The Horus Heresy, but I’m a Loyalist
Chapter 159

The resurrected Man of Iron

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The moment the synthesized voice of Valkyrie, Archmagos of the Adeptus Mechanicus, fell silent, his intricately engineered prosthetic hand pulled the thickest bronze lever on the console beside him without hesitation. It was marked "High-energy infusion."

HUM!!!

BOOM!!!

In an instant, the light in the laboratory was swallowed whole, replaced by a blinding azure radiance like a supernova erupting!

An immense surge of energy was drawn from the ship's core reactor and forced through thick power conduits, pouring violently into the transmission matrix beneath the experimental platform!

The energy became countless twisting bolts of lightning, thunderous serpents breaking free of their bonds as they burst from every side of the platform!

Rather than scattering, they seemed drawn by some invisible force, surging madly toward the body of the white-haired "girl" at its center!

The dazzling serpents of electricity raced into her skin, her hair, her eyes, ears, mouth, and nose!

In an instant, her entire body became a translucent vessel of energy, blazing with intense blue light. The violent fluctuations sent every instrument needle in the laboratory swinging wildly amid shrill alarms!

The powerful energy surge made even the sturdy experimental platform groan under the strain. The air filled with the pungent, scorched smell of Ozone and ionized metal.

"Energy readings off the scale! Four hundred percent above the safety threshold!" an Adeptus Mechanicus Magos reported calmly, staring at the sensors as they overloaded and burned out.

Lorgar stood at the edge of the energy storm, psychic energy forming a faint ripple before him. His piercing gaze remained fixed on the figure at the center of the platform, utterly submerged in the raging energy.

The terrifying infusion continued for nearly ten seconds before abruptly stopping as the energy transmission matrix forcibly disconnected.

The blinding radiance quickly faded, leaving the laboratory

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