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As the first shells from the warships struck down, the Harvesters took off and made their way towards the final defenses. It was a risky move by the Cabal to go into their own bombardment, but it was necessary. This way, any remaining AA guns would try to shoot down the missiles coming from orbit before they made impact. While the Fallen was distracted, the ten Harvesters set down behind the third defense line. After quickly releasing their cargo, the dropships went back to the Cabal defense line to pick up more forces. With Ma'carn at the lead, the Cabal whirred through all resistance, thrashing most of the Fallen defenses in minutes. As if the situation wasn't bad enough for the Fallen, an armada of Goliath Tanks crashed through the walls of the defence compound, mopping up the remaining enemies. Having catched the fallen with their guard down, the Cabal completly crushed the opposition in the third complex. Ma'carn personally took the head of the Captain in charge of the defense, and then led his forces against the final wall of defense. As the Storm Juggernauts first saw the House of Storms ketch, they where driven back by a hail of projectiles, seemingly coming from nowhere. When the Cabal retreated to the complex they had just taken, Ma'carn asked Iokar to analyse the shots.

"Already done Primus.", came the answer from the Psion. "Those are projectiles from Scorch Cannons, a type of weapon I thought only could be found in the Awoken Reef. They will however, regardless of where they are found, decimate your forces in seconds. I advise you take it easy towards this final stronghold."

Looking out towards the battlefield, Ma'carn knew Iokar was right. The battlefield was not the most ideal place for a siege either. The parts running up to the Fallen fortress was very open, and cover was scarce. Not to mention, several cave systems went around and under the field, making them ideal locations for the Fallen to launch ambushes from. By this one look at the battlefield, Ma'carn knew, that this was going to be a long and outdrawn siege.