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Their rolling duel was eventually stopped by the perpetual, [[John Grammaticus]], who had been charge by the [[Cabal]] to permanently kill Vulkan with the [[Fulgurite]], a petrified bolt of the Emperor's own psychic abilities. The Cabal had ordered Grammaticus to give the Fulgurite to [[Konrad Curze|Curze]], as only a Primarch could kill another Primarch. But before he could complete his mission, [[Eldrad Ulthran]] appeared to Grammaticus, convincing him that if he himself used the Fulgurite to kill Vulkan, he would give up his perpetrual nature forever, but in exchange completely restore Vulkan's mind. The presences and abilities of another Primarch in the Emperor's armies would tip the balance against [[Horus]]. Grammaticus stabbed Vulkan through the heart, killing both of them in a psychic explosion. Grammaticus regenerated, as he always did, but was aware this would be his last life. Vulkan never recovered. {{Fn|6b}}
Later, Vulkan's corpse was reclaimed by the Primarchs [[Guilliman]], [[Lion El'Jonson ]] and [[Sanguinius]]. Vulkan was placed in a stasis-capsule, hand-crafted by Guilliman himself, with the words '''[[Unbound Flame]]''' carved into the side. The few remaining Salamanders who had made it to Macragge were allowed to stand guard over their fallen Primarch until such time as he could be returned to Nocturne. During their vigil, the Salamanders thought they heard a heartbeat coming from the casket, but dismissed it.{{Fn|6c}} Convinced he could be resurrected, an expedition back to Nocturne led by [[Artellus Numeon]] eventually was able to bring Vulkan's body back to Nocturne and with Numeon as the final sacrifice, Vulkan was restored from the Unbound Flame at [[Mount Deathfire]].{{Fn|10}}
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[Index Astartes IV]], pgs. 114-116 — ''Promethean Warriors: The Salamanders Space Marine Chapter''
