Welcome Space Marine cadet, to a short history lesson on the formation of the Novus Imperium of Man and the wars waged against the Saderan Empire, the demi-humans of Tellus, the false gods of Tellus, the traitorous humans of Novus Terra, and the Emperor and the Novus Imperium ushering a golden era of humanity. Now, this is the reason why you're not purging the traitorous heretics, as the Emperor decrees that all Imperium citizens must learn such history, via a hologram. Let's begin.
There was a time in the grim darkness of the future, where freedom is a myth and religion is a joke, and there's only the five intergalactic horsemen of conquest, war, famine, plague, and death. There are two factions you should be concerned about from the old galaxy's history. There was us, the old Imperium of Man led by the virtuous Emperor of Mankind. Then there was them, the Xenos led by the wicked Gods of Chaos. It was us against them for 10,000 years.
And for 10,000 years, the old Imperium of Man was embroiled in a vicious life-or-death struggle against the forces of Chaos, winning awe-inspiring victories and suffering heartbreaking defeats.
But something or someone, chose different people from different times, sending them to a world… a rotten world infested with barbarians and barbarian nations. While the motives of this something or someone is unknown, overtime it was the general belief that the Novus Imperium of Man was sent to Tellus to start over and purge the world of the barbarians.
Those who were sent are:
- The Emperor of Mankind
- Malcador the Hero
- Sanguinius
- Rogal Dorn
- Roboute Guilliman
- 9 companies of Primaris Space Marines (one company from each of the loyalist Space Marine Legions)
For those who are sent, they were covered in a sphere of light, before being transported to Tellus, a world that's green contrast to the brown and black that was the war-torn and industrialized worlds of the old Imperium. Shock and confusion befall all of those sent, as they attempt to regain their senses. Some at the time suggested that this was a trick of the Chaos Gods or… that they simply went batshit insane (either explanation was possible.)
Roboute Guilliman and the Space Marines, was more shocked, because they saw that the Emperor, Sanguinius and Rogal Dorn, alive and well, with Guiliman having to explain to them, the terrible future that befall the old Imperium of Man, of how Sanguinius was slain by Horus, of how Dorn died in a final stand against the forces of Chaos, how Malcador sacrificed himself to save the Emperor, how the Emperor of Mankind was mortally wounded, becoming a cadaver that's worshipped as a god, and without the Emperor or the Primarchs' governance and guidance, the Imperium of Man slipped into religious superstition and tyrannical intolerance.
The reaction of what become of them and the Imperium was one of horrified shock. Everything they had built, was destroyed by the traitors, internally and externally. After being told this information, the Emperor of Mankind vowed that the history that Guiliman told them, will never happen and such mistakes will not be repeated in the Novus Imperium of Mankind.
(and the fact that Sanguinius was alive, meant that the Blood Angels was technically cured of the Black Rage, which causes Blood Angels to go into a beserker-like state, thinking that they're Sanguinius being murdered by the traitorous Horus. But it didn't cure them of their Red Thirst.)
In one of his first acts, the Emperor appoints Sanguinius as Warmaster, with Guiliman as second-in-command, each taking their respective Space Marines (Blood Angels to Sanguinius and Ultramarines to Guiliman.) A few of the most loyal Space Marines were selected as the Emperor's bodyguard, known as the Emperor's Hand.
While Rogal Dorn and the few Imperial Fist set about creating a military fortification, Sanguinius order several Space Marines to scout the area. They stumble upon what appears to be soldiers using ancient weapons, fight a dragon.
One Salamander Battle-Brother quietly quipped that "We're (implying his fellow brothers) gonna need heavy bolters for this heresy (the Flame Dragon)."
With an order, the Salamanders attack the Flame Dragon, using their bolters to shoot down the winged beast, eventually killing the Flame Dragon. The Japanese and the people of Tellus was shocked at the mighty display of military firepower, meaning that the first interactions between the Salamanders and the Japanese soldiers, was one of suspicion, with Rory being deeply suspicious of them (despite feeling the darkness that was coming from them).
Author: The defense of Italica is not important, so let's skip that.
The battlecry that the bandits heard was: "DIE SCUM! NO PRISONERS! FOR THE EMPEROR!" The Blood Angels were brutally swift and swiftly brutal in dealing with the bandit parasites, killing them left, right and center, withholding nothing but mercy, as they slaughtered them all.
Author: Not important…
In a United Nations meeting, the Emperor accuses the leaders of the nations of Novus Terra, saying that they "using society-made barriers to divide humanity from being united as one."
The Japanese representative shot back, describing the Emperor as "a petty, unjust and unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive and bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, genocidal and megalomaniacal bully." Such heretical slander!
Author: Also not important.
The Saderan Empire was doomed to lose the war against the Novus Imperium, as to how a feudal nation fight the Novus Imperium?
Sanguinius declared "For there is no sanctuary for those who dare to oppose the will of the Emperor and the Novus Imperium."Zorzal challenged Sanguinius, only for Sanguinius to punch Zorzal's head, causing his head to explode, with Sanguinius have nothing but contempt for Zorzal el Caesar. Not because had unconsented sex, but because he had sex with a Xeno.
Author: Again, not overall important. Ah, here we are!
The Emperor was angered by the false gods of Tellus, were both oppressive and exploitative of the people of Tellus (e.g. Miritta wants all women to be prostitutes). As a result, he had the Novus Imperium aggressively promoting the Imperial Truth as superior to all religions, as the Imperial Truth is based on reasoning, science and secularism, instead of religion that's based on superstition and faith, with no requirements.
