Moving about the planet of Colchis the planet's population went about their daily lives. The chants of the priests reverberating through the areas around the temples as they worshiped the Great Powers while the rest of the population all toiled in their duties as according to their scriptures. Farmers farmed, craftsmen crafted, and so on and so forth.
It was just another regular day when suddenly a shadow fell across the city. Looking up, the people of the temple city of Thalon saw the sun be blocked by a dark shadow. Terrified the people ran to the temples to beg their priest kings for an explanation of what is going on.
Was this a sign?
Have they displeased their gods?
Were the End Times here?
These questions and many more sprang up around the planet as the populace sought solace from their leaders in a unprecedented time and situation.
While they attempted to calm the panicking populace with false words of comforts and explanations their minds all collectively wondered at the event that was unfolding above them and sought to make further sacrifices to the gods for answers.
Such actions would never be attempted as suddenly the world died.
All across the world people looking up could see fast moving objects suddenly impact the ground with a bone shaking impact. The people quickly got back up with no real harm but immediately noticed a fast moving green gas flowing like water at unnatural speed.
The people did not even have a chance to run before the gas spread over them and the pain began.
In mere minutes the entire planet was tinged green as the green fog covered everything and began devouring everything. Everything began to be rotting and corroding before everyone's eyes if they had the attention left to spare for such details given that their bodies were being eaten alive as well.
Deep inside the grand temples not even the holy priests were spared as the green gas seeped in through the cracks of their perfect walls and doors.
Kor Phaeron screamed as he begged his gods for help from this unholy plague only to receive silence in return.
He fell dead clawing along the ground reaching for the doors that contained no such escape from the fate he and the rest of the planet was undergoing.
Within 5 minutes the planet was silent of all life. Everywhere was filled with death, not even the plants were spared. Soon the bodies began decomposing releasing large amounts of gases that formed dense clouds.
Far above the dark shadow unleashed a single ray of light and the planet burned. The very air instantly caught fire and spread instantly across the planet like a wave.
The firestorm burned away everything, every last trace of life and the gas was incinerated to dust and ashes.
The once grand cities that dotted the planet were all wiped off the face of the planet. All traces of civilization and life erased without mercy.
There were underground storages, tombs, and temples buried deep underground that survived. Some even had the few lucky survivors, but not even they were spared.
The dark sun blotting shadow moved and everywhere it went its shadow brought the final death knell for all that remained as it released rays of lights that buried deep into the earth and destroyed all that survived the end of the world.
Within an hour the formerly inhabited planet of Colchis was rendered a sterile lifeless ball of smoldering rock as the last of the flames quickly ran out of oxygen to consume.
Far above in the skies the dark shadow came closer and resolved itself to be a massive space ship. Red in color like rust and the size of a small moon.
All the bridge crew, except for the masked man, had faces of distaste or uneasy body language while nothing could be seen from the masked man's masked face or unnaturally still body language.
Suddenly he gave out orders for terraformers to be deployed and a base to be constructed.
Vast gargantuan hangar bays opened and hundreds of ships deployed like a swarm of locust towards the planet below. Swarms of constructor and mining ships flit about the void surrounding the planet cataloging fields of space debris of ancient destroyed shipyards and distant asteroid fields ready to be converted into raw materials for construction. Meanwhile, the terraformers deployed into large hovering saucers in atmosphere and began absorbing and releasing various substances to begin the planet's recovery. Lastly, groups of colony ships began landing and immediately disgorging hordes of tech priests and menials who immediately began converting the barren land into strong foundations for their future colonies.
They were all unsure of just why the planet was destroyed, but it was probably deserved as it was decided by their God's chosen one. So they went about their duties with no doubts in their hearts and a fervor unseen by most in the galaxy.
Back on the bridge if one could listen closely or had the correct augments you could hear the low voice of the masked man speak.
"Luckily Lorgar has yet to arrive or else I would have to reject your desire to save your son Emperor. Now, he can be saved when he arrives, but first your other fallen sons must be accounted for while we wait. Perhaps they can still be saved. Lead the way."
As quickly as the monolithic ship arrived it disappeared once more into non-reality, travelling to its next destination and causing cascading ripples through the Warp as those within once more gained sight on their hated Foe.