Despite the failure of the Black Legion main force against the tyranids and Emerald Serpent, the chaos legion eventually found success in the underground catacombs of the neighbouring system. Many of the worlds orbiting old stars near the rifts of Hecate were known to be locations of the former Bahotek dynasty so the Tau were systematically investigating them one by one. This made it easier for the Black Legion, who had no access to detailed surveys of each system and were low on manpower. Rather than conduct their own surveys, the chaos Legion simply waited until the tau found something of interest, then attempted to steal it by force.
The activity of traitor marine units in the Hadron Deeps had however drawn the attention of the Dark Angels. Intending to prevent the dark gods from discovering any useful information and intent on punishing the traitorous Black Legion, a squad of imperial astartes secretly followed the chaos team into the underground complex.
The tau detected both forces as they approached, opening fire on the chaos forces first, but the fight soon dissolved into a disorganised skirmish throughout the necron ruins. The Black Legion used this confusion to their advantage, stealing the tau research before ensuring the Dark Angels were eliminated. Having achieved their goals the traitor astartes made good their escape. The tau expedition had suffered a set back, but the Dark Angels had lost a squad for no gain whatsoever. Back at their temporary base protected by iconoclast escort vessels, the Black Legion analysed the stolen data, realising they had uncovered the location to the final necron device.
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