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Chapter 119: Beating Up the C'tan World Shaper
The Bohr Dominion orbited a massive yellow star. Four rocky planets orbited it in the void, their surfaces concealing the Magadha Dynasty's tomb pyramids buried deep beneath. For countless ages, they had slumbered in darkness, awaiting the perfect moment to awaken.
When humanity's invasion fleet arrived, ancient defensive protocols activated. The tomb pyramids used phase-transfer technology to move directly from their underground chambers to the surface. Grand portals opened along their faces, prepared to teleport reinforcements straight to the battlefield.
The star's energy began to flow oddly, like rivers of fire guided by an invisible hand. Wave after wave surged toward the World Engine, passing through clouds and streaming down into the towering spires. Strange patterns activated across the massive construct, directing all that power into its core.
Scarab swarms poured forth like a black tide, absorbing the stellar energy and converting it into raw matter to rapidly repair every structure humanity had damaged.
The star's unnatural behaviour triggered immediate alerts throughout the Imperial fleet. On the command deck of the Emperor's Grand Design, officers watched as their spherical projection updated, scanning data pouring in. The star's position lit up bright, then expanded to dominate their display.
"Full scan initiated, performing data classification," reported the ship's computer systems.
A writhing fireball of plasma filled the entire projection. Within moments, the scanning arrays revealed something impossible - multiple black metallic constructs floating within the star's convection zone itself.
"Are those Necron constructs inside the star?" an officer shouted in disbelief.
The Tech-Priest's analysis reached the commanding officers within minutes, with the same data being transmitted simultaneously to the Emperor and others on the surface below.
Raven studied the information, his understanding growing with each line of data. The implications were staggering.
"These metal skeletons actually installed regulators inside the star," he said, watching the energy flow patterns.
"They're controlling the stellar emissions, directing all that power to wake up their tomb worlds faster."
To treat a star like a simple tool, to modify stellar mechanics as easily as adjusting a machine - even among all the universes he and the Emperor had visited, this level of technological mastery remained terrifying.
Valdor's voice cut through their analysis with grim urgency. "The Magadha Dynasty will fully revive in one hour and thirty-seven minutes. When that happens, we'll face their complete military might."
The Emperor absorbed this information in silence, his golden features betraying no emotion. But those ancient eyes measured odds, considered options, and prepared for what was to come.
Around him, the Custodians checked their weapons with practised efficiency, each golden guardian understanding the stakes without need for explanation.
"That's enough," the Emperor declared, his voice carrying absolute authority as he gazed across the World Engine's surface.
In the distance, a mechanical tide was building. The sound reached them first - countless metal limbs scraping against floors, mechanical joints grinding with each movement, the whisper of anti-gravity engines powering up for war.
Then came the sight that could bring dread in even those with mightiest will: giant scarabs and Necron constructs covering every surface visible, stretching to the horizon in all directions. An endless, inexhaustible wave of undead machinery flows toward their position like a metal tsunami.
The Custodians responded instantly, forming their defensive formation. Each golden faceplate concealed features set in grim determination. Power halberds crackled with deadly energy in their gauntleted hands, transforming them into war gods from humanity's oldest legends.
These were not men who knew fear - death, mercy, and hesitation held no meaning for the Emperor's companions. Only his will mattered.
The mechanical tide crashed against them like a breaking wave. The Custodians met it without hesitation, their war cries echoing across the battlefield as they moved like golden lightning.
Power weapons carved through Necron constructs with deadly precision, each thrust and slash finding its mark. Necron Warriors shattered into fragments under their assault, blades tearing through cold steel bodies and sending sprays of lubricant and coolant into the air.
The Emperor walked through the enemy ranks as if they were merely inconvenient obstacles. The Sword of Flame blazed in his grip, each swing sending waves of fire that cut through entire formations.
Necrons melted like metal in a forge, their advanced bodies reduced to liquid slag in seconds. No enemy could withstand even a single strike from the Master of Mankind.
His weapons were not limited to his blade alone. The lightning claw gauntlet burned with platinum-like flames that turned everything they touched to ash. Furious lightning obeyed his will, crushing hundreds of Necrons to dust with each gesture.
