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Despite his loyalty to Sanguinius, Azkaellon and the Sanguinary Guard gave into the rage and joined their brothers on the battlefield, abandoning the Primarch. Freed from the Warp's malign influence due to the sacrifice of Apothecary Meros, Azkaellon later helped oversee the removal of the Blood Angels presence in the Signus Cluster. When Warden Berus brought him the bodies of Helik Redknife and his fellow Space Wolves, they realized the importance of their wounds being caused by Space Marines, and kept the truth hidden from Sanguinius. Later, when Captain Amit confessed his role in the deaths of the Space Wolves to Raldoron, Azkaellon swore both warriors to silence, saying that if Sanguinius knew the truth, he would blame himself and would not lie to [[Leman Russ (Primarch)|Leman Russ]], which threatened the solidarity of the Adeptus Asartes at a time of war. While Raldoron reluctantly saw the logic within, Amit asked how he would quiet the pain in his heart. Azkaellon told him that was his burden to bear.{{Fn|2o}}
Later in [[Imperium Secundus]]' capital of [[Macragge]], Azkaellon was guarding Sanguinius' throne room when he was set upon by [[Konrad Curze]] who had since been in hiding on the planet. Curze used the unconcious Azkaellon as a hostage so he could confide his own visions to Sanguinius. At the end of their talk, Curze cut off Azkaellon's arm and set off an explosive trap that mutiliated the warrior before throwing him off a balcony. Choosing to rescue Azkaellon over pursuing Curze, Sanguinius caught the Sanguinary Guard. Azkaellon was badly wounded, but still alive.{{Fn|5}}
During the [[Battle of Terra]], Sanguinius would order Azkaellon to remain in the [[Imperial Palace]] when he joined the Emperor and [[Rogal Dorn]] in boarding the ''[[Vengeful Spirit]]'' to face Warmaster Horus. Sanguinius and the rest of the Sanguinary Guard were killed, leaving Azkaellon the sole member of the Sanguinary Guard. Azkaellon would later oversee the division of the Blood Angels Legion into numerous [[Chapter]]s{{Fn|1}}, while Raldoron became the new Chapter Master of the Blood Angels.{{Fn|4}}
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Bloodline (Short Story)]], by '''James Swalllow'''
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Red Fury (Novel)]] - [[Blood Angels: The Second Omnibus]], by '''James Swallow''', Chapter 13, pgs. 250-252
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Pharos (Novel)]] Chapter 24
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