Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!
Guided by the rumbling, six-turreted super-heavy crystal tanks, known as "fists of the Imperium", the fully-armed soldiers in crystal suits marched past the podium in neat rows.
For the soldiers who had just retreated from the battlefield, many had incomplete crystal suits, with bloodstains and dark grime still lingering on them.
But it only added to the intimidation of a battle-tested army.
"Long live the Imperium!"
When the soldiers of every square array passed the podium, they would take off their helmets, raise their proud heads and perform a standard "unity etiquette" by straightening their right arms and clenching their fists.
