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Valdor was summoned to the Emperor's side during the final teleportation attack aboard the ''[[Vengeful Spirit]]'', and he left Basillo Fo and his weapon in the hands of his own Custodes.{{Fn|17a}} During the battle aboard the ''Vengful Spirit'' Valdor became separated from the Emperor and he and his Custodes found themselves in a dark abyss surrounded by [[Daemon]]s. Part of a trap by Horus to drive the Captain-General to torment, it made him feel something close to fear for the first time as he realized he could not fulfill his duty. Nonetheless, this did not stop Valdor's killing duty in the slightest as he slaughtered his way through hordes of Daemons. To confirm that he had indeed been teleported to the ''Vengeful Spirit'', Valdor plunged the [[Apollonian Spear]] into its floor to reveal its identity.{{Fn|17b}} Valdor's forces continued to battle through madness and Daemons until he grew closer to the location of the [[Emperor]], at which point he began to encounter [[Sons of Horus]] and [[Word Bearers]] for the first time. During the struggle, he spotted [[First Captain]] [[Abaddon]].{{Fn|17}}
Valdor and his remaining Custodes fought admirable against a vicious counterattack launched by Abaddon consisting of [[Justaerin]] and [[Word Bearers]]. However, the traitor Astartes were aided by [[Erebus]], who managed to both weaken the Custodes and empower Abaddon through Warp-infused rituals. During the fighting Valdor was badly wounded by [[Hellas Sycar]], but kept on fight and managed to cut Abaddon with the [[Apollonian Spear]]. Gleaming insight from Abaddon's future, Valdor was horrified to see the next 10,000 years of war and labeled Abaddon "Despoiler".{{Fn|18a}} The experience as well as the sudden berserk frenzy of the [[Blood Angels]] contingent of Operation Anabasis left Valdor unsettled and angry, and afterwards he displayed more brutal and impatient traits, particularly towards Dorn and the Astartes whom he repeated spouted curses towards. NonethelessHowever he also learned of Sanguinius' death, it was thanks to the intervention of Dorn that something which caused Valdor genuine grief. Valdor and the Primarch were ultimately able to escape Abaddon's attack and finally make it to [[Lupercal's Court]].{{Fn|18b}}
Within Lupercal's Court, Valdor and Dorn discovered [[Garviel Loken]] and [[Leetu]] as the only survivors alongside the corpse of Horus and grievously wounded Emperor. Leetu discovered a [[Imperial Tarot|tarot card]] of "The Throne", which helped Dorn argue that the Emperor should be brought back to the Golden Throne. Valdor initially dismissed the superstition, but ultimately acquiesced.{{Fn|18c}}
