In the Chang'an Star Sector of the galaxy, Li Longji, the Tang Emperor Xuanzong, once ruled eighteen Primarchs with the might of the “Heavenly Khan,” forging an interstellar golden age. But the radiance of the golden throne began to fade. The emperor became enthralled by the beguiling illusions of the “Spirit Dance of Rainbow Skirts,” while the whispers of Chaos echoed in his ears. An Lushan, Primarch and military governor of Fanyang, fell under Tzeentch's sway. Wielding the “Eye of the Hu Spin,” he led a Chaos fleet in igniting the “Heavenly Wolf Devours the Sun” rebellion, vowing to burn the empire to ashes. Amid the flames of war among the stars, the loyal Guo Ziyi wielded the “Taotie Mech” to defend the Hedong Star Sector to the last. The rebel Shi Siming's “Yan Puppet Titan” crushed Luoyang Starport, offering a blood sacrifice to Khorne. Chancellor Di Renjie spent his life defending the “Interstellar Grand Canal” in a bid to save the crumbling empire, but even he could not halt the spreading rifts of Chaos.
The Great Shi Empire rose from the Western Regions, using its “Path of Mechanization” to disguise its ambitions of conquest, while its psychic drones and plasma fleets watched hungrily. At Mawei Slope, Li Longji personally executed Yang Guifei in an attempt to sever the temptations of Slaanesh, only to be gravely wounded by Chaos and reduced to a golden corpse. With the help of the green-skinned Uighurs, Guo Ziyi reclaimed the ruins of Chang'an, but the empire had already fractured. Star-nations ruled by regional governors carved up the realm, and Chaos continued to roar. This is the apocalyptic feast of interstellar Tang history: the Heavenly Wolf Devours the Sun, loyalty is futile, and war and betrayal intertwine in an eternal elegy. Who can rekindle the star-flame in the darkness?
