Editing Sons of Icarus (section)

==The World Eaters Splintered==

The Sons of Icarus are a splinter from the World Eaters Legion that split during the [[Dropsite Massacre]].  During the initial attack of the Massacre of Istvaan and the Loyalist ships were under attack by the Traitor ships; [[Angron]]'s Capital Ship, The Conquerer, beamed marines aboard one of the strike cruisers. Marines of the [[Salamanders|Salamander]]'s legion had already departed the Cruiser toward the surface, allowing the World Eaters little resistance.

The Captain of the 17th Assault Company had doubts about their legions's orders. He explained his suspicion about the butcher's nails' influence on the legion and made them face their own sins. Standing in a room of slaughtered Space Marines and loyal naval officers, the World Eaters Company went quiet. Brothers had to be put down, lest they ruin the plan. Captain Haakon and the loyalists put down many of their brothers. Between the two companies, less than 130 marines survived the boarding attempt. The ship had been brought to heel as most of the crew, well trained as they were, were not Space Marines and once the command structure was destroyed they crumbled. With the World Eaters in command of the vessel they plotted a course out of the system. The traitors' fleet saw this shift and tried to intercept. The Loyalist fleet was burning and the Strike Cruiser was targeted. Luckily the ship's shield was intact and deflected most of the damage. The ship managed to leave the system but took damage to their internals and the Geller field.