Following the imperial encirclement of Praxis, a little more information became available about the band of cultists that had joined the imperial invasion. They had arrived on freighters, cargo ships and other assorted craft following the Novgorod regiments, but now had banded together saying they had answered Archconfessor Petarious's call. Who this was and what this meant was unclear to most, but for some members of Konev’s council their behaviour and even existence was becoming a concern. The Novgorod general played down the religious fanatics, praising their religious zeal and commenting that those with faith often follow the call to arms behind Novgorod forces. Critical looks from his other commanders not from his home world soon silenced further comment. Private meetings between some astartes then started to give Konev himself cause for concern. Then the Carcharadons arrived.
Thought destroyed by the Cicatrix Maledictum, the arrival of a squad of “Space Sharks” at Hexis at first panicked the imperial commanders, who feared a reopening of the Crusade war in the Hadron Expanse. However, without contacting anyone within the imperial hierarchy, the Carcharadons immediately attacked and defeated the Imperial Cult in the middle of Praxis, slaying many before handing the territory over to Konev’s regular army. They simply reported to Konev that the fanatic “disease” had been cleared. Konev said nothing, but realised that the astartes may have considered these forces as Ecclesiarchy forces, breaking Imperial Law, and now had divisions in his own camp to deal with once more.
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