Beset on all sides, can the Blood Angels of the Sword of Baal hope to prevail? Reeling from the brutal onslaught of the Aberrants, Ancaeus and the survivors of his squad must regroup, while Kazarion battles the grip of the Black Rage. In orbit, as the debris of the promethium hauler's destruction clears, the strike cruiser and its crew are immediately attacked by more flotilla ships. Somewhere beneath Niades' surface, the savagely wounded Orpheo discovers his fate.