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#redirect {{Short|Name =The Shards of Erebus|Image =|Image caption=|Author ={{Auth|Guy Haley}}|Publisher =[[Black Library (BL Publishing)|Black Library]]|Series =|Preceded by =|Followed by =|Released =2013|Pages =|Performer =|Length =|Collected in =[[Mark of Calth (Anthology)|Mark of Calth]]|Editions =}} "'''The Shards of Erebus'''" is a short story by [[Guy Haley]] in the [[Horus Heresy series]]. It was collected in the anthology ''[[Mark of Calth (Anthology)#|Mark of Calth]]''. ==Synopsis=={{Spoiler|source=The Shards of Erebus(Short Story)}} [[Erebus]], [[Dark Apostle]] of the [[Word Bearers]] [[Legion]], takes the [[anathame]]that mortally wounded [[Horus Lupercal]] and initiated his conversion to [[Chaos]], and hammers it in a forge, splintering eight shards from it, which are then "grown" in a vat of blood into daggers, similar in appearance to the ''[[athame]]s'' carried by the Word Bearers and their cult auxiliaries, but these are imbued with staggering power. The narrative then alternates between an acrimonious meeting of the six Word Bearer commanders chosen by [[Lorgar]] to spearhead the [[Battle of Calth|attack]] on the [[Ultramarines]], and an account of Erebus's training under the [[Davin]]ite priestess who performed the ritual that allowed him to enter Horus's mind and encourage his fall to Chaos. Under her tutelage Erebus learns to teleport through the [[Warp]]. Once his training is complete, he murders the priestess in revenge for her attempted murder of him during the ritual, but he is vexed when the priestess shows no fear, and in fact seems to welcome her death, leaving Erebus with the nagging suspicion that her foresight has let her see something he doesn't know. At the meeting, Erebus gives each of the warlords - [[Kor Phaeron]], [[Morpal Cxir]], [[Foedrall Fell]], [[Hol Beloth]], [[Quor Vondar]] and [[Phael Rabor]] — one of the daggers, keeping one for himself and one for [[Kolos Undil]], the [[Space Marine Sergeant|sergeant]] in command of his bodyguard unit. Leaving the meeting, Erebus reflects that Lorgar may intend for all of them to die in the upcoming battle, but Erebus has his escape planned; whether the other commanders figure out that their ''athames'' will likewise allow them to move through the warp, he will leave to fate. ==See also==*[[List of Short Stories]] ==Sources==*[https://www.blacklibrary.com/the-horus-heresy/novels/mark-of-calth-ebook.html Black Library]
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