Editing Zardu Layak (section)

==Death==
Layak was killed during the first battle for the Lion's Gate spaceport when he intervened to prevent Abaddon being killed by [[Rogal Dorn]]. Abaddon had gone after Dorn to try and save Kharn, and Layak realized that even Abaddon, as good as he was, wouldn't stand a chance against the Praetorian. As Layak knew that Abaddon had already been chosen as the new Warmaster of Chaos, he interposed himself between Dorn and Abby. He briefly managed to hold Dorn off, but the primarch ultimately killed his blade slaves and then struck Layak down. In his last moments, Layak spoke to Abaddon, explaining that this had always been his destiny, and that Abaddon himself would go on to [[Black Crusade|much greater things]] in the service of Chaos. As he died he burst like a blister, unleashing concentrated warp energy that allowed daemons to manifest on Terra for the first time during the Siege. The Word Bearers consider him to be a hero even in the 42nd Millennium and have built many statues and monuments for his sacrifice.