The initial clashes in the Hadron Expanse were not long in coming, as several battlegroups were already either in the Expanse or on their way by mid 04.018M42. The Imperium were once again split into the loyalist and Crusade factions, as Lord Inquisitor Hathek attempted to prevent Vorushko from consolidating her holds in the Imperium Nihilis. He wanted to make sure Vorushko didn't create her own Empire. However, the Grey Knights, Sky Lords and Dark Angels Astartes refused to accept Hathek's unilateral act, and strike cruisers of all three chapters joined the Inquisitorial battlebarge Lord of Light.
The Crusade battlegroup was made up of a mix of Inquisition, Adeptus Mechanicus and Astartes vessels, whereas the loyalists had a much more homogeneous force, led by Admiral Barham's naval battlegroup. In terms of ground forces the loyalists had more men, though lacked the elite forces of the crusade, with their core force based around Novgorod and Lycaon regiments.
The Tau had also set off from the Aleph Expansion Sphere, with Malkaor's Expedition Cadre teaming up with Admiral Swiftstar to launch and exploration into the depths of the unknown, with the objective of colonisation, and to fins another path through the Cicatrix Maledictum. Ork forces had already penetrated the Expanse by this time, and the forces of chaos, eager to expand their influence, were gathering at Naegleria under the watchful gaze of Magnus the Red.
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