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Studying the powers of [[Chaos]] from [[Erebus]], Maloghurst became quite adept in the occult and [[Daemonancy]] as the Heresy ground on. [[Serghar Targost]] began to suspect that he had grown more powerful and was now feigning his injuries. Shortly before the [[Battle of Molech]], Maloghurst performed a ritual where he violently sacrificed captured Humans to the [[Ruinous Powers]] and summoned [[Tormageddon]]. Maloghurst intended this [[Daemonhost]] to be the first in his army of [[Possessed]]: the [[Luperci]]{{Fn|4}}
Following the wounding of Horus in the [[Battle of Trisolian]], Horus fell into a deep coma as the Chaos Gods fought over the fragment of his soul that remained inside the gate of Molech. Maloghurst became desperate to revive the Warmaster as the Sons of Horus and general traitor war effort tore itself apart without his guidance. Maloghurst eventually agreed to the aid of [[Lorgar]] and [[Zardu Layak]], working with [[Sota-Nul]] to gain access to Horus' comatose body upon his throne in [[Lupercal's Court]] without the permission of the reluctant [[Falkus Kibre]]. Using a Warp blood ritual that involved slitting his own throat and bargaining his very soul, Maloghurst entered the Warp and bound the [[Daemon]] [[Amarok]] to his will. Using Amarok as a guide, Maloghurst was led to the fragment of Horus' soul still inside the Warp. Maloghurst meets Horus on a battlefield where the Warmaster is battling enemies across space and time. Horus refuses to leave, and before Maloghurst can converse further he's woken up by [[Justaerin]] and dragged before Aximand. A Warp-Surge has dropped the fleet prematurely from the Warp in front of the [[Fortress World]] of [[Heta-Gladius]], and Aximand intends to waste their forces in a useless struggle for the planet. Maloghurst is jailed inside a prison-maze that constantly moves to disorient the users. Robbed by of his warp powers by a restraining collar, he can do nothing but wander the corridors.{{Fn|5b}}
Maloghurst is eventually broken out of the jail by [[Kalus Ekaddon]], who helps him to Horus' throneroom. Along the way, they are forced to battle both Sons of Horus and [[Blood Angels]] from Heta-Gladius which have boarded the ''Vengeful Spirit''. Before Horus, Maloghurst conducts the ritual and again finds himself before Horus' fragmented soul, this time at [[Ullanor]] before the Triumph. He urges Horus to submit before the Gods and free his soul, saying it's too late to turn back now. Proclaiming that Horus can never be a slave as he chose this path, Maloghurst pulls out a knife and stabs the wound at Horus' side. Maloghurst sacrifices himself to free the fragment of Horus' soul trapped in the Warp, and the Warmaster woke up and resumed control of the Legion in time for the [[Siege of Terra]]. [[Argonis]] became Horus' new equerry after Maloghurst's death.{{Fn|5a}}
