Erynica (Seraphim Superior)
"Even if you are able to kill me, heretic, my soul shall then become like fire."
Erynica the Purifying Flame is an Adepta Sororitas Seraphim Superior of the Order of Our Martyred Lady.[1b]
History
She was among her Order's Sisters, who joined the Indomitus Crusade when it was began by Lord Commander Guilliman. Erynica then aided her Indomitus Crusade Fleet in reclaiming many of the Imperium's lost worlds.[1a][1b] However, it was later ambushed by the Prophet's Black Legion warband and the fleet's Space Marine Commander gave the order for its warships to escape into the Warp. Despite doing so though, the Sorcerer Lord tracked them within the Warp and launched an attack on the Commander's Battle Barge flagship. While his warband fought the Imperials, the Prophet began secretly summoning Daemons within the Battle Barge. They materialized throughout the flagship and once he was done, the Sorcerer Lord ordered his warband to withdraw. Shortly afterwards, the Daemons caused catastrophic damage to the Battle Barge and the Commander enacted an emergency exit from the Warp.[1a]
While the Indomitus Crusade Fleet survived doing so, it was left scattered within an Imperium Nihilus Sector.[1a] The Commander then began regrouping his forces and as he did so,[1c] he learned that that very same Sector was now being invaded by the Prophet. The Commander then led Erynica and the rest of his forces against the Sorcerer Lord's warband, in order to save the Sector's worlds.[1d] Yet despite their predicament, her faith burned brighter than ever and the Seraphim Superior's every action was dictated by divine inspiration. She would not rest, until she had completed her task of destroying the enemies of the Imperium and the Emperor.[1b] Thanks to the Commander's leadership, the fleet was able to foil[1f] the Prophet's plot to pull the Sector into the Warp,[1e] though the Sorcerer Lord escaped before the Imperials could kill him.[1f]
The vengeful Prophet then sought to free the imprisoned Daemon Prince Halphas, so that he could destroy the Indomitus Crusade Fleet and its Commander.[1h] The Sorcerer Lord then started a rebellion on the world[1g] Halphas was held captive on and began a Chaos ritual to destroy the seal[1h] that the Saint Coldura had placed upon the Daemon Prince.[1i] As he did so, the Prophet made contact with Halphas and the two came to an agreement. Their bargain was simple: if the Sorcerer Lord freed the Daemon Prince, then Halphas would kill the Commander and his forces, for the Prophet.[1h] The Commander meanwhile, had been in constant pursuit of the Sorcerer Lord and once his fleet arrived on the world, the Imperials put an end to the Prophet's rebellion.[1g] They then learned that the Sorcerer Lord was conducting a Chaos ritual, but the Prophet broke the seal, shortly after the Imperials found him. With that, Halphas materialized into Realspace and this created a Warp Storm around the world.[1h]
Now freed, the Daemon Prince told the Sorcerer Lord that their bargain was complete and he ordered the Prophet to leave. However after a brief battle, the Commander quickly ordered his forces to retreat, when they were unable to destroy Halphas.[1h] But as the Imperials regrouped, Erynica studied information they had claimed from the defeated rebellion's leadership. From it, she learned that Coldura had sealed Halphas away and with the aid of the Primaris Librarian Cordus, the Seraphim Superior was able to locate the Saint's tomb on the world. Once she informed the Commander of this, he gave Erynica permission to search Coldura's tomb, for anything that could be used against the Daemon Prince.[1i] She later found one of the Saint's relics,[1j] which the Imperials then used to defeat Halphas. After the Daemon Prince was dealt with, the Commander confronted the Prophet and once again defeated the Sorcerer Lord.[1k]
Sources
- 1: Warhammer 40,000: Lost Crusade
- 1a: Intro
- 1b: Hero Info
- 1c: Chapter 1
- 1d: Chapter 2
- 1e: Expedition: Section 3 - Truth Revealed
- 1f: Expedition: Section 5 - The Dust Settles
- 1g: Expedition: Ancient Evil - Khorne Echoes
- 1h: Expedition: Ancient Evil - Halphas
- 1i: Expedition: Holy Flames - Saint Coldura
- 1j: Expedition: Holy Flames - Saint's Tomb
- 1k: Expedition: Holy Flames - Only the Emperor
