In the Hadron Expanse, the closing months of 011.025.M42 brought renewed turmoil as the Tyranid threat continued to swell unchecked across the Rifts of Hecate. Most factions had already begun a hasty and disorganised withdrawal from the region, abandoning worlds to the shadow of Hive Fleet Poseidon. In this chaotic vacuum, the Imperium stood out as the only power still mounting coherent resistance.
The Defence of Heloris Majoris
However, this time the Imperium reacted with decisive speed. A rapid strike by the Space Wolves intercepted the Tyranid vanguard. The Sons of Russ tore into the alien swarms with characteristic ferocity, their counter-assault shattering the landing force before it could take root. Within hours, the bioforms were purged, and Heloris Majoris stood secure once more.
Strategic Dispute Within Imperial Command
The Lord Sector Commander argued for a controlled withdrawal, abandoning exposed holdings and consolidating the Imperium’s strength at the critical choke point of the Hecate Gap. He insisted that worlds such as Haven and Ergura’s Fall could form a defensible redoubt should the Tyranids surge further outward.
General Maximus, by contrast, urged continued expansion and exploitation within the Rifts. He insisted that controlling worlds like Heloris Majoris provided not only valuable resources but strategic depth. His critics, however, suspected his motives. Rumours whispered through command chambers that Maximus sought personal glory more than sound military outcomes.
For now, Maximus’ argument prevailed. Heloris Majoris remained in Imperial hands, held through Space Wolf valour and political inertia—but the question of whether the Imperium should stand or fall back in the Expanse remained bitterly unresolved.
The Tyranid threat was growing, and every passing month narrowed the margin for error.
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