Chapter 386 Lorgar’s past, the savior Regent VS Slaanesh? !
The setting sun dims and the sound of waves becomes gentle.
Ron fell asleep in a daze in this quiet environment.
At some point, the sleeping Guilliman began to frown again, and his body was wrapped with an inexplicable energy.
The regent fell into a hallucination, returning to his old nightmare just like countless times in the past.
The essence of nightmares is interference with thinking, perhaps the influence of past shadows, perhaps the call of some subspace existence.
But it’s not a good thing.
The phantoms keep passing by.
Guilliman saw the bright golden light. The huge outline of the Emperor's Dream was gradually getting larger, whitening in the afterglow of the setting sun, like an unparalleled church in the air.
The blue-purple back of the universe outlines the outline of the church, surrounded by millions of light spots.
Those are the lights shining from the battleship.
The Great Crusade launched by his father, the Emperor, the Lord of Mankind, was so magnificent that the human fleet set off from Terra and headed for the distant stars.
Humanity swept the world and became the overlord of the galaxy.
That was the moment when mankind was close to glory, but I didn’t expect that it was just the sunset and the beginning of the night.
“When did all this start?”
Guilliman tried to think about this complicated matter, but could not get a definite answer. Perhaps there were too many answers.
In fact, the signs of decline have already begun.
He returned to the meeting in Nicaea.
Although the famous attendance list and the historical records of the empire, there is no record of his participation in this meeting.
But he was there, and so were more of his Primarch brothers.
The Emperor ordered the use of false information to ensure that no one's testimony would be "tainted by the fear of others watching."
This meeting was a trial of the Thousand Sons Legion, and a dispute between the Primarchs over how to use the power of the Warp within the Legion.
Finally, the Emperor gave the answer.
He promulgated the "Nikaea Decree", which stipulated that except for navigators and astropaths, no beings were allowed to use psychic powers, especially the Space Marine Legion.
“Those who do not listen to my advice and do not believe in me will surely be in trouble.
He will be my enemy, and I will destroy him and all his followers until the end, when he will regret forsaking my light. "
The Emperor once said this at the meeting of Nicaea.
In front of everyone, he coldly and angrily scolded the wayward parent and son of the original body:
"You If you continue to be in contact with the Warp and rely on that power... Magnus, I will bring destruction to you, and you and your legions will disappear forever from the records of the Empire! ”
Guilliman remembered it clearly.
When Magnus heard these words, his face turned pale and his pride collapsed like a rock. He knelt on the ground and swore to obey.
Afterwards, all major legions were required to disband their think tank departments.
The originals must control themselves and not use their existing psychic powers.
Only later, people discovered that this subspace ability was the most effective means of resisting the Chaos Heresy.
The Emperor's Laws severely hindered the efforts of the Loyalist Legions during the Horus Heresy, and were unable to deal with the Traitor Legions who secretly used the Librarians.
Therefore, Guilliman believed that this decree needed to be repealed, otherwise they would not be able to win this victory.
However, this is also the case, and the execution of the decree of Nicaea was forcibly suspended.
Guilliman is immersed in the illusions of the past, but his focus is not on psychic energy or the warp, but on the disputes and hostility of the Primarchs.
He suddenly discovered a fact, and felt sad about it. It turned out that his primarch brothers had never been united, and the seeds of hatred had been planted long ago.
It seems now.
Their father, the Emperor, was so arrogant, cold, rude and neglectful, so insistent on his own way that he hardly considered any of the emotions and feelings of the Primarch and his children.
Perhaps he is not good at expressing emotions, is too rational, and believes too much in the will of these genes superhuman parents and children.
Thinking that they would be as selfless as themselves and be able to sacrifice everything for mankind.
As everyone knows, they, like all human sons, hope to be loved by their father, long for recognition, and have their own ideals and pursuits.
But what the Primarch and his son received were only cold orders from the Emperor.
Guilliman was unable to correctly judge the Emperor's character. Some said he was an arrogant tyrant and a failed father, while others said he was a great and benevolent monarch.
This is all in the past.
