Warhammer 40,000 - Prologue - Act I: The Call - Act II: The Watch - Act III: Deployment

Oct 7, 2026

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A Warhammer 40,000 prologue opens inside claustrophobic, alien-infested tunnels where tooth-and-claw organisms surge toward intruders under a single untranslatable command. Three Space Marines, heavily armed in ceramite armor, face overwhelming numbers with practiced, lethal purpose—killing as a programmed life-cycle. During relentless bolter volleys, enemies are shattered and pinned, but the assault threatens to exceed their hold. The action shifts to coordinated withdrawal under orders, as threats from above and flanking positions are cut down and the survival of the squad becomes a matter of precise timing.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

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Pages358

Reading Time9 h 11 min

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Prologue

Act I: The Call

Act II: The Watch

Act III: Deployment

Epilogue

Footnotes

Table of Contents Cover Title Page Warhammer 40,000 Prologue Act I: The Call 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Act II: The Watch 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Act III: Deployment 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Epilogue About The Author Legal eBook license Footnotes WARHAMMER 40, 000 Iඍ ංඌ ඍඁൾ 41ඌඍ ආංඅඅൾඇඇංඎආ . Fඈඋ ආඈඋൾ ඍඁൺඇ ൺ ඁඎඇൽඋൾൽർൾඇඍඎඋංൾඌ ඍඁൾ Eආඉൾඋඈඋ ඁൺඌ ඌൺඍ ංආආඈൻංඅൾ ඈඇ ඍඁൾ Gඈඅൽൾඇ Tඁඋඈඇൾ ඈൿ Eൺඋඍඁ . Hൾ ංඌ ඍඁൾ ආൺඌඍൾඋ ඈൿ ආൺඇ඄ංඇൽ ൻඒ ඍඁൾ ඐංඅඅඈൿ ඍඁൾ ඀ඈൽඌ, ൺඇൽ ආൺඌඍൾඋ ඈൿ ൺ ආංඅඅංඈඇ ඐඈඋඅൽඌ ൻඒ ඍඁൾ ආං඀ඁඍ ඈൿඁංඌ ංඇൾඑඁൺඎඌඍංൻඅൾ ൺඋආංൾඌ . Hൾ ංඌ ൺ උඈඍඍංඇ඀ ർൺඋർൺඌඌ ඐඋංඍඁංඇ඀ංඇඏංඌංൻඅඒ ඐංඍඁ ඉඈඐൾඋ ൿඋඈආ ඍඁൾ Dൺඋ඄ A඀ൾ ඈൿ Tൾർඁඇඈඅඈ඀ඒ. Hൾංඌ ඍඁൾ Cൺඋඋංඈඇ Lඈඋൽ ඈൿ ඍඁൾ Iආඉൾඋංඎආ ൿඈඋ ඐඁඈආ ൺ ඍඁඈඎඌൺඇൽඌඈඎඅඌ ൺඋൾ ඌൺർඋංൿංർൾൽ ൾඏൾඋඒ ൽൺඒ, ඌඈ ඍඁൺඍ ඁൾ ආൺඒ ඇൾඏൾඋ ඍඋඎඅඒ ൽංൾ . Yൾඍ ൾඏൾඇ ංඇ ඁංඌ ൽൾൺඍඁඅൾඌඌ ඌඍൺඍൾ, ඍඁൾ Eආඉൾඋඈඋ ർඈඇඍංඇඎൾඌ ඁංඌൾඍൾඋඇൺඅ ඏං඀ංඅൺඇർൾ . Mං඀ඁඍඒ ൻൺඍඍඅൾൿඅൾൾඍඌ ർඋඈඌඌ ඍඁൾ ൽൺൾආඈඇ -ංඇൿൾඌඍൾൽ ආංൺඌආൺ ඈൿ ඍඁൾ ඐൺඋඉ, ඍඁൾ ඈඇඅඒ උඈඎඍൾ ൻൾඍඐൾൾඇ ൽංඌඍൺඇඍඌඍൺඋඌ, ඍඁൾංඋ ඐൺඒ අංඍ ൻඒ ඍඁൾ Aඌඍඋඈඇඈආංർൺඇ, ඍඁൾ ඉඌඒർඁංർආൺඇංൿൾඌඍൺඍංඈඇ ඈൿ ඍඁൾ Eආඉൾඋඈඋ’ඌ ඐංඅඅ . Vൺඌඍ ൺඋආංൾඌ ඀ංඏൾ ൻൺඍඍඅൾංඇ ඁංඌ ඇൺආൾ ඈඇ ඎඇർඈඎඇඍൾൽ ඐඈඋඅൽඌ . Gඋൾൺඍൾඌඍ ൺආඈඇ඀ඌඍ Hංඌඌඈඅൽංൾඋඌ ൺඋൾ ඍඁൾ Aൽൾඉඍඎඌ Aඌඍൺඋඍൾඌ, ඍඁൾ Sඉൺർൾ Mൺඋංඇൾඌ, ൻංඈ -ൾඇ඀ංඇൾൾඋൾൽ ඌඎඉൾඋ-ඐൺඋඋංඈඋඌ . Tඁൾංඋ ർඈආඋൺൽൾඌ ංඇ ൺඋආඌ ൺඋൾඅൾ඀ංඈඇ: ඍඁൾ Iආඉൾඋංൺඅ Gඎൺඋൽ ൺඇൽ ർඈඎඇඍඅൾඌඌ ඉඅൺඇൾඍൺඋඒൽൾൿൾඇർൾ ൿඈඋർൾඌ, ඍඁൾ ൾඏൾඋ-ඏං඀ංඅൺඇඍ Iඇඊඎංඌංඍංඈඇ ൺඇൽ ඍඁൾ ඍൾർඁ -ඉඋංൾඌඍඌ ඈൿ ඍඁൾ Aൽൾඉඍඎඌ Mൾർඁൺඇංർඎඌ ඍඈ ඇൺආൾ ඈඇඅඒ ൺ ൿൾඐ. Bඎඍൿඈඋ ൺඅඅ ඍඁൾංඋ ආඎඅඍංඍඎൽൾඌ, ඍඁൾඒ ൺඋൾ ൻൺඋൾඅඒ ൾඇඈඎ඀ඁ ඍඈ ඁඈඅൽඈൿൿ ඍඁൾ ൾඏൾඋ-ඉඋൾඌൾඇඍ ඍඁඋൾൺඍ ൿඋඈආ ൺඅංൾඇඌ, ඁൾඋൾඍංർඌ, ආඎඍൺඇඍඌ - ൺඇൽ ඐඈඋඌൾ . Tඈ ൻൾ ൺ ආൺඇ ංඇ ඌඎർඁ ඍංආൾඌ ංඌ ඍඈ ൻൾ ඈඇൾ ൺආඈඇ඀ඌඍ ඎඇඍඈඅൽൻංඅඅංඈඇඌ . Iඍ ංඌ ඍඈ අංඏൾ ංඇ ඍඁൾ ർඋඎൾඅඅൾඌඍ ൺඇൽ ආඈඌඍ ൻඅඈඈൽඒඋൾ඀ංආൾ ංආൺ඀ංඇൺൻඅൾ . Tඁൾඌൾ ൺඋൾ ඍඁൾ ඍൺඅൾඌ ඈൿ ඍඁඈඌൾ ඍංආൾඌ . Fඈඋ඀ൾඍ ඍඁൾ ඉඈඐൾඋ ඈൿ ඍൾർඁඇඈඅඈ඀ඒ ൺඇൽ ඌർංൾඇർൾ, ൿඈඋ ඌඈ ආඎർඁඁൺඌ ൻൾൾඇ ൿඈඋ඀ඈඍඍൾඇ, ඇൾඏൾඋ ඍඈ ൻൾ උൾ-අൾൺඋඇൾൽ . Fඈඋ඀ൾඍ ඍඁൾඉඋඈආංඌൾ ඈൿ ඉඋඈ඀උൾඌඌ ൺඇൽ ඎඇൽൾඋඌඍൺඇൽංඇ඀, ൿඈඋ ංඇ ඍඁൾ ඀උංආ ൽൺඋ඄ ൿඎඍඎඋൾ ඍඁൾඋൾ ංඌ ඈඇඅඒ ඐൺඋ . Tඁൾඋൾ ංඌ ඇඈ ඉൾൺർൾ ൺආඈඇ඀ඌඍඍඁൾ ඌඍൺඋඌ, ඈඇඅඒ ൺඇ ൾඍൾඋඇංඍඒ ඈൿ ർൺඋඇൺ඀ൾ ൺඇൽ ඌඅൺඎ඀ඁඍൾඋ, ൺඇൽඍඁൾ අൺඎ඀ඁඍൾඋ ඈൿ ඍඁංඋඌඍංඇ඀ ඀ඈൽඌ . PROLOGUE The tunnels were alive with them. The ceilings, walls, the floor; everywhere a tide of tooth and claw, of alien organisms cloaked in shadow, slavering and chittering with lethal intent as they swept towards the trespassers. Insatiable. Unstoppable. They surged forwards, unified in purpose, compelled by a single terrible will, a cold intelligence that drove them on from much deeper and lower in this inky maze of twists and turns. The command was given in no language of sounds; it was a single, all-powerful impulse untranslatable to the human mind. The closest approximation would have been Kill! But kill was too simple a word for this, an act so fundamental to the aliens’ life-cycle, to the cancerous spread of their merciless race across all known space. The impulse reflected a complete cycle of purpose, of experience, of need: Kill. Consume. Utilise. Adapt. Grow. Spread. Kill. So it would go, on and on, until the universe held nothing left to devour. Unless, of course, that cancer was cut out, excised with precision and lethal violence. Three stood facing the xenos horde; three warriors, unafraid, heavily armed and clad in ceramite armour. Space Marines. The living legacy of the Emperor Himself. But what could three hope to do? They were almost certain to be overwhelmed here in the claustrophobic darkness. The numbers they faced were beyond count…And yet, they did not fear. Kill was the thought in their minds, too – as much a part of their life-cycle as that of the ravening foe they faced. Muzzle flare from two bolters strobed the tunnel intersection. The air beat with a deep tattoo, bolt after bolt after bolt. Chitinous ribcages shattered. Blood sprayed in dark fonts from punctured heads and torsos. Bodies burst from within as large-calibre rounds detonated deep inside alien fles

FAQs

What drives the alien horde in the prologue?

The horde moves under a single, all-powerful impulse that cannot be translated into human language, expressed as a repeated life-cycle of actions: Kill, Consume, Utilise, Adapt, Grow, Spread.

How do the Space Marines respond to the overwhelming threat?

They fight with conditioned, lethal purpose—bolter fire never misses and each kill elevates their performance—yet they must still consider whether holding the position is possible.

What decision is made when the situation becomes untenable?

The squad orders a tactical fallback rather than waiting to be overwhelmed, coordinating retreat through RP2 while eliminating fast-closing threats.

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