Editing Hektor Cincinnatus (section)

===Sun and Moon===

[[File:Dark_queen_by_dularif-d3gudqw.jpg|250px|thumb|Pallas Eugenesis, Eclipse Queen of Luna]]

Toward the end of the Unification Wars, the Imperium began to look to the heavens above Terra.  The first objective was Luna and its mighty gene-forges, a resource that could be used to greatly increase the ranks of the Space Marine Legions.  Securing this prize would be no easy task.  Terra's satellite was under the dominion of fractious gene-cults, jealous of their independence.  Repeated attempts at negotiation ended in failure, with the last envoys returned to the Emperor as a screaming biological soup.  Yet one of the rulers of Luna was intrigued by the tales of the Emperor's genetically-engineered son and general.  [[Pallas Eugenesis]], styled the Eclipse Queen, dispatched an agent to Terra to meet with Hektor Cincinnatus and offer one last round of negotiation - provided that the Primarch attended in person.

Still busy with the Emperor's wars on Terra, Hektor replied that he would consider the invitation and gave it little further thought.  However, the First Legion was soon assigned the task of leading the Pacification of Luna, forcing its proud rulers to submit to the Imperium.  Confident that the Eclipse Queen's willingness to negotiate would give him an advantage, Hektor argued that his Legion could conquer the satellite alone, but the Emperor insisted on dispatching the fearless [[Scions of Europa|Seventh Legion]] and mobile [[The Crusaders|Tenth Legion]].  If Hektor was disappointed at the prospect of sharing the glory, he did not let his feelings spoil the plan.  Informing his command that he and a hand-picked band would go ahead to secure the landing zone, the Primarch made a stealthy landing on Luna and presented himself to the court of the Eclipse Queen.

As a negotiation, the matter was initially straightforward.  Pallas Eugenesis all but brushed aside the demands Hektor brought on behalf of the Imperium of Man as already accepted, readily agreeing to her territory being used as a springboard for the pacification of Luna and signalling her willingness to submit to the Emperor's will.  Her request to be recognised as the satellite's ruler and enforcer of the Imperium's laws was not unreasonable, but her final condition was a great surprise.  She asked that the pact be sealed by her marriage to Hektor, thus symbolising the unification Terra and Luna.  Though he found the Eclipse Queen to be a compelling ally, Hektor Cincinnatus had never considered the prospect of seriously romancing any woman, let alone marrying one.  Discovering exactly what Pallas Eugenesis expected of a husband took a lengthy and delicate discussion, but at the end of their talks Hektor was satisfied that his prospective bride was mainly interested in the political significance.

As he left the Eclipse Queen to organise the military operation, Hektor was also struck by how much he had enjoyed speaking to her.  In many ways, the Primarch's life had been a lonely one, ever deferred-to by his inferiors and rarely taken into the confidence of his Father or Malcador the Sigilite.  His gene-sons could be beloved comrades, but there was always a line between them and their Primarch.  Pallas Eugenesis spoke to him as a peer and, as Hektor considered the matter, deservedly so.  She was also the product of miraculous genetic science, and her own works were astonishing in their artistry.  Though Pallas was not a soldier, when their conversation had wandered into the intricacies of military organisation her brilliant mind had readily grasped the problems, and even ventured some of the same novel conclusions that Hektor had himself reached.  Their marriage would not - could not - be of the kind that mortal men and women enjoyed, but as an alliance and meeting of equals it answered a need that had Hektor had unknowingly carried for many years.

Following the Pacification of Luna, Hektor spent the next few years separated from his betrothed and fought in the last hard campaigns of the Unification Wars.  The Emperor put increasing trust in His son, assigning regiments of mortal auxilia to the command of the First Legion and giving the combined battle group considerable latitude in interpreting His orders.  This freedom was critical when the warriors of [[Mars (Hektor Heresy)|Mars]] invaded Terra under the command of newly-elected Fabricator General Valran Burija.  Hektor used the newly-acquired Stormbird to swiftly move his Legion to attack and caught the Mechanicum while they were still disembarking from their transports.  The suddenness and violence of the First Legion's assault overwhelmed Burija's forces and the Fabricator General himself met his end on Hektor's spear.  Following this victory, Hektor was hailed as the Sol Regis, the Sun King, the mightiest warrior of humanity's home system.  The Primarch humbly remarked that if it was his place to be king of the system it would only serve to further honour his master, the Emperor of Mankind.

Hektor would also be present to see the end of the Thunder Warriors at the '''Battle of Mount Ararat'''.  Not for the last time, he paused to wonder at the fate of the gene-forged defenders of the Imperium of Mankind.  Yet such melancholy thoughts were soon brushed aside.  Terra was at last unified and great celebrations were organised.  At the height of the pageantry, the Emperor Himself presided over the wedding of Hektor Cincinnatus and Pallas Eugenesis, and in turn the newly-weds pledged their loyalty to His great plan.  As a dowry, Pallas presented Hektor with tithe-rights to her domain, allowing the First Legion to recruit aspirants from among the hive-dwellers of Luna.