Sombreroman
The Novus attempts to charge the Reptilian, falling over, the mass writhes, detaching itself from what little remains of the original host, Novus also appears to have stopped draining energy. The Corpse behind them has been overtaken by the strain, but doesn't move, it is still only a corpse, its primary difference is that it has been taken over by the Novus strain.
"If the stuff can connect to the Weave, I may be able to.. Control the corpse, as dark as that sounds, It is theoretically possible, as it would lack brain function.. Without its own mind, there is an empty space for another."
Ceres pulls back after A moment of fighting the weakened Novus, a series of sparks come from his body, and he stops moving. The Corpse on the ground jolts, soldiers around it move away, aiming at it before firing at Novus once again.
(Machine corpses (and the Novus strain in this case) that have the ability to connect to the Weave without any brain/main system damage, allowing them to be controlled by another with access to the Weave, although only one body can be controlled at once, a biological using the Weave to control something other than a machine would become braindead for the duration of the control.)