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Sisters of Silence. If they couldn't defeat the daemonic horde and its corrupted
allies then Humanity was surely doomed.{{Fn|1}}
The war within the Webway was waged for a grueling period, all the way until shortly before the [[Battle of Terra]]. As the Imperial forces withdrew as the last repairs on the Imperial portal were completed, the Emperor himself appeared and created a burning star in the Webway. The star shone with a golden psychic energy that forced the Daemons back, and as the last of the Imperials retreated from the portal the Emperor was able to at last close it with the Golden Throne. The gate would remain closed to the daemons for as long as the Emperor
threatened to breach the portal, the Golden Throne would be his prison.{{Fn|1}}
When the Emperor decided to confront Horus aboard the [[Vengeful Spirit]], Malcador was left to maintain the Golden Throne and keep the portal closed in his place. After the injured body of the Emperor was brought back to the Golden Throne, the immense effort exerted by Malcador in keeping the portal shut had reduced him to mere dust. As the Emperor was placed back onto the Golden Throne, his body has allowed the portal to remain closed for the last 10,000 years. Should the Emperor die, the Imperial Palace would be breached and Terra itself would be overrun by Daemons.{{Fn|1}}
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