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The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' saw the [[Imperium]] launch a strikeforce to relieve the [[Industrial World]] of [[Ikara IX]] from [[Ork]] invasion.{{Fn|1a}}

The Imperial relief to Ikara came in the form of the [[Ultramarines]] demi-[[Company]] known as the [[Fulminata]], which was composed entirely of recently inducted [[Primaris Space Marine]]s. Led by [[Captain]] [[Demeter (Captain)|Demeter]] and the [[Chaplain]] [[Kastor (Chaplain)|Kastor]], the [[Space Marine]]s struck quickly and were able to push back an Ork mob at Shebat Alpha manufactorum. With [[Imperial Guard]] support and orbital bombardments from the ''[[Spear of Macragge]]'', they then pushed to the Excelsior Arch, a bridge over the Gorgon river.{{Fn|1a}}

As the Imperials push from Ridge 1 back to Shebat with heavy [[Thunderhawk]] and [[Overlord Gunship|Overlord]] support, Kastor and a squad of [[Reiver]]s eventually were able to move in tunnels underneath Shebat to reach Polixis, fighting through mutated [[Squig]]s.{{Fn|1e}} Kastor and his forces freed Polixis inside the Basilica as Tyranus' own forces reach the complex. Urgork engages Polixis and Kastor in combat, with the Apothecary sacrificing himself to save the Chaplain. Kastor was able to kill Urgork, decimating the Ork horde and allowing for the Imperium to emerge victorious under the now-Captain Tyranus. Much to Kastor's relief, Polixis was able to recover from his injuries.{{Fn|1f}}

*{{Endn|1}}: [[Blood of Iax (Novel)]]

**{{Endn|1a}}: Chapters 1-2