At times, he manipulated the dimensions of space itself - Necrons within hundreds of meters found themselves compressed into thin, two-dimensional forms. When space snapped back to normal, its returning force tore their steel bodies apart, sending metal limbs flying in all directions.
Elite Necron Warriors and nobles soared across the battlefield on anti-gravity platforms, their glowing green eyes burning with hatred as they looked upon the Emperor.
They attacked with the fury of ancient pride, seeking to prove their superiority. To the Emperor, they were no different from ordinary soldiers - merely obstacles to be swept aside with casual ease.
Terrifying bolts of psychic lightning crashed down from above at his command. The magnificent pyramids suspended over the Necron legions were struck and sent crashing to the ground with thunderous roars.
Thousands of Necron soldiers and war engines were caught in the falling debris, transformed into burning wreckage.
"Caw caw caw! Big Guy, our combination is truly unstoppable!" Raven called out excitedly, his corvid form darting between enemies. "We're cutting through them like they're made of paper!"
The Emperor glanced at his companion but said nothing, swinging his blade toward distant enemy formations. A dragon of fire swept outward, destroying every Necron within several hundred meters and clearing their path forward. Y
et for all their power, the enemy seemed endless. For every construct that fell, a hundred more took its place. Green flashes appeared regularly across the battlefield as new pyramids materialised, their portals disgorging fresh reinforcements in perfect formation.
"Big Guy, this way," Raven called out, guiding their advance through the chaos. His unique abilities let him read the World Engine's structure in detail, analysing the maze of passages to find the most direct path to their target. If they wandered through this mechanical labyrinth aimlessly, the endless forces would eventually wear them down through sheer numbers.
Fighting their way through wave after wave, they carved a path deeper into the World Engine's interior. The battles blurred together - golden weapons flashing, constructs falling, the constant advance through corridors that stretched beyond sight. Finally, they emerged into what had once been a great city.
The ornate decorations here were corroded and stained with age. Beautiful patterns embedded in the walls had long since been covered in rust and were beginning to peel away.
The Custodians' boots crushed colourful mosaic floors as they advanced through the metal maze of intersecting passages. At the city's heart stood their destination - the "Cathedral of July."
Seven brilliant silver spheres orbited the mountain-like structure in slow, hypnotic patterns. A cluster of shimmering spires soared upward from the centre, the tallest piercing through the clouds overhead.
The cathedral itself was covered in spikes. While all other Necron structures were built from dull grey metal, this building alone was adorned with panels of milky-white material that shimmered with purple and green dynasty colours.
Massive spheres rotated slowly around the cathedral's central spire, their smooth surfaces fitted with countless sensors and rows of gleaming lenses that tracked every movement.
"That is where the shard of Yggra'nya, the World Shaper, is imprisoned," Raven said, his voice carrying unusual weight.
His unique vision let him see what others could not - countless threads of fate weaving through reality, all connecting to this single point.
A creature beyond the material realm's understanding lay trapped beneath the cathedral, bound within a dimensional prison, with complex energy-draining devices continuously siphoning its godlike power.
The Emperor followed Raven's gaze to the magnificent structure. He had learned to trust his companion's unique insights, and without hesitation, he raised his hand to signal the Custodians. "Continue forward."
The golden guardians obeyed without question, their incredible combat abilities carving a bloody path through the defenders as they pressed toward the cathedral. Each step forward was bought with the destruction of dozens of Necron constructs, but they never wavered. The massive building loomed larger with each passing moment, its alien architecture both beautiful and terrifying.
A new figure stepped into their path then - a Necron Overlord larger and more imposing than any enemy they had faced. Three glowing eyes burned in its skull-like face as it studied the approaching humans.
Hieroglyphs and golden lines decorated its silver-white body and flowing cloak, marking it as nobility among the undead. In its grasp was a phase greatsword that pulsed with green energy, complex patterns covering the blade and wreathed in oily radiance.
The creature regarded them with the arrogance of ancient royalty facing upstart peasants.
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