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As Guilliman and his fleets arrived at Calth, they knew something was wrong, because none of their [[Astropath]]s could get messages through the [[Warp]] and the storms were interfering with the navigation of their ships; they were blocked from the rest of the Imperium. It was at this moment that the traitor forces of the [[Word Bearers]] Legion attacked, rendering the Ultramarines unable to participate in much of the [[Battle of Terra]]. Simultaneously, the Word Bearers under [[Lorgar]] as well as the [[World Eaters]] attempted to cut off the rest of Ultramar from the greater Imperium in the [[Shadow Crusade]].{{Fn|41}} The battle at Calth, though ultimately a victory for Guilliman, was devastating for the Ultramarines. Nearly 120,000 of the Legion's Space Marine were lost and another 28,000 rendered combat-incapable.{{Fn|50c}} This represented almost 60% of the Legion's Pre-Heresy strength of 250,000.{{Fn|28}}
====Imperium Secundus===
After the formation of the [[Ruinstorm]], Guilliman feared [[Terra]] lost and used the Ultramarines and the realm of [[Macragge]] to create a new contingency empire known as [[Imperium Secundus]].{{Fn|43}} Imperium Secundus faced a major test in the [[Battle of Sotha]], where the Ultramarines and their fellow Astartes allies that had gathered fought off a force of [[Night Lords]].{{Fn|51}}
Ultimately after a number of disasters, clashes between Guilliman, Sanguinius, and [[Lion El'Jonson]], and a vision by Sanguinius that the Emperor was alive, Imperium Secundus was abolished. The three Primarch's led their Legions in an attempt to breach the [[Ruinstorm]] and reach Terra. Through an arduous journey, they eventually reached [[Davin]], the nexus of the Ruinstorm, and [[Second Battle of Davin|engaged a vast Daemonic host]]. After the battle and the destruction of Davin, a way to Terra through the Ruinstorm was clear. However in their way stood many enemy blockades as Horus had foreseen this route. Sanguinius and the Blood Angels raced directly for Terra, as was their destiny, while Guilliman and Lion El'Jonson led the [[Ultramarines]] and [[Dark Angels]] in diversionary attacks against Horus' blockade.{{Fn|67}}
===The Great Scouring===
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Around a decade after the Heresy ended, the Imperium finally reached a point of stability{{Cite This}}.
*{{Endn|65}}: [[Sons of Ultramar: Ultramarines Painting Guide]], pg.11
*{{Endn|66}}: [[White Dwarf 97 (UK)]], pg. 42, ''Index Astartes - Ultramarines''
*{{Endn|67}}: [[Ruinstorm (Novel)]]
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