Editing The Battle of Lion's Gate (section)

==Prior to the battle==

The fall of [[Cadia]] and the formation of the [[Great Rift]] caused its share of madness throughout the Imperium, and Terra was NOT exempt from this. In the overcrowded cities across the Imperial Throneworld, starvation led to desperation, which made to fertile ground for Chaos cults to take root. Riots turned into full-scale insurrection, and there was little that the Custodes, [[Imperial Fists]], or the assembled Guard on the planet could do to stem the tide.

And this was BEFORE the Daemons started to be summoned in, as [[Shield-Captain]] [[Valerian]] and his [[Grey Knights]] strike team found out first-hand.