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Years later, Ferrus walked unscathed and fully formed from the mountains where he encountered the roaming clans and tribes of Medusa. Ferrus would not join these tribes, as many of his brothers did. Instead, he sought out physical challenges to make himself stronger and more resilient. These tests ended with his battle against the Great Silver Wyrm [[Asirnoth]], a metallic beast impervious to harm; Ferrus had to drown it in magma to kill it. The melted flesh of the wyrm fused to Ferrus's flesh, giving him the true metal hands his Legion would take its name from. Ferrus returned to the tribes and lectured them on technology. The clans advanced at a stunning pace and Medusa prospered, but Ferrus took care to leave the inter-clan rivalry and fighting by never taking sides, as he saw the competition between them as healthy and good.{{Fn|12}}
The Emperor eventually came to Medusa and to reunite with his lost son. Ferrus Manus tested himself on him in a cataclysmic battle that is said to have lain waste to entire mountains. Finally having found someone equal, Ferrus accepted the Emperor as his master and took command of a legion of [[Space Marines]], forged from Primarch's gene-seed .{{Fn|12}} Ferrus met his brother [[Fulgrim]] early on and initially was disdainful of the Phonecian's appreciation for art and culture, seeing it as a waste of time when a [[Galaxy]] needed to be conquered. Fulgrim jokingly referred to Ferrus as '''The Gorgon''', a reference to the mythical Terran creature whose ugliness turned men to stone. The title ultimately stuck.{{Fn|2b}}
[[Image:FerrusManusArtHH.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Ferrus Manus]]
