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However, as it became apparent that more and more activities amidst the [[Astartes]] of the legion were becoming increasingly clandestine and out of character, Loken became suspicious and began to investigate. After the Warmaster's botched attempt at peaceful negotiations with the [[Interex]]<sup>1</sup>, the Luna Wolves were renamed the [[Sons of Horus]]<sup>2</sup>, confirming Loken's fears that the old ways of the legion were being forgotten.
His research into the turbulent ancient history of [[Terra]] (in ancient tomes such as [[Chronicles of Ursh|The Chronicles of Ursh]])<sup>1</sup> at the behest of his troubled mentor [[Kyril Sindermann]], and his sponsorship of the rebellious [[remembrancer]] poet [[Ignace Karkasy]] put him at odds with some of the most powerful and influential Astartes in the [[63rd Expeditionary Fleet]], including [[Chaplain Erebus]] of the [[Word Bearers]], and even the Warmaster himself.
Horus eventually saw fit to have Loken eliminated during the betrayal at [[Isstvan III]], placing him at the front of the doomed invasion force alongside his friend and fellow marginalized Mournival member [[Tarik Torgaddon]]. When the [[virus bomb]] strike failed to kill all of the loyalist forces on the surface, the entirety of the [[traitor legions]] were eventually deployed to wipe out the survivors, who had fortified their position under Loken's, Torgaddon's, and Saul Tarvitz's command.
