Battle by battle, the Infinite Citadel will creep towards Terra,*** leaving no foe behind that might disrupt the plans. When significant resistance comes to stop them, they will simply dig in and claim the defender’s advantage.
Most importantly, the carnage and horrendous body count suffered in these pitiless battles serve to please the Dark Gods further, and soon the veil between realspace and the Empyrean will be thin enough that the Daemon Primarch can finally walk upon Imperial soil again at will, and drop the killing blow in person.
Are you on the side of the Iron Warriors? Do you just want to see Perturabo’s galactic fortifications stretch from one corner of the sector to the other? You can read all about the Lord of Iron’s dark plans in the new Eye of Terror books this Saturday. You can also pre-order all of the Chaos reinforcements – including the Iron Warriors Warsmith Kravek Morne at the same time.
* We don’t hold much hope for those poor Skitarii.
** Some Primarchs will do anything rather than admit they might be wrong.
*** And this time, he won’t storm off after an argument with his brother.