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Even while still a [[Lord General Militant|Lord Militant]] in the 9th Division Pacificus, he had supported the concept of a [[crusade]] to liberate the Sabbat Worlds, and in 732 he had drawn up ''A Reasoned Approach to the Reconquest of the Sabbat Territories'' for consideration by High Command. He had a deep-seated passion for the cause of [[Saint Sabbat]], the original liberator of the Sabbat Worlds, and believed it to be an imperial crime that her hard won territories had been discarded into the hands of [[Chaos]]. Thus, the great Slaydo proceeded to launch the [[Sabbat Worlds Crusade]] with characteristic drive and genius. His death came some 11 years later, on Balhaut, a key planet in his plan of reconquest. He landed with his troops and led the assault on the High Palace of the Oligarchy, where [[Nadzybar]] the Archon of the forces of [[Chaos]] in the Sabbat Worlds was residing at the time. the The bitter price of the crusade was taking its toll, and he seemed "weary and fatalistic" according to one officer who served with him, but he did not hesitate to lead the first attack wave, [[power sword ]] in hand.
On the 18th hour of the tenth day of the assault, the high palace was penetrated and Nadzybar and Slaydo met face to face, joining in a combat so ferocious that "most were driven to leave the chamber by the fury of it" as one guardsman later said. Slaydo was mortally wounded twice, but through sheer courage rallied through and delivered a lethal blow to the Archon. The Archon's followers swarmed the fallen pair immediately, however, and Slaydo could not be found until the riot of maddened cultists was cleared. There was no hope for the Warmaster by this time, but he lived on long enough to see Balhaut secured. His last words were "I am done, and yet I am undone."
Towards his death it is clear that he began to regret the incredibly high cost of life in his campaigns, especially the final assault of his career. He had christened the operation "Hell Storm", and may later have come to regret that name, reflecting that he had consigned his men to a "storm of hell." He also had a strong premonition of his own death on Balhaut, perhaps as early as 756, but this did not stop him from prosecuting the assault to the best of his abilities. He did make certain to have a successor chosen as Warmaster, and [[Macaroth ]] has proven a worthy heir to the old hero.
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