In early 03.019 newly appointed admiral Gorshkov, taking over from the late admiral Kanin, led his fleet back from the Hadron Expanse to the Perseus Deeps following a hurried refit at the makeshift orbital docks at Awarath. Ordered to return and sort reinforce imperial battlegroups at the Foramen Interdictum, Gorshkov got intelligence that the Emerald Serpent fleet, still recovering from the battle at Destino, would be making a warp jump to Mordecai. The imperial fleet set off and managed to intercept the chaos battle group before it had a chance to make the jump.
The ensuing engagement was an indecisive affair, with both sides losing a capital ship. However, the Emerald Serpent suffered heavy damage to several vessels and were effectively destroyed as a fighting force. Rather than pursue the remaining vessels, Gorshkov allowed the Emerald Serpent fleet to make the jump to Mordecai, where they faced weeks of repairs at the docks. Meanwhile Stark ordered fleets to Mordecai, to prepare for an invasion of the critical chaos world.
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