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[[Image:Vengefulspirit.jpg|thumb|300px|The ''Vengeful Spirit'']]
The '''''Vengeful Spirit''''' was the space vessel that served as the flagship of the [[Warmaster]] [[Horus]] during the [[Great Crusade]] and the [[Horus Heresy]]. From the ''strategium'', and later [[Lupercal's Court]], upon the command deck, Horus would coordinate the military and diplomatic efforts of the [[63rd Expeditionary Fleet]], and countless thousands of personnel lived and worked on board. Additionally because it was so old the core of the ship was a rotting, empty labyrinth of filth and rats.It is significant as this is where the Chaos tainted [[Word Bearer Bearers]] [[Chaplain ]] [[Erebus ]] schemed in bringing down Horus to chaos at the will of his new masters of the immaterium.
Over time, it became less of a warship and more of a temple to the dark gods of [[Chaos]] whom Horus came to revere. The final battle between Horus and the [[Emperor]] took place on the twisted bridge of the ship where humanity's bright future was shattered beyond repair.
Following the Heresy, [[Abaddon the Despoiler]] claimed the '''Vengeful Spirit''' as his own flagship and it still forms the heart of the [[Black Legion]]'s fleet to this day.<sup>1</sup>
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