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Such words ran through TalOS for a second, his mind processing its previous records for what it could entail. Maybe if he was not currently operating the Blackstone Fortress TalOS would have been able to figure something out but ultimately he would wait to do that. Instead he needed to employ this assistance as well as build relationships.
“Welcome to Lucius, Horus Lupercal! I am Arch Dominus TalOS DAV1S of this planet.” TalOS declared with as much of a human voice as he could muster, “We are under siege from all sides from all manners of Xenos. If you can strike those we have identified as the Mitu Conglomerate it will free my forces up to clean up the Orks.”
There was a small chuckle and what seemed to be a moment’s thought on the line before Horus once again spoke, “Understood Arch Dominus. If you wish for the glory of the larger prey I will accept that.”
Upon that declaration the ships belonging to the forces of Mars and what TalOS was quickly learning to be the ‘Imperium of Mankind’ gave TalOS a moment’s thought. A ‘desire for glory’. TalOS knew such a thing happened among the Knights of Dutonis but to think he would meet another civilization that desired such a thing.
He relegated that thought to later and turned towards the numerous Orks that were now floating in space. To think that only moments ago the Orks were relentless and unstoppable but now they were just floating in space without any reason.
There might have been pity if they did not scare Lucius the way they did.
With a push of his thoughts he rotated one of the deck guns towards the force. Before this weapon used some sort of Warp-Infused Sorcery that would have likely blasted others with raw energy. Its secrets ultimately were left secret as the Holy Order of Magi did their work upon the guns. Through the effort of the entire order they were determined to create vengeance for what was lost on the Ark Mechanicus Lucius.
It was a series of old parts and knowledge that Lucius had gained durings its time as the Star Forge. As the Priest of Lucius tried to figure it out they had found a series of correlations between the mechanicus of the star and their own Ark Mechanicus.
This knowledge, imparted through generations of Priests, is the reason that a pure while light escaped the large guns of the Blackstone Fortress and sliced a clear cut through the hulls of the Orkish fleet.