Great Sage Ghazlak's mechadendrites swayed as he crawled out from a Redemption Vault at the center of the Main Forge Temple.
His arms, shoulders, and mechanical prosthetics rose in unison, twelve ancient weapons from the Dark Mechanicum Era aimed at space.
Beams of destruction swept forth, their blinding light tearing through the smoke that filled the air.
"Nimrod, you have invaded the realm of the God of All Machines. Your blasphemy has enraged the Omnissiah. I—"
Majesty's voice drowned out the synthesized tones of the Sonic Array.
The Mentor of Chaos's judgment rang through the Main Forge Temple. "Great Sage, you betrayed the Imperium and your allies, slaughtering the loyalists of Phall and Thule.
"You commanded the Enemy, betrayed the Foe-Slayer and Foe-Breaker, and violated the Oath of Victory."
The three legions of Legio Victorum each had their own title. The first, second, and third were respectively known as the Foe-Slayer, Enemy, and Foe-Breaker.
"Your greatest crime was pledging loyalty to Horus. He is my enemy."
"All who are my enemies are guilty!"
Cassati Nuang of the Night Lords halted and looked skyward. Lord Nimrod's majestic proclamation struck straight at his heart.
He bowed his head slightly in reverence.
Menkare, Temple Master of the Corvidae Cult, looked up at the sky. He watched the Threads of Fate tear and twist endlessly, tangled together like a mass of disordered threads.
A bolt of lightning pierced the clouds like the finger of a god and struck the Great Sage.
Bang!
The Great Sage's body exploded, burning fragments scattering amid sparks.
[This—seemed to be some kind of word-based spell.
It skipped over the process and directly pronounced the Great Sage's fate.]
He glanced at Phosis T'kar, Temple Master of the Pyrae Cult. The bodies of the four Archia-pattern Castellax Robots beside him were