Born in 1342 Dalereckoning, Aaron Salian was twenty this year. He currently possessed mid-Master strength, and with his advancement in the special class of Exalted Chaos Sorcerer, he was a textbook Seventh Circle caster-the highest level of magic he could theoretically cast was currently the Seventh Circle, whether Weave magic or astral magic.
After transforming into a Lord of Change, Aaron could cast Eighth Circle magic through Tzeentch's power, but only while that transformation lasted. His spellcasting was enhanced by Tzeentch's power.
Using Golden Law Transformation or summoning the God of Frenzied Flame could briefly raise Aaron's strength to something approaching Legendary. It would not last long, and barely let him cross the Legendary threshold, enough to fight ordinary Legendary opponents rather than seasoned, high-level ones. Moreover, because no one understood Aaron's abilities, he could temporarily enjoy a "newcomer's advantage," often catching other beings off guard.
What, then, of the Daemon Primarch Lorgar Aurelian standing opposite Aaron?
Naturally, no matter how weak or contemptible Lorgar Aurelian was considered among the Primarchs-even the Adeptus Custodes believed they could take on this Primarch whose head was full of faith-he was still far beyond Aaron's ability to match.
Even a hundred Aarons at his current strength could not defeat the Daemon Primarch Lorgar.
As far as he knew, the Daemon Primarch Lorgar had once used chaos psychic power to defeat Fulgrim, the Emperor's Children's Daemon Primarch, whose strength ranked in T1 among the Primarchs.
But Aaron was not entirely without a chance. He soon realized that this Lorgar was not the original, merely a projection manifested through an "Ammunition Pack." Since Lorgar had named these modified children "Ammunition Packs," they had to be consumables. In other words, Lorgar's projection could only manifest by consuming them. Two long-prepared spells had already made Lorgar expend