The second volume tells how the Imperium was almost destroyed during the Great Crusade. About events that, by decree of the Emperor himself, were removed from the chronicle, because there was too much shame, pain and suffering in them. This is the story of the Emperor’s greatest mistake and the fate of two forgotten legions, a reminder of the ambitions and self-confidence that hang like the sword of Damocles over every great, as well as the short life of the bastard Mordred, a Knight pilot and a prisoner of an unenviable fate. This is a world of a dark future, in the darkness of which the flame of Humanity flared up and went out. Author’s notes: the first book of the series. - boost for those who want to support the author, only thanks to subscribers and their generosity you can enjoy this fanfic.The text of the book was translated from the original language using an artificial intelligence program. For the most part, the translation of the text is of very high quality, but in some cases, due to the imperfection of the technology, there may be incorrect phrase translations in the text, as well as single words and expressions may not be translated.