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Since the Fall of Caliban, each Supreme Grand Master has, in turn, taken the long, dark walk down to the heavily psi-warded cell. The Grand Masters of the nascent Inner Circle swore that so long as even one of the Fallen remained alive and unrepentant, the Dark Angels would be So began the secret mission that would prove the driving force behind the Dark Angels' and their Successors' actions for millennia to come. Across the galaxy, Traitor strongholds remained and many rebellious planets had yet to be shown the error of their judgement, but most ominous of all was the rise of the Much of the Imperium's strength had been siphoned off in the civil war and so countless planets found themselves at the mercy of a new wave of xenos attacks. In honour of his mental resolve, he was directly inducted into the Recognising Azrael's swift decision-making and hardiness of spirit during the Truan IX incident, the upper echelons of the Dark Angels paid close attention to the warrior's conduct and performance. The Dark Angels entered the shattered monastery and captured the broken Luther; of El'Jonson himself, however, there was no sign. Dark Angels Chapter Colour Scheme as displayed by a They were also equipped with large number of advanced These transhuman troops dominated the final days of the Wars of Unification, easily defeating all their Terran opponents and forcing those among the But in truth, the victories of these early Space Marines created a new problem within the Imperial fold, among their predecessors as the Emperor's genetically-enhanced troops, the One ancient source claims that even before the Unification Wars had ended, the Thunder Warriors, already jealous of their replacements' long lives, at last realised that their creator had cursed them with short lifespans as a result of their imperfect genetic augmentations. It was difficult for Luther and the others to come to terms with that fact, knowing that they were surrounded by those who had once served under them as squires and junior knights, but were now far more powerful than they could ever hope to become. Returning to the Tower of Angels, the warriors of the 3rd Company demanded, with due respect and humility, that Azrael be recognised for his efforts. It was believed that Jonson was thrown into the maelstrom of space and time by the Chaos Gods along with the Fallen. Using The Rock as their mobile fortress, the Dark Angels have crisscrossed the galaxy bringing war to the Emperor's enemies.

The Night Lords Primarch further divided Guilliman and the Lion by accusing the latter of secretly ordering orbital bombardment in direct violation of Guilliman's orders to prevent civilian casualties. Nothing can end a battle as quickly as a well-coordinated and perfectly timed assault.

Horus had commissioned the colossal siege machines from the masters of Diamat during the long siege of the xenos fortress-states on Tethonus. All of these arguments informed Supreme Grand Master Azrael's thinking on this most important of questions. Without the aid of the Fire Support Squads, most Space Marine strike forces would swiftly grind to a halt. Through long rituals and inculcation into the traditions and teachings of the Dark Angels, each takes on the mantle of a righteous soldier of the Emperor and remembers little of his origins.

Unfortunately, the remainder of the Night Lords fleet fled the Dark Angels' wrath, taking their critically wounded Primarch with them before the Lion could finally end his wretched life. Only upon his ascension to the Inner Circle is a Battle-Brother told anything approaching the truth, and even then, there are some secrets known only at the very highest tiers. Buried yet deeper within The Rock, hidden in its innermost chamber, is the final, greatest secret of the Dark Angels and the Unforgiven. In the deepest dungeon, a secret prisoner known only to the Supreme Grand Master of the Dark Angels -- the Arch-betrayer Elements of half a dozen Unforgiven Chapters descended upon the The Warp Storms that subsided to allow their armies into Darkmor's orbit returned in force.