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===Tarsis Ultra===
Ventris and the Fourth Company were called out once more in 999.M41 to repel a [[Tyranid]] threat, a tendril of [[Hive Fleet]] [[Leviathan]], from the planet [[Tarsis Ultra]]. After earlier boarding with his warriors and destroying a [[Space Hulk]] filled with [[Genestealers]] bound for Tarsis Ultra, [[Astropaths]] from his [[Strike Cruiser]], the [[Vae Victus]], detected psychic disturbances from the Tyranids moving towards the system. Sworn to honour an ancient oath pledged by his [[Primarch]], [[Roboute Guilliman]], to defend the people of Tarsis Ultra, Ventris through the orders of Marneus Calgar enlisted the aid of a Company from an Ultramarines [[Second Founding]] Chapter, the [[Mortifactors]], led by [[Chaplain]] [[Astador]]. Upon arriving on the planet, the Space Marines were further supported by the 10th Logres led by [[Colonel]] [[Octavius RebalaqRabelaq]], the 933rd [[Death Korps of Krieg]] led by Colonel [[Trymon Stagler]], and the [[Planetary Defence Forces|PDF]] Regiments headed by [[Major]] [[Aries Satria]]. [[Inquisitor]] [[Kryptman]] was also present to impart his extensive knowledge of the Tyranids to help the war effort.
When the Tyranids arrived in the system and consumed the planet Barbarus Prime, the Imperials launched an attack in space. Despite an initial victory in destroying a [[Bio-ships|Hiveship]], Inquisitor Kryptman wished to invoke [[Exterminatus]] upon the world, Chordelis, as it was the next planet in the path of the Tyranids; this was to prevent it from being devoured and swelling the Tyranids' numbers, as planetary evacuation was too slow. Ventris was vehemently against this decision and supported an alternative solution proposed by his [[Admiral]], [[Tiberius]], to slow down the Tyranids by exploding a hydrogen-plasma refinery in space to destroy another Hiveship. However, Kryptman had lied to Ventris and with the assistance of the Mortifactors invoked Exterminatus in spite of the Ultramarines' plan succeeding. The Imperials attempted the same trick again with a second space refinery to destroy another Hiveship. However, the Tyranids adapted to this ploy and the plan backfired on the Imperials, crippling their fleet and forcing the survivors to flee; Tarsis Ultra was left unprotected from space, which allowed the Tyranids to launch their final planetary invasion.
