Conflagration of Rho Zapphire
The Conflagration of Rho Zapphire was a battle waged between the Imperium and forces of Chaos.[1]
Above the gas giant of Rho Zapphire, a force of the White Scars 6th Company fights a war against an invading host of Slaaneshi Daemons. The Space Marines raced to secure the vital aether-derricks suspended in the planet’s thermosphere, cutting their way through screaming droves of Daemonettes and Fiends, even as more depraved beings poured from the nearby Great Rift. The fuel from these derricks was crucial for the Imperial fleets withdrawing from the encroaching warp storms, but the Daemons outnumbered the White Scars heavily. The battle appeared to take a shift when a flotilla of macro-conveyance barges swooped into low orbit and disgorged its cargo of Knights. But the hope of reinforcements was short lived when they were revealed to be from the traitorous House Khymere. The Chaos Knights obliterated the remaining Imperial forces.[1]
When cruisers from the Imperial Navy arrived to refuel, the Chaos Knights departed, but not before overloading the core of each aether-derrick. The ensuing chain reactions ignited the atmosphere of Rho Zapphire, incinerating the refueling fleets as the entire planet exploded.[1]
Sources
- 1: Codex: Chaos Knights (8th Edition) - A Saga of Destruction
