Se Crd Shien ta eat Er Sia eeWiad batald 40,000 FOR MORE THAN TEN THOUSAND YEARS, THE LIVING CORPSE OF THE EMPEROR HAS SAT IMMOBILE ON THE GOLDEN THRONE. THE IMPERIUM OF MAN 1S BESET FROM EVERY SIDE. AGAINST THOSE BESIEGING FORCES, THE SISTERS OF BATTLE HOLD THE LINE AND LEAD THE CHARGE AGAINST THE DISSIDENTS THAT WOULD STAND AGAINST THE EMPEROR. ‘AN INOUISITORIAL ACOLYTE HAS GONE MISSING ON THE PLANET SISCIA, WHERE IT SEEMS A HERETICAL UPRISING IS TAKING PLACE UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF THE MYSTERIOUS CREA. ‘CANOWESS VERIDVAN LEADS HER SGUAD OF BATTLE SISTERS, INCLUDING NOVITIATE GHITA, WHO HAILS FROMM THIS WORLD, DEEP INTO THE HEART OF THE PLANET'S SUBTERRANEAN MINING CITIES ON A MISSION TO RETRIEVE THE ACOLYTE. JUST OFF-WORLD, INQUISITOR ANDER AND CANONESS PRECEPTOR ORIS KEEP A CLOSE WATCH OW THE MISSION, EVEN AS THEY TRY TO FURTHER DECIPHER THE MEANING OF THE SITUATION. \VERIDYAN AND COMPANY ARE GETTING CLOSE TO THE ACOLYTE AND THE TRUTH OF THE CORRUPTION. WHETHER THEY WiLL BE [ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK ALIVE IS ANOTHER MATTER... TORUNN ve's JOE MARK GRONBEKK SABINO BASSO WRITER: DESIGNER EDITOR DAVE SALAZAR WILKINS ARTIST COVER ARTIST c.B. CEBULSKI ARIF ARIE IANT EDITOR IN CHIEF PRIANTO GAMES olor WORKSHOP; EDGAR ve's SALAZAR THANKS TO CLAYTON with NICK GAMES COWLES RUSSELL WORKSHOP LETTERER VARIANT COVER AND KIERON GILLEN Ce ea ue ea a ee Oa eta Corea er ce eee enone ee ere creerEen . Esato KNOW WHO YOU. Co SUT we see How THe PROMETHIUN VAPORS BURN YOUR Eves. ‘RSW The ruNes MAKE Youre, THE MOMENT YOU ARRIVED, you ABENOT A Wonner sue StENHOF The MGUISTTION ‘You ree Boe SeE ney Zo QNot WHat £ WaNTTO | GIETE AAVE GIVEN YOU aba nne® bv ronan 60 FIND ics ves HER. JOWNG! me Howe, wit SHEA ates tess? THis is THE LAST TIME Tasi. YOU WHERE Is THE SOuacernow oes THE ESRRUPTION SPaenoe GageThan he burned in silence. The emel'vas evester than honey. His sacrifice ‘80 boautl I could ery. ‘foslng lke the. You, MAN SENO MeRey. ARE YOU READY?SISCIA’S fe) 5 i= a eat Ml Mbenewriies at nae WOULD nse Ut see 2000 we NEED AcoLyTe ORIEN ASWe. tts minb i MORE VALUABLE Tian EVER AS LONG AS HE \ BREATHES, WECAWEXTRACT WHat WE NEED FROM'T,CANONESS VERIDYAN. OF THE ORDER OF OUR MARTYRED LADY,HOW PREDICTABLE YOU "ARE, CANONESS, is your MIND SO BARREN, YOUTANRO LONGER Recognize MIRACLES? IE ¥OUDO NOT COME VOLUNTARY, WEWICL ‘Tae vou SY ‘Force, f Se _— (aise) (GEES SSF oe you work evouen twine NOT LISTEN TO THis HERESY.“a YOu WiLL Twit Universe SeRERs ENA 50 MUCH MORE: SO DEVOTION TO YOUR eure, ROTTING CORPSE OF Beeistie in Sous Sonattan T REPEAT, RE NSnSE oe THE SISTERS OF andaghcgergicr J BATTLE MAY Leave "seen IF THEY WANT. THEY MAY, DO NOT LIKE US, CHOOSE ATTACK THEM, REED SHREDS.PRODUCTION LOG, PROMETHIUM REFINERY #37 PMU eas o el e= oy TU NMu CAPSS 0 a elt 68.017.04.950.657.M41 | L: 10801 F: 063 |: 121 ears r ee meee 69.017.04.950.657.M41 | L: 23210 F: 043 |: 057 Dalene ie tease aes ei era Oe te eres 70.017.04.951.657.M41 | L: 26010 F: 022 |: 056 Sore ene er ene as Rme mee tec 72.017.04.951.657.M41 | L: 31210 F: 023 |: 032 pa tae 2 CEN Renu Witmer (tear te WCU 79.017.04.955.657.M41 | L: 42010. F: 016 |: 043 Tce