Golden Wings Grow on His Back
As Nimrod his frenzied attack, his mind raced, pondering how to deal with Niyadera Zata the Burning One without using Beyonder Ability or divine artifacts.
To end the battle quickly, you need to strike at his weaknesses.
My "Warp Vision" is useless against the C'tan; I cannot use this talent to discover his weaknesses.
Weaknesses... "War in Heaven"... Old Ones... Aeldari...
A thought flashed through Nimrod's mind: while Psionic Energy wasn't strictly a weakness of C'tan, it did have a special effect on the embodiment of the rules of the physical world.
During the "War in Heaven," the C'tan suffered a loss when he encountered the Old Ones.
The Old Man in Yellow also used his Psionic Energy to suppress the Shard of the Void Dragon.
However, my psychic abilities won't be very effective against the C'tan.
I received two complete paths from the mind of Aeldari Autarch Slaw Da.
The "Path of the Fire Dragon" helps the Burning One recover, but the "Path of the Howling Banshee" is different.
Nimrod shed his "War Mask" and donned a "Howling Mask."
The "Howling Mask" is an ability he developed by making initial adaptive adjustments to the "Path of the Howling Banshee" based on his own situation.
The current "Howling Mask" requires Psionic Energy to use and cannot be extended to all Shadow of Order, but it is perfect for dealing with C'tan.
Light and shadow flickered in the Primarch's eyes as a vast amount of Warp energy converged.
He suddenly opened his mouth, aimed at the back of the C'tan, and let out a piercing Shriek from the tear in the Disruption Field.
Although Nimrod wasn't wearing the "Banshee Mask," the special mask that amplifies Psionic Energy sound waves worn by the Howling Banshee, the Shriek he emitted far surpassed that of the Banshee.
The Primarch's powerful Psionic Energy caused his Psionic Energy Shriek to surpass even that of Slough Dahl and the bishops of the Tribal Shrines.
The howl emanating from near the founder of the Howling Banshee faction, Phoenix Lord Jain Zar.
Psionic Energy Shriek spiraled into the crack, the sound waves echoing within the golden Mechanical Eagle's body.
A piercing Shriek echoed in the Burning One's ears, plunging him into Affliction torment.
Fear triggered Affliction memories, reminding him of the Affliction of being shattered to pieces by the Silent King's Spear.
The already severely damaged Burning One descended into chaos due to the continuous Shriek.
The flames went out of control and ran Frenzy.
Wearing the "Howling Mask," Nimrod's attacks became even more ferocious; the Sword of Vaul whirlwind tore through his golden right wing.
The golden Mechanical Eagle lost its balance, spun, and plummeted like a kite with a broken string.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Nimrod swung his left arm forcefully and slammed it into the back of the golden Mechanical Eagle.
He used the momentum to leap up, intending to pounce on the left wing.
But just as he leaped up, a Fireball came crashing down on him.
With a bang, Nimrod was knocked down by the flames and fell into the body of the metal Mechanical Eagle.
The Primarch felt as if he had fallen into a world of fire, his body enveloped in pure fire energy.
Those were flames hotter than the interior of a star!
The energy of the C'tan!
Some of the Necrons' technicians refer to it as the C'tan Essence.
The Primarch remained calm, landing steadily on the golden Necrodermis and minimizing the flames surrounding his body.
He then determined his location and found that he was quite far from the cut on his back.
He sprinted along the golden, Necrodermis, launching a continuous attack.
The shredded liquefied metal, carrying golden and fiery red C'tan Essence, slammed into the Primarch's body.
Metallic spots appeared on the Primarch's body!
The Primarch suddenly stopped attacking; he clearly sensed that the C'tan Shard had been killed.
Before he could burst out of the crack, the blazing Fireball plummeted straight down.
The Medusan were astonished to see the Sun, which had just risen in the sky, fall.
Thousands of people knelt on the ground in terror, chanting that the Apocalypse had come and praying for Gorgon's protection.
A blazing Fireball crashed into the lava lake, sending up a fire wave several kilometers high.
The Primarch sensed that his body was enveloped in golden liquid metal and golden and fiery red flames.
He tried desperately to break free from the "cage" that bound him, but the C'tan Essence and the Necrodermis tightly enveloped his body.
