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== Prelude ==
Voldorius was high on the list of the [[White Scars]]' enemies who, through luck or design, had managed to survive their last clash with the chapter. Kor'sarro, the chapter's fifty-first Master of the Hunt, was ordered by the [[Great Khan]], [[Kyublai Khan|Kyublai]], to return with Voldorius's head to [[Chogoris]], or not to return at all. It was a hunt that lasted more than a decade, Voldorius eluded him at places such as [[Zoran]], [[Modanna]], and [[Kavell]]. {{Fn|1a}}
== An Unexpected Alliance ==
Launching a combined assault by [[Thunderhawk]], Shrike and Kor'sarro's forces landed in the heart of the city after suppressing its surface-to-air missile batteries with [[Hellstrike missile]] attacks. As the White Scars swept through the streets and alleyways, Raven Guard deployed in the upper levels of Mankarra's [[manufactorum]]s and Basilicas. Beset on all sides, many of the heretic PDF soldiers pleaded for mercy, but received none.{{Fn|1a}}
In the end, only Voldorius and his personal bodyguards remained at the steps of the Cathedral of the [[Emperor]]'s Wisdom. Many [[Battle-Brother]]'s fell to Voldorius' wrath, but the [[Daemon]] and his followers were outnumbered and encircled. Voldorius soon fought viciously against Kor'sarro and Shrike simultaneously. After being pinned to a fallen statue of the Emperor by Shrike's [[Raven's Talons|Talons]], Voldorius could not escape Kor'sarro's [[Moonfang|blade]] and was beheaded. A month later, Quintus fell back into the Emperor's fold and Kor'sarro and Shrike parted ways. Shrike claimed The Khan returned a hero to his homeworld, carrying Voldorius's head as a prize, while the Khan returned a hero to his homeworld.{{Fn|1a}}
==Canon Conflicts==
*In On page 42 of [[Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition)]], there is a brief mention that Shrike is waging guerilla war on Quintus against the [[Night Lords]]; since the remainder of the article refers to the Alpha Legion, this is presumably a typo.{{Fn|1a}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition)]]
**{{Endn|1a}}: pgs. 4142-43
**{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 49
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Hunt for Voldorius (Novel)]] by [[Andy Hoare]]