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While stationed on Balhaut, Gaunt and a handful of the Ghosts found themselves caught up in an attack by a Blood Pact strike-team who infiltrated the planet, far behind Imperial lines, in order to kill [[Mabbon|Mabbon Etogaur]]. Gaunt and the Ghosts successfully neutralised all enemy agents in the city and the regiment later took custody of the Etogaur, who had defected to the Imperium after betraying the Blood Pact to join 'Anarch' [[Anakwanar Sek]] and help him create the [[Sons of Sek]]. Reinforced by an influx of new troops from Verghast and Belladon, the Ghosts were dispatched to the remote enemy research station known as [[Salvation's Reach]], where acting on intelligence Mabbon had supplied they staged a raid and stole a number of Chaos artifacts while planting evidence to make it seem like the Blood Pact, not the Imperium, had attacked Anarch Sek's facility. The false-flag operation at Salvation's Reach, in concert with other missions staged across the Sabbat Worlds, succeeded in inciting internecine warfare between [[Archon]] [[Urlock Gaur|Gaur]] and Anarch Sek.{{Fn|12}}{{Fn|13}}
===Later Campaigns===
While returning from Salvation's Reach, the Ghosts' transport ship suffered a serious malfunction and translated from the [[Warp]] into real-space ten years later than when they had left. Surviving a boarding attack by Chaos scavengers thanks to the inexplicable intervention of the Chaos warship ''[[Tormageddon Monstrum Rex]]'', the Ghosts arrived at the war-torn planet [[Urdesh]] where Gaunt discovered that he and his regiment had been believed dead for a decade. Posthumously decorated for his many successes and now returned alive, Gaunt was promoted to [[Lord General Militant]] and set up by his fellows to replace the increasingly distant [[Macaroth]] as [[warmaster]]. Unwilling to be a pawn in the coup, Gaunt warned Macaroth and helped him return to take charge of the situation as the enemy launched a massive counter-attack across the planet. The Ghosts fought valiantly in the thick of the fighting and Gaunt was rewarded by Macaroth with a position as his right-hand man, but the Imperial forces only survived because the Sons of Sek retreated for seemingly no reason. Reinvigorated thanks to Gaunt's actions, Macaroth charged his generals with discovering why.{{Fn|14}}
Gaunt had also brought an ancient artifact with him dubbed the [[Eagle Stones]], which caused Sek to reappear and attempt to capture the items. Ultimately on [[Urdesh]], Gaunt led an attack of the Tanith First and Only and [[Iron Snakes]] to finally deal with Sek once and for all. During the subsequent battle, Sek was killed by Scout Sergeant [[Oan Mkoll]].{{Fn|22a}} Afterwards, Gaunt formally appointed [[Elim Rawne]] as commander of the First and Only, which is kept under Gaunt's direct command despite his elevated rank. Gaunt oversaw the victory parade on Urdesh and intended to continue to pursue the Sabbat Worlds Crusade to its conclusion.{{Fn|22b}}
====Campaigns====
**{{Endn|20b}}: pg. 76
*{{Endn|21}}: [[Codex: Astra Militarum (9th Edition)]], pg. 29
*{{Endn|22}}: [[Anarch (Novel)]]
**{{Endn|22a}}: Chapter 20
**{{Endn|22b}}: Epilogue
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