gear Race om aecct ne scons Coe et ect an Mra ec 80.017.04.955.657.M41 | L: 43110. F: 017 |: 023 N: Rts in the dockyard cause significant delays in off-world transports. Promethium tanks at 87.4% capacity. ER beet aE Te cect (ers 93.017.04.963.657.M41 | L: 48109. F: 004 |: 007 Tea eee ae ea Reh ce PIC eae acount at 94.017.04.963.657.M41 | L: 0. F: O02 |: O00 95,017.04.964.657.M41 | L: 0. F: 000 |: O00 N: The Governor is holding back provisions until production resumes. The workforce is agitated. The Pees en eee a ae STIG aes Mocaaa ur CRs ACN 01.018.04.964.657.M41 | L: 0. F: O00 |: O00 Nee eee ee Reece (eer ee acme Ce ee an tare Meera or OC LOI en Aa Le 09.018.04.968.657.M41 | L: 0. F: 000 |: O00 TA See ac ce toe a Pee aida ee a ie Sec et See Relerving to a weakening of the barrier Gem enCccrecieona The enemy is at our door. Let them come. BAIA Na Pi lee Cs Oh a ee Tee Cn eee ct accent Ua (UP eer ene Creer samen sa et cen LCU RCA OWS aac Soa a cae FUN aL AT a esa OM ad Cee eth’ sda Thought for the Day: ier et eee eeWHERE ARE: THEMEN? WHERE Is YOUR PROTECTION? ‘You SHOULD NOT SE HERE, MICADY! You AND YOUR "SAMs. Buaying, PLAYING. ‘YOU. NO! We SHOULD WaT ‘UNTIL SISTERS. ARE. They BEAD? THE woUISITOR MUST Have SENT THEM TO. Yer, THEY RETRIEVE ME. HAVENT COME: aria con oui aneeny, YoU? wenave sOqmant oF THe EMPEROR'S The ececes ers SLEUNDER OUR CONTROL ‘ur you, THEY SENG 8 sua ron ou. WHATMaKES $OU, ‘SPECIAL?(UNTIL THAT MOMENT, TPinnb BEEN Easy. aaa THe WQUISITION ‘WANTS TO KNOW WHAT TROUNDOUT. THEY ‘SRT MEHERE TO. INVES? ve Fuey senFrouro STOP Us, No.79 ~ INDE SHINS THAT ORES YOU, Whe rie Tea SBSwER [econo neat sce NOT WONSERED Wnene THES ‘cies come ‘OM, CREA Ine CHOIR p10 vou COMPLETE YOUR. MISSION, THEN? OID YOU RING This THING THEINQUISITION BER sen CN ‘CONEPROM Sais place. ROM Us-OUR WORscie, SUR ‘Cove, OUR x Bu know WHERE. s EERE) You. NOT SegM TO FIND Peele.THE EMPTINESS was ST NEEDING EVER MORE TcTHERE 15 AN aes som. THE BURNING AROWA OF PROMETHIUM ouiTarnepacinous ) FEELS FARAWAY. - War our! oN ” Wess aCANONESS. Saecerton Onis PRAYS. “CANONESS ORS. We were WALLY, ABLETOREACH THE ‘SovERNOR’s Sreice: “AnEAS SISTER ‘Minor Te Hatieane THE GOVERNOR sone SUT We OP SmrIeMs Se Rag AMESSAGE "we Feast) we'Wicu FeAsr On your Feesy. sDuRrEsR, YOUR TEARS. OF, Sisters exguan ae Soli terete Hee He — Gee) Tue eae any OSEENSE.\ / They aReALevost ToTHE V canoness CORRUPTION. THESITUATIONON "| VERIBYAN AND THEPLANETISMORE DIRE THANWE HER SISTERS ARE STILL DOWNON Tre Pane / —e Sars eRe age ecules “AND WORSHIP.1s BURIED THERE? Nor SouEONE, eanoness. Sot Ting. PRON THER GSD, AND HTN THENEECTON NEP? "TEMPLE, ‘BEYOND ‘wese WALLS, THERE I ICCRESS, “THERE ts DEATH cou.oir Bg ASACRIFICE? & BLOGS SacRIIEe TO fONGURE? Ler Genore THe ACOLYTE WAS ANSWERS Zi SURE THE NQUISTTOR a ERAT THEY NEED a FROWN sceTHERE, THE VENTILATION Sra wice Ta UPTO PACA \,q ‘CRUELTY IS NOT NOVEL THE SOLED DEEPIN THE zis OF THECIT As ONE OF Once. UNTIL $He FOUND PURPOSE. ‘SHE ihe pa CHOSEN TO cessine DESPERATE, ti I TO BE | CONCLUDED! TALTHE GALAXY IN THE PRESEN C2 Ie] NRO OBSCUR ae SEGMENTUM PACIFICUS 5 a SEGMENT th 7" mye: SEGMENTUM TEMRESTUS. ae al a pa ala —_ eo scarp ULTIMA * SEGMENTUM..: es