With the main bulk of the 308th regiment on parade duty back in the Krieg sector of Uhulis, several companies have been tasked with reinforcing the Cadian gate. Joining forces with the Crimson Fists they make the long warp journey to leave Segmentum Tempestus. As the fleet approaches the fringes of the Segmentum, it crosses through the Divan sector. An astropathic communiqué from Divan IV requests their aid, forcing the fleet to drop out of the warp.

On the surface of Divan IV, Brother Kleito, Captain of the 5th company of the Adeptus Astartes chapter the Doom Eagles, stumbled forward, clutching his precious dataslate, blood smearing the screen. It had been a dangerous mission to retrieve the data within. Now, surrounded by his fallen comrades, he knew it was all but a failure. His astropath made one last plea into the warp before a sonic blast tore most of his face off.