Editing Unification Wars (Hektor Heresy) (section)

==Pacification of Luna==
Terra's celestial companion held within it scores of genetic-artisans who mixed mysticism with science. These savants considered themselves above servitude to the Emperor of Earth, spurning repeated attempts at diplomacy.  As the Unification Wars drew to a close, the Emperor determined to force a decision and dispatched the formidable [[Heralds of Hektor|First Legion]], [[War Scribes|Second]] and [[Steel Marshals|Tenth]] Legions under the command of [[Hektor Cincinnatus]].  Hektor had protested the presence of the Seventh and Tenth, claiming that the First could bring Luna into the Imperium on their own.  This was not mere vanity.  An agent of the Eclipse Queen, [[Pallas Eugenesis]], had made the Primarch aware that at least one of Luna's gene-cults wished for a further round of negotiation - providing that Hektor Cincinnatus would attend in person.

Informing the masters of the Seventh and Tenth that he would lead an advanced strike to secure their landing zone, Hektor departed to meet with Pallas.  The tale of their meeting has been told and retold in countless varieties of truth and fiction, but it is clear that the talks ended in an alliance, to be sealed by a political marriage between the two genetically-engineered leaders.  With the aid of Pallas's domain, the Imperial forcs were able to land on Luna safely, though the fighting was far from over.  Hektor chose to assign his own men to defend the landing zone, while unleashing Anton Kantner and Nikomedes to savage the enemy gene-wrights.  The Seventh were particularly effective, tearing a bloody swathe through their opponents and being lauded by Hektor as "the Lunar Lions" for their courage and valour.  Betrayed by one of their number and confronted by mighty foes, the lords of Luna submitted to the Emperor's will.

This victory opened up countless doorways to the Imperium. With Luna secured, the fledgling empire was able to make meaningful contact with their Martian brethren.  Meanwhile, Pallas Eugenesis established government across the moon in the name of her new father-in-law, using her own trusted servants to swiftly rebuild the gene-forges damaged during the conquest.  Her rule would prioritise the needs of the First Legion, though Pallas was not fool enough to defy the Emperor's demand that the other Legions' gene-seed be produced as well.