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{{PAGENAME}} accompanies Ahriman and the rest of his inner circle in a bid to reverse the effects of the devastating [[Pyrodomon]].{{Fn|3a}} As Ahriman accesses the [[Necron]] time-manipulating device known as the [[Key of Infinity]], Ctesias and [[Ignis]] are able to discover that the source of the Pyrodomon to be [[ Helio Isidorus]]. Ctesias enters Isidorus' mind, destroying key memories to contain the Pyrodomon's spread at the cost of the Sorcerer's own life.{{Fn|3b}} In the past, Ahriman is able to work with Ctesias and the rest of his Cabal once more, battling the resurgent Pyrdomon and [[Setekh (Phaeron)|Setekh]].{{Fn|4a}} Ahriman is seemingly killed by a group of [[Daemon]]s dubbed the [[Bitter Kin]], but Ctesias is able to enter his mind and communicate with the Sorcerer.{{Fn|4b}} Ahriman hatches a plan to have Ctesias erase his mind once more, adopting the name "Horkos" to hide from the Pyrodomon and reach the Key of Infinity. Ctesias agrees at the cost of his own life just as Setekh and his [[Flayed One]]s attack their flagship ''[[Hekaton]]''.{{Fn|4c}} Ahriman is able to use the Key to create a new timeline where the Pyrodomon does not exist, though and Ctesias is confirmed to still be deadseen alongside Ahriman's side once more.{{Fn|4d}}

It is stated that Ctesias would later die at an undetermined point in the future from unknown causes. His last actions would be putting to paper his recollection of the fateful encounter between Ahriman and Be'lakor that spared him from his first death.{{Fn|2}}