Cawl likewise did not refuse Iax's request to board the Fortress of Enlightenment.
Although the Daemon Demigod had fled, the power he had left within the Fortress of Enlightenment remained active.
Inside the immense battle station, Cawl's Tech-Priests were still dealing with the problems Vashtorr had left behind.
The Daemon's power had crippled a third of its weapon systems, and some of the Castellax-class Battle-automata had been seized and driven to rebel.
The Skitarii carried aboard the Fortress of Enlightenment were fighting those out-of-control Armed Servitors and Battle-automata.
Naturally, Cawl had also seen the black smoke Vashtorr had conjured with Chaos power enveloping the Mechanicus Fleet in space.
Clearly, however, Vashtorr was not yet capable of affecting the fleet and troops of the Men of Iron.
Allowing Iax to visit the Fortress of Enlightenment was not merely a way to satisfy this Man of Iron's curiosity. Cawl also hoped to obtain technological assistance from him.
Still in the Segmentum Solar, the Spear of Titans soon slipped into the Warp and began a voyage straight toward the Ultima Segmentum.
Before that, however, Iax had cobbled together a brand-new body aboard the fleet.
Compared with his other Backup Bodies, this body's materials were no different from those of the other ground troops.
But as a gesture of respect toward Cawl, he had deliberately recreated the appearance and structure of the body he had worn at their first meeting.
Soon, a Transport Aircraft carrying Iax, several Servitors, and Sentinels broke away from the Mechanicus Fleet.
Trailing glimmers of silver light, it flew toward the immense Fortress of Enlightenment.
Meanwhile, Cawl also arrived from his previous vessel aboard a Thunderhawk transport.
As soon as Iax stepped out of the hangar, he saw fully armed Skitarii soldiers running through the vessel, along with Enginseers who