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It was thanks to the amulet that hung upon TalOS’s neck that he barely felt the transition from the warp into the reality of the Machine God. During his time within the warp TalOS had learned so much more than he ever wanted to know. The only thing that kept him separated from that realm of thoughts and feelings was the amulet that hung on his neck.
For sure TalOS would have wished to have ridden here from the Blackstone Fortress. To have meters of nullifying metals between himself and the denizens that plagued that realm. For his tour of the Machine God’s realm though TalOS instead was forced to take a fleet of cruisers instead.
+Scanning area.+ Declared the Sensory Magos as they began sending TalOS a plethora of information, +Several locations active. Fleet Uncovered. Fleet providing codes of Mars and Imperium allegiance. Several other ships and planet declaring themselves to be of the Sovereign Forge Domain of Xana.+
+So we have arrived.+ TalOS declared with a wariness within his voice.
As they finished the Iron Curtains that once held out the Warp began to raise themselves and expose the planet. Before them was a blackened planet that looked to have been baked by a star. TalOS could easily describe it as burnt dust that was fried by the heat radiation of cogitator arrays.
It was a pitiful planet that indeed was covered in forges and assemblies. But TalOS could not help but feel it was the complete opposite to the prosperity that Lucius was afforded. A planet that was forever bathed in darkness and could only feel misery.
+We are being hailed by the Priests of Mars.+ Declared the Vox Adept as they sent TalOS a link, +They do not have our arrival scheduled.+
+Share with them the credentials of our service to Mars, Lucius, and my own. I was given word from the Astropath that this region of the galaxy is turbulent in the Warp and that our arrival might have even superseded our declarations of approach.+ TalOS told the comms operator.
+Understood.+ The Vox operator sent out a direct message beam to the other vessels. TalOS could feel the next message come in and the Vox Operator spoke, +Arch Dominus, they request that we meet them before any other action upon the Authority of Mars.+
+They invoke Mars…+ TalOS allowed that to sink in as he processed the information, +Very well. As we are their vassals we are obliged to follow their authority at this moment.+
+Message sent. They will be approaching us.+
