The story so far: The Ardent Halo Shield Host

Post Cicatrix Maledictum

Emissaries Imperatus of the Ardent Halo Shield Host

The Adeptus Custodes of the Ardent Halo Shield Host are drawn from the Emissaries Imperatus, Shadowkeepers and Dread Host shield companies. Since the Cicatrix Maledictum tore through the galaxy and Guilliman returned and took up the mantle of Commander of the Imperium, the Ardent Halo have been active in the Imperium Nihilus. They do not always attend the same battlefield, but they work together across systems to further the Emperor's Will. Woe to any foe who faces the combined strength of the Shield Host.

The Emissaires' defend the Cathedral of Light, Krillion

The Krillion Invasion

The Ardent Halo were first on the scene when a distress signal was transmitted from the world, Krillion. The Custodes discovered a planet deeply infested with the Greenskins.

Their first action was to watch, to watch how events unfolded and who was drawn to the anguish of it's people. To many this would seem as inaction or worse, however to the Shield Captains Melchizedek and Tyrael, there was much to studied and assess. To ensure the perfect strike at the perfect time, the Custodes had to wait to reveal themselves, where their presence would tip the balance.

For it was not the Orks that had drawn the Custodes, but visions of a great calamity, a ruin that would sweep across the systems. A plan was formulated that would see the Shadowkeepers reinforce the Space Marines of The Exorcists as they fought in the Southern hemisphere, where the Emissiares' would reinforce the Crimson Fist fighting in the Northern Hemisphere of Krillion. It was concluded this would be the best result to flush out the hidden darkness that Krillion had buried.

Melchizedek arriving to meet Captain Salbatore of the Crimson Fists

Watchers No More

Arriving in Demesne, the Northern region of Krillion, Melchizedek and his Vertus Praetors (the Sun Riders) joined the Primaris 7th Company Crimson Fists at the Catherdal of Light, a sacred location. It would shortly be assaulted by a vast daemon horde, and the Emissaires knew this defence had to hold, for if it did, the Emperor had spoken - It would be Captain Salbatore who would find a path into The Wilds, a desolate continent of Krillion. This would be the location of uncovering the source of the Great Calamity.

As the Emperor had spoken, so it was. The Cathedral had held, and soon the Crimson Fist had discovered that Orks were bleeding from across the seas, a place in The Wilds the Krillionites called 'Doom's Maul', and they found a way in.

The Sunriders charging into battle alongside the Knights of House Aldervald

Doomsday

It was Melchizedek himself that discovered the dark secret of Krillion, in the Abyss of Doom's Maul. A submerged Necron Complex that weeped with electro-static. As the Custodes descended the intensity of power churned and surged, suddenly before their eyes a vast entity threaded itself into being. The one that would become known as Dhuum, the Ruinmaker. Here was the Great Calamity.

After a brief close quarter engagement and Mathiel being mortally wounded, Dhuum fled the Necron Complex, to draw upon more energies and increase its power. The Necron C'tan materialised a storm and took flight towards the Mechanicus facilities in the South. Melchizedek wasted no time in pursuing.

The Shadowkeepers were in position as the Adeptus Custodes long drawn out plan came to fruition.
Dhuum had landed at Krono's End, a facility that was ensnared in a time stasis, to prevent an atomic explosion frozen within from spilling out and destroying many of the settled regions.
Dhuum began to feed off the Stasis as well as the atomic energy, and in doing so it's power increased. The Eldritch Storm now blotted out much of the atmosphere and Krillion transformed into darkness, but the Shadowkeepers were forge to fight in darkness and against it.

They engaged the C'tan and fought by themselves until Melchizedek arrived with the Krillion Liberation Crusade, a collective of imperial force arising from Space Marine chapters to Imperial Guard regiments and even an Imperial Knight House.

The fight for the soul of Krillion and indeed the life of neighbouring system was at hand.
But with the unity of the Imperial forces, Dhuum was cast down and defeated.

Melchizedek stemming the Bloodtide

The Song of Rosnir

Upon the success of slaying the Necron god, Dhuum. The Custodes immediately withdrew from Krillion. The Ardent Halo Shield Host was on route to the Duelos System, riding ahead of them as always was Shield Captain Melchizedek and his Sunriders.

Arriving at a frozen world of Rosnir, a curious and alluring song sang amongst the winds. It was both enthralling and despairing at the same time. Racing across the snowy tundra the Custodes soon discovered it's source. A Songtress of Slaanesh was enacting a deadly melody to it's master, a ritual that would no doubly flood Rosnir entirely and turn it in a keystone for the warp powers beyond the veil.

Melchizedek engaged, and despite the numbers the Emissaries slew they would have found themselves too late to stop the Ruinous Powers had it not been for an unexpected ally.

A Culexus Assassin has been assigned to hunt on Rosnir unbeknown to the Custodes, and his timely arrival ensured the assassin was of the Emperor's Will and that the Emissaries were exactly where they needed to be. The ritual was purged and all presence of the Slaanesh daemonkin perished back to the immaterial.

Since Rosnir, the Culexus has travelled with Melchizedek

Emerys the Culexus Assasin

The Pariah Nexus

The Ardent Halo now reunited with their Moiraides ship of the Dread Host, now navigate towards the Pariah Nexus ever following the path the Emperor leads them on.















































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