Halo 40K

A Halo/Warhammer 40K Crossover

By Freeformer

All copyrights revised to Bungie Studios & Games Workshop

INTRODUCTION

The Imperium was built by the hands of the Emperor of Mankind, Humanity's immortal Savior, Leader, and God. Spanning a million worlds, the Imperium is besieged within by Heretics and Rebels and threaten from all sides by malevolent Aliens, and Daemons. How the Imperium survived these brutal conditions for 10,000 years was not without cost. Millions of citizens are executed every day upon the slightest suspicion of Heresy and corruption. The Holy Orders of the Emperor's Inquisition spearheads a violent purge which sweeps across the known galaxy, rooting out the deepest strains of insurrection. They are unchecked, and use any means necessary to carry out their task. To live in the Imperium of Man is to live under the most brutal tyrannical regime in known history. Thousands are killed daily upon the Imperium's capital world of Holy Terra alone. Their deaths are a sacrifice to the Emperor of Mankind, who must feast upon the souls of men to sustain his own -as he is locked upon the Golden Throne- an ancient life support system created 10,000 years ago. His single existence binds his Imperium together, has his psychic presences serves as a beacon which enables safe galactic space travel. This beacon is called the Astronomican, a lighthouse for space ships traveling within a perilous dimension known as the Warp. Without the Astronomican, Navigators of the Imperial Navy would travel in the dark within the Warp, helpless prey to the lure of Chaos and its Daemons.

Segmentum Solar, the heart of the Imperium, is entirely devoted to protecting the Emperor. Luna, Holy Terra's only natural satellite, as been transformed into an formidable space fortress along with the Forge World of Mars. Mars itself is home to the Adeptus Mechanicus, techno-worshiping priests who bow down not to the Emperor, but to their Machine God. The planet is also home to the Imperium's Titan Legions, giant war machines who can level entire cities with one shot. The surface of Mars is covered with sprawling hives cities reaching miles into the martian sky. Colossal furnaces delve down in the planet's core, utilizing its heat and power to manufacture the Imperium's deadliest weapons. Orbital factories circle Mars, their ceaseless industries forming a glowing halo around the red planet. Tasked with guarding Mars and Segmentum Solar itself is Battlefleet Solar, the mightiest and most honored of the Imperial Fleets. With its home stationed on Mars, Battlefleet Solar orbits over the equator, ever waiting for the day when they are called to action on Humanity's darkest hour.

The defense of the Imperium is led by the brave men and women of the Imperial Guard, a fighting force of over a billion soldiers. Has the "Hammer of the Emperor", the Imperial Guard are always in the front lines of the countless battles which engulf the Imperium every day. Drafted from the various worlds which compose the Imperium, the Guard is the backbone and the work horse of its military. With waves upon waves of heavy tanks, artillery and human flesh, the Imperial Guard overwhelms their enemy, and smashes them into the dust. Their ranks are monitored by the Commissars, whose purpose is to uphold the discipline and devotion of the Emperor and his Imperial Creed. Brutal and without mercy, the Commissars resort to the most ancient of strategies in keeping moral up for their Regiments. Battlefield executions are wide spread and necessary to keep the men and women focused when they are face against the most horrific creatures of the Galaxy. Indeed Guardsmen are often more afraid of their Commissars than of their enemy. This is a good thing. This is a necessary thing.

When all hope is lost -or a task arises that is far too difficult for the Imperial Guard alone- the Imperium's elite would fall in from the skies. Created by the Emperor as the chosen defenders of humanity, the Adeptus Astartes are the super-soldiers of the Imperium, and they fight the most grim and most glorious of all battles. Has the "Emperor's Sword" they cut precisely and swiftly, severing the enemy's head before they can attack. They are the Emperor's Space Marines, and they know no fear.

Armed with the finest weapons and greatest commanders ever known, the Space Marines descent upon their enemies like angels of death. Each Space Marine is sworn in as a loyal Battle Brother within their own respective Chapters to live and die in service. 1000 Marines make up a single Chapter, and within a chapter, 100 marines are divided into Companies. Each Space Marine Chapter is able to follow its own traditions and rituals as it please -from the barbaric Space Wolves, to the secretive Dark Angels- each chapter is led by a Chapter Master. They are the sole leaders of a Space Marine Chapters. From the day a Marine assumes the rank of Battle Brother, his entire life is devoted to the divine service of the Emperor. An average Space Marine's age before his death is 300 years old. 300 years of total warfare. The Battle Brothers who are crippled in the field of battle or on the edge of death are encased in battlesuit armor, and are called Dreadnoughts. These Marines continue to serve the Imperium even when their bodies already failed them. They forever live as a symbol of the Imperium's eternal strength in the face of destruction. Whole Companies of Space Marines end wars faster than the Imperial Guard can respond. The Space Marines are the pinnacle of Mankind's technology, vision, and wrath.

The Imperial Mining World of Taros, an arid rocky planet with a landscape of mountain ranges and dried seas, is located in an area bordering the Imperial sector of Ultima Segmentum, called the Eastern Fringe. Home to 12 million souls who inhabit the planet within the proximity of the planet's capital, Tarokeen, most of the population is forced into labor as farmers or miners. The planet is led by Planetary Governor, Lord Uphir Aulis, the latest (19th) descendant and Ruler of the House Aulis. Unbeknownst to the Imperium of Man, Governor Aulis in secret had been cooperating with the Tau Empire. The Tau, a highly advanced space faring race had developed a friendship with the people of Taros; whom gradually embraced them as allies. The Tau Empire is an alliance of different alien species, whom all fight for what they call The Greater Good. They are led under the watchful guidance and wisdom of the Ethereals; the Tau's leadership Caste. Taro's lack of Imperial Propaganda in their society as led them to believe that the Tau are their friends. Active trading and communication between Taros and the Tau had been going on for quite some time before Imperial spies learned of their betrayal. As we speak, an Imperial Armada looms over the Eastern Fringe of Galaxy, ready to deliver divine vengeance upon the traitorous population of Taros who split on the Emperor's sacrifice.

But then the wreckage of the Forward Unto Dawn floats over Taros, oblivious to the onslaught that is about to erupt.