Editing History of the Green Men (section)

===Homecoming===
{{Main|Battle of Rai}}
Johannes Vrach was lost in contemplation. Although he had very high hopes for Hektor, the failure of his rebellion was essentially just a minor setback for the Life Bringers. Their true mission, the complete eradication of disease in all of its forms, had not yet been compromised, and the Primarch had the full intention of resuming it as soon as he had a base of operations. After some deliberation, he chose Rai, his homeworld. It had to be purged of all life due to a dangerous xenovirus buried on it, but now the Primarch had the means of restoring life to it and a Legion of warriors immune to all disease at his disposal, so he decided it was about time to come home.

Much to Vrach's chagrin, the Loyalist Legions turned out to be much more vengeful than he had hoped. As his fleet rushed to Rai, Loyalist forces were hot on his heels, led by the irrepressible Entombed. Sons of Golgothos swore never to rest until the last Life Bringer is dead and buried, and they had every intention to turn Rai into their graveyard. Irked by the importunate perseverance of the Entombed, Vrach decided that they had to be wiped out once and for all before the benevolent work of his Legion could resume in peace. With this intention, he ordered his Genetors to turn the whole planet of Rai into one enormous biological weapon that would grind the bothersome Entombed to dust that they were so fond of. As much as they resented this order, Galen and Sachs had to work together on the fortification of Rai, each one trying to top his bitter rival's wicked ingenuity.

Untold horrors were unleashed upon Rai. Sachs crafted the Sea of Woe, which was filled not with water, but with countless colonies of pestiferous bacteria. Its shores were stalked by megamoebae, pathogenic germs the size of a Land Speeder that constantly oozed diseased slime. More conventional plagues were also crafted in anticipation of the Entombed, such as Red Scythe that turned the erythrocytes in the blood of its victim into miniature needles, thus turning his blood vessels into barbed wire, or Strongman's Bane that caused all of the muscles in the body of the diseased to contort to their maximum extent until they ripped his body apart. Galen, in his turn, carefully designed and planted the deadliest jungle ever to exist, more of a deadly obstacle course than a real forest. Moreover, he connected the roots of all the flora he planted into a gigantic neural network, turning the planet's biosphere into essentially an enormous organic computer, programmed to destroy any enemies of the Life Bringers.

Eventually, the trap for the Entombed was set, and the Life Bringers began waiting for them to come. Surprisingly for them, more guests arrived than the table was served for: sons of [[Golgothos]] were joined in their vengeance by Void Angels, led by [[Antoine Antonelle]]. Seeking redemption for their late arrival to the Siege of Terra, Void Angels were resolved to cleanse the Galaxy of the foul Traitors. Distressed by this unfortunate turn of events, Vrach ordered the Green Men to deal with the Void Angels, while the Plague Marines would settle their score with the Entombed. Galen didn't doubt for a second that this order was made under the influence of Sachs, for it pitted the Green Men against a much larger force. At last Nikephoros began to see how deeply High Genetor had managed to corrupt his Primarch. He had started to feel that his attempts to sway Vrach to his side had all been in vain.

Nevertheless, the Green Men made an impressive stand against the Void Angels. Backed into a corner, they didn't hesitate for a second to employ every dirty trick they still had up their sleeves against the enemy, and yet this wasn't enough to counter Antonelle's tactical skill and the resolve of his troops. Correctly identifying the poison jungle as the primary source of the Green Men's tactical advantage, the commander of Void Angels ordered it burned. The skies over Rai blazed up in a fierce aerial battle, as the Thunderhawks of Void Angels carrying promethium bombs strove to get past the air blockade set up by Green Men. Eventually, they managed to reach their objective through skilful manoeuvring, and the toxic weald was set ablaze. Galen wept tears of chlorophyll as he watched hungry flames consume his beautiful creation. Shouting hysterically into the vox communicator, he promised exquisite genetic modifications to whoever managed to punish the one responsible for this. Antonelle's Strike Cruiser Endurance came under fire from nearly all of the Green Men spacecrafts within reach, blowing it to smithereens. Luckily, he managed to leave the doomed vessel at the last moment, landing on Rai to personally lead the assault from the front lines. His presence greatly boosted the morale of Void Angels, who rejoiced to see Papa Antoine fight side by side with them. But this newfound enthusiasm was not to last long, as Antonelle's squad was soon encircled by Green Men and the legendary warrior was brutally slain by Bercilak, who pumped him full of Brambleseeds and watched with sadistic glee how the razor-sharp vines tore his enemy from within. Much to his fury, the Void Angel's face didn't flinch an inch as he lay dying.

The news of the Legion's beloved mentor's death spread like a forest fire through the ranks of Void Angels, causing confusion and discouragement. Green Men were quick to seize this advantage and began pushing the assailants back. This counteroffensive had lasted until the word of his friend's demise reached [[Fabrice Diallo]]. Cold fury became him as he reached for a vox communicator and addressed his Legion in what has now become a classical philippic included in most rhetoric textbooks, the Colossus Has Fallen speech. In this address, he called not for vengeance, but for a just payback to those responsible for this irreparable loss, and told his soldiers to turn their grief into righteous fury. This speech marked a turning point in the battle, as Void Angels, filled with grim determination, regrouped and started advancing with an irresistible force, more akin to a rank of immortal killing machines than to human soldiers. In panic, Green Men started throwing everything they had at the foe, unleashing every secret weapon upon them, but all was in vain, as Void Angels merely shrugged off their foul biomancy and continued advancing, fully determined to wipe out every single Green Man. 

It wasn't long before it became clear to Galen that his forces faced a very real prospect of total annihilation at the hands of the enemy. Then a realisation dawned on him: why should he waste the lives of his precious Green Men to assist Wilmut Sachs and hopelessly deluded Vrach, led astray by High Genetor's lies? He wouldn't shed a tear if all the Plague Marines and their incompetent, daemon-worshipping creators were wiped out on that day. The only thing important to him was the survival of the last vestige of the real Life Bringers, his Green Men; the rest of the Legion could go to Warp where they belonged. And so, at his command the Green Men hastily boarded their spacecrafts and fled from the planet, leaving their Primarch to deal with two Loyalist Legions at once. Void Angels didn't expect such pathetic cowardice from their foe, and so they failed to pursue them, instead shifting their focus to the forces led by Vrach. With no pursuers in tow, Galen set the course of his fleet for the only place left for him to go now: the Eye of Terror.