Lazar Blockade
The Lazar Blockade was a battle between the Necrons and Space Marines in late M41.[1a]
Overview
The Necron Cryptek Orikan the Diviner once predicted that the Imperial Naval Shipyards of Helios VI would be destroyed by Waaagh! Skullkrak. However, this is not the case as, due to the vagaries of the warp, the 4th Company of the Silver Skulls intervened and defeated the Orks. To remedy this, Orikan traveled back in time and intercepted the 4th Company some weeks earlier with a Necron force, decimating them. This ensured the destruction of the Helios VI Shipyards via the Orks but caused other problems.[1b]
In 857.M41, 5 Space Marine Chapters including the Death Spectres, Howling Griffons and the Silver Skulls blockade the Lazar system to purge the Necrons from its planets in vengeance for the damage suffered by the Silver Skulls 4th Company.[1a][1b] The Space Marines overwhelm and obliterate the main Tomb World, however secondary bases throughout the system suddenly come to life. Rather than withdraw, the Silver Skulls dig in for a grueling campaign.[1a]
In 859.M41, Anrakyr the Traveller arrived and immediately joined his forces with the Necron defence. The tide of battle was turned at the Battle of Dreadpeak when Anrakyr's Pyrrhian Eternals spearheaded an assault on the Silver Skulls' downed battle barge the Argent Hammer. Anrakyr seized control of its still-functioning weapons and turned their full fury on its previous owners. The Silver Skulls suffered greatly - their Chapter Master was slain and their forces were scattered into disarray. They were forced to withdraw their blockade of the system, taking great care to make sure word of their defeat did not spread.[Needs Citation]
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