Now their father the Emperor is dead, his bones hanging on the Golden Throne, relying on the power of the Warp to retain a trace of consciousness.
He was not even sure whether the other party was still the emperor.
Guilliman never wanted to believe that the Emperor would become a god, a being that he once hated.
That is extremely sad.
But there is no doubt that the Emperor's contribution to and protection of humanity is beyond reproach.
“I am also an impersonal person who is often blinded by arrogance and belief. Those polite corporals, chatting and laughing are just means to achieve the goal.
Perhaps, I am no different from my father. ..."
The charming and kind regent analyzed himself coldly.
In order to achieve his goal, he did not hesitate to carry out cold killings.
Many years ago, he had learned that politics and war were just data tables, with words written in blood.
"Perhaps in addition to cold reason, we need emotions, and they are more fragile than imagined..."
Guilliman thought so.
He has committed too many killings driven by reason. Perhaps some of the killings were ignorant and could be avoided.
His brother Lorgar, the Lord of the Word Bearers and the Seventeenth Primarch, was the most fanatical worshiper of his father, the Emperor.
At the beginning of the establishment of the empire, Lorgar led the Word Bearers to gradually eliminate all blasphemy and heresy in the empire, burned the old scriptures and symbols, and built new huge monuments and cathedrals. And rise.
To ensure that humanity's faith in the Emperor continues.
He also wrote numerous works on the divinity and justice of the Emperor, and gave grand sermons and speeches to the public.
The most famous of them is "The Holy Words".
Not only that, Lorgar also built a "perfect city" - Monazia on the conquered planet.
That was the holy city where he devoted the most effort, and there were a large number of saints living in it.
To praise the greatness of the Emperor.
However, the Emperor was dissatisfied with the slow progress of Lorgar and the Word Bearers' conquest. He must conquer the galaxy as quickly as possible to deal with future crises.
More dissatisfied with the superstitious worship of Luo Jia and others.
Because one of the main visions of the Great Crusade was to liberate mankind from ignorance and ignorant religious worship.
So the Emperor condemned Lorgar and ordered him to speed up the conquest instead of creating blind worship. He also ordered Guilliman to destroy the "perfect city" Maunachia.
Guilliman obeyed the order and led the Ultramarine Legion to burn Mauna Chia, reducing it to ashes.
But what he didn't expect was.
The Emperor later ordered him to accompany him to meet Lorgar and the Word Bearers.
The regent witnessed the scene again in a vision. The Emperor used psychic pressure to force Lorgar and the Word Bearers to kneel before him.
And he, the executor of the burning of Monazia, was beside the emperor.
For a primarch, this is undoubtedly a great humiliation and a major mental blow.
After that, Guilliman continued to fight.
But he later heard that Lorgar had shut himself in his room and prayed silently for a month to the Emperor's orders.
During this period, the brother primarch lived in only a woolen robe and spoke to no one.
As the Emperor once again prepared to condemn the progress of the Word Bearers Legion, Lorgar had led his army back to the Great Crusade.
The Primarch brothers obeyed the order and accelerated their conquest. The worlds along the way fell to the Word Bearers with lightning speed.
But to everyone’s astonishment, Lorgar became the first primarch to betray himself, falling into Chaos under the temptation of the gods decades before the Horus Heresy. .
And it profoundly affected the subsequent Horus Heresy.
Judging from Guilliman's current thinking, Lorgar's behavior was indeed wrong and deviated from the track, but his father, the Emperor's handling of it was also too rough.
Maybe there is a better solution.
Under the influence of Ron, the regent looked at things with a touch of emotion in addition to rationality.
He was thinking, if he had paid more attention to Luo Jia, even given him some comfort, and faced some things with him, would the outcome have been different?
This question will never have an answer.
But ironically, the cult of Lorgar's creation would later become one of the most important pillars of the Empire.
His ideas about the imperial religion were all realized, and they became more and more grand.
The Book of Sacred Words, a holy book that presumes the emperor to be a god, allowed the establishment of the Imperial State Religion. Religious taboo books that were widely criticized back then are now regarded as treasures by the Imperial State Religion.
