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The stalemate would not last, however, as it was revealed that [[Chaos Space Marine]]s were active on Obsus Prima. A force of [[Iron Warriors]] arrived at the Blacksea docks, using [[Daemon Engine]]s, [[Helbrute]]s and [[Vindicator]]s to batter down the defences. The ''Hammer of Vostroya'' was forced to redeploy to meet this new threat, but was unable to prevent the Iron Warriors breaching the defenders' bulwarks.{{Fn|1}}
Meanwhile, at the Northgate, the slaughter of the cultists continued until they were reinforced by another warband of Chaos Marines: the [[Knights of Blood (Warband)|Knights of Blood]]. They were drawn to slaughter and with them came a [[Lord of Skulls]] - a great [[Daemon Engine]] of [[Khorne]]. After seeing that his [[battle cannon]]s were having little impact, [[Imperial Guard Commander|Commander]] [[Vassky]] ordered his [[Leman Russ]] squadron to retreat.{{Fn|1}}
The Vostroyans staged a fighting retreat through the complex, setting ambushes and conducting countercharges. All the time they were pursued by the Lord of Skulls. The surviving tanks of the Vostroyan 39th eventually reunited before the reactor’s citadel. ''Hammer of Vostroya'' once again led the last, desperate defence. As the streams of [[The Lost and the Damned|the lost and damned]] filled the plaza before them, each [[Tank Commander|commander]] gave the others a last salute before sealing their hatches. Such was the fury of the tanks' firepower that many of the cultists turned to flee rather than face them, only to be slaughtered by the Chaos Marines.{{Fn|1}}
