After The Tides Have Settled (Fluff)
For those that held hope that the Holy Emperor's wrath will soon betide, for those that believed that Chaos is the true way, for those that rather heeded their own schema... the battle will rage on.
Chaos Space Marines: Iron Warriors
For reasons undisclosed of its true nature, the 101st Grand Company strike force of Lieutenant Azazel left the battle prior to the siege of Tower One. Their flagship - Abbadon's Fury - was last seen at the eastern fringe of Makat Subsector.
Space Marines: Raven Guards
Fueled by a century-long grudge against the Iron Warriors' involvement on the Istvaan Drop Site Massacre, the Reclusiarch of the Raven Guard's 5th Company patrol declared a tactical withdrawal from Laya Secundus to chase Abbadon's Fury before it jumps to warp space.
Space Marines: Salamanders
Sheer loss was reported after their attempt to strike at the northern gates of Tower One. The Space Marines of the Salamanders Chapter did not expect the multitude of ravenous mutants inside the Main Grid. They were first among many to discover the true workings of Chaos behind this mutiny. Standing back to regroup, they were being assaulted by Inquisition forces at the flanks, accusing them of heretical involvement.
Sisters of Battle: Order of the Sacred Flame
Ever zealous for the adoration of the Holy Emperor, Inquisitor Lord Stoner and his contingent of Adeptas Sororitas were harassing the Salamanders since their first encounter at the northwestern part of Oakwood State. The faithful servant of the God Emperor had always kept a vigilant eye against Space Marines Chapters that were overtly deifying their Primarchs. Even with a mission to subjugate Tower One, he will not divert attention from those whose faith leaned closely astray.
Imperial Guards: Tanith First-And-Only
Desperate to rescue the trapped military personnel at the Oakwood Barracks, the men of Tanith First had cordoned off the area around Special Grid 32. Mysteriously, the premise was being defended by troops in power armour and draped in heavy cloaks. They harried anyone from the Tanith strike force who attempted to close in and infiltrate the objective. It was later reported that these troops had assaulted the barracks themselves and left after capturing some individuals. Snipers from the Tanith frontlines told of angel wings on the strange force's insignia.
Chaos Space Marines: Black Legion
Stopping at none to cause wreck and havoc, the forces of the Black Legion ravaged their control area, keeping a malevolent eye at the young guns of the Imperial forces at their left flanks. Seizing the Armory through a vicious lightning raid, they have secured enough flamers stored therein to rake the enemy conscripts at bay.
Imperial Guards: 12th ROTC Regiment
Led by a promising Junior Officer, the conscripts of the 12th ROTC Regiment, flamed with youthful adventurism, harassed the advance of the Black Legion towards the Main Grid. What does these Imperial Guardsmen lack in battle skills, they have compensated through sheer numbers of militia from different planets of the Imperium. With an eager Commisar to keep a belligerent order among the ranks, they were able to hold their lines despite severe savage destruction from the hands of Chaos.
Space Marines: Ultramarines
The battle brothers of the Ultramarines threaded lightly towards the objective grid. The wary approach have given them the breathing space to avoid unnecessary engagements along their advance. The Battle of Grid 16 Passage should have been more bloody if their patrol charged head-long to the war-thirsty Orkz surrounding the area. Instead, they held their territory like stalking predators, aiming for the right time to assault.
Sisters of Battle: Order of the Keepers of the Faith
Discovering a series of underground tunnels from the Maintenance Building, the Puritan Lord leading the elite cadre of Battle Sisters traversed to the eastern side of Oakwood to secure a better position on their advance to Tower One. There, they have suffered serious blows from the Battle of Grid 16 Passage but nonetheless held to regroup and re-strategize their spearhead to the Main Grid.
...wherein inside the Great Chambers of Tower One, the bile forces of the lost and the damned creatures of Imperium lies anticipating on who will challenge the gifts bestowed on them by the gods of Chaos!