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*'''The Battle of Hollonan''' - In response for a request for assistance in putting down a seemingly minor rebellion, [[Chief Librarian]] [[Mephiston]] of the [[Blood Angels]] would lead a strike force to the [[Imperium|Imperial]] [[Hive World]] of [[Hollonan]]. However what was first thought to be a minor rebellion is soon revealed to be a massive infestation by [[Tyranid]] [[Genestealer]]s of a splinter fleet of [[Hive Fleet]] [[Kraken]]. Though they manage to purge the alien infestation, the Blood Angels are too late and the invasion of Hollonan by Tyranid [[Bio-ships]] is already underway. Realizing the gravity of the situation, Mephiston sends requests for aid to the [[Angels Vermillion]] [[Space Marine]] [[Chapter]].{{Fn|4g}} In the ensuing battle waves of Tyranids manage to overrun both the planetary defense batteries and fusion reactors. Only where Mephiston fights do the forces of humanity hold in a vicious two week battle. Managing to personally slay the [[Hive Tyrant]], Mephiston himself is struck down by a [[Trygon]] in the process. As the battle seems increasingly desperate, fresh companies of [[Blood Angels]] and [[Angels Vermillion]] emerge from the sky in [[Drop Pod]]s and [[Stormraven Gunship]]s. The forces of humanity are further aided by the [[Eldar]] of [[Ulthwe]] [[Craftworld]] under [[Farseer]] [[Eldrad Ulthran]], which has chosen to temporarily ally with the Imperium for their own mysterious reasons. Caught between the 3 armies, the Tyranids are crushed. Eldrad remains just long enough to see Mephiston recovered by the rubble before the Space Marines and Eldar go their separate ways.{{Fn|8}}

*{{Endn|5}}: [[Codex: Tyranids (5th Edition)]]: pp. 23-25 23–25**{{Endn|5a}}: p.  23**{{Endn|5b}}: p.  25*{{Endn|6}}: [[Codex: Eldar (4th Edition)]] p.  52-53

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