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Fixed missing citation and updated summary of Zephon's reflections.
During the [[Siege of Terra]] Zephon returned to frontline service, taking part in the defense of [[Gorgon Bar]].{{Fn|3c}} He was wounded in the battle when he instinctively protected the Imperial historian [[Ceris Gonn]] from an incoming shell.{{Fn|3a}} He was placed in a stasis pod to be delivered to [[Arkhan Land]] for healing.{{Fn|3b}} Tended to by Land and his three [[Bloodthrall]]s [[Shafia]], [[Shenkai]], and [[Eristes]], Zephon eventually made a full recovery and had to make a quick escape as their underground laboratory was besieged by the forces of [[Chaos]].{{Fn|5b}}
Zephon went on to take part in the defense of the [[Eternity Gate]], reuniting with Arkhan Land and comforting him on their impending doom. When Land displayed a high degree of cowardice, Zephon briefly reverted back to his more ruthless persona by ordering Land to protect his Thralls in the coming battle. If Land fled, Zephon would find him and beat him to death regardless of the outcome. During the subsequent battle for at the Eternity Gate, Land fulfilled his duties and Zephon protected both him and his last surviving Thrall, escorting them back inside the [[Sanctum Imperialis]] as the traitors closed in.{{Fn|5c}}
After the fall of [[Bhab Bastion]], Zephon rallied with remaining loyalist officers such as [[Fafnir Rann]], [[Namahi]], [[Azkaellon]], [[Maximus Thane]], [[Satel Aimery]] in the final defense of the Inner Palace under the command of [[Archamus II|Archamus]]. During the battle, Zephon succumbed to his rage and tore apart the bodies of Traitors.{{Fn|7}}
Zephon ultimately survived the Heresy, and went on to become the first [[Chapter Master]] of the [[Charnel Guard]].{{Fn|5e}} In his elder days as the Heresy went from fact to myth, he would listen to the tales of the final struggle on Terra and only interject if they noted claimed that Sanguinius had fought alonewaited during the Battle for the Sanctum Imperialis. He would correct them by saying that Sanguinius did not stand with his back to the Gate and watch as the [[Ka'Bandha|Bane of the Ninth Bloodline]] attacked the Royal Ascension. Zephon's correction would often make the listeners interested in hearing his first-hand account of the event but he would defer to others set the record straight.{{Fn|5d}}
==Wargear==
**{{Endn|5b}}: Chapter 25
**{{Endn|5c}}: Chapter 34
**{{Endn|5d}}:Chapter 33
**{{Endn|5e}}: Author Afterword
*{{Endn|6}}: [https://siegeofterra.com/ Siege of Terra.com] (last accessed 15/2/2023)
