The rest of the Word Bearers Legion was tasked with destroying Roboute Guilliman and his Ultramarines on the world of Calth in the Eastern Fringes of the galaxy. The Sons of Horus, the Death Guard, the Emperor's Children, the World Eaters, and elements of the Word Bearers prepared to rendezvous at Mars. Over the course of the next seven Terran years of brutal interstellar civil war after the Drop Site Massacre, their aim soon became clear - Terra, the heart of the Imperium of Man. The Heretic Astartes were supported by elements of the Imperialis Auxilia, a portion of the Mechanicum and the Titan Legions that had chosen to serve Chaos known as the Dark Mechanicum, a portion of the Imperial naval forces of the Armada Imperialis then still part of the Great Crusade's expeditionary fleets of the Legiones Astartes, and the daemons of Chaos. Horus openly and publicly declared that he would no longer follow the Emperor, believing him to be undeserving of the battles fought in His name, and the Warmaster took over the formal leadership of the Traitor Legions as their new overlord. Warhammer 40K Darktide Review - Left To ShredĪfter the Drop Site Massacre conducted against the three Loyalist Space Marine Legions of the Salamanders, the Iron Hands and the Raven Guard by the Traitor Legions loyal to the Warmaster Horus on the world of Istvaan V, it became clear that eight of the eighteen Space Marine Legions had turned to Chaos and against the Emperor of Mankind.
The outcome of the Siege of Terra shaped the destiny of Humanity for the next 10,000 standard years and marked the true start of the Age of the Imperium. Mankind would never again benefit from His direct guidance and leadership. Yet the Master of Mankind was mortally wounded in battle with His fallen gene-son and had to be interred within the cybernetic life support mechanisms of the advanced psychic augmentation technology known as the Golden Throne.
Eventually they were forced to take up residence within the Warp Rift called the Eye of Terror. Over the next several Terran years they were hounded from their remaining occupied territories in Imperial space during the campaign known as the Great Scouring.
The forces of Chaos were forced to flee the Imperial Throneworld in complete disarray. The Loyalist forces ultimately proved victorious, though only just barely, and Horus was slain by the Emperor on the deck of his massive flagship, the Vengeful Spirit. The Siege of Terra, also called the Battle of Terra and the Siege of the Imperial Palace in Imperial records, is a reference to the final confrontation of the Horus Heresy that raged on Terra in 014.M31 between the Traitor forces led by the Warmaster Horus and the Loyalist armies of the Imperium of Man commanded by the Emperor of Mankind Himself. Traitor Legions broken and flee towards the Eye of Terror Emperor of Mankind mortally wounded and placed within the Golden Throne
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