"Quturi."
Solaro's face took on the cold indifference of a Redemption Star native as he stepped past the Terran.
Balthasar Quturi, the former Chief Librarian of the Raven Guard, would march toward destruction alongside his Legion.
Baron of Corruption Balthasar quietly activated Spirit Sight. Solaro and the other nineteen suspected Alphas radiated smug purple and pale gray contempt.
The same emotions...
He furrowed his brow. Both Redemption Star and Kiavahr had descended into chaos; the veterans should have shown restrained pale-red anger and deep-red bloodlust.
Unless...
They're all Alpha.
Balthasar suddenly remembered what the Black Emperor had said: the Alphas usually remained hidden separately, lest the discovery of one lead to the exposure and failure of all their infiltrations.
They would only gather when it was time to act.
Balthasar shuddered and reached for his waist.
With a shriek, his Force Staff and Force Sword flared with brilliant psychic light.
With a sweep of his left arm, a torrent of flame surged forth, swallowing four Alphas.
"Traitor!" Solaro shouted.
The Alphas raised their Bolters, unleashing a dense barrage at Balthasar.
Baron of Corruption's psychic power erupted around him, outlining one dazzling prism after another.
Adamantine Warheads rained down upon the mirrored surfaces, then scattered away.
Baron of Corruption stared at the Rule Lines traced by the flying Bolts and swung his Force Staff.
Telekinesis settled upon the Bolts like countless gentle hands, quietly redirecting their flight paths.
Dozens of Bolts slowly turned and flew back toward the Alphas.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Amid the piercing explosions, four Alphas crashed to the ground.
The black smoke Gukur had shaped for Solaro darkened with a trace of gloom.
Balthasar was actually this strong. The Primordial Genome had to be delivered to the Primarch.
"Stop him!"
He turned and ran.
Balthasar's gaze turned cold.