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The World Engine was destroyed thanks only to the sacrifice of the [[Astral Knights]] [[chapter]] of the [[Adeptus Astartes]], who rammed their [[Battle Barge]] ''Tempestus'' through the World Engine's otherwise impenetrable [[void shield]]s, and then died to the last man fighting the armies of [[Necron]] troops inside, but not before sabotaging the shields and allowing the [[Imperial Navy]] to demolish the machine.{{Fn|1a}}
The [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] salvaged the hull of the ''Tempestus'' and set it on Safehold as a shrine to the Astral Knights. Inside the shrine are 772 arbalstone statues, each representing one of the lost Knights and their [[Chapter Master]], [[Artor Amhrad]]. The planet remains barren and lifeless, except for the shrine and the honour guard of Marines drawn from every other [[chapter]]s who fought alongside the Astral Knights.{{Fn|1a}}
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