"THE FINAL BATTLE" - SIEGE OF TERRA

“THE FINAL BATTLE“ Written by William King for the 1990 lore and rules book “Realm of Chaos“ With the release of “The End and the Death“ and the eventual new canon of the Emperors final duel with Horus, I thought it would be a fun trip down memory lane and record the first account of the battle! - 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 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. 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 forces of Chaos were forced to flee the Imperial Throneworld in complete disarray. Over the next several Terran years they were hounded from t