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Injured and weakened from their previous battles, Valdor and his remaining Custodes fought admirably against a vicious counterattack launched by Abaddon consisting of [[Justaerin]] and veteran [[Word Bearers]], who outnumbered them by over thirty to one. However, the traitor Astartes were aided by [[Erebus]], who managed to greatly empower Abaddon through Warp-infused rituals. During the fighting, Valdor was pinned down by six Justaerin Terminators and badly wounded by [[Hellas Sycar]], but kept on fighting and managed to cut Abaddon with the [[Apollonian Spear]]. Gaining insight from Abaddon's future, Valdor was horrified to see the next 10,000 years of war and labeled Abaddon "Despoiler" before punching him.{{Fn|19a}} The experience, as well as the sudden berserk frenzy of the [[Blood Angels]] contingent of Operation Anabasis, left Valdor unsettled and angry, and afterwards he displayed more brutal and impatient traits, particularly towards Dorn and the Astartes whom he repeatedly spouted curses towards. However, he also learned of Sanguinius' death, something which caused Valdor genuine grief. Valdor and Dorn were ultimately able to escape Abaddon's attack and finally make it to [[Lupercal's Court]].{{Fn|19b}}
Within Lupercal's Court, Valdor and Dorn discovered [[Garviel Loken]] and [[Leetu]] as the only survivors alongside the corpse of Horus and the grievously wounded Emperor. Seeing the state of the Emperor made Valdor, Coros, and the other surviving Custodes weep. Leetu discovered a [[Imperial Tarot|tarot card]] of "The Throne", which helped Dorn argue that the Emperor should be brought back to the Golden Throne. Valdor initially dismissed the superstition, but ultimately acquiesced.{{Fn|19c}} Dorn speculates that Valdor went half-mad from the shock griefof the situation, and whatever the truth he didn't speak for a period afterwards.{{Fn|21c}}
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