[center][h1]Valus[/h1][/center]

The Knights of Iron followed The Sworn Brothers shortly after their entire unit had passed through the Parade. This was the second parade the Knights of Iron had made on Terra, the first being just after the Primarch had been found. Terra had not seen the Knights of Iron in several Generations and very few on Terra, save the other legions had ever seen a Knight of Iron. Only those worlds razed and conquered knew of the knights. Valus sat on a huge gilded throne at the head of his Legion carried aloft by an enormous baneblade tank. Its main cannon however had been replaced to make room for a huge raised dias for the Primarch to sit his throne. The majority of the Legion followed the Primarch, though those Astartes who would make the Legion look bad were left on crusade to conquer some world or another. His legion was vast, over 100,000 marines marched behind Valus in unerring lockstep. Each company was headed by its captain carrying the ceremonial banner for the company, each of which had not been used since its last time on Terra. The throne and banners were the entirety of the extravagance for the parade. 

What the legion did not have in extravagance however it made up for in scale. The parade lasted much longer than each of his brothers due to the sheer size of the Legion, but it was a useful way to remind his brothers which legion was biggest and therefor most powerful. It might not have been true, but it was an intimidating sight regardless. 

Valus ignored the crowd, their cheers and excitement had little effect on him, it was a tedious affair that the Emperor had ordered him attend. Valus examined the parade troops of his brothers legion and opened a vox to his captain "Feris... why are there Xenos in the ranks of the Night Watch parade" he said calmly. His first captain did not break stride at the unexpected hail from his Primarch. "My Lord, the Night Watch have Xenos serving with them. Conquest or alliance I forget but he never exterminated them. Allows them to serve in the Imperial Army." replies Ferris  

The Primarch makes a disapproving grunt "and who are these mortals around Rubbai... No, I recognize them. the people he declared honorary Primarchs and some woman he married" Continues the Primarch clenching his titanic power fist tighter. The first captain doesn't reply, he remembered the wrath of his Primarch, and insulting the title by including mortals had left the Primarch in a rage. He had sent his legion on a mission of Exterminatus on the next planet after he had learned of this. A human Hive world was put to the torch only days later. 

Once the parade had reached the steps to the Imperial Palace Valus made his first real move, he rose from the Throne and climbed the steps as his Legion passed below joining his brothers in the entrance to the Palace. Valus strode past the Custodes guard ignoring him completely, knowing full well that the custodes could and would not stop him. As Valus drew close to his brothers he greeted Micholi and Rubbai with respect but would not acknowledge the mortals Rubbai had brought.