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From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
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The worst fighting Slaydo reserved for himself. Facing him were four Chaos armies, led by Nadzybar, [[Heritor Asphodel]], [[Khul Kolesh]] and Sholen Skara. Bottled up in the Oligarchy palace, they ferociously held the Imperial assault forces off for ten days.{{Fn|1q}}
The initial breakthrough was made by the [[White Scars]] Space Marines, who broke through the defences and killed Magister Kolesh, scattering his forces.{{Fn|1q}} Following up on this, Astartes of the [[Silver Guard]], led by their [[Chapter Master]], broke into Asphodel's lines. The Heritor's woe machines were then systematically engaged and destroyed by several Imperial Guard armour and artillery regiments. The Silver Guard continued to lead the spearhead push, backed up by several Imperial Guard infantry regiments. The final Chaos position was eventually blown open by the [[Hyrkan 8th]], allowing Warmaster Slaydo to lead a force of eight regiments directly into the Ogliarchy Oligarchy High Palace. The combat inside the compound was brutal, and it is suspected Slaydo was wounded early on in the fighting but concealed it from his retinue. The Warmaster eventually met his fate at the 18th hour of the tenth day of the assault, clashing with Archon Nadzybar personally in a close-quarter battle that lasted somewhere between six and eleven minutes. Mortally wounded twice over, Slaydo continued to fight, eventually delivering a death-strike to the Chaos warlord. The death of Nadzybar destroyed the morale of the remaining Chaos forces, rendering them easy prey for the Imperials. The entire planet was soon reclaimed.{{Fn|1r}}
===Aftermath===