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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.
Loken fought to the last as a loyal servant of the [[Emperor]] and refused to give any quarter to those who had betrayed the Emperor in favour of Horus. After witnessing the death of [[Tarik Torgaddon]] at the hands of [[Horus Aximand]] he was wounded on Isstvan III by his old comrade [[Abaddon|Ezekyle Abaddon]], and is believed to have perished in the final orbital bombardment of the planet, along with the last surviving loyalists<sup>3</sup>. Loken and Torgaddon's deaths marked the removal of one of the final obstacles to Horus' great ambitions.
