A Council of Xenos Intrigue and Fleeting Imperial Peace
A Council of Xenos Intrigue
This page from the comic “If Doom Slayer joins the Imperium of Man” depicts a quiet yet tense gathering of alien powers far from the battlefield. At the top, three distinct xenos beings sit in council around a table, their gestures and eye contact suggesting debate, manipulation, or uneasy alliance. One of them, with curling horns and humanoid features, crouches with predatory grace, while the others, draped in ritualistic robes, watch closely. To the right, another xenos ritual unfolds—an alien female gazes into a swirling, orb-like device, its tendrils and energies whispering secrets of the void. Behind her, a spectral figure floats skyward, arms raised, likely channeling some esoteric power unknown to mankind. Their architecture, tools, and posture all suggest a culture deeply rooted in mysticism, shadow diplomacy, and psionic manipulation.
The Last Peace and the Coming Storm
Below, the tone shifts completely as two human figures harvest fruit beneath the watchful eyes of an Imperial guard in ornate armor. The woman, mature and composed, reaches calmly into the branches while her daughter looks on with wide eyes, basket in hand. The girl’s face is marked with tribal-like lines, hinting at a life on a fringe world, possibly within the protection of the Imperium but not yet lost to war. Their peaceful moment is protected by a silent sentinel, spear in hand, suggesting that peace, in this galaxy, always requires steel at its back. Around them, xenos clerics ascend grand alien steps, some guarded by winged figures or towering armored beings with grotesque faces and flowing robes. Though no words are spoken in this scene, the message is clear: the galaxy turns slowly on politics, prophecy, and war—but even in such times, ordinary lives still bloom under a soldier’s shadow.
