Arrival on Medusa Ferrus was stolen away by the forces of Chaos just as his brothers, and spent hi s first

years on the planet Medusa. He awoke after his pod crashed on Medusa, in the centre of a colossal mountain o f black rock and ice. He left the pod and inspected his surroundings: he discove red an "X" mark on his pod and that the chamber was too precise to be a natural formation. Exploring further, he discovered runes and electro-conductive stalagm ites all around the chamber. His inspections awakened an imprisoned colossal bio mechanical worm-like creature, which attacked him and escaped, ignoring his atta cks. He followed its path of destruction and swore he would destroy the beast he had unwittingly released. When he reached the surface, he saw other men in the distance but wouldn't reveal himself to them, keeping his recent oath in mind.[4 ] Ferrus would not join these tribes, as many of his brothers did. Instead, he sou ght out physical challenges to make himself stronger and more resilient. These t ests ended with his battle against the Great Silver Wyrm Asirnoth, a metallic be ast impervious to harm; Ferrus had to drown it in magma to kill it. The melted f lesh of the wyrm fused to Ferrus's flesh, giving him the true metal hands his Le gion would take its name from[Needs Citation]. Ferrus returned to the tribes and lectured them on technology. The clans advance d at a stunning pace and Medusa prospered, but Ferrus took care to leave the int er-clan rivalry and fighting by never taking sides, as he saw the competition be tween them as healthy and good[Needs Citation]. The Emperor eventually came to Medusa and Ferrus Manus tested himself on him in a cataclysmic battle that is said to have lain waste to entire mountains. Finall y having found someone equal, Ferrus accepted the Emperor as his master and took command of a legion of Space Marines [Needs Citation]. Great Crusade Thousands of planets would fall to the remorseless Iron Hands under Ferrus's lea dership. Each weak link in humanity was to be purged if mankind was to grow stro nger. Scholars spoke of the wave of piety and faith that spread before the Iron Hands, with many planets suddenly motivated to look into themselves when they he ard that the Iron Hands were approaching[Needs Citation]. Horus Heresy Ferrus Manus and Fulgrim in a duel[2a]. Once swayed himself to the side of the Warmaster, Fulgrim approached Ferrus Manu s before the heresy and tried to lure him to join Chaos. Ferrus Manus was so enr aged at this proposal that he attacked Fulgrim. A short duel took place, where F errus destroyed Fulgrim's sword Fireblade, the same weapon Ferrus had given to h im many years before. Fulgrim escaped after rendering Ferrus unconscious, leavin g him alive but taking with him the massive thunder hammer he himself had crafte d for his brother.[2] The Iron Hands was one of the loyal legions the Emperor called to Isstvan V. Giv en the large distance, Ferrus Manus took the Legion's fastest ships and departed only with his veterans. Most of them died in this battle, when following the lo ss of their primarch they were struck down by the traitor legions, caught betwee n the hammer of the Emperor's Children and upon the Anvil of the four support le gions of the second wave. [2] Fulgrim personally killed Ferrus during the battle at Isstvan V, using the daemo n weapon he acquired fighting the Laer to strike his head from his shoulders in one fell swoop. Fulgrim was distraught with grief that his closest brother was d

ead by his own hand, eventually giving into the whispers of Chaos to ease his pa in, which ripped apart his mind and soul, overtaking his body and pushing him in to the deepest corners of his mind. It turned him into a Daemon Prince and he br ought Ferrus's mutilated head before Horus. [2]