Sothaviel was one of the Greater Daemons under Tzeentch most adept at wielding Warp sorcery.
In those dimensions steeped in twisted magic and endless intrigue, its name passed like an ancient curse among those who knew of its existence.
Unlike its kin who excelled in combat, and unlike those who had mastered other forms of magic, Sothaviel excelled at two things: manipulating time and building Labyrinths.
It was not skilled in battle, but its strength lay in delay.
It could create eddies in the river of time, stretching a minute into a year, a day into a century.
It could weave Labyrinths through space, turning a corridor into an endlessly looping path, making a door lead to a shore that could never be reached.
That was why Tzeentch had sent it here—not to kill Lorgar, not to defeat Lorgar, but to delay him.
It had only one task: delay Lorgar for at least nine weeks.
That was Sothaviel's limit. With its power, it could imprison a Primarch for no more than nine weeks.
After nine weeks, Lorgar would inevitably break through the Labyrinth, and it would have no choice but to face failure.
But for Horus, who was plotting a rebellion, nine weeks was enough.
To imprison Lorgar, Sothaviel had drawn inspiration from Tzeentch's legendary Crystal Labyrinth.
That eternal Labyrinth deep within the Warp, built from countless crystals and mirrors, had trapped innumerable foolish souls who tried to pry into Tzeentch's secrets.
Using countless timelines and an entire star cluster as its foundation, it had fashioned this unprecedented Labyrinth of immense proportions.
This Labyrinth was not made of walls and corridors, but woven from time and space themselves.
Every inch of its space connected to some moment in the past or future, and every turn might lead to another Star