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Shon'tu later gathered a sizable force of Iron Warriors and other allies in preparation for a breakout of the [[Eye of Terror]] by attacking the nearby [[Imperial Fists]] Starforts of [[Bastion Inviolate]] and [[Endeavour of Will]] in 998.[[M41]]. The attack was led by his personal [[Grand Cruiser]], the ''Ferrous Malice''. Shon'tu consorted with many [[Daemonic]] powers to achieve his aims, binding the creature [[Velthinar]] to his will and making a pact with a band [[Tzeentch]] Daemons known as [[The Dancers]], gaining the creatures services in exchange for a vial of the blood of [[Perturabo]]. Shon'tu hoped to ascend to [[Daemon Prince|Daemonhood]] by killing [[Imperial Fists]] [[Captain]] [[Lysander]] and offering his head to the [[Gods of Chaos]]. Besides consorting heavily with Daemons, Shon'tu has much contempt for his fellow Warsmiths and considers those in his Legion who do not work with the Ruinous Powers to be weak. But despite his preparations, in the end Shon'tu was narrowly defeated in the [[Battle for the Endeavour of Will]], and escaped in a [[Dreadclaw]] to exact his revenge on Lysander on another day.{{Fn|1}}

But despite Next, Shon'tu concoted his preparationsmost audacious plan yet by capturing a [[Space Hulk]] full of [[Tyranids]] and sending it on a collision course with [[Terra]]. However due to the will of the ships captured [[Navigator]], in the end hulk instead struck the world of [[Drashin]]. Shon'tu 's plan was narrowly defeated still not without its benefits, as in the [[Battle for Infestation on Drashin|ensuing battle]] Imperial Fists [[Chapter Master]] [[Vladimir Pugh]] was killed. In retaliation, nearly the entire Imperial Fists chapter tracked down Shon'tu to his old base of Malodrax, where he had since activated the ancient space station [[Tamunash]]. In the Endeavour ensuing [[Fall of WillMalodrax]], and escaped Shon'tu was again defeated by a Space Marine coalition.{{Fn|2a}} After the battle, Shon'tu was thought dead. However in a 975.[[M41]] Imperial Fists Veteran Sergeant [[Tynon]] is discovered dead on the world of [[Endrion]] while training [[Cadian]]s. The worlds ''Shon'tu lives'' are carved into his chest. Later Lysander tracks remnants of the Sons of the Forge to the [[DreadclawTorricas]] System. However they find only 1 dead Chaos Marine there, an Iron Warrior who the Imperium thought had taken command of the warband following Shon'tu's death. He is found disemboweled and chained with the word ''Shon'tu Lives'' smeared in blood next to exact his revenge on Lysander on another daycorpse.{{Fn|12b}}