First Repenting

The event known as the First Reaping, was a defensive campaign carried out by the Invictors of Mars while performing space-lane duties, to protect Imperial transport convoys carrying vital components meant for Imperial fortress worlds, from the depredations of raiding Dark Mechanicus forces dedicated to the Plague God Nurgle.

History
During the second century of M34, while providing security for potentially vulnerable Imperial shipping lanes, the Invictors of Mars were charged with ensuring the transport of vitally important equipment reached several Imperial fortress worlds. Unfortunately, they were set upon a cabal of Dark Mechanicus hereteks that had dedicated themselves to the Plague God Nurgle. They were intent on using the captured Imperial technology to construct Plague Drones for several ally Nurgle Chaos Warbands. Given the opportunity, the Invictors struck first in a head-on assault with the Chaos raiding forces, their blades ready, as they cut through the wave of heretek tech-priests until only their commander remained. The Chaplain of the 7th Division would make him repent, not before giving information about a nearby Hell-Forge.