Ferrus Manus Eagerly Seeks First Defeat

Ferrus Manus Urgently Sought His First Defeat

After the premiere of Hamlet, the Grand Theater temporarily closed its stage.

As the stage was prepared for the next performance, the nobles, still savoring what they had seen, left the magnificent Grand Theater after the two Primarchs departed.

Kozubar said to Yelena Kournikova, chancellor of the Vostonia cabinet, "I never expected The Monarch to possess such extraordinary attainments in art as well. If Lord Perturabo had not visited, we would never have had the chance to witness a masterpiece from the ancient era."

Yelena's hair was streaked with gray. Though she was sustained by life-extension surgery, she was still inevitably moving toward old age.

"All the world says Lord Fulgrim is the true artist."

"The Monarch can rival him. Paragon City is symmetrical, a perfectly planned city."

"Shadow Keep is asymmetrical, disorderly, and unrestrained artwork. It is simply that few know how to appreciate it."

While the nobles marveled at the Grand Theater and its unforgettable performance, in the palace of the upper hive...

A distinctive thick soup stewed from Triken beets, cabbage, carrots, onions, and cream was the first dish served at the table as an appetizer.

Specialty dishes such as raw whale slices from Cradle of the Sea and Oveja steaks from Attila were served one after another.

Perturabo drank a cup of White Las-Vault. As a faint burn spread through his mouth, he spoke.

"The Stasis Device I redesigned and manufactured for you has already been delivered to your starport."

Nimrod raised his glass in salute to Perturabo.

"Perturabo, thank you. With the creation you designed, I will be able to deal with the Hrud's Entropy Field."

"The Hrud's distortion effect is strange. It can actually make Astartes age," Perturabo said with a sigh.

"No one knows that you