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Of all the Indomitus Crusade Fleets, Fleet Septimus (the 7th) alone was commanded to gather far from the Sol System. The exact location of its mustering point was kept a heavily guarded secret, known only to Roboute Guilliman himself and his inner circle. How large or small those battlegroups were, what forces were assigned to them, and what Fleet Septimus’ veiled purpose might be, none could be sure. Those assigned to the seventh fleet simply vanished, leaving nothing behind them but dark speculation and persistent rumors of onyx-chased [[servo skull]]s that drifted through the shadows clutching high level-clearance data scrolls in their metallic claws.{{Fn|7}}
Gaining momentum, the Indomitus Crusade pushed a path through system after system. Daemon hordes were driven back from [[Gathalamor]], the [[Drogos System]] and [[Tallarn]]. In the [[Lhorm Reaches]], the [[Brass Tyrant]] was defeated. The entire population of [[Ophelia VII]] was freed from the enslavement of the [[Tyrant of Blueflame]], although the Greater Daemon escaped. Word of the crusade's approach alone was enough to quell the rebellion on [[Necromunda (planet)|Necromunda]]. By the time the Crusade reached [[Catachan]], all of the Chaos forces had already been defeated by the local [[Catachan Jungle Fighter]]s [[Regiment]]s. At Catachan, the Crusade halted for reinforcement and resupply and, despite heavy losses, the Indomitus fleet was larger when it departed Catachan than it had been when it first left Terra. As the Indomitus Crusade worked its way outwards from Terra, the worst effects of the Great Rift were already lifting across many [[sector]]s. Although warp storms still drifted out of the Great Rift, the Astronomican was slowly burning away the taint of the warp throughout the galactic south. Many citizens that survived the cruel oppression of daemonic hordes saw divine correlation between the two events. Those that glimpsed the Primarch firsthand whispered that they had seen the Emperor himself. Word of the Primarch erupted across the galaxy, revitalizing the Imperium's morale.{{Fn|5}}
[[Image:IndomitusFleets.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Three Indomitus Crusade Fleets and their course{{Fn|6}}]]
However, the crusade came to many worlds that were beyond saving and suffered setbacks. Where there was no hope, Guilliman sought instead to bring vengeance and [[Exterminatus]], as was the case with the [[Hive World]] [[Bhundar]] and the Daemonic-corrupted [[Cardinal World]] of [[Gloriphia]]. At [[Terra Secundus]], the Crusade fleet suffered ambushes and catastrophic malfunctions, having been lured into a terrible trap by the [[Alpha Legion]]. Although it pained him to do so, Guilliman made the difficult decision to pull back, skirting the whole [[Primagenesis System]], as he could not afford to become bogged down in a long war of attrition. The crusade's journey later saw it encounter dozens of systems in which countless Imperial citizens were left in thrall to the Chaos Gods. This was a bitter reality for Roboute Guilliman and his forces.{{Fn|5}}
*{{Endn|25}}: [[The Iron Kingdom (Novel)]] - Appendix
*{{Endn|26}}: [[Codex: Adepta Sororitas (9th Edition)]] - pages 14-15
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