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Cyrene then took up a new identity known as '''Actaea''' and disguised herself as an acolyte of the Cult of the Blessed Lady. She was recruited by the [[Word Bearers]] to help find [[Fulgrim]] in preparation for [[Horus]]'s drive on [[Terra]]. Actaea led them through the [[Webway]] and then to the [[Palace of Slaanesh]], where Fulgrim was eventually found and bound by [[Zardu Layak]] using his [[True Name]]. All of these events were part of [[Lorgar]]'s plan to usurp Horus as the anointed of [[Chaos]], but in the end Actaea tipped off the [[Warmaster]] to the treachery. This, combined with Layak freeing Fulgrim instead of using him to attack Horus as originally planned, resulted in Lorgar's coup falling apart and the Primarch being banished. Afterwards Layak confronted Actaea and revealed that he not only knew it was her who informed the Warmaster, but that he had also looked into the history of of Valantion's Cult and no record of an individual named Actae had ever existed. Layak asked just who or what exactly Actae was, but she refused to answer and left.{{Fn|3}}
Now going by '''Actae''', she next appeared during the [[Siege of Terra]] alongside a Space Marine identifying himself as [[Alpharius]] in order to save [[Ollanius Persson]], [[John Grammaticus]], and the rest of [[Argonauts|their group]] from the clutches of the [[Emperor's Children]].{{Fn|4}} At some point, Actae had become acquainted with [[Erda]] and was dispatched by as a failsafe to deal with Horus should he prevail in the Heresy.{{Fn|6a}} However , Actae believed she could use Horus as a conduit to instead enslave Chaos, saving humanity and turning the Arch-traitor into the savior of Mankind. To that end, she was able to activate [[Alpha Legion]] [[First Captain]] [[Ingo Pech]]'s activation trigger "Orphaeus" to psychically control him and use him to get her into the [[Imperial Palace]].{{Fn|6b}}
Upon meeting Actae, Grammaticus became horrified by her presence, saying she was an object of [[Chaos]], and pleaded with Ollanius to refuse her help. For her part however, Actae stated she was neither a pawn of the Emperor or Horus. Ollanius agreed to the aid of the woman and Pech (now going by "[[Alpharius]]") in reaching the Emperor.{{Fn|4}} Together, the group acquired an [[Arvus Lighter]] and flew to the Imperial Palace across Terra's ravaged landscape.{{Fn|5a}} However , as they crossed the frontline, they were engaged by traitor forces near the [[Inner Palace]]. During the fight that followed, Actae displayed great psychic abilities by telekinetically crushing a traitor fighter aircraft{{Fn|5b}}. In the end however, their aircraft was shot down. Actae and the others were guided by "Alpharius" into hidden passages with the intent to reach the [[Sanctum Imperialis]].{{Fn|5c}}
Within the depths of the [[Imperial Dungeon]], Pech was able to reveal his plight and pled with John Grammaticus for help, who eventually was able to immobilize him and turn on Actae by pointing a pistol at her head. However , thanks to the pleading of Oll Persson and the psychic confirmation of [[Katt]] that she did not intend to help Horus, John spared Actae and they continued to the throneroom.{{Fn|6c}} Within the throne room, the group came before [[Vulkan]], and Actae speculated that Horus was the "[[Dark King (Entity)|Dark King]]" who intended to ascend to a fifth [[Chaos God]].{{Fn|6d}}
As the group continued on their quest to reach the Emperor, they found themselves on a wall of the [[Imperial Palace]] and attempted to find a new plan.{{Fn|7a}} It was then that they were confronted by [[Erebus]], who had been hunting the group since [[Calth]]. In the subsequent battle [[Katt]], [[Zybes]], [[Graft]], and [[Krank]] were all slain by the [[Dark Apostle]], forcing Actae to let out a huge blast of psychic power which caused the wall they were standing on to collapse.{{Fn|7b}} Actae was burined underneath the rubble, continually dying and reviving due to her perpetual nature but still being able to psychically guide Ollanius and John Grammaticus in their quest and warn them of the approaching [[Dark King (Entity)|Dark King]].{{Fn|7c}} Actae herself was saved from the rubble when [[Rogal Dorn]] appeared, having escaped from the Warp-madness that had trapped him aboard the ''[[Vengeful Spirit]]''.{{Fn|7d}}
