Cypher: Lord of the Fallen (Warhammer 40,000) [Hardcover] French, John

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Over the millennia, Cypher's trail has, time and again, led the Unforgiven Chapters to some new revelation. This has included unveiling evidence that leads to the capture of a Fallen, the detection of a hidden vein of corruption that has wormed its way into the Imperium, or even the discovery of an ideal new recruiting world. If not for chasing Cypher, the Dark Angels would never have landed upon the feral world of Kimmeria, and the Angels of Vengeance would not have realised that the death world of Damnia could serve as one of their main recruiting worlds. Yet not all the revelations during the hunt for Cypher have proven beneficial. Many a bold and eager Ravenwing commander has been lead badly astray by Cypher's appearance on the battlefield. Only those who prove their ability to aggressively pursue, but at the same time anticipate the enemy's traps and ruses, survive for long in the Dark Angels 2 nd Company. also also even though it takes place during the battle for Terra, there isn't a single one of the emperor's companions guarding the gate to the throne room? you know. the guys who did nothing and stayed there when the orks had a battlemoon over the imperial palace. or for most of the age of apostasy. or every time Terra is threatened?

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Rise of the Voice of the Emperor (995.M41) - This is the first recorded instance of the one known as "the Voice of the Emperor". A self-proclaimed oracle of the Emperor himself, this individual begins to broadcast across the Agripinaa Sector. On many planets, new cults rose up, answering his call to clash with Ministorum officials. Cut to Cipher at another place. He had the right key all along, but he is still missing his burden, the sword. Conveniently, this is when the Assassins catch up, and spring their ambush. The Nova Terra Interregnum (257.M35) - Secessionists of Nova Terra declare a new rule, claiming to take over from the High Lords of Terra. Cypher weaves through the anarchy, his trail highlighting the many Fallen that have taken positions of power during the uprisings in Segmentum Pacificus. It is even rumoured that Cypher himself has taken a position on the Ur-Council –- the ruling body of Nova Terra. A daring Ravenwing strike assaults Nova Terra, but fails to apprehend any prisoners. The Assassin keep the sword, but agree that it will be used as bait and they will commit to the contract.Cypher's original jailers on Terra are also now in pursuit of the Fallen Angel following his escape from his Imperial Palace cell in the form of a combined Adeptus Custodes and Sisters of Silence force under the command of the Shield-Captain Daryth. These defeated survivors are known as the Fallen Angels or just the Fallen, mercilessly hunted down by the elite Deathwing and Ravenwing companies and made to repent by the fearsome Interrogator-Chaplains of the Dark Angels before they are executed.

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An emergent theme of everything that happens is intertwined by design. From the merest chance of a statue falling to kill a penitent lighting a candle, to two decades later the exact thing happening to his son. The cruelest coincidence is NOT coincidence it is design, as will be proven later. He wears robes over his Power Armour in an attempt to hide himself, but this look has made him obvious. Perhaps this was the point, but he does seem to attract other members of the Fallen Angels to his side. It is unknown how they communicate and why they are drawn to him. [Needs Citation]Three hundred years ago a worker on Mars dies as he makes a component for an electro-switch, thereby introducing a minor flaw in the switch. Now, in the Dark Cells of Terra a power-spike floods the switch and all electrical systems in the Dark Cells fail, thus allowing Cypher to escape (Chapter 5). Did Cypher know about this flaw? The Dark Angels are aware of the scrutiny they are under for the close relationship shared by their many Chapters, but there is another matter that they wish to keep from being uncovered: the loss of the last of the Second Founding Chapters created from the Dark Angels gene-seed, the ill-fated Lions Sable. Of that time, the Unforgiven do not speak. It was one of their first encounters with the one who was named Cypher, and the history of the long campaign that is referred to as the Forgotten Wars is known only to the highest of the Inner Circle. It was only at the end of this gruelling series of hunts and battles that many came to the realisation that Cypher was something more dangerous than just another of their Fallen brethren.

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Exalted Sorcerer • Sorcerer • Warpsmith • Dark Apostle • Master of Possession • Master of Executions • Lord Discordant • Warsmith • Death Guard Sorcerer • Lord of Contagion • Malignant Plaguecaster • Plague Surgeon • Tallyman • Scarab Occult Sorcerer • Scarab Occult Terminators Although the records taken from Caliban and preserved in the Tower of Angels are incomplete, none are more so than those scribed during Luther's turning from the Emperor's light. Many Dark Angels Librarians and masters have studied them, seeking, but not finding answers. The title of Lord Cypher is mentioned, but who took the post, or when it might have changed are not documented. These ancient records seem to imply that this last Lord Cypher is the last bearer of the title, and that therefore Cypher is not his birth name. Although the accounts are often tainted with bias, it appears that Cypher seldom instigates the violent acts that invariably occur when he is present; it is rather that he seems to act as a catalyst which fans the hatred and mistrust of those around him into a raging, uncontrollable fire. In each case, Cypher vanishes from the scene as abruptly as he arrived. Worlds burn in his wake, yet he leaves no clues as to where he will turn up next.

Ancient Artificer Armour - Like many of the Fallen Angels, Cypher wears an ancient suit of dark-green coloured Power Armour matching the pre-Horus Heresy Dark Angels shorn of livery and covered with simple white robes. The Warp Storms that subsided to allow their armies into Darkmor's orbit returned in force. On the planet's surface, the Unforgiven found the world's vast cathedrals in ruins and its populace slaughtered. Awaiting in ambush are armies of daemons, Chaos Space Marines and Renegades.

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Indeed, shortly after the events of the formation of the Great Rift, Cypher escaped from his cell on Terra [11]. He is once again pursued by the Dark Angels, leading them to devastation at the Massacre at Darkmor. [10] His original jailers are also in pursuit in the form of a combined Adeptus Custodes and Sisters of Silence force under the Shield-Captain Daryth. [11] Other Notable Actions Truly Forgotten (ca.M33) - The Apocrypha of Davio lists the following as Second Founding Chapters derived from the Dark Angels: Angels of Absolution, Angels of Redemption, and the Angels of Vengeance. By this time the name Lions Sable has already been lost. The Dark Cells are not static. It changes configuration, and is periodically tested using the live captives themselves.

There is also criticism about the book's suggestion that Cypher intends to kill the Emperor, arguing that if the Emperor wished to die, he could have anyone kill him. This critique, however, dismisses the particular significance of the Lion's sword carried by Cypher, which the narrative implies to be both highly important and possibly not what it appears.