive and well. That day the Reclaimer Crusade began. But will they be successful? Each member brings their own trials and tribulations. The Lions of Dorn, an Astartes chapter that saw great losses on Demeter and view this crusade as the closing act of their saga. The engines of Legio Aquila's first maniple, half of whom view this crusade as a farce and want nothing more than to be rid of it. The Cadian 7th, the Shadowswords, guardsmen who are an unbreakable bulwark of armor and faith. The forces of Archmagos Beta-3-Mu, representatives of the Adeptus Mechanicus. And the captains of the Navis Imperialis of which a viscous sibling rivalry is taking place between Captains Jennifer and Nelson Moore. All of this is not even considering the forces of the chaos warband, the Babel's Pupils and the Eldar force from craftworl Biel-tan. However even these heretics and xenos are not free of turmoil.
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