The Emperor and Alpharius, Ferrus Manus arrived at the lava lake simultaneously from two different directions.
The Emperor's golden eyes flashed, his gaze piercing through the layers of magma.
A few seconds later, the golden light in his eyes disappeared, and he smiled at Manus.
"Nimrod, your brother, will gain the same power as your Iron Hands."
Ferrus Manus's silver liquid eyes returned to their coin shape. "I lost."
The golden Mechanical Eagle that Nimrod killed possessed the same power as the silver dragon Asimos that he slew.
His genetically engineered brother possesses power that rivals his own.
Alpharius's gaze could not penetrate the magma; he stared curiously at the magma lake.
In the lava lake, Nimrod felt golden liquid enveloping and burning his body.
His muscles, bones, and blood were torn apart, with the pain in his back being particularly intense.
The Primarch felt the Burning One's C'tan Essence scorching his body; his back was burned away, and his sternum and shoulder blades were melted.
In his Spirit Sight, the Crimson Chain had dimmed and lost its luster, clearly having reached its limit and temporarily unable to aid his physical recovery.
Nimrod sighed inwardly. Survival was ultimately more important. Even if the Old Man in Yellow was watching him and it would expose the "Nation of Disorder," he had no other choice now.
Just as he was about to flee to the "Nation of Disorder," a thought suddenly struck him.
The Primarch sensed that something was growing in his chest and back.
He activated "Warp Vision," looking down on himself from a higher perspective.
The Primarch discovered that the C'tan Essence from his Shard of the Burning One, mixed with golden Necrodermis, formed a peculiar substance.
These substances are reconstructing parts of his body.
Nimrod immediately recalled that when Ferrus Manus killed the Shard of the Void Dragon, his carbonized arm was reconstructed after being splashed with silver liquid.
He is now certain that the silver dragon Asimos is a fragment of the Void Dragon.
Having considered this, the Primarch abandoned his plan to flee to the "Nation of Disorder" to observe the reconstruction of his own body.
In seconds, his sternum and scapula were reconstructed, and his flesh grew rapidly.
A few seconds later, the Primarch's body was enveloped in golden liquid.
The liquid solidified, coating his body with a layer of golden metal, as if he were wearing a close-fitting golden armor.
The final changes were completed a minute later, Nimrod murmured in astonishment.
"I have grown a pair of wings, golden wings on my back!"
Nimrod couldn't help but think of Sanguinius, and thought to himself.
Having wings on your back is an advantage in battle!
He then thought: [Manus can concentrate the silver metal in his hands, or spread it to cover his entire arm; I should be able to too.]
Primarch a thought, the metal at his waist instantly liquefied and flowed onto the golden wings on his back.
The lava burned his exposed skin on his waist, but the Primarch felt no burning sensation.
Nimrod thought to himself, "After Manus obtained part of the essence of the Shard of the Void Dragon, he can be considered the most powerful in terms of physical strength, the most typical example being his arm."
As for me, I received even more C'tan Essence, and the changes were even greater.
I obtained the essence of the Burning One, the C'tan Essence; his complete flames were hotter than the interior of a star, and bathing in the lava was no different from soaking in a hot spring.
Nimrod had another idea and tried to make the wings on his back "flow" to other places.
A moment later, the wings remained unchanged.
He couldn't help but mutter to himself: [Manus's hands are always shrouded in silver metal, and I'm the golden wings on his back, the obsession of the golden Mechanical Eagle, huh?]
Nimrod then recalled that Manus's forging and inventing abilities had become even stronger after he acquired the Iron Hands.
I obtained the Burning One's Fragment, and I also saw a Spirituality glow on it; it should be the main material for the High Sequence of the "Red Priest" Pathway.
I will definitely gain the ability to control fire!
However, now is not the right time for research.
With a thought, Nimrod caused the liquid metal to re-cover his waist.
The black armor that the Tech-Priest Malevolus had custom-forged for him was destroyed by flames; not wanting to be an exhibitionist, he needed golden armor instead.
With a flap of his golden wings, Nimrod's body soared upwards at a speed that Shock even the Primarch.
[Wings formed from the C'tan Essence, truly magnificent!]
While he was pondering, he leaped out of the lava lake.
As lava rained down, the Emperor and the others saw the "Golden Angel" fly out of the lake and hover in the air.