Editing The War of The Beast (section)

==Terra under threat and the Proletarian Crusade==
But all wasn't well. Yes the Navy had, at great cost, destroyed the [[Attack Moon]] and closed its WAAAGH! Gate, but the Orks had more of those buggers around - and one of them had recently popped out right by Terra itself. At that moment the Navy assets were on Port Sanctus and the massive network of star forts was still in construction, leaving the throne world was under threat with nothing to defend them. At that time, Lansung's power was lost as many of his political allies turned from him, with a new figure taking his place: '''Juskina Tull.'''

Tull, evidently a [[Hot Chicks|rather attractive woman]] whose "decorative" wardrobe is described in some detail in the novel, represented the chartist captains and had a "brilliant idea" (read suicidal and stupid) to lead a crusade [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Crusade from the very bottom]: a "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Crusade Proletarian Crusade]" made up of the ordinary citizenry of the Imperium. The idea was to take the massive merchant fleet available in Sol and load it chock full with people, guardsmen and civilian alike. Literally billions were ferried into ships that ranged from massive mass conveyors to tiny shuttles in a massive tide of steel. The Ork defence forces shot down a great number (if not the majority) of the vessels, but the Imperials still managed to land millions of troops and hundreds of vehicles.

There they frigging zerg rushed and beat the crap of the Ork forces on the surfaces - only for the Orks to manipulate the surface of the moon and shift the mountains close to a door to the moon's interior. Trapped between the stones, the Imperial Forces were crushed by the master-crafted trap the Orks laid, ''the effect of which looked like the Ork Moon winking at Terra.'' Still, that the citizens did so well is extremely impressive and goes to show just how vast the Imperium’s manpower truly is. Or how utterly brutal and horrific life on a Hive World is for the underclass. Don't forget that the Imperial Fists recruit from Terra. That means a lot.

Thus ended the last ditch effort of the Proletarian Crusade, with a single survivor: a female [[Adeptus Arbites|Adeptus Arbite]].

Oh, and the [[Eldar]] show up in the Imperial Palace trying to warn the humans not to let the Orks distract them from [[Chaos]], cuz, you know, Chaos has to be your #1 priority even though the Imperium is being torn apart by killer Ork death stars. This cryptic crap achieves absolutely nothing other than getting the hard-line [[Inquisitor]]s into a frenzy of saying "I told you so" to anyone who will listen, particularly considering that the Eldar almost got to the throne room by slaughtering hundreds of the Lucifer Blacks (IG tasked with guarding the palace) and at least a few Custodes. Which is less of a way to get people to listen to you (especially since the Imperium actually is willing to hear Eldar out and then figure out what the trick is) and more of a way to convince everyone to reject whatever you're saying.