But as the edict was issued, and the slow but powerful arm of Imperial law stretched out to Night Haunter, the greatest betrayal the Imperium had ever seen came to terrible fruition.

• 但是就在法令颁布的时候，缓慢但有力的帝国法律却不能惩罚暗夜幽魂了，因为一场前所未有的大叛乱正在成为现实。