Blood Angels

++ ASTROPATHIC TRANSMISSION: #BAA-THAL-776
++ ORIGIN: Strike Cruiser “Crimson Virtue”
++ COMMAND AUTHORITY: Captain Lucien Thalarion, Scion of the True Sanguine Line
++ RECIPIENT: Imperial Astropathic Choir, Karthag Prime; All Loyal Imperial Forces
++ DATE: 999.M41 / Hour: 03:12 / Segmentum Obscurus
++ TRANSMISSION STATUS: PRIORITY SIGMA-REX

ASTROPATHIC LITANY: CALL AND RESPONSE

“Karthag calls for aid.”
“And the Blood Angels shall answer.”

(So spoke Captain Lucien Thalarion, scion of the true Sanguine line, before the descent upon Karthag Prime.)

++ TRANSMISSION BEGINS

“Behold, the sons of Baal arise! After ages of trial and torment, after wars against treachery and our own cursed nature, we once again march for the glory of the Master of Mankind.

Karthag Prime calls — and we answer with blade, with bolter, and with blood.

In the shadow of wings shall justice descend. Every drop of blood spilled in His name shall be a crown of honor. The enemy shall tremble as the roar of Stormravens breaks the dawn and the heavens themselves are painted crimson.

Sanguinius vigilat. Imperator protegit.

Those who stand against the Emperor shall be burned to the last atom.

FOR BLOOD. FOR THE EMPEROR. FOR THE ANGEL.

Let the Iron Crusade commence — and may Karthag Prime once more bask in the light of Truth.”

++ ENCRYPTED ADDENDUM: AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY

++ ACCESS CODE: THAL-CARM-SEAL-IX
Primary Directive: Locate and secure the Relic of Sanguinius’ Heart, believed to lie within the sanctified ruins of Hive-Cathedral Sanctus Bellator.
Secondary Directive: Exterminate all Xenos presence and prevent desecration of Adeptus Astartes genetic relics.
Tertiary Directive: Maintain full coordination with Adepta Sororitas and Astra Militarum forces.

++ APPENDED SUB-CRYPT: VISIO THAL-PRIMUS

“The visions come again.

I see Karthag Prime drowned in shadow — its towers broken, its seas black with ash. Between the smoke and silence walk the dead — soldiers of the Imperium, the broken forms of xenos, all bound together in a dance of ruin. Their faces are lost, their eyes hollow, their mouths whispering my name.

Above them rises a storm — crimson and gold — and within it a figure wreathed in fire, faceless yet familiar.

It holds a single drop of blood upon its palm, burning brighter than the stars, pulsing with a rhythm older than Baal itself.

Each beat shakes the ground beneath my feet, and the whispers grow into a single voice — neither angel nor daemon — commanding, pleading, remember.

Then I see the Heart of Baal, suspended in the dark, its surface cracked and bleeding light. From within it flows the lifeblood of our Legion — pure, terrible, eternal.

The figure turns its burning gaze upon me. I feel my own blood stir in answer, a flame igniting behind my eyes.

And in that fire, I understand: This is not salvation. It is a test — the final trial of the sons of Sanguinius.

If we falter, the blood will consume us. If we endure, the Heart will beat anew… and Baal shall rise from the ashes.”

++ CLOSING DECLARATION

“Blood shall flow, yet every drop shall be sacred.
The Emperor’s will beats within our hearts.
The Red Thirst will not claim us — only victory.”

++ TRANSMISSION TERMINATED
++ CIPHER VERIFIED BY: Astropath Lyrael of the Crimson Oratory
++ ATTACHED SEAL: Sigil of the True Sanguinius Line – Thalarion Custody

Sanguis est lux. Lux est Imperator.

🩸 For the Angel. For the Emperor. For Karthag Prime.