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On the ground, loyalist and traitor astartes and [[Titan]]s began to engage each other in pitched combat. Lorgar went on to duel Guilliman himself during the battle, and the two were largely evenly matched. However Angron then arrived, and defeated the Primarch in a furious rage. But while Guilliman managed to escape thanks to an intervention by nearby Ultramarines, this was precisely what Lorgar had wanted and the Word Bearers Primarch began a Khornate ritual. Using Angron's rage as a conduit, Lorgar channeled the power of Khorne and surged the Red Angel with the powers of Chaos. Angron was transformed into a hulking, even more bloodthirsty avatar of violence and rage that had overcome the debilitating effects of the Butcher's Nails. With his brother empowered and the Ruinstorm now at its crescendo, the traitor fleet withdrew.{{Fn|1}}
Thanks to the mass carnage and pain unleashed, the Word Bearers were successful in strengthening the Ruinstorm, creating havoc across [[Ultima Segmentum]] and effectively dividing the Imperium in half.{{Fn|2}} Those loyalist legions now isolated from Terra; not only the Ultramarines but also [[Dark Angels]] and [[Blood Angels]], were forced to muster at [[Macragge]] where Guilliman eventually formed [[Imperium Secundus]].{{Fn|3}} The Dark Angels continued to purge traitor forces from Ultramar during the hunt for [[Konrad Curze]], most notably during the [[Battle of Zepath]].{{Fn|6}}
==See Also==
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Butcher's Nails (Audiobook)]]
*{{Endn|5}}: [[The Purge (Novella)]] Chapter 1
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Angels of Caliban (Novel)]] Chapters 3-6
[[Category:Battles (Word Bearers)]]
