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However the Crimson Slaughter's victory was short lived. A force of [[Blood Angels]] led by [[Astorath the Grim]] quickly arrived. Consisting of elements from the 1st, 2nd, and 5th Companies, they were able to put the traitors to flight. Xorphas had in fact planned this, and as he continued his dark ritual a [[World Eaters]] fleet led by [[Kharn the Betrayer]], known as the [[Butcherhorde]], arrived in-system. Kharn's forces, led by the [[Berzerker]]s [[Korbadash]] and [[Vrakha]], launched an immediate [[Dreadclaw]] assault on Amethal. Soon Kharn himself appeared, battling Knights in the name of [[Khorne]]. It was then that they met a fierce counterattack by the [[Death Company]] of the Blood Angels. [[Lord of Skulls]] battled the black-armoured warriors in the streets of Amethal. During a duel with the Blood Angels [[Chaplain]] [[Daenor]], Kharn was distracted from duel by challenging him Korbadash and then lured into an ambush by an Imperial [[Reaver Titan]]. The attack marked the beginning of a major offensive by the Legio Metalica, which decimated traitor forces. Due to the sheer numbers of traitors, the loyalist began to experience difficulty but the day was saved by the timely arrival of the [[Sanguinor]]{{Fn|2a}}. Nonetheless, thanks to the Daemon Engines of the traitors, the fight ultimately devolved into a bloody stalemate. As the Crimson Slaughter bled against the Blood Angels, Xorphas rejoiced as his plan continued as he hoped.{{Fn|1b}} He planned to use the carnage to destroy located on the Amethal so called '''Daemon cage''' with help of the [[Chaos]] artifact, known as [[Banshee Stone]], to create a vast [[Warp Rift]] that would drown Diamor in a sea of [[Daemon]]s. The carnage would extend Abaddon's [[Crimson Path]] from Cadia to Diamor, and one day hopefully [[Terra]] itself.{{Fn|1c}}
The traitors however experienced a loss when the Blood Angels 1st Company led by Captain [[Karlaen]] was able to destroy their Daemon Engine factories known as the Hex Infernum in a daring raid on Ioline.{{Fn|2a}} Xorphas made other moves across the Diamor system despite this. The [[Word Bearers]] [[Dark Apostle]] [[Gorath-Hel]] managed to infiltrate Diamor's capital of Tourmalid for his own sinister purpose.{{Fn|1c}} Soon enough, Gorath Hel had organized organised an uprising by [[Cultist]]s on the world. Much of the Imperial Navy presence dry-docked on the world were destroyed during the mayhem by Word Bearers [[Chaos Terminator]]s before their assault was halted by Karlaen's 1st Company Honour Guard. The Honour Guard also saved Gordus himself, who narrowly avoided assassination by the Terminators.{{Fn|2a}}
Meanwhile at the main battle front on Amethal, Lord Xorphas himself arrived at the main excavation site. Using an artifact known as the Banshee Stone, Xorphas began the final phase of his ritual and ordered that all forces hold back the loyalists. As the [[Imperial Navy]] launched an orbital bombardment of the site, the Blood Angels and Mechanicus forces began all-out attack on the excavation site. Xorphas' lieutenant [[Verzekh]] and Kharn led the defense, but a Blood Angels teleportation assault led by [[Captain]] [[Aphael]] saw Verzekh killed. However Xorphas was able to complete his ritual and escape via teleportation just as the Blood Angels overran his position. Elsewhere, other traitor units, including Kranon's entourage of Crimson Slaughter, was able to escape. Many of the traitors escaped by capturing loyalist craft.{{Fn|2b}}
