Editing The World Engine (section)

== Tell me a story, Grandpa ==

The ''World Engine'' was a planet-sized Necron space vessel that set out when the [[Necron Lord]] of the [[Tomb World]] '''Borsis''' was usurped by Necronian politics (this was written in the 5th Ed Marine Codex, mind you!) and the revolutionaries, presumably led by Tut Guevara, took the WHOLE TOMB WORLD for a little joyride. They appeared in the Vidar Subsector at the close of M41, beginning their reign by [[Exterminatus|Death-Starring the Agri Worlds of '''Gaios Prime''' and '''Gaios Tertio''' of all life]], using the largest [[Gauss]] weapons known to man.

The [[Imperium]] got its act together uncharacteristically promptly, and sent the whole sector's fleet, and detachments from fifteen Space Marine chapters, including the [[Ultramarines]], the [[Astral Knights]], the [[Invaders]], the [[Blood Angels]] and the [[Aurora Chapter]] to head off the ''World Engine'' at '''Safehold''' before the Necron punks could get any further.

Now, the main problem with the assault was that the ''Giant Ball of Haetraep'' had the Necron equivalent of Void Shields, some kind of force field unique to it (it is unknown what this technology is but it is certainly '''not''' void shields). It was apparently so powerful that not even ''that many'' ships could do anything to it. No torpedoes, no Drop Pods, not even Nova Cannons could touch the thing. It also blocked all teleportation attempts, killing the three full squads of Terminators the Invaders sent to infiltrate it. All the while, the Necrons happily blasted away at the Imperial fleet, destroying and crippling dozens of ships.

But then something wonderful happened. Chapter Master Artor Amhrad of the Astral Knights came to a decision.