The Bleeding Chalice

Ben Counter, Marc Gascoigne (Editor), Warhammer 40K

Threatened with destruction by the Imperial agents, including hardline Inquisitor Thaddeus, whom they had once served loyally, the Soul Drinkers Space Marines are tormented by many mutations that afflict them, until their leader, Sarpedon, comes up with a way to eliminate the mutations and restore the company’s honor in the face of the God-Emperor.

Long years have passed since the Soul Drinkers Space Marines were declared ex-communicate and many Imperial agets have been despatched to destroy this once loyal Chapter. Sarpedon, the stoic leader of the fallen Marines, has become hellbent on finding some way of curing his battle-brother of the cursed mutations inflicted upon them. After numerous false trails and dead ends, he has stumbled upon the most tentative of leads which promises them a final redemption in the eyes of the God-Emperor. But can they stay alive long enough to prove their loyalty?