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Yet for all of his success, or perhaps because of it, Dante had grown weary of his burdens. He had lived far longer than he should, and the burden of centuries grew even weightier. Only one thing prevented Dante from succumbing to ennui- recorded in the Scrolls of [[Sanguinius]] were the [[Primarch]]s visions of a great battle to overshadow all others, where one golden warrior would stand between his [[Emperor]] and the darkness. For many generations of the Blood Angels, these prophecies had been read as Sanguinius's foreknowledge of his own fate. Yet through some instinct- perhaps a lingering trace of his Primarch's fabled far-seeing eye, or his own prophetic dreams of the golden warrior,{{Fn|8a}} Dante believed otherwise. He frequently believed that one day, the defence of the Emperor would possibly rest in his hands, and he aimed to fulfil that final duty.{{Fn|4}}

[[Image:Dante by nuala kinrade.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Commander Dante{{Fn|13}}]]

This belief would come to be understood finally during the [[Devastation of Baal]], when Dante led the Blood Angels and their successor chapter's in a final stand against [[Hive Fleet Leviathan]]. During the battle Dante managed to slay the [[Swarmlord]] but was badly wounded in the process. As he lay dying, he saw a vision of the Sanguinor and [[Sanguinius]] himself. Relieved that his duty was finally over, Dante was about to pass into death when Sanguinius told him to live and that his time was not yet done. Distressed, Dante begged Sanguinius to let him die and take his soul with him, but was suddenly revived on the battlefield.{{Fn|8b}} Fortunately for the Chapter Master, Baal was saved by [[Roboute Guilliman]] and the [[Indomitus Crusade]],{{Fn|7}} who commended him for saving half the galaxy from the terror of the Hive Fleet.{{Fn|8b}}