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Accsesing archives of The Angels of Reconciliation-438th entry titled the seige of Abadand. WARNING! You accessing restricted content under the heading, The Children of Hatred.

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Once again, I continue.

With the fortress taken we began to repair the defeses and to strengthen or lines for the main attack. But the fortress was more ruin than stronghold and the enemy we knew would upon us very soon. But we knew not how soon.

It was but a day since we reclaimed the fortress that the call was given; "enemies approaching!" and we rushed to the walls. The host of the enemy numbered almost 600 heretical marines against our meagre 157. But we are astrates, and we know no fear.

The greater part of the enemies strength fell against the breach we ourselves had made in the wall in our own assault. However we had planned for this and the gap was mined as well as covered by several heavy bolter implacments. But despite their baptisim of fire the enemy remained unphased and charged blindly into the kill zone. over 100 of the enemy were slain in the kill zone but the others pressed on and slew the defenders of the first teir to a man.

But the defenses of the second teir were still intact and the enemy we thought would throw themselves against the walls in vain. We were wrong. Even though we killed many of the attackers they pillied their dead in a form of cadaver staircase and ascended to the top of the walls. Our forces were swiftly driven back to the main bastion but from there there was no retreat. Avatus himself cut down the enemy standing defiant at the gateway to the bastion supported by myself and Eltar captain of 6th company. But even then we were driven back, step by step into the bastion.

I saw Avatus as the sweat from his brow mingled with the blood and dripped down in a pale red bizare coctail. I watched as Eltar took a sword through his ribs and collapsed gasping out his last breaths to the ground. And I witnessed a sight which I shall carry with me all my life. Avatus became as if he were another man, one of greater stature and power. His eyes shone bright with a hidden power, his hairsuddenlyseemed longer and darker, he looked taller and some how wiser. And in his eyes I saw wrath and anger the like of which I have never before or since imagined. But it was there I also saw wisdom, wisdom and care for those who love him. I know what I saw, I saw the Emperor's power placed in him even if it was but for a moment.

He rose above our enemies and for the first time I saw fear in their eyes only a brief second before they were dead. Avatus lead the charge crying alound in some toung I do not know and lead us through the traitors driving them back from the first teir. But here it was that it became clear that our chapter master could not hold the power that had been placed in him and he collapsed and the fire drained from his eyes. But we had accomplished all we needed to and the enmey was pushed back.

From there we held on, tooth a nail until at last the sound of Thunderhawks could be heard in the sky overhead. The last of the enemy were blasted to ashes on the wind and we were extracted. After that the planet was bathed in fire in the few places where the enemy remained. After only three days the fighting was done on the planet, but the campaign was not. However I shall leave those records to be compiled by another.

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