"Spirit Sculpture" Restores the First Daemon Prince Statue

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Vigilant Star, underground ruins.

Nimrod held a meter-tall Obsidian with a diameter of fifty centimeters in his left hand.

After staring at the statue for fifteen minutes, the Primarch began to carve.

The "Baron of Corruption" held a ceremonial knife in his right hand, Spirituality emanating from its tip.

The statue in the hands of the "Baron of Corruption" took shape in a minute, with a right leg, a broken left arm, wings on its back, and a hideous maw.

Nimrod stopped what he was doing and looked up at the statue.

The "Baron of Corruption" didn't need to rely on normal means like sight to confirm it; his Spirituality reminded him that the statue in his hand was exactly the same as the one in front of him, and that there was some kind of Spirituality connection between them.

Nimrod shifted his gaze back to the statue in his hands. After confirming that it was correct, he began to carve on the opposite side of the existing, damaged statue.

Left leg, broken right arm, and wings on the back.

After a moment, he stopped Engraving Knife, checked that there were no Error, and began to complete the rest.

The Primarch flashed across all the scattered fragments of the murals, then stared at the tattered right arm.

Countless Geometry flashed through the "Baron of Corruption's " mind, connecting with the claws on the same mural.

He found the most natural and smoothest lines among countless shapes, and then began to work on them.

A sidereal hour later, Nimrod stared thoughtfully at the restored clawed arm; he could now reduce the size of the object depicted in the statue to a certain range.

[Daemon Prince resembles a humanoid creature and has fallen into Chaos.]

Were these Doomsday Weapons created by the colonists to deal with him?

This is a crisis lurking within the Vigilant Star that I was unaware of; I must find out.

As the "Baron of Corruption" pondered, he completed the sculpting of the left arm and turned his gaze to the statue's chest.

After two Work Cycles, "The Baron of Corruption" completed his first "Spirit Sculpture".

Put down the Spirituality knife and gaze at the lifelike statue.

With its Bat Wings spread wide, its face contorted in a ferocious and terrifying manner, two sharp horns extend behind its head, and its razor-sharp claws gleam with a cold light.

Nimrod almost immediately recognized the statue's identity: Be'lakor, the first Daemon Prince Be'lakor.

He has many titles: Lord of Darkness, First Anointed One...

As the first mortal chosen by the Dark Gods, he was granted a portion of the power of each of the Chaos Gods.

Initially, he roamed among the Chaos Gods, profiting from the struggles among the powerful beings for him.

However, the Four Gods soon realized that Be'lakor was uncontrollable and would not be completely loyal to any of them, so they began to recruit new Daemon Princes.

Be'lakor remains the most powerful of the Daemon Princes, but his power gradually diminishes as the Four Gods bestow their strength upon their other servants.

Nimrod knew that Be'lakor had ruled countless Galaxy Imperium over millions of Terra years.

He enslaved thousands of worlds and forced billions of people to worship him like a god.

But Be'lakor's greed and Malice will eventually destroy these races, and he will then seek out a new race to become his new plaything.

He is hidden in fleeting legends and absurd rumors, lurking in the shadows behind racial rise and expansion.

[After the fall of the ancient Imperium before human colonization, Be'lakor abandoned Vigilant Star, leaving only ancient ruins.]

Nimrod recalls that Kobo, Tech-Priest of the Adeptus Mechanicus, spent his entire life searching for ancient relics of the "Dark Mechanicum Era" to piece together the history of ancient existence.

He was unaware of Be'lakor's existence, believing that all the objects depicted a Xenos lord, but he was actually Be'lakor's Marionette.

Following the clues, Kobo discovered new star systems and planets, as well as the Imperium destroyed by Be'lakor, and collected relics lost to time.

Ultimately, Be'lakor retrieved his belongings and regained his lost powers, then erased all traces of his own existence and that of Kobo.

Nimrod's mind raced as he tried to recall everything he knew about Be'lakor.

Before Vashtorr could ascend to the same level as the Four Gods, Be'lakor's earliest activities were hidden in Abaddon's shadow.

In the third "Black Crusade," Be'lakor manipulates the Daemon Prince Taunomi to assist Abaddon in attacking Cadia.

During the Sixth Black Crusade, Be'lakor told Abaddon that the blind Zhuikas had betrayed them, leading to the destruction of the Sons of the Eye.

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Although Nimrod doesn't remember any connection between Be'lakor and the Vigilant Star, he also recalls not engaging in any activities during the "Great Crusade" and the "Horus Heresy."

But Nimrod did not underestimate the potential threat; Be'lakor was a Daemon Prince who operated in the shadows and might erase the traces of his actions.

[Be'lakor is ambitious, wants to become a god, and likes to stir up trouble in the shadows. He may encroach on my territory, so he's worth watching.]

I cannot ignore his existence; we should have Arsena Dunn and others investigate him.

Nimrod activated his Communicator and gave orders to the "Archaeologists " and "Mystery Pryer" to seal the statue and all the excavated objects with the Blackstone Array.

After the experimental use of Gardinal, the Tech Sergeants gained a better understanding of Blackstone technology and were able to deploy small-scale Blackstone Arrays.

Three months after the excavation of the ruins, Nimrod received a report from Arkan Land Land that a way to enter the Volian sandstorm had been found, and he immediately convened a meeting.

Two Servitor, each carrying a spherical device with a diameter of one meter, entered the conference room.

Arkan Land, his voice brimming with excitement, introduced the exhibit to the crowd.

"The formation of the Volyan sandstorm is essentially influenced by energy."

"Once the energy turbulence can be quelled, we can enter."

"I spent two months building a machine that can restore disordered energy within a two-kilometer radius. I have conducted five experiments, all of which have been successful."

Nimrod nodded and looked at the others.

"Did you find anything?"

"The Wizard" Thomas spoke first, "My lord, I have collected some dust and sand around the Sandstorm Vortex."

"They're different from other Hive Worlds and other regions of Vigilant Star; I used them to make some powder."

"Burning them will provide us with protection."

A green light shone in Malena Scarla's brown pupils.

"I planted vines and other plants in the Catachan, including five species that can survive for a short time and provide us with protection."

"My lord," Arsena concluded, "I have combined the findings of Sage Arkan Land, the Chief Librarian, and Lady Malena to conduct this simulation."

"I believe we can act immediately."

Upon hearing what the "Knowledge Keeper" said, Nimrod nodded slightly.

The Dice of Prophecy have about twelve Work Cycles left before they can be used again, so even if Arkan Land and the others' methods fail and they encounter danger, they can still cope.

"In that case, let's depart in three hours."

Nimrod left the Spear of Dionysus in the meeting room and, while everyone prepared, returned to the "Nation of Disorder" to bring the Dice of Prophecy back to the real world.

In the midst of the Volian Sandstorm Vortex, if he were to encounter danger, he might not have time to escape everyone's sight and retrieve the Dice of Prophecy.