For many months the war on Hylas had entered a silent phase. On the wrong side of the Cicatrix Maledictum general Van Dorn had almost lost hope of reinforcements from the Imperium. Oblivious to the creation of the Foramen and the Inquisition struggle between Vorushko and Harhek, the general had been doggedly digging in, ensuring the orks had no chance to regroup.
The orks in fact were in just as much difficulty as the imperium. The warp scar had devastated the Vork Ork expanse and the orks on Hylas were leaderless. So when a strike cruiser appeared in orbit and hailed Van Dorn the morale boost to the imperial defenders was huge.
The Angels Repentant has arrived with just one company, and informed Van Dorn that the imperial HQ on Bastien was quite intact, and that while Libria and other systems had been lost, Hylas would not join them.
Van Dorn immediately agreed to a new offensive, and threw his regiments of Novgorod guard into the assault. With the new arrivals the imperium managed a broad front attack for the first time in years, with the astartes concentrating on the fortified settlement of Desmond, while the guard moved on Finlay.
During early 02.018M42 the imperium ground away at the ork defences with renewed enthusiasm. Both settlements fell, and now Van Dorn was looking at a possible end to the war on Hylas - an end which meant imperial victory.
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