Unaware of the wider Heresy and following the Warmaster's increasingly
cryptic orders, Roboute Guilliman returns to Ultramar to muster his
Legion for war against the orks massing in the Veridian system. Without
warning, their supposed allies in the Word Bearers Legion launch a
devastating invasion of Calth, scattering the Ultramarines fleet and
slaughtering all who stand in their way. This confirms the worst
scenario Guilliman can imagine - Lorgar means to settle their bitter
rivalry once and for all. As the traitors summon foul daemonic hosts and
all the forces of Chaos, the Ultramarines are drawn into a grim and
deadly struggle in which neither side can prevail.