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===The Crimson King===
Magnus, having ordered Ahmuz Temekh to break orbit and lead the fleet away no matter what happened on the surface of Fenris, immediately made to execute his plan, his whole reason for instigating the invasion of Fenris in the first place; the destruction of Thrar Hraldir's [[Apothecarion]], as well as all his research and protoypes. The daemon-primarch fought his way through the Fangthane, killing all his attention fell upon. Unable to concieve conceive of a way to defeat the [[Crimson King]], Hraldir was forced to order the retreat of his warriors to the '''Annulus''', the command-and-control centre of the Fang itself. [[Morek Karekborn]], a commander of the Space Wolves' human warriors, the [[Kaerls]], volunteered his men to hold off the advancing Thousand Sons as long as possible to cover the retreat, whilst the Dreadnoughts could not be dissuaded from engaging Magnus in close-combat. Hraldir, 12 Astartes and a few hundred Kaerls pulled back...whilst Magnus and his Sons eventually overcame and slew the rearguard.<sup>1j</sup>
Magnus' arrival in the Fang had not gone unnoticed; down at Borek's Seal, Odain Sturmhjart had felt his manifestation and could detect his sickening presence in the levels above. Determined to engage the daemon-primarch, Greyloc transferred command of the Seal to Hrothgar of the Revered Fallen and led Sturmhjart, Bjorn the Fell-Handed and his own two surviving [[Wolf Guard]] in a desperate fighting race through the Fang, seeking Magnus the Red.<sup>1j</sup>
Thrar Hraldir set-up the defence of the Annulus, but immediately handed command over to the [[Blood Claw]] [[Ogrim Raegr Vrafsson]], as he realised his gene-seed work was in danger. Arriving at his labs, Hraldir discovered both a scene of devastation...and the presence of Magnus himself. Everything related to Hraldir's project of creating viable Space Wolf successor gene-seed was destroyed. Hraldir threw himself at the daemon-primarch in a doomed close-combat, and with his death the knowledge of how to reproduce the Space Wolves was lost to the [[Imperium]]; Magnus' principal goal of the campaign was achieved.<sup>1j</sup>
Before Magnus could return to the body of his forces (who were still engaged at Borek's Seal and the Annulus) however, he was confronted by Greyloc, Sturmhjart, Bjorn and the Wolf Guard. The quintent quintet of Astartes warriors eagerly engaged him in battle.<sup>1j</sup>
=== The Rout Arrives ===
Unknown to the defenders of Fenris, the [[Lone Wolf]] Haakon Gylfasson and his vessel, the ''Nauro'', had managed to escape the initial naval attack. The ''Nauro'' entered the warp, despite being damaged, and continued at maximum speed with little heed paid to safely repairing the vessel (as this would have meant dropping out of the warp). His ship falling apart around him was not the only problem Gylfasson - also known as Blackwing - had to deal with; for during his escape a last-ditch teleport-assault was entertained by [[Auries Fuerzai]] of the Thousand Sons vessel ''The Illusion of Certainty''. Attempting to board the ''Nauro'' with his squad of four Rubricae, Fuerzai found himself materialising with only one...as well as incurring injury himself. Despite this, Fuerzai began to sabotage the ''Nauro'' in an attempt to prevent it from reaching Gangava. He was ultimately unsuccesful, dying in the attempt...although the damage caused to the ''Nauro'' was so severe that it blew itself apart mere minutes after entering realspace. His ship may have been destroyed, but Blackwing survived and was able to communicate news of the Thousand Sons attack on Fenris to Ironwolf. While one squadron was left behind to complete the [[Battle of Gangava|purge of Gangava]], the rest of the Rout turned and headed back to Fenris.<sup>1k</sup>