The false gods of Tellus, were angered by all of the Emperor's rationality. So much so, that they put aside their differences, and attempt to destroy the Novus Imperium with their apostles and their followers. They attack a city of Novus Imperium, only to encounter the Emperor and select bodyguards of the Emperor's Hand.
It was a one-sided battle, where the Emperor declared that "Even gods may die!" as he slaughters the gods and the apostles. This causes their followers' hearts to become like water, turning and seeking refuge. But the Emperor's Hand was merciless in them chasing down, destroying the last of them a few days later.
Many of the nations of Novus Terra, accuses the Novus Imperium of waging "genocide" against the demi-humans and the pagans of Tellus. The Emperor ignores such cowardly slander. People say that the Emperor is the Anti-Christ or Al-Masih ad-Dajjal because of the genocide.
But they all fail to comprehend the wisdom that was the exterminatus campaign in Tellus, as it was necessary to ensure the survival of humanity because, in the old Imperium of Man, Xenos know nothing but to kill, rape and pillage innocent Imperium citizens. So the genocide was a justified defense measure. (AN: I DO NOT SUPPORT SUCH ACTIONS IN REAL LIFE.)
Distrust between the Novus Imperium and the nations of Novus Terra, continue to grow, until one day. It snapped. No one knows what happened on that day. Some said that troops of the Novum Imperial Guard fired upon Coalition troops, while others said that troops of the Coalition fired upon troops of the Novum Imperial Guard. But in either case, there were dead soldiers on both sides, and both sides had enough with negotiating.
The Coalition attempted to launch an offensive that failed spectacularly, as the Novum Imperial Guard was able to resist the offensive long enough for the Space Marines to arrive in numbers. A few days after this undeclared war started, the Novus Imperium counter-attack the Coalition, successfully driving them back to where they came from.
Japan was the first nation to fall, as it was connected to Tellus via the Ostium. Then the two Koreas. Then the two Chinas. Slowly but surely, the Novus Imperium push back the aggressors, with the nations of Novus Terra attempting resisting with anachronistic weapons systems. Some nations of the Novus Terra, however, recognize the wisdom of the Novus Imperium, capitulating to the Novus Imperium's overtures of peace, being quietly annexed. Other nations of the Novus Terra, refuse to recognize the said wisdom, resisting all of Novus Imperium's overtures of peace, are quickly invaded by Space Marines.
Some opportunists, whether it be religious, political or criminal groups, use the chaos of the One Year War to their advantage, but the Emperor doesn't tolerate such opportunistic scum, using the Space Marines and troops of the Special Forces units of the Novum Imperial Guard to conduct exterminatus campaigns against them.
By the end of the year, the last nations of Novus Terra surrendered to the Novus Imperium, with Novus Terra and Tellus being united under the Novus Imperium banner. There's some underground resistance in the aftermath of the war, mostly located in America, but they're getting weaker and weaker by the day, with people coming to the wisdom of the Emperor, seeing the resistance for what they truly are.
With the war effectively over, the Emperor had two goals in mind: Restructuralization, Stabilization, and Modernization of Novus Imperium of Mankind. For restructuralization, the Emperor of Mankind subdivides Novus Terra into Praetorian prefectures, Roman dioceses, and Roman provinces, with each level of regional governance being led by a Tetrarch, Imperial Commander, and governor respectively. The highest local authority is Praetorian. And the Praetorian is Rogal Dorn, with the full title being Praetorian of Novus Terra.
Any and all weapons of mass destruction were seized and eventually destroyed, being thrown into a star (e.g Solis or the Sun.)
For stabilization, the Emperor destroy the nation and ethnic identity and replace it with the Novus Imperium identity, transcending all society-made barriers of division. All the people of Novus Terra and Tellus who join the Novum Imperial Guard and served a minimum service of three were automatically granted citizenship, as well to any children they have after they obtain their citizenship. Over five generations, everyone in Novus Terra and Tellus was a citizen of the Novus Imperium. No matter who they were or where they came from, all Novus Imperium citizens are loyal to the Novus Imperium and the Emperor.
For modernization, the Emperor launches the Renovamen program, recruiting the best and most forward-thinking scientists, engineers, technicians, and business, given free reign to research what they want. They research cloning, cybernetics, green energy, genetically modified foods. And once researched, Rogal Dorn implement these measures to benefit the people of Novus Terra, such as the construction of nuclear power plants, giving unlimited free energy.
But some of them, were ungrateful, protesting against such advancements, with some using violence to protest against such advancements. Thankfully, such plots by violent scum were revealed by patriotic citizens, with the scum being punished and the citizens being rewarded accordingly.
And from the end of the One Year War till this day many people call still calls this era the 'Pax Imperium,' a time of stability, security, and prosperity for the people of Novus Imperium and the Novus Imperium of Mankind, as we set once again to re-exploring the stars. What can you take from this, cadet? That the Emperor protects. Always.
Okay, there are four reasons why this chapter took so long:
Firstly, final exams. It took weeks away from my life, that could have been used to build and edit this chapter. Secondly, writer's block. I was burnt out by the final exam, so I needed a break. Thirdly, Warhammer 40K lore. Had nothing that's specific, forcing me to use secondary sources such as YouTube comments and Reddit forums, where the information is contradictory, that it can make a tech priest abandon all reason and know only war. Lastly, I have been working on other chapters to add to this story. Working on the final part of the O'Canada! Trilogy and other chapters for a while.
Sorry to keep you all waiting. The final part of O'Canada is near completion. I will be uploading that in a few days' time.