Editing Quest:The Long Night:Volume Two:The Rise (section)

=The Grand Ritual=

The Ritual starts. Each of the Five is busy in the Storm he sacrifices (four are canonical to Warhammer, Tjapa's is naturally not).

Nurgle is opposed by the Ynnari. Khorne by the Krork. Against Slaanesh, the Silent King sent his more broken-down (read:redundant) subjects like the [[Flayed Ones]]. Tzeentch is facing a big WAAAAGH!!! Tjapa is assaulted by a collection of minor gods, Warp-stranded misfits and Imperium remnants like the [[Lamenters]]. [[Malal]] isn't idle either.

The Ynnari move as soon as Nurgle backstabs Tzeentch, Avernites helping them as much as they can (that enormous serpent in the ocean? The Deep Ones opened a rift for it to use its breath upon Nurgle's forces). The Lord of Decay is forced to split his attention, and HWWO slips into his realm, carrying a pouch containing the Ancient One and Areatha. Ridcully follows as an astral projection. All are wearing and carrying whatever ancient artifacts the Ancient One got and the World can spare.

The four slip into the Mansion without a problem, but by the time the Border Lion gets to the door of Isha's cell, alarms have been tripped. HWWO and the Ancient One are holding the Daemons back while Areatha is fiddling with the locks. At first, she doesn't succeed, but then, the door shifts...

...into a woman's shape.

After all these years, it seems Nurgle had succeeded in having a kid with his beloved. And the good news is; she seems to be a mommy's girl. What can you say; the more the merrier. You all climb upon He-Who-Walks-Obliquely and flee the Mansion. You do cut it a bit close, with Papa himself right behind you, but do manage to jump out. Right onto the trophy capital of Abaddon's Black Imperium. Cadia.

Four Exalted Daemons of Nurgle are chasing you, along with some forces from Khorne and Tjapa. HWWO runs into orbit, dropping behind a small present from Avernus. A few bombs made by a local Termite race of mad scientists.

Exterminatus grade bombs.

Right as Abaddon's fleet is exiting the Warp near the planet, he sees his trophy world fall apart before his eyes. Some of his ships are blasting at you, but the beams are swatted away by the Ancient One's spear. Time to go home and report the mission successful. And the first thread of the quest, concluded.