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During transit in the [[Warp]], the ship's [[Geller Field]] inexplicably failed, and all those within the ship perished, except for Ventris and Pasanius. A [[daemon]] known as the [[Omphalos Daemonium]] appeared, and overpowered the Ultramarines, taking them captive on board his [[Daemon Engine]]. They were transported to the [[Iron Warriors]] homeworld, [[Medrengard]], and charged with the task of retrieving the [[Heart of Blood]] from the fortress of [[Khalan-Ghol]]. Threatened with the annihilation of Macragge and [[Ultramar]], Ventris complied with the Omphalos's demands. However, after the daemon departed, Ventris assured Pasanius that he would not honour the pact, and instead would destroy the Heart of Blood.{{Fn|7}}

Ventris led the renegades in an assault on Khalan-Ghol, which was already under siege by Honsou's rival Warsmiths, [[Toramino]] and [[Berossus]]. After an initial encounter with Honsou and his retinue, Ventris led his band inside the fortress only to be captured by the Iron Warriors. On the orders of Honsou, Ventris was to be fed to the daemonculabu and the rest were sent to the [[Savage Morticians]] to be killed. Ventris escaped and succeeded in freeing the others, and led them in escaping the fortress through the sewer systems. The foray in the fortress cost them dear, as only four survived with Ventris and Pasanius: Vaanes, [[Colonel]] [[Mikail Leonid]] and two other renegades. The survivors were then captured by monstrous mutants known as the [[Unfleshed]] and taken to their home.{{Fn|4x}}