On the eve of battle, the Blood Angels bend the knee and turn their thoughts to Sanguinius' sacrifice. Chaplains pace amongst the warriors, blessing each while chanting the moripatris - the mass of doom. They take careful note of which warriors slur their speech, are glazed of eye or appear overly excitable, for these are mostly likely to succumb to the Black Rage. Most do not, as much of their training has been dedicated to suppressing the strength of this affliction. For some, however, its call is too strong, and the memories of their Primarch too overwhelming. These warriors collapse into the Chaplains' arms and are inducted into the Death Company.?

在戰(zhàn)斗的前夜，圣血天使們屈膝下跪，將思緒轉(zhuǎn)向圣吉列斯的犧牲。牧師們會(huì)在戰(zhàn)士們之中來回度步，在吟詠亡者之經(jīng)——關(guān)于毀滅的長篇經(jīng)文的同時(shí)，他們會(huì)祝福每一位兄弟。牧師們會(huì)仔細(xì)留意那些些說話含糊不清、眼神呆滯或顯得過于激動(dòng)的戰(zhàn)士們，因?yàn)檫@些人很可能屈服于黑色狂怒。大多數(shù)圣血天使不會(huì)出現(xiàn)這種狀況，因?yàn)樗麄兊拇蟛糠钟?xùn)練都致力于抑制這種痛苦的影響。但對某些人而言，這種召喚過于強(qiáng)烈，他們原體的記憶也太過具有壓倒性。這些戰(zhàn)士會(huì)(暈)倒在牧師的懷抱里，并被引入到死亡連。

In their minds, the Death Company have lost all knowledge of who they are, where they are, and even the time in which they are living. Their consciousnesses are thrust millennia into the past where they believe they are?fighting in the cataclysmic battles of the Horus Heresy, whether it be on the walls of the Imperial Palace, on one of the myriad forgotten battlefields in which the Blood Angels undoubtedly fought or within the twisted and warped corridors of Horns' corrupted flagship, the Vengeful Spirit. Many believe they are Sanguinius himself, engaged in combat with the Arch-traitor. Though in reality they may be fighting lithe Tyranid horrors or hulking Ork brut, in their minds they are striking down Heretic Astartes. Regardless, they are lost to their brothers and Chapter forever, swept up by an unbreakable madness.?

對死亡連修士而言，他們完全不知道自己是何人，身處何方，他們甚至不知道自己還在活著。他們的意識(shí)被推回到了數(shù)千年前——他們相信自己正在荷魯斯叛亂時(shí)期災(zāi)難性的惡戰(zhàn)中奮戰(zhàn)，他們可能是身處帝國宮的高墻之上，也可能是身在圣血天使軍團(tuán)無疑戰(zhàn)斗過的無數(shù)被遺忘的戰(zhàn)場之一，或者是置身于荷魯斯被腐化的旗艦——復(fù)仇之魂上某條被扭曲的走廊中。很多死亡連修士相信自己就是圣吉列斯本人，在與逆首荷魯斯交戰(zhàn)。盡管在現(xiàn)實(shí)中，他們可能是正在對抗身形長直的泰倫惡獸或者身軀粗笨的歐克獸人，但他們認(rèn)為自己是在擊倒異端阿斯塔特們。無論如何，他們的兄弟和戰(zhàn)團(tuán)都永遠(yuǎn)失去了他們，這些戰(zhàn)士們陷入了不可破除的瘋狂之中。

Though most of the time few brothers fall into the appalling embrace of the Black Rage, and on occasion none do at all, it has not been unheard of for entire strike forces to yield to it. These terrible moments are marks of shame in the Blood Angels' history, and names such as Nycoth, the Scadden Atrocity, the War of Broken Wings, the Stenarr Massacre and the Battle of Lenikhe Reach conjure a mournful silence in any gathering of Sanguinius' gene-sons.?

