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During his psychic ritual to break the crown, he learned of many more as well as their locations. He then split his forces into a number of secret armies, sending them to strike at several of the crowns locations alongside requisitioned Imperial Guard, Sisters of Battle, and [[Imperial Fists]] forces already present on Vigilus. The best of the Black Iconoclasts alongside Cartavolnus himself made for Storvhal, where he sensed a nexus of the noctilith crown's power. There, he found rampaging packs of Daemon Engines, [[Brazen Beasts]], and Chaos Cultists attacking the exhausted Mechanicum,[[House Raven]], Sisters of Battle, and Imperial Guard defenders. At the volcanoe known as Phaestos Mound, a cabal of Black Legion [[Warpsmith]]s and Masters of Possession maintained the nexus which Caratvolnus sought. It was here that through mass sacrifice and dark rituals, the Chaos forces created new Noctilith crowns from Blackstone mined on Vigilus itself.{{Fn|8b}}
Finding the Imperial forces at Storvhal in disarray, Cartavolnus quickly established his authority over them by torturing many captured officers and transmitting their agony across the wider area. He then launched a mass attack towards Mount Phaestos, taking heavy losses amongst his requsitioned armies but caring little. While the Imperials were united by faith and fear, the Chaos forces were disjointed and often refused to come to the aid of one another. This allowed Cartavolnus' forces to prevail and reach the summit of the volcanoe. It was then that their offensive started slowing, and the Inqusitor Inquisitor himself alongside his Black Iconoclasts entered the fray and enacted his ritual to seal the Crown.{{Fn|8b}}
====Escaping the Rift====
