Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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During the final hours of the Badab War, Captain Maetrus of the Mantis Warriors set off in pursuit of the traitorous Astral Claws as they fled into the depths of the Maelstrom, only to then vanish without a trace. What fate could have befallen the chapter's legendary “Prophet Captain”?

Special thanks to Aurelia Tempris, who was kind enough to narrate this video while I took my first holiday in over four years.
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Additional artwork by Rude Rubicante, Orniris Terensi, Mikhail Savier, Peter, Konstantin Void, Eliphusz, Evan Shipard, Rob Jenx and Rotaken
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