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Though massively outnumbered, the small group of loyalist survivors led a spiteful counterattack that chased the Traitors out of the Palace and soon all of Terra. Over the ensuing days the Traitors were completely routed.{{Fn|27h}} Once Guilliman's force arrived in orbit, all hope of an organized Traitor withdrawal was lost.{{Fn|31a}} Despite most attempting to flee, some isolated Traitor contingents would continue to resist for quite some time on Terra, with a sentient [[Obliterator Virus]] even unsuccessfully attempting to turn the tide by spreading its infection from the Lion's Gate Spaceport to the arriving Ultramarines fleet.{{Fn|29}} While it is said that the Sons of Horus were the first Traitors to flee the Throneworld, the Death Guard were thought to be the last.{{Fn|6}}
Amid the panicked retreats and final stands by the Traitors, the Ultramarines fleet arrived in orbit and began to was obliterating their fleet, creating massive casualties. Guilliman set foot on the Throneworld shortly after, meeting with the surviving loyalist Primarchs: [[Rogal Dorn]], [[Jaghatai Khan]], and [[Vulkan]] alongside the newly arrived [[Leman Russ (Primarch)|Leman Russ]] and [[Lion El'Jonson]].{{Fn|31a}} They then destroyed what remained of the Traitors on Terra, and even before the fighting was done Guilliman and [[Rogal Dorn]] organized the [[Grand Council of Reconstruction]] within the ruined [[Imperial Palace]].{{Fn|31b}} Remaining pockets of Traitors attempted to sneak out of the System by mostly powering down their ships to avoid detection.{{Fn|31b}}
Even as the Loyalists battled across Terra and its orbit, in the Council issues arose almost immediately. Rogal Dorn along with Leman Russ and The Lion wished to conduct a swift and vengeful pursuit of the Traitors fleeing the [[Sol System]], while Guilliman wished to consolidate their holdings and rebuild their strength while taking strategically important assets such as [[Luna]] and [[Mars]]. Ultimately, thanks to support by the newly empowered [[High Lords of Terra]], Guilliman's position prevailed and the Ultramarines focused on [[Retaking of Luna|retaking Luna]] while the Dark Angels cleared out the last pockets of resistance on Terra and the Space Wolves focused on securing the Sol System and [[Siege of Mars|besieging Mars]].{{Fn|31c}}
