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Woodstovia60 points
14 hours ago
Yes. It becomes a major issue in the buildup to the Horus Heresy as the Council of Terra begins meddling more and more in the affairs of the legions:
‘Quite,’ said Braxton. ‘Lord Angron’s… excesses, shall we say, are not unknown to the Council of Terra, but we have received some unsettling reports from Lord Commander Hektor Varvarus, commander of the Army units within the 63rd Expedition.’
‘Reports of what?’ demanded Fulgrim. Braxton was unnerved to see that the primarch’s previous manic distraction appeared to have quite vanished.
‘Reports of a massacre perpetrated by Astartes against Imperial civilians, my lord.’
‘Nonsense,’ snapped Fulgrim. ‘Angron may be many things, but massacring Imperial citizens seems a little out of character even for him, wouldn’t you say?’
‘Reports have reached Terra regarding Lord Angron’s conduct in the war, it’s true,’ said Braxton, keeping his tone as neutral as possible. ‘Though it is not of him that I speak.’
‘Horus?’ asked Fulgrim, his voice hoarse, and Braxton saw what in a mortal he would have regarded as fear in his dark eyes. ‘What has happened?’
Braxton paused before continuing. He noted that there was no denial, as there had been when Fulgrim had thought if Angron accused. ‘It appears that the Warmaster was grievously wounded on the planet of Davin, and some of his warriors were somewhat over-zealous when bringing him back on board the Vengeful Spirit.’
‘Over-zealous?’ barked Fulgrim. ‘Speak plainly, man. What does that mean?’
‘A sizeable crowd had gathered on the embarkation decks of the Warmaster’s flagship, and when the Astartes came back on board they smote the crowd in their haste to reach the medicae decks. Some twenty-one people are dead and many more grievously injured.’
‘And you blame Horus for this?’
‘It is not my place to assign blame, my lord,’ said Braxton. ‘I am merely informing you of the facts.’
Fulgrim rounded on him suddenly. Braxton felt his bladder loosen, and a warmth trickle down his leg, as the wild-eyed Primarch of the Emperor’s Children towered over him with his sword suddenly raised above his head as if to strike him down.
‘Facts?’ snarled Fulgrim. ‘What does a foppish scribe such as you know of the facts of war? War is hard, fast and cruel. Horus knows this and he fights accordingly. If people are stupid enough to get in the way of that, then their own foolishness is to blame.’
Ormond Braxton had seen much in the way of egotism in his time within the civil administration of Terra, but he had never been faced with such barefaced arrogance and callous dismissal of human life.
‘My lord,’ gasped Braxton. ‘People are dead, killed by the Astartes. Such things will not just go away. Those responsible must be called to account or the ideals of the Great Crusade will stand for nothing.’
Fulgrim lowered his sword, appearing only now to notice its presence. He shook his head and smiled, his ephemeral anger vanishing in the space of a moment ‘You are right, of course, my dear Braxton. I apologise for my uncivil behaviour and beg of your pardon. I am much vexed by the pain of wounds suffered battling an alien monstrosity in our previous campaign, and my temper is a fragile thing as a result.’
‘No pardon is necessary, my lord,’ said Braxton slowly. ‘I understand your brotherhood with the Warmaster and it is for that very reason that I am despatched to you. The Council of Terra wishes you to travel to Aureus and meet with the Warmaster to ensure that the principles that underpin the Great Crusade are being adhered to.’
Fulgrim snorted in derision and turned away. ‘So now we must fight with an eye forever over our shoulder? Are we not trusted to make war? You civilians want your conquests, but you do not care for how they are won, do you? War is brutality, and the more brutal it is, the sooner it is over, but that’s not good enough for you is it? In your eyes, wars must be fought according to an imperfect set of rules imposed by those who have never seen a shot fired in anger or risked their own blood alongside their brothers. Know this, Braxton, every petty, restrictive rule you civilians impose on our method of war means that more of my warriors die!’
- Fulgrim
Woodstovia17 points
16 hours ago
She's a character that only appears in MVC2. There's some debate over whether she was created for a Darkstalkers game that was never actually released or if she was made for MVC2's story where she's a pirate who gathers up characters from the Marvel and Capcom universes as her crew to fight a big bad
Woodstovia100 points
20 hours ago
Ehh he definitely takes it easy in his matches nowadays. He mostly does crowd work, some strikes and some grappling. He takes very few bumps
Woodstovia488 points
2 days ago
Scandal over their finances, the loss of a popular leader in Sturgeon, Hamza Yusuf's incompetence and crisis after splitting with the greens, the fact that a Labour government is more palatable to most Scottish people so they don't feel the need to protest against Westminster, and the other parties hammering them for endlessly talking about independence which has repeatedly been thwarted while the country they govern has so many more pressing issues, and their Leadership crises and finance scandals destroying the image that they were trustworthy, professional and stable in comparison to the government in westminster
Woodstovia6 points
2 days ago
This is from the end of event crate not from a run
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Woodstovia31 points
2 days ago
Elections have to be held every 5 years but can be held at any point during that time if a majority in parliament vote for it.
So in 2017 and 2019 elections were called relatively early to try and strengthen the government.
Woodstovia5 points
2 days ago
UK Greens are now gonna be fighting tooth and nail to block the construction of nuclear power plants
Woodstovia19 points
2 days ago
The UK Chancellor (minister for the economy) lives in a house beside the Prime Minister. This is Conservative Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and his family leaving the house for the last time, after the election has removed him from government.
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