On the surface of Murder, Nimrod stood upon the red sand and looked at the four White Thorn Trees before him.
Their thorny roots burrowed deep underground, entwining with the roots of the white giant trees to form illusory, ethereal "hives."
"This... world... is... murder..."
The Blood Angels wraith's murmured sleep-talk chattered on.
The Mentor of Chaos activated Spirit Sight and stared at the pitch-black Thorn Tree.
[It really is the Darkness pathway's Sequence 5 Spirit Witch's main ingredient, the Spirit Thorn Tree.]
He had previously seen an image of the Spirit Thorn Tree on the Blasphemy Slate, but after comparing it with the words in his memories, he still could not completely confirm that it was a potion ingredient.
He could only order the participating Chapters to report to him immediately upon discovering Murder's Thorn Trees.
Light and shadow flickered in the Primarch's eyes as Telekinesis surged forth.
Rumble...
The World Eaters watched as one giant tree after another was uprooted and hurled toward their father.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The four white giant trees vanished into thin air.
They stared blankly at their father's towering form, then saw Librarian Nicholas and Storm Lord Szczesny look toward the sky one after another.
The gathering thunderclouds rapidly thinned, and the Shield Storm dissipated within a dozen seconds.
The vast sky became clear and bright, with faint starlight barely visible.
The occasional flashes of lightning and peals of thunder came from afar.
Static hissed through the helmet communicators. Then, amid a brief burst, torrents of tactical data raced across the helmet lenses.
Nimrod raised a hand to press his Communication Bead and contacted the Librarians on duty in the orbital Librarium.
"Advance on all fronts. Target the Thorn Trees in the open areas."
Because of the Nikaea Edict, Nimrod had previously