Victor's face visibly deformed, and his mask fell away.
The two moved so fast that they outstripped the Sisters of Silence's reactions. The Sisters never even registered what had happened, and even if they had, they could not have leaped that high. This was not their fight.
As the mask fell, an ancient face covered in scars appeared before them. This world's Victor had fought more brutal battles than his counterpart in the other world, and not all his wounds had been properly treated. That kick split several hideous scars on his face open again.
Custodian blood spilled onto the ship. The attack proved devastatingly effective, far beyond Evan's expectations.
They were allies, after all. He couldn't hit him with lethal force like that.
Just as he eased off, Victor plainly took him for an enemy. He released his Holy Bolter, hooked it with his sword hilt, then caught his falling mask with his freed hand and slammed it hard against the red mass.
A powerful Anti-Psyker Field immediately erupted from the mask. That light press gave Evan an overwhelming feeling of...
Wearing a sweater backward.
The power at his outer edges frantically retreated, squeezing against the power advancing from behind. That slap of the mask forced great swathes of Warp power back some distance.
Evan thought it over, then refused to accept it. He split off two streams of power, circled around the mask, and moved into a pincer attack.
Twin Peaks Through the Ears!
No, wrong.
Twin Fengs Through the Ears!
Two red figures attacked simultaneously. As they drew closer to the mask, their lower bodies gradually melted away, followed by their waists and chests, until only their heads, shoulders, and punching arms remained.
Victor did everything he could to dodge, leaning his head back as far as