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Later, Shiban took part in the [[Siege of Terra]] and was charged with the defenses of the [[Eternity Wall Spaceport]] alongside [[Imperial Fists]] Captain [[Camba-Diaz]], [[General|High Primary Solar General]] [[Saul Niborran]], and [[Sisters of Silence]] Commander [[Jenetia Krole]].{{Fn|3}} During the battle, Shiban grew close to [[Imperial Army]] Captain [[Al-Nid Nazira]]. In the final stages of the battle, the Spaceport was overrun by the [[World Eaters]] and Shiban became determined to help evacuate some of his Imperial Army comrades. However as the shuttle took off, they were assailed by World Eaters. Though he had taken a vow to never take a step back and die in defense of the Port, Nazira risking his life to save him and the thought of using the shuttle's grav systems to kill many of the traitors spurred Shiban to turn around and make for the craft. Barely fighting off World Eaters to leap onto the flying shuttle, Shiban discovered that Nazira and the pilot were already slain by [[Bolter]] fire as the aircraft crashed into the Eternity Wall.{{Fn|3a}}
Shiban survived the crash, but was horrifically wounded and stranded deep from Loyalist lines. Slowly making his way back to the Palace walls, he was plagued by visions of [[Targutai Yesugei]] and [[Torghun Khan]].{{Fn|4a}} Shiban eventually came upon a surviving [[Imperial Army]] Lieutenant [[Cole]], who was desperately trying to save an abandoned infant. Seeing this act as part of his fate, Shiban pledged to deliver Cole and the infant to the [[Inner Palace]]. Fighting through all kinds of Warp-spawned horrors with nothing but a broken metal pole, a badly injured Shiban managed to carrying the dying Cole as well as the infant back to the walls of the Palace.{{Fn|4c}}
==Sources==
**{{Endn|3a}} Part 3 Chapter 5
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Mortis (Novel)]] Chapter 14
**{{Endn|4a}}: Chapter 3
**{{Endn|4b}}: Chapter 10
**{{Endn|4c}}: Chapter 22
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