Chapter 10 Negotiations

For days the armies of the Imperium passed through the Gate. The world eaters were the first to arrive, and they went straight to Hutt space. Behind them came the Raven Guard. Trying to keep up with his brother, Corvus Corax set off without summoning all his strength. Fleets of Iron Warriors, Death Guards, and White Scars arrived over the next three days. Gathering all their forces, they, along with several fleets Of explorers Adeptus Mechanicus went to the "Unknown regions". Already through 4 days profits forces Bloody Angels, Iron Hands, salamanders, alpha Legion and Ultramarines. The Primarchs of the five Legions had gathered for an extraordinary Council in the planetary Governor's Palace to meet the unexpected guests.

"My lords, if you wish, I can bring the delegates to you." Governor Derosa said, lowering his head and not daring to look into the faces of the Primarchs.

- Well, bring them, apparently so they waited a very long time. Primarch Sanguinius replied.

The delegation, which included three Jedi, ten minutes later entered the main hall of the Palace under heavy escort. They saw five beings similar to humans, but in size they were several times larger. Qui-gon recognized one of them at once, Primarch Alpharius. Suddenly the one in the center spoke.

"Greetings, delegates of the galactic Republic. I, Robout Guilliman, Primarch of the XIII Legion, Lord of Ultramar, son of the Emperor of mankind. These are my brothers: Sanguinius, Primarch of the IX Legion, Ferrus Manus, Primarch of the X Legion, Vulcan, Primarch of the XVIII Legion, and Alpharius, Primarch of the XX Legion.

Hello, I am a master Jedi Yoda, we arrived to you to ask for help in the ongoing war.

"Do you need our help?" Why did you decide to contact us?

"Your ships destroyed the Trade Federation fleet that blockaded Naboo in a matter of minutes ten years ago. And we want this war to end as soon as possible, so that it does not take even more lives.

"What do we get in return if we decide to help you?"

"What do you want?"

"Hutt space, for starters.

These words caused a strong surprise to all three delegates.

"The Hutts are quite strong, and no one wants to go to war with them. Qui-Gon Said.

"I am sorry to destroy your illusions, but one of our brothers is flying there at the head of his army, and he will surely defeat the Hutts." We just need the Republic to stay out of this conflict.

"There is an agreement between the Hutts and the Republic. In exchange for a hefty sum paid by the Republic and trade concessions, the Hutts give us access to Hyperspace routes. Yoda Replied.

"Don't worry, when Hutt space comes under our control, you'll be able to use these Hyperspace paths without any fee. After all, we will have no reason to interfere with their new allies.

"If we've come to an agreement here." We should go back to Coruscant and report to the Senate and the Chancellor.

"Of course, I wish you luck in your war."

When the Jedi left the room, the floor was taken by the Volcano:

"Then Ferrus and I must not attack the Republic's production worlds.

"Yes, it is. First the Separatists using Artificial Intelligence to win this war, and then the Republic. But when these Jedi understand their position in the Galaxy they will come to us to ask for mercy.

"What about Angron and Corvus?" I think they'll need extra transport ships if they're going to bring the slaves back to their home worlds." Sanguinius Said.

- Okay brother, I will give the corresponding order to the fleets of the Imperial Navy. And now each of us has a task. We must leave immediately. In our Father's name, this galaxy will belong to the Imperium.

POV master Yoda

The delegation was on its way to Coruscant. The negotiations with the leaders of the Imperium had gone well. If their troops entered the war, it would be over in six months. But the master did not leave doubts in the correctness of this decision. In fact, they gave the Hutts, their temporary ally in the clone wars, to enlist the support of armies with great power.

"Master Yoda, are you sure you did the right thing, Hutts and vile slaveholders, but we know them better than this Imperium?" Anakin Skywalker Asked.

"I must admit we have no chance of winning against the Imperium. Some of their space Marines seem invincible warriors, their ships are simply huge. And we don't know what else they have.

POV Primarch Angron

"My Lord, we are emerging from the Web in the Nar Kaag system. Your command.

"All right, the first company should get a foothold in this system. The rest of the Legion will split into two hundred battle groups and take over the systems bordering this sector. Then, when the Imperial guard regiments arrive and gain a foothold on the captured worlds, move forward, deep into the center of the sector.

"My Lord, there is a message from Warmaster. We've been assigned transport ships for ex-slaves to their home worlds.

"Well, what about the Raven Guard?"

"They're on their way, they'll arrive in the next twenty-four hours.

"All right, we're landing."

A Legion of World eaters has launched a full-scale invasion of the Hutt worlds. Wherever they went, slaves were freed, and slaveholders and their mercenaries died the most horrible deaths. In three days, the Legion had captured about 100 worlds and boarded thousands of ships, but there were still 800 planets ahead. The arrival of reinforcements in the form of thousands of regiments of the Imperial Guard, dozens of fleets of the Imperial Navy and the forces of the Legion of the Raven Guard hastened the fall of the Hutts. All these armies were inexorably moving forward, capturing new worlds. Within a week, half the sector was in the hands of the Imperium.

POV Primarch Perturabo

Three legions of space Marines and fleets of Explorers were sent to the "Uncharted regions" to bring the worlds there under the authority of the Emperor. Over the past two weeks, more than 50,000 star systems have been explored, mineral-rich worlds have been found, and Adeptus Mechanicus outposts have been established. But only one race of xenos had been discovered. They were superficially similar on ordinary people, but differed blue color skin and red eyes. The tech-priests and apothecaries, after obtaining genetic material and carrying out genetic examinations, came to the conclusion that these creatures were descendants of humans, but because of the harsh conditions of the planet on which they lived, irreversible changes occurred with them. Their state formation was called the Chiss Dominion and spanned several hundred thousand star systems.

After a long conference, the Primarchs of Perturabo, Mortarion, and Jagatai decided to send a proposal for an Imperial protectorate to the race. Legate consuls were sent to their homeworld, along with the results of genetic testing and an ultimatum: accept the power of the immortal Emperor of humans or be destroyed. During the negotiations, the Chiss Aristocracy, their ruling class, agreed to provide the Imperium with resources extracted from its own territory, tax revenues, and control of the army. The Imperium opened an Embassy on Xilla, the Chiss homeworld, which was actually the local headquarters of the Ordo xenos Inquisition, which meant establishing an Imperial protectorate over the race.

"So, brothers, the first race in this galaxy became our Father's subjects. This is a great success and precedent for others. Jagatai Said.

"Tens of thousands of star systems and only one race in these' Uncharted regions.' While in the rest of the galaxy there are hundreds of races of intelligent beings. There must be a reason. Perturabo Said. – I've had the report sent to Robout. Maybe he, seeing the full picture, will find an explanation for this.

"We must continue our March. There is still much to explore, we may meet other races, we must be prepared for this. Mortarion Said.

So the Primarchs, at the head of their legions, continued to fly forward into the unknown.

POV master Yoda

In Chancellor Palpatine's office were master Yoda and master Windu.

"Masters, do we have to pay such a high price for the help of this Imperium?" Is there no alternative? Palpatine asked.

"Unfortunately not. We don't have the strength to fight the Imperium and the separatists at the same time. Especially since the Imperium offers more favorable conditions for the use of hyperspace routes. And military aid in the war against the Separatists if we ignore their actions in Hutt space. Windu Replied.

"Is there any guarantee that the Imperials won't turn against us after defeating the separatists?" Palpatine Asked.

"No, but an Alliance with them is our best chance of survival. There is no other choice. - Yoda Replied

"May the Force help us." Palpatine leaned back in his chair.