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After three weeks and six days, [[Ultramarines]] intervened, driving off the [[Iron Warriors]]. Unable to defeat both Legions combined, [[Perturabo]] concentrated his forces on denying the [[Imperial Fists]] withdraw and disrupting their ability to collect their dead and wounded, ultimately leaving 400 battle-brothers on the surface of Sebastus IV.<sup>3b</sup>
The Iron Warriors did not successfully destroy their bitter enemy. Source material conflicts on as to why this pointwas the case, with one however. One source claiming claims while Perturabo could have destroyed his hated once-brother-Legion at any moment, he did not do so because he so much relished in their torture,.<sup>3b</sup> while another Another source claims that the Iron Warriors lacked the faith to sacrifice what was required to completely destroy the Imperial Fists.<sup>1b</sup>
What remained of the Imperial Fists was a hardened, veteran force willing and able to comply with the [[Codex Astartes]], just as [[Rogal Dorn|Dorn]] had intended. The Legion was then split into at least four Chapters, including the [[Crimson Fists]], [[Black Templars]], and [[Soul Drinkers]].
