===Kryptman's Gamble===

{{Main|Octarius War}}

Kryptman observed the war between [[Tyranids]] and [[Orks]] on the world of [[Tesla Prime]], where these two enemies of the Imperium locked each other in a long and bloody conflict. Seeing this as a way to slow or halt Leviathan without further loss of human life, Kryptman and a [[Deathwatch]] team loyal to him embarked on a dangerous mission on the planet of [[Carpathia]] to capture a brood of live [[genestealer]]s. At the cost of many Deathwatch lives, the genestealers were placed in a [[stasis field]] and then unleashed in the [[space hulk]] ''[[Perdition's Flame]]''. The Deathwatch and Kryptman then detonated a nearby moon, sending the hulk hurtling into the [[Ork Empire of Octarius]]. The genestealers quickly infected the Orks that attempted to raid the space hulk, causing the infection to flourish and quickly reach all corners of Octavius. Soon the psychic signature of the genestealers was strong enough to attract the second tendril of Hive Fleet Leviathan, causing it to veer away from Imperial space. Leviathan is currently engaged in a protracted war with the Orks.{{Fn|3}}

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