They are perhaps one of the most celebrated Chapters in the entire Imperium, their countless heroic deeds and victories known to untold billions of the Emperor's subjects across the length and breadth of the galaxy. The Blood Angels are the noble descendants of that most puissant and angelic of the primarchs - Sanguinius. With these tithes of new recruits, and the recent arrival of the Primaris Space Marines during the Indomitus Crusade, the Blood Angels were able to replenish their losses, though they still face a time of trial like none the Chapter has known since the days of the Horus Heresy. Under the threat of extinction, and in order to quickly replenish their numbers, the Blood Angels were forced to ask their kindred Successor Chapters from subsequent Astartes Foundings for a tithe of warriors from the related Chapters' pools of neophytes, their candidate Space Marines.

The Blood Angels are amongst the longest-living of the Adeptus Astartes, with some of the Chapter's Space Marines having served the Emperor of Mankind for over a thousand standard years.ĭue to recent events, the Blood Angels' numbers were severely depleted. They are well-known across the galaxy for their bloodthirsty nature in battle, and feared for the curse of flawed gene-seed they carry. his truth.The Blood Angels are one of the 20 First Founding Legions of the Space Marines and were originally the IX th Legion before the Second Founding broke the Legiones Astartes up into separate Chapters of 1,000 Space Marines each. And protection from the undead comes at a cost, one that Arlo is forced to pay when he is stolen by the Prince of Death.Īrlo finds himself tangled in a web of secrecy, family politics, and unbridled magic when he comes face to face with the impending doom. It has been many years since the vampiric disease spread wildly across Darkmourn, making humans a rarity. Forced by the bitter Queen to partake in the Choosing, he discovers a single person who can resist the deadly grace of his touch. Faenir Evelina is scorned for the murder of his family. Especially if the dangers come in the form of elves from a realm beyond that of the human world.Įlf.

To uphold the promise he made to his parents, ensuring the protection of his sister from the world and its dangers. Arlo Grey will do anything to fend off the sickness that longs to destroy him. King of Immortal Tithe is a standalone in the Darkmourn Universe. From the bestselling author Ben Alderson comes a fantastical and spicy reimagining of the Hades and Persephone tale.

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