Fist of the Mechanicum

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The ***Fist of the Mechanicum*** is no ordinary power gauntlet. In fact, every soldier who is said to have used it has been granted the 'Power of the Fist'. The 'Power of the Fist' is no curse. In fact, it ensures military victory in even the worst of situations.

## Conflicts

### The Battle for Deep Orbital X-9UPUA1

Deep Orbital X-9UPUA1 was an orbital station orbiting an unknown planet in an unknown system. It was a small scientific station with room for about 20 people to live in comfortably whilst conducting their experiments. Over time, the experiments grew out of control and a beast of chaos was manifested. It consumed all but one resident of the orbital, who managed to escape in a pod, where he sent out a distress signal. Tragically, the pod was broken and what oxygen the scientist had left was vented into space.

A ship comprising of Adepts of the Mechanicum was on the way to [REDACTED] to deliver supplies to the front line. On their way, they received the distress signal from the scientist. A host of skitarii were made ready to board the orbital. It was a slaughterhouse. Though outnumbered, the beast of chaos managed to bring about the deaths of thousands of skitarii. This was one of the biggest losses in the fleet's history. The battle was only won when Fleet Commander Arachon brought aboard a powerful fist to slay the beast and send it back to the warp. This fist became known as 'The Fist of the Mechanicum' and efforts were made to turn it into the most powerful fist in the galaxy.

### The Crusade of Time

The Crusade of Time was a crusade started by Fleet Commander Arachon after gaining power via The Fist of the Mechanicum. It was so called due to the nature of the system in which the crusade was due to take place. The Ixthias system had no sense of time. Day and night came randomly, and sleep patterns were disrupted.

There are six planets in the Ixthias system, four of which were inhabited. Two planets were home to a host of Orks. A brutal war that lasted a decade brought an end to these savage creatures. Another world was a lost colony, who refused to comply. They used unknown weapons to destroy the main part of the fleet, before they were destroyed themselves.

Whilst Arachon's fleet was reeling, the last inhabited world made itself known. A host of chaos beings attacked the fleet and the battles on the ships raged for a year. Finally, when all hope seemed lost, Fleet Commander Arachon beat the Chaos Champion in single combat using The Fist of the Mechanicum. The chaos creatures returned to the warp and were never seen again.

### The First War of the Fist

The First War of the Fist was one of the most bloody civil wars within the Mechanicum in the 39th millennium. Other Fleet Commanders became jealous of Arachon's fist. This sparked a civil war, which was bloody and brutal. Millions died, including many innocent civilians.

In the end, the rebels managed to board Arachon's flagship and slay him. Rushing to his master, a junior adept snatched up the fist and dashed away, into the bowels of the ship. A huge manhunt followed, which ended in the adept successfully escaping in a stolen fighter. The adept rushed to the nearest fortress world, who destroyed the rebel fleet. The Fist of the Mechanicum was now in the hands of General Ixthius Hunter.

### The Sacking of Tharlon

On Fortress World Tharlon took place a brutal and bloody uprising. The rebels were lead by ex-commander Starchon, who was fired from the military for unruly behaviour. Starchon filled innocent people's minds with false propaganda, and turned them against their leaders. This was resolved when General Ixthius Hunter tracked down Starchon and killed him. Tharlon's population had only just started to grow back, when the Dark Purge happened.

### The Dark Purge

The Dark Purge was a tragic incident in which General Ixthius Hunter managed to wipe out almost all the population of his system. Dark gods had managed to manifest in the form of civilians, forcing Hunter to purge his innocent people. When Hunter realised his mistake, he turned on the fist, apparently destroying it. This was not true. The fist used its own powers to conceal itself within the warp. It went unnoticed until Fleet Commander Zarchamon found it, over a millennia after it went missing.

### The Second War of the Fist

As soon as Zarchamon gained the fist, he knew it was powerful and strove to protect it. Unfortunately, dark forces also had their eyes on the fist. The forces of chaos