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==The Occlusiad==
Sometimes mentioned in fluff relating to the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]], the '''Occlusiad''' was a time period when a radical sect of [[Techpriests]] calling themselves the Apostles of the Blind King (no relation to the [[Silent King]]) declared humanity to be an affront to the [[Omnissiah|Machine God]]. Then for good measure, they uncovered a bunch of [[archeotech]] that [[Exterminatus|lets them blow up stars]] (along with some super-strong [[Great Crusade]]-era [[Space Marine]] tanks, which they [[rape|could build and deploy en-masse]]). This actually is more likely than it seems: considering how often the Adeptus Mechanicus priests/generally everyone go insane, it's possible that one of these rogue sects would manage to get their hands on world-ending technology. Probably a lesson to be learned here somewhere.

War between the Imperium and the Apostles raged for a decade, seeing the outer edges of the [[Segmentum#Segmentum_Obscurus|Segmentum Obscurus]] purged by exploding stars and traitor [[Skitarii]] macroclades. Though the Imperium fought long and hard against the heretic forces (the newly-formed [[Dark Hunters]] even managing to hold their own against a massive invasion of [[Daemon Engines]] and at least one [[Warlord Battle Titan|Titan]]), the Blind King's [[Psyker|psychic foresight]] allowed the cult to stay a step ahead of their opponents.

Eventually, however, a [[Navigator]] by the name of Joyre Macran accidentally discovered the palace-warship of the Blind King hidden in a fold of [[Warp]]-space. He escaped and returned, bringing with him an Emperor-class battleship called the ''Dominus Astra'' and promptly shows the Blind King the business end of its fuckoff-huge guns, pretty thoroughly killing the Blind King. With their boss dead, the cult is soon isolated and destroyed to the last.