Editing Badab War (section)

=== Phase Five: The fall of Badab ===
Now that the [[Astral Claws]] themselves were the only renegades remaining, Carab Culln decided it was time to take the fight to Badab itself. With the help of the [[Exorcists]] and his own [[Red Scorpions]], he led an invasion into the gates of the system. Since the place was obviously a vital strategic point for the campaign, Huron was awaiting them and the ensuing battle caused heavy losses on both sides. In the end the Tyrant's forces managed to repel the Loyalists, but in doing so they lost what remained of their fleet and were left with no choice but to go on the defense and await the inevitable Loyalist attack.

The [[Star Phantoms]] appeared, presumably because the author wanted to insert as many chapters as he can into this clusterfuck (or maybe because their planet got sucked into the warp and they were looking for somewhere to crash). The loyalists tore out a part of a sun and threw it at the planet's orbital defense system (known as the Ring of Steel), exploding a hole in it that exposed the space station that controlled it. The [[Exorcists]] and [[Sons of Medusa]] conquered the station, turning the defenses against the Astral Claws in the system and the Siege of Badab Primaris began. The Exorcists went out to blockade the system, ensuring that no Astral Claws escaped. The Carcharadons decided to sabotage the planet's reactors, destroying all life on it, while the Star Phantoms, supported by Titans of the Legio Crucius, assaulted the Palace of Thorns, the [[Fortress-Monastery]] of the Astral Claws and Huron's seat of power. Huron killed a captain of the Star Phantoms, but had half of his body destroyed when the dying Captain pulled the trigger on his Combi-Melta, blowing Huron's arm to a smoking ruin and tearing his side apart. In the chaos as the ships retreated from the dying planet, the Exorcists accidentally shot down a few loyalists, letting Huron and his followers escape, Huron barely alive in a coma. [[Not as planned|Oops]].