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By now, a massive fleet of Necron warships under [[Triarch]] and [[Szarekh]]'s proxy [[Hapthatra the Radiant]] swept from the void to oppose the Imperial attack on Mesmoch, drawn by the Imperial deception.{{Fn|11e}} Speaking through Hapthatra, Szarekh demanded the Imperial surrender and proclaimed the galaxy as the Necron's domain. Guilliman unsurprisingly refused the Necron demands and ordered a fighting withdrawal aiming to keep the xenos occupied while Cawl completed his mission at Planet 7/2.{{Fn|11g}} It soon became apparent that the Necrons intended to capture, not destroy, the Imperials in hopes of perhaps gaining Guilliman. Ordering the evacuation of the ''Dawn of Fire'', Guilliman stayed on board with a force of [[Custodes]] under [[Colquan]] to draw the Necron's attention.{{Fn|11h}} The ''Dawn of Fire'' was quickly disabled by the Necrons, who boarded the vessel with troops as Guilliman and his entourage finally begin to attempt to withdraw. [[Cato Sicarius]], commander of the [[Victrix Guard]], is able to destroy a [[Necron Lord]] to clear a path for Guilliman to flee as a gateway opens, revealing the Silent King Szarekh personally. Guilliman drew the [[Emperor's Sword]] and prepared for a fight, but was foiled by [[Illiyanne Natasé]], who closed the portal and allowed the group to escape as the ''Dawn of Fire'' is destroyed.{{Fn|11i}}{{Fn|11j}}
Meanwhile, Cawl oversaw the true Imperial objective: accompanying [[White Consuls]] Captain [[Vitrian Messinius]] and 150 recently-christened White Consuls [[Greyshield]]s to Planet 7/2 with [[Cameleoline]] masked cloaking devices. Landing via [[Drop Pod]]s. Dropping undetected to the surface, even the Space Marines were affected by the properties of the Nexus but nonetheless were able to move towards the central Necron control pyramid.{{Fn|11d}} Fighting their way inside the pyramid against swarms of [[Canoptek Construct]]s, Cawl personally interfaced with the pyramid in a bid to shut down the local pylon network and flood it with dataphages.{{Fn|11f}} Cawl was eventually successful in completing his task as the Space Marines took heavy casualties, but the the pariah veil lifted across Imperial forces in the region.{{Fn|11i}} Cawl revealed that the pyramid was actually a [[Pharos]] device, and used it to teleport himself and the surviving Space Marines to their nearby [[Strike Cruiser]]. Cawl's mission had been successful in disrupting the Nexus, but the losses to the Imperials at Mesmoch and Paradyce had been devastating.{{Fn|11j}}
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