Trillions of soldiers and civilians pray to the great emperor every day holding the Book of Holy Words. "God-Emperor" has become the most popular name for the emperor.
The Space Marine Chapter is based on faith and loyalty. The Gray Knights rely on faith to prevent themselves from being corrupted. The Battle Sisters and Priests heal themselves with prayers.
There are many living saints walking in the empire, and everything has gone as he wished.
"Perhaps, that bastard is secretly laughing in a dark corner somewhere right now..."
Guilliman sighed secretly in his heart.
But no matter what, when you see the fallen one again, you must give him severe punishment!
When this idea appeared in his mind, his mind seemed to be pulled by some kind of existence, establishing a connection with a distant place of chaos.
It was a tower engraved with sacred scriptures but filled with chaos and darkness.
The tower bell rang, and the portal at the top suddenly opened. A figure with a ferocious head, scriptures tied around its body, and surrounded by dark yellow flames opened its eyes.
That is the fallen Primarch Lorgar who has become a demon.
For thousands of years, he has been sitting cross-legged in this tower meditating. This bastard almost never went out and was not very willing to move until he died.
Especially after being beaten up by the big black crow and the primarch of the 19th Legion, Corax, last time I went out, I didn't want to go out even more.
When Lorgar sensed the regent's psychic thinking, he was also surprised by it, and even had a hint of joy:
"Guilliman, have you also accepted the essence of that power? This is so rare.
Destiny has guided you here. Maybe you can consider exploring the original truth with me..."
This man is obsessed with exploring the power of faith. Trying to find the true God beyond the material realm to explore the ultimate mystery of the universe.
"Except for the truth, I have nothing else to ask for..."
Logar once said.
Of course, he does not think those chaos gods are true gods, but is trying to find existences in higher latitudes and the real creator through the chaotic subspace.
This fallen primarch hates atheists extremely, especially beings like Guilliman who reject the very nature of the warp.
Now you can see him using that power to form an illusion to contact himself.
Not a surprise.
And he could feel that Guilliman's essence was so powerful.
"There are no gods in this world, only a group of ugly, arrogant lunatics lost in power."
The Regent stared at Lorgar with an unkind look on his face.
"You are wrong, you are all wrong, I am the one who has grasped the only truth..."
Luojia smiled: "Look, has the empire turned into what I imagined? You should really go and see if our father has turned into a god.
This is faith With my strength, I won.”
He patted the original manuscript of the Book of Sacred Words that was still hanging on his body and was stained with filth, feeling quite proud.
That was his most satisfying work.
Luojia said enthusiastically:
"My dear, I should really go see my father, look up at the only sun, and ask him if he regrets stopping me from doing everything for him.
If everything goes well, maybe the empire will It won't be like this.
You should also be grateful to me. I also have a share of the credit for the empire to survive to this day..."
The regent did not respond to this bastard's words. Instead, he rushed over directly.
But Lorgar was unwilling to contact him, and instead closed the tower directly, severing the connection.
He didn't bother to start a fight with these crude atheists.
The fact is that this most unbeatable being among the original bodies was also severely beaten by Guilliman, in addition to Horus, Fulgrim and others.
It belongs to the combat floor.
After Lorgar sealed the tower, he seemed to feel other divinities in his connection with Guilliman, and even sensed a hint of aura from outside the galaxy.
He explored it all in detail.
"This is a new clue. It's time for me to go out and look for this truth..."
The fallen primarch, who has been self-proclaimed for many years, calmly became excited in his heart.
He thought about Guilliman again, and showed a smile that showed success.
Before completely sealing the tower, he gave the atheist a guide that would give the brother a chance to admire the god-like sun.
I believe this will change that brother's foolish thoughts.
……
Subspace.
The sacred sun shines with endless bright light, and the energy is so surging that it shakes everything around it.
"Father..."
The psychic essence of the Regent was almost drowned in the light of faith, stirred by this power.
Looking at the sacred sun in silence.
He felt extremely sad and disbelieving in his heart, and his mind became confused.
When he was in the palace before, he had not had deep contact with this power. He only thought that it might be an illusion formed by some kind of psychic energy, and there were reasons to convince himself.
