Under the direct orders of the council, he would forward his teachings to promising Sith warriors and students. By the end of the war, Volen had been convinced by Ludo Kressh, a rival of a Naga Sadow, to support his splinter faction and betray the Empire's leader. When Kressh and his traitors were destroyed by Sadow, Volen was able to successfully cover up his treachery, though not long after this, Republic and Jedi forces stormed the Sith homeworld of Korriban in order to eradicate what was left of their empire, with Volen being killed in the following conflict with a Jedi Master after a long and heavy struggle.