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Inside the Vhulian Swirl, a massive storm that plagued the lands east of Hyperia Hivesprawl, was Abaddon's first objective. From the ''Vengeful Spirit'', Abaddon and his [[Bringers of Despair]] teleported to an ancient construct at the center of the Swirl known as the Citadel Vigilant. The fortress was currently under the control of a warband of [[Fallen]] under the former [[Dark Angels]] [[Librarian]] [[Osandus]]. These Fallen had signed a pact with Abaddon since the war on [[Pandorax]]. At the spine of the Citadel was a massive ancient weapon known as the [[Voidclaw]], and Abaddon desired its power. Using the extreme gravity capabilities of the weapon, the Warmaster sought to reshape the [[Nachmund Gauntlet]] by firing it into the space between Vigilus and its moon Neo-Vellum.{{Fn|6b}}
When unleashed, the Voidclaw had a disastrous effect on Vigilus. Everything on Vigilus was pulled towards the orbiting gravitic singularity, creating a level of global catastrophe known as the Vhulian Anomaly. The anomaly first struck the orbiting Imperial vessels, who were confused due to the sudden deployment of Chaos vessels. Though the Chaos ships were shifted to points where they could conteract the effects of the anomaly with their engines, the Imperial fleet was not prepared for what hit them and were crushed and scattered by the gravitic forces that assailed them. Planetside, anything not bolted down was drawn towards the Vhulian Swirl, a crisis which effected affected the ramshackle Greenskins most of all. The spires of Megaborealis, Hyperia, Dirkden, and Storvhal all tumbled and fell under such forces. The planets precious water supply was also effectedaffected, with much of it escaping those reservoirs still held by the Imperium and being reabsorbed into the surrounding landscape. On Vigilus' moon of Neo-Vellum, the acidic swamps that had once been contained spilled across its surface and caused mass destruction. With one act, Abaddon had struck a blow against the Vigilus System that would be almost impossible to counter.{{Fn|6b}}
At Oteck, site of the five great reservoirs of Vigilus, were large concentrations of [[Adeptus Arbites]] as well as [[Space Wolves]] and [[Sisters of Battle]]. Together with the [[Deathwatch]], these forces had managed to contain the Genestealer Uprisings in Oteck. However , with the activation of the [[Voidclaw]], much of Oteck's water supply spilled over from gravitic forces. This effect was not only destructive, ; it also called caused the desperate citizens of Oteck to race out and try and scoop up as much water as they could. Meanwhile, Tech-Priests within Oteck claimed the Turingsbane Datahives and analyzed its ancient data. They were able to identify the location of the Citadel Vigilent Vigilant and transferred the information to the [[Dark Angels]] under order from Fabricator [[Vosch]] himself. The Tech-Priests hoped the Dark Angels could potentially destroy the Voidclaw. Later on in the war , around the same time as the Duel at Saint's Haven , the Dark Angels were eventually able to launch a strike on the Citadel Vigilant and shut down the Vhulian Anomaly.{{Fn|6g}}
====Calgar's Gambit====
