Vistario
Amidst the desolate soil
We heard the repeating cries of a fragment of metal
So True to Magnus' orders
I take my company's reins, onto the surface we settle
And as we branch out and explore the wreckage
We uncover a terminal's long-lost message
A visage of the past and of beautiful cities
So what has occurred here, what are we missing?
There is something wrong here, there is something hidden
With every second growing closer, I feel it near me!
My mind shudders, why does my heart race?
A psychic scream, like a crushing weight
Resounding in every corner of the world:
"The Ancient awaits!"
Enwrapped in grief and beset by pain
It bides its time, all it does is wait
We shoulder the hardship now and we endure
And to its source, we'll trace
The sight before my eyes is stark
A Dreadnought here, bearing the Emperor's Children's mark
Unexpectedly, it interjects with pointed thoughts
Awake once more, energy arcs
Across its words now, demanding to know
Are we standing here gathered as friend or foe?
Its shattered form yet still poses a threat to us all
It shall not be deceived, nor ignored
I speak in half-truths to not invite alarm
Rylanor
I see through your words, and I am not disarmed
We had learned from Him to hold to truth with every breath
V The wrong word here may mean death
R Even your words may be twisted and turned into weapons
V There is danger here, with every phrase now it beckons
V I would know the name of he who has me in his sights
R I am he who remembers, the Ancient of Rites!
Vistario
All at once, the pieces come together in my mind
This place was Istvaan III!
And we are here upon its corpse
On the grave that was left behind!
Rylanor
Would you convince yourself I am a remnant seeking saving?
This was not a cry for help!
This was a lure I laid to invite something in need of slaying
Fulgrim
Was this trap set for me, old one of mine?
You look terrible - a disgrace, even
Rylanor
At last, Fulgrim, you have come to me, abomination
Fulgrim
Words uttered by a shattered pile of metal, rust and stagnation?
You've had millennia to think of what to tell me, you've my attention
Rylanor
I need not glory nor for words to speak
When I have held
A Virus Bomb! (Fulgrim: No!)
Vistario
Reaching out, my Raptorae uses his mind to hold the pace, to silence time
I channel him all of the strength I have, his power desperately relying on mine
And from my peripheral sight, I can no longer see that frail shell, devoid of its might
But rather a righteous being of defiance
Who is not without the will to fight!
I watch the Dreadnought lash out in wrath
His blows deflected away from their path
Despite the years he has endured
It's clear that he will live and he will die by the sword
Fulgrim then returned a strike
His sword slitting through bravado and machine alike
His face a mix of contempt and glee
The eyes of one who can feed off misery!
Rylanor
You can never be forgiven for the things that you've done
And so it falls to my hands to end the prodigal son
Fulgrim
You cannot imagine the beautiful bounty of Chaos
Rylanor
Those things I'd never even wish to know!
Fulgrim
There is still your potential that shines through
Imagine the unfulfilled glories we'd see to
Rylanor
That you still think I seek any glory
Betrays the True blindness that has overcome you
I recall the virtues I stood for
I recall the struggles and the things that we have done!
I will not be deterred from my vengeance
I remember the lessons passed on to the Sons!
I am one of the Emperor's Children
I am Rylanor and I am the Ancient of Rites!
So I reject you for now and for always!
To strike you down I have waited for a million nights
Vistario
Inspired by the things I've heard
I raise my voice and shout clearly and out of turn
Rylanor deserves better than you, oh Primarch
Rylanor deserves better than all of us!
With but a single shot, the Raptorae is relieved of duty and released of his task
I feel the virus rend me apart, with my honour intact
As I'm enveloped by the encroaching flash
Fulgrim
Although this body of mine's still intact
A part of my pride, I fear, will never come back
