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Ferrus Manus continues onward, eventually reaching a bizarre, decrepit throne room, complete with rotting corpse on a throne. Coiled around it is the serpent, a great wyrm that Manus has come to believe is the spirit of [[Asirnoth]], the dread wyrm of [[Medusa]] Manus thought he had slain long before. Wrestling with it and calling it out, he is shocked when the serpent begins to shapeshift into [[Fulgrim|a familiar form]], and with a familiar voice tells him that it is not Asirnoth. Recovering from this latest trick, Ferrus Manus angrily slays the half-primarch, half-scaled serpent beast, before tearing the corpse-king from the throne and opening the doorway concealed behind it. Confronting his Eldar kidnappers, he brushes aside their claims to be warning him against a likely future, attacking them and demanding his release. In desperation, the Eldar grant his request.
Bion Henricos' force of non-augmented [[humans]] takes horrendous casualties, and he himself is wounded, but they strike a solid blow against the Eldar. Before they can be wiped out, Ferrus Manus suddenly appears in the midst of the battle, turning the tide. The arrival of Santar and reinforcements secures the day. In a show of respect, the surviving humans are inducted as the first members of the Iron Hands valued mortal auxiliary; the [[Chainveil]]. Adopted Sons of Medusa, their purppose purpose is to stand as a living reminder that not all flesh is weak.
Ferrus Manus refuses to answer questions of his experience, claiming that nothing happened that matters. He leads his forces into the jungle, in response to a request from help from Vulkan. In another place entirely, the two Eldar rue their failure, but take solace in the fact that even if [[Ferrus Manus|the Gorgon]] falls, there is another who will suit their purpose...
===Setting===
*[[One-Five-Four Four]] - an [[Eldar]]-controlled world, the Iron Hands fight to pacify the desert regions. The story takes place after the Emperor's quitting of the [[Great Crusade]].
