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On Amethal, the Crimson Slaughter now struck at the five major concentrations of Mechanicum forces on the planet. The five zones were given separate War Zone designations by the Crimson Slaughter: Carnage, Hatred, Perdition, Cruelty, and Malice. Kranon himself led the advance in War Zone Carnage, coming into combat with both [[Knights]] of [[House Raven]] and the [[Titan]]s of the [[Legio Metalica]]. At War Zone Hatred, [[Traitor Titan Legions|Traitor Titans]] of the [[Legio Excruciatus]] struck towards enemy positions while at War Zone Perdition, traitor forces were able to land in significant numbers amidst the Mechanicum defensive line. At the most important battlefront in War Zone Carnage, a strange phenomenon manifested itself. The Crimson Slaughter warriors here found themselves empowered by strange energies, becoming able to rip open tanks with their bare hands and shrug off enemy fire. With such power at their command, the Crimson Slaughter quickly overran the region.{{Fn|1b}}
However the Crimson Slaughter's victory was short lived. A force of [[Blood Angels]] led by [[Astorath the Grim]] quickly arrived. Consisting of elements from the 1st, 2nd, and 5th Companies, they were able to put the traitors to flight. Xorphas had in fact planned this, and as he continued his dark ritual a [[World Eaters]] fleet led by [[Kharn the Betrayer]], known as the [[Butcherhorde]], arrived in-system. Kharn's forces, led by the [[Berzerker]]s [[Korbadash]] and [[Vrakha]], launched an immediate [[Dreadclaw]] assault on Amethal. Soon Kharn himself appeared, battling Knights in the name of [[Khorne]]. It was then that they met a fierce counterattack by the [[Death Company]] of the Blood Angels. [[Lord of Skulls]] battled the black-armored warriors in the streets of Amethal. During a duel with the Blood Angels [[Chaplain]] [[Daenor]], Kharn was distracted from duel by challenging him Korbadash and then lured into an ambush by an Imperial [[Reaver Titan]]. The attack marked the beginning of a major offensive by the Legio Metalica, which decimated traitor forces. Due to the sheer numbers of traitors, the loyalist began to experience difficulty but the day was saved by the timely arrival of the [[Sanguinor]]{{Fn|2a}}. Nonetheless, thanks to the Daemon Engines of the traitors, the fight ultimately devolved into a bloody stalemate. As the Crimson Slaughter bled against the Blood Angels, Xorphas rejoiced as his plan continued as he hoped. He planned to use the carnage and destroy located on the banshee stone Amethal so called '''Daemon cage''' with help of the [[Chaos]] artifact, known as [[Banshee Stone]], to create a vast [[Warp Rift]] that would drown Diamor in a sea of [[Daemon]]s. The carnage would extend Abaddon's [[Crimson Path]] from Cadia to Diamor, and one day hopefully [[Terra]] itself.{{Fn|1b}}
The traitors however experienced a loss when the Blood Angels 1st Company led by Captain [[Karlaen]] was able to destroy their Daemon Engine factories known as the Hex Infernum in a daring raid on Ioline.{{Fn|2a}} Xorphas made other moves across the Diamor system despite this. The [[Word Bearers]] [[Dark Apostle]] [[Gorath-Hel]] managed to infiltrate Diamor's capital of Tourmalid for his own sinister purpose.{{Fn|1c}} Soon enough, Gorath Hel had organized an uprising by [[Cultist]]s on the world. Much of the Imperial Navy presence dry-docked on the world were destroyed during the mayhem by Word Bearers [[Chaos Terminator]]s before their assault was halted by Karlaen's 1st Company Honour Guard. The Honour Guard also saved Gordus himself, who narrowly avoided assassination by the Terminators.{{Fn|2a}}
