Chapter 10

The Death korps of krieg had achieved their objectives on the planet of Dregplunk and had withdrawn.

Already, they had received orders for their next engagement and destination. They are to not only restore their numbers.

But also pick up more regiments for a new campaign, reinforcing the already existing but badly depleted krieg regiments fighting in the planet.

Their destination was the planet known as Drath in the Drath system. It was a unique planet, not because of it's product but rather of it's composition.

A planet with hive cities but oddly non destructive atmosphere and surroundings.....at least not live other hive worlds.

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Drath System

Time: Unknown

Planets : 6

The Drath system was a particularly non strategic system for the Imperium of man and so was largely ignored.

It's main output was both bodies and trained bodies to the Imperium as the system had hive Cities.

The Drath system was capable of being completely independent. Not in the sense of secceding from the Imperium or surviving the horrors of the Galaxy at large.

But rather the planets and it's produce in the system made the system completely capable of supporting itself and population.

Having hive worlds and Agriworlds in their system, they also had factories capable of arming their product.

From clothing to weapons and arms, they could not however produced tanks and so was limited to simply mechanized infantries.

Their trained and armed product are nothing to note really, simply organized human ranks.

Equipped and supplied before being sent of never to be seen again. Their tithe was 4 armed regiments of over 2501 men each every solar decade.

As well as over 500,000 human abled bodies and enough guns and clothing to arm them.

This all was due once every solar decade but apart from that the Imperium did not bother to intervene with the system politics and such.

There were 5 Major families ruling the system and it's planets with the Strongest being the Ravena family.

The other families were the Erignac Family, the Durish family, the Drathaen Family and the Drathling Family.

During the Great Crusade the Drath system was known as the Ravena system. They had readily accepted the Imperium of man when it arrived.

It's cities we're left mostly intact though what made it stand out was It's hive planet, with over 3 hive cities and a few dozen cities on the planet.

Rather then seeing a massive death scape or ruined atmosphere, a result of hive cities facilities and production.

Rather they saw green grass and trees, the hive sites themselves apart from the expanded below hive area were well maintained.

It's population was significantly better off than what you would normally expect from hive city populations.

It's leading nobility had strived and pushed for better citizen comfort which lead to a much healthier life style.

Competitions between noble families were more of garnering more population whom they could easily call upon to do their bidding.

Which meant the healthier and cleaner they were, the fast and easier it was to use them.

They were still minor gang wars however, for some tried to undermine the other by casting instability or a sense of insecurity in that territory of that certain noble.

The Imperium was astonished by this and had tried to replicate the system for other hive worlds but failed horribly.

It wasn't just the system of government but rather the hive city itself that made this possible.

As time passed heavier tithes were placed upon the system, from more materials and weapons too trained and expected Guardsmen.

They were pilgrims whom visited this city, eager and curious to see it. Millions flocked to it and thousands stayed.

The sudden influx of new people began threatening the established order in the system.

Coupled with the ever increasing demands of the Imperium on them, the nobles began feeling threatened and the people oppressed.

It was around the year 32-34k millennia when one of the nobles had lacked greatly on their tithe.

The Imperial response was the total extermination of the noble house known as the Durish nobility. This served not only has a warning to the other houses but also to keep them in check.

The house was not replaced and it's duties was taken over by other families. As time passed the Ecclisiarchy established chapels and churches in the system.

At time covens of Battle sisters or sisters of battle passed by it, the pilgrims reduced as the hive cities became ever more destroyed and unattended to like before.

The nobility house became ever more competitive and wary of each other having to meet the ever growing demands of the Imperium.

When suddenly all contact was lost from the whole system, a warp storm preventing any and all transportation in and out of the system.

This proved to be enough of a reason for the noble houses to quickly try to size as much power as possible.

Add to the fact that the most recent regiments and resources set to be given to the imperium never had the chance to do so.

Gang wars grew and soon the threat of all out war drew ever closer. The contigent of Ecclisiarchy soldiers know as the Adeptus Sororitas.

We're partly blamed by the local populace leading to mass hunting of them. Many blamed the Imperium for their suffering and the destruction of their once progressive home.

Like a dam suddenly cracking, more and more cracks appeared faster than they could be patched. House Drathaen and Drathling stood with and helped defend the sisters.

Whilst House Erignac and Ravena wanted the Imperium gun, this ended up in a full blown war which would lead to millions dead a billions more doomed to die.

The thirst for the blood of the sisters led them into hiding in a single chapel under the protection of house Drathaen.

The third daughter of house Drathaen alongside her personal troops, a few hundred strong held the chapel.

They knew that they couldn't really defend the place for long as every other chapels and churches around the planet had already been destroyed.

Soon the war reached this last bastion of hope for them. The sisters and soldiers foot tooth and nail fully intent on keeping the enemy out. It soon turned into a war of attrition....one the sisters would lose.

Slowly they whittled them down until they were low enough in numbers for the enemy to storm into the building, when all seemed lost.....Sister Drathin noticed something odd.

Previously downed and crippled sisters began healing, even her injuries healed like it was never there. No scar, nothing was left.

In her eyes what seemed like a golden light began enveloping she and her sisters and believing the Emperor to be with them fought back even harder.

Quickly they pushed back the enemy as they fled back, the chapel was held....the Emperor was with them