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→The Great Betrayal
Only the most senior members, known as the Inner Circle, know the greatest secret - that Luther, the great traitor, is still alive and insane, living in a cell deep within the Rock. Lion El'Jonson's body was supposedly never found; Luther claims, in his near-senseless mutterings, that the Lion is near and will return and forgive him. The Lion actually sleeps in the most secret chamber in the rock, his presence known only by the [[Watchers in the Dark]] and the Emperor himself, until the time he will awaken and lead his chapter on a new and even greater crusade.
=== Controversy of 'The Great Betrayal' ===
In the novel 'Angels of Darkness' by Gav Thorpe a different version of the events of caliban is presented. Here it is presented that a Terran Dark Angels 'Chapter Master Astelan' is the one that ordered the planetary defences to shoot at the returning Dark Angels. This terrible truth is uncovered by the Dark Angels Chaplain Boreas.<br />
This controversy is furthermore reenforced in the novel 'Fallen Angels' by Mike Lee, where Luther is portreyd as the 'savior of Caliban', the betrayal is pictured as a liberation from the empire for the sake of Caliban. Furthermore Astelan is put in charge of Calibans entire defence.
===The Aftermath of Caliban===
