The internal walls have been destroyed. The vanguard of traitors rushes to the heart of the Palace, anticipating victory. Desperate gambits are undertaken: a reluctant saint and an assiduous sinner are released into the ruins. A black sword rises, forged in anger, ready to create a legend. But amidst the carnage, Jaghatai Khan, the War Hawk of Chogoris, prepares to strike the most daring blow of all the confrontation. His goal is nothing less than the liberation of the Lion's Gate spaceport. Cut off from any help, he bets everything on one desperate counterattack launched against an old enemy who has become much stronger. Standing against the newly crowned lords of life and death, the White Scars understand that defeat will destroy not only their legion, but also Terra itself.