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For the Emperor

August 2019·pp. 68–73

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Exhausted Rymorian soldiers cling to duty and prayer while an overwhelming Tyranid attack tears their trench line apart. Salvation arrives in the form of armoured giants whom the survivors eagerly welcome, but their serpent heraldry and sudden violence turn the apparent miracle into a bitter deception.

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