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During the final hours of the [[Siege of Terra]], the Vengeful Spirit had essentially become an extension of Horus' will. So corrupted had the vessel become that it was now acting as a conduit to drag [[Terra]] itself into the Warp.{{Fn|12a}} Horus' psychic connection to the ship allowed him to lower its shields with a thought to bait the Emperor to him before [[Roboute Guilliman]]'s fleet could arrive.{{Fn|12b}} Thus, when the Emperor led a teleportation assault on the ''Vengeful Spirit'' the attackers became scattered throughout the vessel and fell prey to many of the daemonic and surreal traps Horus had prepared.{{Fn|12c}} The final battle between Horus and the Emperor took place aboard the ''Vengeful Spirit'', ending in Horus' death and the Emperor's grievous wounding.{{Fn|13}}
After Horus' death, sanity returned to the Vengeful Spirit and the metaphysical realm which acted as an extension of Horus dissipated. The ''Spirit'' became just a ship once more, and albeit one forever touched by Chaos. [[Ezekyle Abaddon]] was able to reestablish control over the vessel to lead a retreat from the [[Sol System]].{{Fn|16}}
===Post-Heresy===
