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The Imperials discovered that the Ebon Sentinels had fallen to the dark powers of [[Chaos]], seemingly being corrupted after receiving dark visions of swift renewal and survivor from their dead homeworld of [[Vengla]]. The Grey Knights accompanying the Task Force were already aware of this turn, and had secret orders to purge the wayward Chapter. Grey Knights of the 6th and 8th Brotherhoods spread out to isolate and destroy the Ebon Sentinels orbital assets. A splinter force under Inquisitor [[Kavnar]] remained at the [[Mandeville Point]] to ensure none could escape or stray into the system for what was to come. Meanwhile, the Grey Knights [[Strike Cruiser]] ''Damnation of Fiends'' led a fleet encirclement of the Ebon Setninels home world and scuttled the remains of their fleet. At the same time, the Grey Knights launched a teleportation assault with [[Grey Knights Terminators|Terminator]] and [[Grey Knights Strike Squad|Strike]] Squads on the weapons platforms of [[Ta'rond]]. There, the Imperials discovered that many of the Ebon Sentinels had become [[Possessed Chaos Space Marine|Possessed]].{{Fn|1}}
At the systems [[Astropath]]ic relay Grey Knights Terminators, [[Interceptor]]s, and [[PurgatorGrey Knights Purgation Squad|Purgation]]s deployed via gunship and destroyed the Ebon Sentinels' capacity to call for aid. The greater portion of the Grey Knights meanwhile struck at their homeworld of Vengla, where they discovered an ancient Daemonic presence imprisoned in its core. The beasts psychic influence, empowered by the [[Great Rift]], seeped out beyond its million-year-old bonds, exploiting the Ebon Sentinels desperation for survival. Six squads led by [[Brother-Captain]] [[Mithrac Tor]] enacted a grand ritual of banishment that defeated the Daemon, crippling the remaining traitors.{{Fn|1}}
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