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At that moment, the Divine Knight's entire body was pinning the Nether Knight to the ground.
The human-built Knight Mech's internal skeleton was made entirely of adamantium and was tremendously heavy. The Nether Knight could not push it off.
It was like a burly man weighing over two hundred kilograms pinning down a frail young girl. The Nether Knight simply could not break free.
Left with no other option, the Nether Knight raised its only movable mechanical hand, clenched it into a fist, and hammered the Knight Mech's waist again and again.
Sparks flew from the Divine Knight's waist armor with every punch.
But Luca reached out and caught the Nether Knight's flailing arm. With a surge of force, he locked it against the ground.
The Nether Knight struggled wildly while the Divine Knight used both hands and feet to pin it down. A wrestling match between Knight Mechs was a rare sight indeed.
After a brief tussle on the ground, Luca drove his knee down onto the Nether Knight's only movable arm, then clamped his left hand around its neck, pressing its head and chest against the ground.
The Nether Knight was now completely immobilized, unable to resist at all. Only its remaining leg kept kicking.
"Die, xenos creation!"
Luca's declaration of execution rang out through the Divine Knight's speakers. He curled his free mechanical hand into a claw and reached for the Spirit Stone in the Nether Knight's chest.
That Spirit Stone housed the soul of an Eldar younger sister. In a sense, the Spirit Stone was the Nether Knight's true pilot.
Her elder brother guided her soul with the vision and warmth of the living.
The Divine Knight's mechanical hand gripped the Spirit Stone in the Nether Knight's chest and