Warp power wounds the primarch, but Kor Phaeron’s wish to turn him creates an opening. Guilliman tears out his primary heart. The later escape shows Kor Phaeron alive, preserving the difference between grievous injury and a confirmed death.
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Dan Abnett, Know No Fear: The Battle of Calth.
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