Global Crossing: Empire of Stars

Sensing the end approaching, Slaanesh finally awoke from the chaos, its sinister gaze fixed on the golden-armored giant walking toward it step by step.

At that moment, across the vast Demonic Domain, only the area occupied by the Palace of Desire remained Slaanesh's. Inside the palace, the dozen or so surviving Keepers of Secrets stared in terror at the scene outside: countless heroic spirits of the Starry Sky Army, and the Emperor drawing ever closer.

When he saw that familiar golden armor, a flicker of fear and confusion crossed the face of the long-fallen Fulgrim. For an instant, some deeply buried emotion seemed ready to surge forth, but his post-apotheosis consciousness firmly suppressed it.

Strictly speaking, once a primarch ascended to daemonhood, his soul was devoured by Slaanesh. The soul that remained was merely a daemon soul, reborn within the ascended primarch's body.

"I am immortal and indestructible! One day, I will destroy your empire!" it roared in desperation.

But this was only the wail of a defeated foe. Lin Zhichen raised a hand, and a streak of Golden Lightning descended. It seemed unremarkable, but when it struck the palace, the once-solid structure shuddered violently. Built from rules and evil power, the palace trembled so hard it nearly collapsed on the spot.

Even Slaanesh, inside the palace, stumbled and almost fell.

The Golden Lightning crashed into the palace, connecting heaven and earth with a beam of golden light. Under the force of divine power, the massive structure rapidly collapsed. The Keepers of Secrets caught in the blast were destroyed by the lightning, imbued with rules and divine power, before they could even react.

"Ahhh! More, give me more!" Slaanesh shrieked and wailed. The agony that should have shattered its mind instead became wave after wave of indescribable stimulation. This unprecedentedly