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Part 4

Many Raids and Battles had Maliath to go through, before he could  take the new rank within the Kabal. He was now an experienced Warrior and a Leader. But before he could get closer to the Archon Drakal, first, he had to kill one of the Heirarchs in order to call himself a Heirarch. Maliath had already put his eye on Byleth, thinking that the Heirarch would be easiest target...

Maliath thought of every move, his plan was flawless. During one of their Raid's on the Exodites Worlds. Maliath took in captive a group of Eldar Rangers, they were serving an Eldar Outcast Prince, who had abandon them during the Raid, while he tried to help the Exodites Eldars to defened their Planet. The Rangers knew that they were doomed, yet, Maliath had others plans for them.

The Rangers were taken aboard in chains, like any other prisoner. Once aboard the Ship, Maliath had released the Rangers, and gave them back their armours and weapons. He made a deal with the Eldars. They would kill Byleth, and their freedom would be granted. The outcasts knew that Maliath could be lying, they had to be sure that they could escape the Dark-City once their side of the deal is complete. Maliath agreed to stay with the outcast when they would make the shot, without his bodyguards, so they would feel safe, and so that Maliath could see how the Hierarch dies. Maliath said that when the outcasts would finish their mission, a small escort would wait for them, not to far away from the Webway portals.

When the Kabal's Fleet had entered Commorragh, the rangers were free to walk upon the ship. They took out any one who could spot them, and rise the alarm. Finally, when the ship had landed, they quickly had exited the ship, and took their positions. Maliath knew the halls of the ship, and helped the Eldars to escape it, while sticking up with them. The Capital Vessel had landed near the Archon's Palace. The Archon and his Heirarchs would have to leave the ship first, and then, they would have to enter the Archon's Palace.

During Maliath's investigation, the Dracon had find out that the Heirarch had a backdoor. Byleth used it in order to avoid any assassination attempt, or not to be in a middle of fighting if someone would like to replace the current Archon. Maliath had bribed one of Byleth's Trueborns bodyguard. Using a Haywire Detonator, and being unnoticed, the same Trueborn thought to jam Byleth's Shadow-Field. That was all what had Maliath asked of the Trueborn.

The plan was put in motion. The same Trueborn had jamed the Heirarch's Shadow-Field, and the Rangers took out their shot. The Heirarch was laying on the ground... dead... Finally, Maliath thought that he had eventually killed the Heirarch, and he was ready to take his place. But all of this was for naught.

Byleth and his gang of Hellions were waiting for Maliath to strike, they just didn't know were would he strike. After the shots were seen and heard, Belyth and his followers had rushed towards the location. Maliath was surrounded. Some of the Rangers were caught by the Hellions, even those you made it to the escort ship, were stopped by the Incubis who were guarding the portals.

Byleth didn't waste time on talking, and he cut Maliath's throat. the Dracon was holding his wound, trying to hold of his black blood from floating out of his body, eventually, he have fallen, and had accepted his death. The whole fighting were taking place on one of the Dark-city's many spires. Maliath knew that one of his Trueborns could betray him, and uncover the information, particular, the one of those Trueborns who were the followers of the previous Dracon Val. The same way as one of Byleth's Trueborns had betrayed him.

Out of the artificial-fog, Maliath and his Trueborns were closely watching, as the Rangers and one of his followers, who had looked like him, were trying to take out Byleth. Only the most trusted followers of Maliath knew about this plan of deception. After Byleth had killed the fake Dracon, and captured the Rangers, only then did Maliath tried to ambushed th Heirarch. The battle was furious, many Hellions and Trueborns died that day. But Maliath was outnumbered and outmatched. Byleth's martial prowess were greater than that of the Dracon. Eventually, Maliath lost. Byleth pushed the Dracon against one of the Spires walls, and explained him how foolish and naive he was if he thought he could take down one of the most oldest Heirarch's. Byleth had also warned Maliath that there are a lot of Dark Eldars within the Kabal that wanted the famous Dracon dead. Byleth released Maliath and offered him a temporary alliance, with little choice he had, Maliath agreed to the offer.

After the Alliance was established, Byleth helped Maliath to take down one of the Hierarchs, who was also an enemy of Byleth. And just like this, Maliath accrued the new rank of Heirarch