Editing Battle of Calth (section)

==Aftermath==
Though technically an Ultramarines victory due to the fact the attacking Word Bearers were exterminated, Lorgar was happy with the result, seeing it as a sacrifice to the Dark Gods (causing the Ruinstorm), a means of purging his Legion of those whose devotion to Chaos was suspect, and as a way of irrevocably pissing off Guilliman.

And piss him off it did. The Mark of Calth is still running and will continue to run until the Ultras finally hunt down and kill the last Word Bearer. So the timer that started when Guilliman ordered the Ultramarines to return fire continues to run, hour by hour, even 10,000 years later, through every warp storm, rebellion, and incursion the XIII have faced, recording every action they have taken against any Word Bearer for 100 centuries. It is likely the most comprehensive list of casualties amongst any record in the galaxy.

The good thing that came out of this Battle is that the Ultrasmurfs got their butts handed to them, so if you [[Dark Eldar|sadistically enjoy]] the deaths of [[Grimdark|hundreds of thousands]] of smurfs, then you will love this battle.

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