"Vermin, release me, and I will grant your soul a swift end!" The Burning One shouted furiously.
This made Huron frown. How had The Burning One, who had led the effort to breach and invade the Webway during the War in Heaven, become such a brainless fool?
"Vermin, don't think submitting now will spare you. I will inflict every last punishment you imposed on me upon you!"
Compared with The Unbound's declaration, though, The Burning One actually seemed less stupid.
Huron knew that shattering the C'tan caused their intelligence to plummet, leaving them little different from talking beasts, but wasn't this a bit too stupid?
Still, considering the status these stellar vampires had once enjoyed, their utter lack of restraint seemed understandable.
They had never bowed their heads or admitted defeat before, much less to a "monkey" like him now.
Huron said rather helplessly, "How about I give you your freedom, and you help me suppress the Warp and repair the reality veil? It's a win-win."
After a moment's thought, he added, "If you're also willing to cooperate with the Alliance's research, I can help you find your other shards and make you whole again."
"Not enough to atone for your sins! I will bring you endless torment!" The Unbound remained displeased.
The Burning One, on the other hand, enjoyed a rare moment of clarity. "Fine, I agree. Hurry up and let me out."
I'll pretend to agree, trick this idiot into letting me out, and then I can torture him and enslave that idiot The Unbound, too.
Victory!
Huron really wanted to cooperate with The Burning One, but the Tesseract Labyrinth displayed its thoughts to him almost in real time, leaving him at a complete loss for words.
Whatever the C'tan's true nature, they had all originated as stellar