雖然大多數(shù)時(shí)候只有很少的兄弟們會(huì)陷入黑色狂怒的可怕懷抱，有時(shí)甚至根本沒有，但整個(gè)打擊部隊(duì)都屈服于其的情況也并非聞所未聞。這些恐怖的時(shí)刻是圣血天使戰(zhàn)團(tuán)歷史中的恥辱標(biāo)記，在圣吉列斯基因子嗣們的任何聚會(huì)上，諸如Nycoth、Scadden暴行、折翼戰(zhàn)爭、Stenarr大屠殺和Lenikhe延伸區(qū)之戰(zhàn)等名稱都會(huì)引出一陣悲哀的沉默。

The Blood Angels believe that giving the warriors of the Death Company the most glorious possible death is a responsibility of paramount importance. If they are to spend the lives of their brothers, it must come at greatest cost to the enemy. In their view, the Death Company went once heroic defenders of Humanity, and thus have earned a noble end. With great sadness the Death Company's armour is painted in the black of mourning and is adorned with crimson saltires to represent Sanguinius sacrifice. Parchments are hung from their plate, detailing the warriors battles and victories. Thus are their great deeds in life commemorated and their worth affirmed.?

圣血天使們相信：盡可能給予死亡連戰(zhàn)士們最為榮耀的死亡是最為重要的責(zé)任。如果他們將要消耗兄弟們的生命，那敵人就必須遭受最嚴(yán)重的損失。在他們看來，死亡連修士們也曾是英勇的人類保衛(wèi)者，所以他們也值得一個(gè)高尚的終局。死亡連的動(dòng)力甲會(huì)被極其悲傷地涂為（表示）哀悼的黑色，并用代表猩紅的圣十字標(biāo)志加以裝飾，以此來代表圣吉列斯的犧牲。他們的動(dòng)力甲上掛著羊皮卷，上面詳細(xì)記載了這些勇士參加過的戰(zhàn)斗和奪取過的勝利。這樣一來，他們一生中的偉大事跡就會(huì)得到紀(jì)念，他們的價(jià)值就會(huì)得到肯定。

The Death Company are sent into fights no sane warrior would engage in, and they win. They hack monstrous beasts to death, smash through impenetrable lines that have resisted Imperial assault for months and lead savage boarding actions against enemy capital ships, flooding narrow corridors with the foe's blood. In great sieges that have lasted for years they serve as the forlorn hope, crashing over battlements to sweep them clear of enemies to snatch victory after victory from the jaws of defeat on Truatas, Antax, Hollonan. Armageddon and countless other worlds over the centuries.?

沒有哪個(gè)理智健全的戰(zhàn)士會(huì)參與到死亡連被派去參戰(zhàn)的戰(zhàn)斗中，而且死亡連會(huì)在這些戰(zhàn)斗中獲勝。在戰(zhàn)斗中，死亡連的戰(zhàn)士們會(huì)砍死巨大的野獸，沖破抵抗帝國進(jìn)攻數(shù)月之久的防線，領(lǐng)導(dǎo)對于敵軍旗艦的殘酷跳幫行動(dòng)，用敵人的鮮血淹沒狹窄的走廊。在已經(jīng)持續(xù)數(shù)年之久的大規(guī)模圍城戰(zhàn)中，他們是絕望（中）的希望。幾個(gè)世紀(jì)以來，在Truatas, Antax, Hollonan,阿瑪吉頓和其他無數(shù)個(gè)世界上，死亡連沖上城垛擊潰敵人，從失敗的口中奪取一個(gè)又一個(gè)勝利。

In their fury, the Death Company demonstrate frightening strength and incredible resilience. Some believe that, in their madness, these battle-brothers possess a portion of Sanguiniu's power, though in the view of many more these traits are simply the products of their unrelenting insanity. Regardless, Death Company warriors fight on through the most brutal of circumstances, from losing limbs to having their chests blown out, or even being set alight. All the while their eyes remain filled with frantic killing light, and terrifying roars pour forth from their VOX grills.?

