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The [[Bubonic Rift]] burst open like a cyst in realspace, spewing hordes of the Rotbelchers and their minions into subsector [[Caligulas]] with a fury that shook the sector. Quickly entering the system Hehuso to target the largest obstacle to their invasion, the Rotfleet engaged Imperial defenders while disgorging their hordes onto the surface of the Aural Gate. Even though the defenders were surprised, the Imperium had prepared well following the [[First Poxwar]] and as massive fleets alternated between engagements and feints to fiercely contest orbital control, fortifications on the fortress world held firm. Massive armies clashed while Titan warhorns blared, and a bloody stalemate was reached. Trenches constantly swapped forces, and fortresses survived volley after volley but the Imperium had succeeded in holding on to the critical world for the time being. So long as the Imperium was able to defend the [[Tideshifter]], the Rotbelchers could not push their masses through the sector, though the Rotbelchers were aware of this. | The [[Bubonic Rift]] burst open like a cyst in realspace, spewing hordes of the Rotbelchers and their minions into subsector [[Caligulas]] with a fury that shook the sector. Quickly entering the system Hehuso to target the largest obstacle to their invasion, the Rotfleet engaged Imperial defenders while disgorging their hordes onto the surface of the Aural Gate. Even though the defenders were surprised, the Imperium had prepared well following the [[First Poxwar]] and as massive fleets alternated between engagements and feints to fiercely contest orbital control, fortifications on the fortress world held firm. Massive armies clashed while Titan warhorns blared, and a bloody stalemate was reached. Trenches constantly swapped forces, and fortresses survived volley after volley but the Imperium had succeeded in holding on to the critical world for the time being. So long as the Imperium was able to defend the [[Tideshifter]], the Rotbelchers could not push their masses through the sector, though the Rotbelchers were aware of this. | ||
[[Image:AuralGateFight. | [[Image:AuralGateFight.png|thumb|200px|right|The Aural Gate's defenses fire ceaselessly to stave off the invasion]] | ||
The Rotbelchers, knowing the sources of the Tideshifter's critical fuel and the Aural Gate's defenses, slipped a force past the Gate and targeted [[Auerilis IV]]. ''The Benediction of Hate'', a long lost Imperial vessel suborned by victims of the Gellarpox, translated into the [[Auerilis]] system on a collision course with Auerilis IV. Already tied up in a battle with the [[Rotfleet]] battlegroup that slipped past the Aural Gate, the Imperial Navy and system defense force were unable to intercept the space hulk and thus [[Interrogator Crucibald]], requisitioning available Imperial forces, sent a transport to board and ascertain whether The Benediction of Hate threatened the balance of power on the hive world. | The Rotbelchers, knowing the sources of the Tideshifter's critical fuel and the Aural Gate's defenses, slipped a force past the Gate and targeted [[Auerilis IV]]. ''The Benediction of Hate'', a long lost Imperial vessel suborned by victims of the Gellarpox, translated into the [[Auerilis]] system on a collision course with Auerilis IV. Already tied up in a battle with the [[Rotfleet]] battlegroup that slipped past the Aural Gate, the Imperial Navy and system defense force were unable to intercept the space hulk and thus [[Interrogator Crucibald]], requisitioning available Imperial forces, sent a transport to board and ascertain whether The Benediction of Hate threatened the balance of power on the hive world. | ||
== Space Hulk Revealed == | == Space Hulk Revealed == | ||