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Bowed by her initial success, Shadowsun rapidly led deeper advances. However the deeper she advanced, the greater the resistance she encountered. Seeking to avoid over-extension and the depletion of her forces, she instead broke up her forces into fleets, scattering them to a dozen different headings. Each began a devastating series of hit-and-run attacks which the Imperium proved unable to effectively counter. A pivotal battle was fought on the [[Hive World]] of [[Agrellan]], where Shadowsun's Warriors were accompanied by [[Aun'va]] himself, who sought to inspire the Empire's troops. During the battle, the newly deployed [[XV104 Riptide]] [[Battlesuit]] was unleashed and laid waste to hordes of [[Imperial Guard]] heavy tanks and static defensive lines. Agrellan was renamed Mu'gulath Bay and soon the entire system fell with it.{{Fn|1}} Shortly after the victory at Mu'gulath bay however Shadowsun became overconfident and suffered a stinging [[Battle of Voltoris|defeat]] at [[Voltoris]].{{Fn|2}}
Soon enough the Imperium would counterattack with elite [[Space Marine]] forces at the [[Zeist Sector]], but this too was part of Shadowsun's plan. As a diversion, this system was sacrificed for the [[Greater Good]] and forces there was instructed to stall the Space Marines for as long as possible. Meanwhile, Shadowsun struck deeper into more desirable neighboring systems. The worlds of the Imperium toppled one after another in the face of this precision assault.{{Fn|1}} The Empire suffered a major setback when Mu'gulath Bay was [[Second Agrellan Campaign|destroyed]] during an Imperial attempt at reconquest.{{Fn|3}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Tau Empire (6th Edition)]] pgs. 31-33
*{{Endn|2}}: [[War Zone Damocles: Kauyon]] pgs. 6-7
*{{Endn|3}}: [[War Zone Damocles: Mont'ka]] pg.105-110
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