What constitutes a strong defense? Is it the walls, the battlements, the weapons, the strategy? These are all but aspects that make up a defense but the true strength lies in the spirit of the defenders. For what good are walls without men of courage to hold them? What good are weapons without those with the knowledge and skill to use them? What good is a strategy when the enemy is without number? The spirit of the Imperial Fists is one of renown in such situations. Fighting to the last man if needed. Even in the absence of our Primarch we stand, we fight, and we endure. In the words of Rogal Dorn, “Discipline. Duty. Unyielding Will. These are the measures by which every warrior is judged. Unarmed, a warrior with these qualities will still find victory, no matter how long or arduous the path. When girded with the sacred armaments of the Adeptus Astartes, such a warrior becomes truly indomitable.”
The forces set against us are many, they are unending, unrelenting, and unwilling to back down. We are the bulwark the Emperor has built to hold back the tides that would see humanity destroyed. We are the weapons forged to break such a foe. We are Astartes! And we shall know no fear!
Huge thank you to @el_aronroz for this awesome piece done of Chaplain Ark and Brother Halvor holding the line against the Tyranid menace. I could not recommend him enough!
