Editing The Markian Corps (section)

====The Burning World and Shazakh====
In the wake of the battle for Ulysses, the Imperium became aware of the full extent of Intax's crimes. The campaign hastened, and Markia marched on the volcanically active Burning World. Though many parts were unsafe for the ill-equipped Markian Corps, the Intax battalions could move unhindered thanks to their bionic enhancements and automaton support. The Burning World was left to the Ghalhallan Skitarii, who too were safe in the wastes of the planet. Meanwhile, the Markian Corps proper moved on to the world of Carices and Helion Prime, where they faced light resistance compared to other worlds, regrouping with Ghalhal on Talia in preparation of the invasion of the pillaged forgeworld Shazakh, capital of the Intax Empire.

The battle for Shazakh was a long one. Titans, knights, xenotech of unknown origin, abominable intelligences, even the machine-halls of the manufactorums conspired to destroy the Imperial forces. From floor to floor, building to building, even in the throne room the Markian Corps fought, not resting until a grenadier placed a lasbolt in the Intax Emperor's head; and even still, there was brief respite, as the Imperium now had to purge the entirety of the Intax population, and destroy the automata roaming the worlds of the Mortekaiser Sector. Ultimately, fighting continued for centuries after the campaign ended, dragging far into the Age of the Imperium.