Definition and the Defined

Ugh!

Konrad Curze shot Lin Fan a disgusted look, then slowly straightened up while clutching his head, resisting the psychic assault brought on by the whispers.

He was in far better condition than Jaghatai. After enduring so many years of torment from prophecies and visions, Curze's sense of self was exceptionally clear.

Whispers echoed in Curze's mind, constantly shaking his soul, yet the Night Haunter stood unmoved.

"Hello."

Lin Fan held out his hand, but Curze did not appreciate the gesture. He narrowed his eyes and looked around, wondering why he had appeared in this place.

Ah! It was this guy. He had knocked him unconscious.

How fascinating!

An outsider!

A strange fellow! Someone who could trade blows with a gene-primarch who had unleashed the essence of the Warp!

Perhaps it had not been an even fight... He had held a terrifying advantage...

Curze swiftly glanced at Lin Fan and found him still maintaining that naive, laughable pose with his hand extended.

He had thought death would be the end, but the curse his father had left him clearly had no intention of letting him go so easily.

How long had he wandered through the projections of history?

Not even Curze himself could calculate it!

By that logic, Curze ought to thank Lin Fan for freeing him from that meaningless cycle.

Curze bared his teeth at Lin Fan in a bloodthirsty, dangerous smile, then took his hand as well.

"I have never witnessed you in any prophecy..."

The moment the words left his mouth, Curze's expression changed. He suddenly realized that the stabbing pain in his mind had vanished, and the visions nearly indistinguishable from reality had not appeared either.

Curze had longed for the day he would be free of prophetic visions. He had had enough of the helpless,