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The '''Death of Chemos''' occurred during the [[Horus Heresy]], when the [[Dark Angels]] destroyed the [[Emperor's Children]]'s [[Homeworld]], [[Chemos]], in 12.[[M31]].{{Fn|1a}}
==History==
It began when the [[Passage of the Angels|vengeful]] [[Dark Angels]]' vast armada entered the [[Chemos System]] and swept aside the defense fleet the [[Emperor's Children]] left to protect the [[System]]. The [[Space Marine Legion|Legion]] leaves left only the wrecks of venerable warships and frozen corpses in their wake, before until the [[Dreadwing]] are were sent to invade [[Chemos]]. They are were unleashed en masse and they engage engaged the [[Traitor Legion|traitor legion]]'s garrison, while also planting seismic macro-charge devices charges of immense potency in key locations on the world. Though they are were outnumbered, the Emperor's Children fight fought fiercely in defense of their [[Homeworldhomeworld]] and inflict inflicted heavy casualties upon on the invaders. The Dreadwing, however, are were merciless in the prosecution of attacks on strategic targets and scours scoured enemy strongholds of all life using weapons born of humanity's darkest nightmares. When their objectives are were completed, they return returned to the Dark Angels' fleet and remotely detonate detonated the planted seismic macro-charges.{{Fn|1a}}
The resulting explosions cause caused a chain of catastrophic explosions, that begin began the destruction of [[Chemos]]. The world's tectonic plates split apart, which created kilometers-deep canyons that swallow swallowed Chemos' s glittering metropolises into their cavernous depths. At the height of the world's cataclysm, the [[Dark Angels]]' orbiting fleet then began an orbital bombardment. The [[Space Marine Legion|Legionlegion]]'s spread of cyclonic torpedoes strike struck at predetermined weak spots across Chemos' s surface and detonate even somehow detonated ''within '' its core. This causes caused the [[Emperor's Children]]'s once proud Homeworld homeworld to break apart and sends sent colossal slabs of its remains tumbling through space. Before the Dark Angels departdeparted, the Legion declares declared the [[Chemos System]] '''Perdita''' and place placed warning beacons around its boundaries. Upon their activation, the devices promise the Dark Angels will deliver swift retribution upon any trespassers within the [[Systemsystem]]{{Fn|1a}}. Elements of the Emperor's Children that fled Chemos' s destruction, later invaded the [[Pale Stars]] region and came into [[Scouring of the Pale Stars|conflict]] with the [[Salamanders]].{{Fn|1b}}
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