Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-14745711-20130821214539/@comment-17699475-20130904084556

I myself think that the Necrons have a major part to play against mainly the forces of chaos that have spilled out from the Eye. While the Imperium will probably abandon all fronts, every single space marine chapter that can be summoned will be brought together with what remains of the Imperial Navy and they will all defend Terra.

The Tyranid fleets will then consume system after system, while the other races such as the Orks, Eldar, Tau will face innmuerable losses. The Craftworld Eldar will retreat to the 'safer' areas of the galaxy, while the Orks and Tau will fight brutally against the Tyranids.

The Imperium is on the verge of complete collapse. The Emperor is gunna die, its inevitable. Without him the whole house of cards will fall apart. There are thories in the lore pointing at methods of resurrection, but if its a definite then it might appear at the last second.

The Ordo Malleus in order to protect Terra might stave off the Tyranids by commiting Exterminatus, though that might not happen at all given the various enemies pushing into Imperium territory.

Worst case ending might be the fall of Terra, the death of the Emperor and the Imperium by the Chaos armies, that then fall to the Tyranids, that then fall themselves to the armies of the Necrons that end up extermintaing all life and in the end have to explain themselves to the Old Ones.

But heck maybe Terra will be saved by a miracle. If the Imperium takes every scrap of their military focus it in various strategic locations and stave off and eventually destroy their invaders then all the better. Maybe when all has failed the Emperor will be brought back through the Illuminati's methods (Check the lore) and manage to save everyone. Deus ex machina, but it'll be a great tale.

Still, speculations and what ifs aside, the Imperium is at death's door without any hope in sight. Its gunna be one hell of a dark 42nd Millenium. May the Emperor have mercy on us all.