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In his service to the Deathwatch, {{PAGENAME}} took part in a mission that destroyed a [[Necron]] complex on the [[Necron Tomb World|Tomb World]] [[Norantis XIX]], which prevented the rest of the slumbering [[Xenos]] from awakening.{{Fn|2}}
Some time later, Lavestus' Kill-Team were called to meet with the [[Ordo Xenos]] [[Lord Inquisitor]] [[Kryptman]] and tasked with capturing alive several [[Genestealers]] from a [[Space Hulk]] that just emerged from the [[Warp]]. The Lord Inquisitor then planned to to use the Genestealers to drive [[Hive Fleet Leviathan]] into the [[Ork Empire of Octarius]], thereby saving the [[Imperium]] worlds of the [[Ultima Segmentum]] from the Devourer's grasp. When Lavestus heard Kryptman's plan, he recoiled and said it was a vial affront to the [[Emperor]], but was forced to pledge his support when Captain Artemis gave his word to carry out Kryptman's mission.{{Fn|1a}} After they boarded the Space Hulk, the Kill-Team succeeded in their mission, but Lavestus was killed when he was swarmed by a horde of Genestealers — despite Artemis' best efforts to save him.{{Fn|1b}}
==Sources==
*1: [[Deathwatch: Legends of the Dark Millennium (Novel)]]:
**{{Endn|1a}}: Prologue
**{{Endn|1b}}: Chapter 5
