Will the Horus Heresy ever end?

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**KaptinBadrukk**

Ooh...thread necromancy...

**Kraytirous**

Grey Templar wrote:
They will probably get around to the Battle of Terra in the next few years, but expect them to get at least a dozen books out of that one.

Even after they've gotten to the climax, they will go back and fill out blank areas. And then there's the aftermath of course.

Really, there isn't any hurry to finish it. We already know the ending so there isn't much incentive to finish it. Not like we can have a giant "holycrapIdidn'tseethatcomingatallOMGWTFBBQ$*%^#*%&#@$@..." thing to end with.

I think that the big plot twist everyone is waiting for is discovering why Horus took down the shields on his barge. Was it the Alpha Legion sabotaging him? Was he arrogant? The will of the Gods? Remorse at what he had done?

**HoundsofDemos**

The original story that has been around more else less since the beginning is that with the wolves, dark angels, and ultramarines all breaking through the traps they had been set up for, he decided to gamble it all in a personal duel. He knew that he couldn't get into the palace before the remaining loyalists showed up and that his forces, spent from fighting a nasty siege would be caught between the remaining palace defenders and those three legions.

**bolter_fodder**

The original story that has been around more else less since the beginning is that with the wolves, dark angels, and ultramarines all breaking through the traps they had been set up for, he decided to gamble it all in a personal duel. He knew that he couldn't get into the palace before the remaining loyalists showed up and that his forces, spent from fighting a nasty siege would be caught between the remaining palace defenders and those three legions.

Also the loyalists on Terra are unaware of this (re-enforcements), it's only Horus' team who get to know this through their connection with their warp allies. So Horus lowering his shields is quite an attractive offer to the Emps to finish this war. Having said that I think he would still have gone to meet his "son" for a showdown rather then giving him a chance to escape (even in defeat) (IMO).