But now he really feels this power.
The Prince Regent could no longer convince himself, nor could he refuse to admit that the Emperor had become an abomination.
Because he felt the divinity, and even more so the darkness hidden within.
What is the difference between this and those chaotic lunatics who claim to be gods?
Guilliman's heart sank.
He was acutely aware that if the Emperor's condition continued to deteriorate, he might one day have to face this being corrupted by faith.
How should he deal with himself then, and where should mankind go?
A cold thought arose in the anxious heart of the regent. Maybe he could end all this early and avoid a worse situation from happening!
But as soon as this idea appeared, it was killed.
I can't do this. Human beings need this power, and I can't treat my father who has dedicated everything to human beings like this.
In the past, he might have reluctantly taken action driven by reason, but not now!
He believed that he and Brother Ron would find a better way.
For some reason, Guilliman trusted that brother so much, as if they could solve all crises and difficulties as long as they stood together.
After the regent calmed down, he noticed the murmurs and disturbances in his thoughts.
That is the influence exerted by the Chaos Evil Gods.
He reacted.
Everything that is happening so far is the work of those despicable gutter rats in the subspace.
They took advantage of it when they were weak, set traps and interfered with their thinking to guide them to achieve their goals.
Perhaps it is the method used by the Chaos Evil Gods to corrode the brothers of the original body.
But these dark tricks cannot make me surrender.
I will never bow to those guys like those fallen brothers!
Soon, the regent took a deep look at the sacred sun, and then looked peacefully at the little sun sleeping soundly next to him.
Then left the area.
He doesn't want to stay here for too long. If he waits until the emperor wakes up, he won't know how to deal with such a situation.
There is a void somewhere.
Boom——
A huge burst of energy.
"Chaos evil, you cannot control me.
You should feel fear, in the near future, the flames of vengeance will burn out all the darkness!"
Guilliman burst out the wrath of the storm, It looks like a huge blue giant in the subspace, wrapped in storm energy, and its size spreads into the depths of the void.
That power is so huge.
He suddenly pulled out the chaos residue attached to his body and crushed it into pieces, completely eliminating all effects.
In the endless distance, three huge figures quietly disappeared.
Their plan failed.
But at least something has been gained. As long as the regents use this power, they will have the opportunity to exert more influence.
These Chaos Evil Gods are more wary of the Regent and will design more plots and traps for him and launch more attacks.
After Guilliman shattered those influences, feeling his current divine appearance, a trace of disgust arose in his heart.
Under the rejection, this power began to shrink or even be sealed.
He doesn't need this power.
Even if his father, the Emperor, loses control and becomes a new threat to mankind in the future, he will defeat him as a human to protect everything about mankind.
With the support of this belief, the regent seemed to become stronger again.
However, just when his mind returned to his body, he tried to completely seal this power.
He sensed something was wrong with Ron.
From a psychic perspective, Guilliman discovered that this brother was being corrupted by Slaanesh and was on the verge of danger.
The power of the evil god is exerting influence, and countless demonic phantoms are pestering his brother, trying to pull him into the abyss!
"Ron!"
The Regent's heart clenched, and the storm rose with fury.
...
The illusion of Slaanesh.
On the green wilderness, there are endless figures of desire, and these wonderful existences spread to the endless distance.
This area gathers almost all the images Ron can imagine, which can satisfy all his desires, and there are even more exciting programs.
And it is led by the Phantom of Slaanesh and several great demons of Slaanesh, and the scene in the wilderness is constantly changing.
Each area has its own characteristics and belongs to a large collection.
It can be said that he has exhausted all his tricks.
Ron swallowed:
"His~ a classic scene, this high-end game..."
The Lord of Joy has made such a big cost, What else is there to say, you have to go through it alone!
However, just when it was time to launch an attack.
He suddenly heard a familiar, calm, and angry voice behind him: "Heretics, you are seeking your own death!"
Ron turned his head and unexpectedly saw a tall The azure golden figure stepped forward holding the Emperor's Sword.
He couldn’t help but exclaimed:
“Good guys, a new plot where brothers join forces to fight?!”
(End of this chapter)