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Forget the promise of progress and understanding, for in the grim dark future there is only war. There is no peace amongst the stars, only an eternity of carnage and slaughter, and the laughter of thirsting gods.
War was about suffering and loss, about struggle and sacrifice. It was about blood.
He couldn’t outrun them or outfight them, but by the Emperor he’d take at least one with him before he went.
‘It is written in the Vitrian Art of War: “Make your first blow sure enough to kill and there will be no need for a second.”’
Spraying and praying is not good enough!’
The political and governing instincts of mankind had to shift away from the stale Throne of Earth.
A soldier dies, and it is the responsibility of his commander to rise above the loss and focus.