死亡連在狂怒中表現(xiàn)出了驚人的力量和令人難以置信的恢復(fù)力。有些人相信：這些處于瘋狂中的戰(zhàn)斗兄弟們擁有了一部分圣吉列斯的力量，但在更多人看來，這些特征僅僅是他們無情瘋狂的產(chǎn)物。無論如何，死亡連的戰(zhàn)士們都是在最殘酷的環(huán)境中戰(zhàn)斗，這些戰(zhàn)場輕則令他們損失肢體，重則讓他們胸腔被炸開，甚至被點(diǎn)燃。但他們的眼睛始終充滿瘋狂的殺戮兇光，他們的發(fā)聲格柵中涌出的也是可怕的咆哮聲。

The onerous duty of guiding the enraged Death Company into the hell of war falls to the Chaplains, their bellicose oaths and zealous commitment exhorting their deranged brothers to even greater acts of violence. Nonethless, particularly strong-willed scions of Sanguinius - such as members of the Sanguinary Guard - have been known to lead the Death Company, despite not belonging to the Reclusiam. Lucien Gallani of the Blood Drinkers Sanguinary Guard insisted on painting one of his shoulder guards black in their honour after seeing their sacrifice and accomplishments first-hand during the war for Malakion's Hope.?

牧師們肩負(fù)著引導(dǎo)暴怒的死亡連進(jìn)入戰(zhàn)爭地獄的艱巨職責(zé)，他們的好戰(zhàn)誓言和狂熱承諾慫恿他們的瘋狂兄弟做出更殘酷的暴力行為。不過，某些意志尤為堅(jiān)定的圣吉列斯子嗣們——比如圣血衛(wèi)隊(duì)的成員們也因領(lǐng)導(dǎo)死亡連作戰(zhàn)而著稱，盡管他們并不屬于隱修會(huì)。在目睹了馬拉基翁希望號(hào)之戰(zhàn)中死亡連的犧牲和成就后，飲血者戰(zhàn)團(tuán)的圣血衛(wèi)隊(duì)成員盧西恩·蓋蘭尼堅(jiān)持要把他的一塊肩甲涂成黑色以示紀(jì)念。

It is an unfortunate reality for the sons of Sanguinius that, on occasion, not every member of the Death Company will fall in battle. Most will die in the aftermath, finally slain by their horrendous wounds or by a merciful axe blow from the Redeemer of the Lost, whose solemn duty it is to end their suffering. For those who cannot be released from their curse in these ways, the Red Thirst almost always awaits them, their berserk fury somehow made worse by an insatiable thirst for blood and hunger for flesh. Those unfortunate souls are locked away, deep within the Tower of Amareo on Baal, for their own safety as well as that of their brothers. Howls echo throughout the tower, and those who hear these screams are filled with pity, hoping that when their own time comes they will meet death in battle rather than suffer such an ignoble fate.?

但對圣吉列斯的子嗣們而言，也有一個(gè)不幸的事實(shí)：有時(shí)并非所有的死亡連修士都能在戰(zhàn)斗中倒下。大多數(shù)死亡連修士在戰(zhàn)后都會(huì)死亡，他們最終的死因要么是可怕的傷口，要么是就是由迷失之人的救贖者（機(jī)仆：阿斯托瑞斯）用巨斧賜予仁慈的處決——終結(jié)他們所遭受的痛苦是阿斯托瑞斯的莊嚴(yán)使命。至于那些不能依靠這些方式從詛咒中解脫的戰(zhàn)士們，紅渴也幾乎總是在等待著他們，對于鮮肉和鮮血的無盡饑渴會(huì)以某種方式加劇他們狂戰(zhàn)士一般的暴怒。這些不幸的靈魂會(huì)被鎖在巴爾上苦楚之塔的深處，這是為了保護(hù)他們自己與他們的兄弟們雙方共同的安全。這些不幸者咆哮聲在塔內(nèi)回蕩，聽到尖叫聲的人心中則會(huì)充滿憐憫，希望當(dāng)自己也陷入黑怒時(shí)，自己將會(huì)犧牲在戰(zhàn)斗中，而不必遭受如此卑賤可恥的命運(yùn)。