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The Thunder Warriors held their ground, waiting for the militia to come close before loosing volleys from their [[bolters]]. The first five ranks of militia were gruesomely obliterated by the explosive rounds, including Havuleq whose entire lower body had been blown away. Their momentum shattered, the rebels were left standing in frozen shock before they broke and fled screaming back to the hills. Despite the enemy having been routed by the first volley, the Thunder Warriors gave chase with their [[chainsword]]s, butchering everyone in their path. Those who tried to surrender or beg for mercy were also methodically slaughtered.
==Aftermath==
Within less than an hour, the once-bold horde of fifty-thousand Avelrois militia, who saw themselves as the noble spark for rebellion around the world that would see it throw off the Emperor's collar, was utterly annihilated, with as few as only one militia survivor: [[Uriah Olathaire]]. It would also be revealed that Havuleq had indeed assaulted and murdered the governess, exposing him as a charlatan who merely exploited those around him and ultimately led tens of thousands to their deaths. The end of this battle marked the successful completion of the unification efforts on Terra, but at a terrible cost as the Emperor expected. Soon would spell the end of the Thunder Warriors as, without wars to fight and given their fundamental flaws, they now became as much a threat to the stability and ascension of mankind as they had to its enemies, leading to their betrayal and destruction.
==Source==
*{{Endn|1}}: ''[[The Last Church (Short Story)]]'' by [[Graham McNeill]]
[[Category:Pre-Imperial Times]]
