From the ashes of the Second War for Armageddon, a hero of the Imperium has risen. Commissar Yarrick, crippled by war and stained with blood, swore vengeance on the beast that escaped his righteous wrath, the destroyer of Armageddon - Ghazghkull Thraka. Having traced the path of the leader of the orc troops to the desert planet Golgotha, Yarrick leads armored forces to destroy this monster, but he did not take into account the treachery of Taraka. The Commissioner is ambushed, his army is practically destroyed, and he himself is captured. When he awakens, he finds himself aboard the space hulk Truckee facing a fate worse than death...