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[[Image:VengefulSpirit13BC.jpg|thumb|right|230px|The ''Vengeful Spirit'' during the [[13th Black Crusade]] ]]
Following the [[Battle of Harmony]], Abaddon resumed command of the Sons of Horus. The ''Vengeful Spirit'' became the flagship of the newly christened [[Black Legion]], a role it continues to this day.{{Fn|4}} 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. During the battle above [[Cadia]] in the 13th Black Crusade, the ''Vengeful Spirit'' was damaged as it was overwhelmed by [[Imperial Navy]] battlegroups, but before it could be finished off retreated with the rest of the Black Legion fleet as a [[Blackstone Fortress]] was dropped on the planet.{{Fn|8}}
The ''Vengeful Spirit'' later reappeared at the head of the massive [[Chaos]] armada that [[War of Beasts|invaded Vigilus]]. Blasting aside all opposition, it went into orbit above the world and was the primary Black Legion command centers. During the climax of the war as Abaddon engaged [[Marneus Calgar]] in a duel, the remaining Imperial vessels launched a last-ditch assault on the orbiting ''Vengeful Spirit''. Though 80% of the Imperial ships were lost, Calgar's plan succeeded when he had the allied [[Eldar]] stealth vessel ''Vaul's Ghost'' collide with the ''Vengeful Spirit''. The Eldar ship detonated a cache of Imperial [[Deathstrike Missile]]s, blowing a hole in the ''Vengeful Spirit'' and causing catastrophic damage. Facing destruction, the ''Vengeful Spirit'' was forced into an emergency Warp Jump. Faced with the prospect of losing his prized flagship and key symbol of authority, Abaddon was forced to withdraw from Vigilus to reach the ''Vengeful Spirit'' before it made its Warp transition.{{Fn|9}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Black Legion - A Codex: Chaos Space Marines Supplement]], "The Conflict of Helica", pgs. 39-40
*{{Endn|8}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic Armada 2]] - Prologue
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Vigilus Ablaze]] pg.37-49
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