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[[Image:Vengefulspirit.jpg|thumb|300px|The ''Vengeful Spirit'']]
The '''''Vengeful Spirit''''' was a [[Gloriana Class Battleship]]{{Fn|2}} that served as the flagship of the [[Warmaster]] [[Horus]] during the [[Great Crusade]] and the [[Horus Heresy]]. Today, it serves as the flagship of [[Abaddon the Despoiler]] and the [[Black Legion]].{{Fn|1}}
From the ''strategium'', and later [[Lupercal's Court]], upon the command deck, Horus would coordinate the military and diplomatic efforts of the [[63rd Expeditionary Fleet]], and countless thousands of personnel lived and worked on board. Additionally because it was so old the core of the ship was a rotting, empty labyrinth of filth and rats. Over time as the [[Sons of Horus]] became corrupted during the [[Horus Heresy]], it became less of a warship and more of a temple to the dark gods of [[Chaos]] whom Horus came to revere. The [[Battle of Terra|final battle]] between Horus and the [[Emperor]] took place on the twisted bridge of the ship where humanity's bright future was shattered beyond repair.
Following death of Horus and the Heresydefeat of the traitors in [[The Scouring]], the ''Vengeful Spirit'' fell under the control [[First Captain]] [[Ezekyle Abaddon ]]. Somehow, the vessel became embedded under the former [[Eldar]] world of [[Asa'ciaral]] deep within the [[Eye of Terror]]. With the Sons of Horus in disarray after the Despoilerfall of [[Maleum]], an expedition led by [[Falkus Kibre]], [[Iskandar Khayon]] claimed , and others eventually managed to find both Abaddon and the ''Vengeful Spirit'' as his own flagship . Convinced to command once again, Abaddon used the vessel to crush the [[Emperor's Children]] and it still forms their clone of Horus on [[Harmony]]. Following the [[Battle of Harmony]], Abaddon resumed command of the Sons of Horus. The ''Vengeful Spirit'' became the heart flagship of the newly christened [[Black Legion]]'s fleet , a role it continues to this day.{{Fn|14}}The ''Vengeful Spirit'' is known to have appeared in the [[10th Black Crusade|10th]]{{Fn|7}} [[12th Black Crusade|12th]]{{Fn|5}} and [[13th Black Crusade|13th]]{{Fn|6}} [[Black Crusade]]s.
==Sources==
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Vengeful Spirit (Novel)]], by [[Graham McNeill]], Chapter 5
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Wolf King (Novella)]]
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Talon of Horus (Novel)]]
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic Compendium]] pg.112
*{{Endn|6}}: [[The 13th Black Crusade (Background Book)]]
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Black Legion - A Codex: Chaos Space Marines Supplement]], "The Conflict of Helica", pgs. 39-40
===Uncited===
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*[[Horus Rising (Novel)]] by [[Dan Abnett]]
*[[False Gods (Novel)]] by [[Graham McNeill]]
