In the Black Legion, no one can shake Abaddon's will.
This legion was built up by him alone.
His prestige cannot be replaced by anyone else.
Under Abaddon's orders, the Spirit of Vengeance turned around and headed towards Red Earth.
The same is true for the huge fleet.
As followers of Chaos, they can do much more in the Warp than the Imperium.
Especially the chaotic forces like the Black Legion which wields powerful strength.
Even the eternally hungry demons would not want to mess with them.
If you provoke the empire, the worst that can happen is that you will be expelled.
If you provoke the Black Legion, you will be arrested and forced to do hard labor.
Those demon engines and demon vehicles contain real demons imprisoned inside.
Even on giant battleships like the Spirit of Vengeance and the Planet Killer, there are imprisoned demons who serve as servants.
If you harass the Black Legion, you will be courting death.
The warriors stood beneath Abaddon's throne, they kept silent to avoid provoking the Great Despoiler and incurring his wrath.
Ever since being severely injured by Calgar on Vigilance, the tyrant has become very irritable.
Many unlucky people have died at his hands.
No one wants to be next.
The few mortal crew members were so frightened that they trembled in fear and dared not show any opposition.
The Vengeful Spirit has been severely contaminated by the Warp.
The massive marble portal was covered in thick flesh.
Blood flowed through transparent tubes, and those important compartments beat like a heart.
The flesh and blood still remains active, continuously contracting and expanding like a living organism.
In a sense, the Spirit of Vengeance is actually a living organism.
A mortal of the Vengeful Spirit simply wouldn't survive long under such conditions.
A Queen of Glory-class battleship like the Spirit of Vengeance would require a significant number of people.
Even though there are devout believers of Chaos, it is not easy to replenish the scale of the Spirit of Vengeance to ensure its normal operation.
To this end, the Black Legion's think tanks came up with many solutions.
For example, capturing demons as soldiers.
Or merge a soul with the Spirit of Vengeance, making the battleship the body of that soul.
They used a special ritual to bind the soul of a girl to the Spirit of Vengeance.
Steel is her body, heavy armor is her skin, the reactor is her heart, and the spirit of revenge is running.
The girl's soul was named Yintzara, and she was once the sister of Kayan, the chief think tank of the Black Legion.
After the death of this girl, she first became the core machine soul of the battleship Terrarock.
When the Spirit of Vengeance was reclaimed by Abaddon, she was transferred to a new warship.
Became the soul and heart of the Spirit of Vengeance.
She was in a life-support tank above the bridge, suspended in icy blue liquid.
No matter what crisis the Spirit of Vengeance encountered, she remained quiet and stayed in the shelter filled with amniotic fluid.
Extending from her head were cogitator cables that connected to the machinery of the life-support cage.
The cables swayed gently in the artificial amniotic fluid, like a group of snakes forming a huge crown.
Each of these metal snakes was constantly transmitting her thoughts to the receiving systems throughout the warship, and at the same time transmitting all the information received by the warship into her brain.
The liquid in the tank is clear and transparent.
At the base of the tall glass tank, a humming machine is continually filtering the liquid and infusing it with nutrients.
Intzara has no eyes, but she can see everything she wants to see.
The numerous tall towers and thousands of robotic sighting devices and sensors of the Vengeful Spirit are her eyes.
When Intzara spoke, the entire communication channel of the Spirit of Vengeance became her voice box.
"The trajectory has been corrected, and it is expected to reach Chidi Star in six days." Yintzara's voice came through the black microphone device on the bridge, echoing in the silent crowd.
Abaddon said nothing, he sat back on his throne, anger evident on his face.
He was looking forward to the moment when he could destroy the Red Earth Star with his own hands.
That would be the pinnacle of his career.
But he also had some concerns.
In the battle of Vigilance Star, he was severely humiliated by Calgar.
Calgar's power was too terrifying. Even with the blessing of the four gods, he could hardly resist the opponent's attack.
Just a little bit, and it was lost at the hands of the opponent.
In order to fight against Calgar, he had Erebus brought up.
Lorgar, Perturabo, and Fulgrim, the three demon primarchs, wanted to encircle Guilliman on the Planet of Knowledge.
As a result, Corax, who had escaped, surrounded them with other loyal primarchs.
The three were defeated and were captured alive and brought back to Terra.
The forces they left behind were unable to seek revenge on their own due to the strength of the empire, and could only choose to cooperate with Abaddon.
Erebus and Kor Phaeron, two guys vying for power, joined the Black Legion with a group of Word Bearers, wanting to participate in the event of destroying the Empire in order to save their own Primarch.
In the Human Empire's must-kill rankings, he is the only one who is not a Primarch but is included in the top five, ranking above Fabius.
Erebus is one of the most important members of the Word Bearers and the Dark Council of Cecalus.
He was the instigator of the Horus Heresy.
Played an important role in Lorgar and Horus's surrender to Chaos.
He calls himself the Hand of Fate.
It is the most deadly tool in the plan of the Power of Destruction.
During the Great Crusade, Erebus held the prestigious position of Chief Chaplain of the Word Bearers.
He was a fearsome, intimidating Astartes warrior.
His shaved scalp was tattooed with passages from the Book of Lorgar, which he used to intimidate and psychologically harm his enemies.
However, what is not known is that Erebus never really recognized Lorgar's beliefs from beginning to end.
He believed the Emperor was untrustworthy.
Before joining the Great Crusade, he already believed in the Chaos Gods and secretly assisted them in destroying the Emperor's legacy.
After the Perfect City was burned down by the XIII Legion, Lorgar fell into self-doubt.
At this time, Erebus, who had been operating in secret, began to reveal his heretical ideas.
He persuaded Lorgar and told him that there were other gods in this universe that were worth believing in.
With the help of Cole Phaeron, Lorgar's adoptive father, Lorgar was poisoned in his confusion.
After his pilgrimage into the Eye of Terror, Lorgar and his legions fully embraced Chaos.
After the fall of the Word Bearers, Erebus shifted his goals and became more determined to serve the gods and become their most proud subordinate.
Relying on his own reputation, he entered the Sons of Horus Legion in the name of observation and learning.
He stole the Chaos Weapon - Nemesis Blade from the Intres Civilization.
The Interres civilization is a pure human civilization that retains ancient technology and civilization. It is a very benevolent civilization.
This civilization was very afraid that Horus and others were running dogs of Chaos, and was very cautious about this.
It was a long time before they realized that Horus and the others knew nothing about the Warp and were surprisingly naive.
In that time, driven by the Emperor's truth, the human race of Terra remained pure.
Imperial Truth is a lie.
But it also helped mankind.
So that they will not be poisoned by the horrors of the subspace.
Just as the Interres civilization was delighted with the purity of Horus and others and was preparing to join the Empire.
Erebus's act of stealing Chaos weapons made the Intres civilization believe that the ignorance and purity of Horus and others were all disguised.
War broke out between the two sides.
Horus began to doubt himself for the second time after his diplomatic failure.
The first time was with the false emperor.
It was also a civilization that survived the Long Night, but was destroyed by the Sons of Horus.
Horus doubted himself and thought that if the Emperor were here, these two wars would never have happened.
Afterwards, Erebus took advantage of Horus's pride and sent him to the planet Davin.
Erebus revealed the rebellion of the governor of the planet Davin in front of many recorders, causing Horus, who was greatly humiliated, to become furious.
The governor of the planet Davin, Eugan Tamba, was appointed by Horus himself. Horus admired his loyalty the most and mentioned it many times.
The opponent's rebellion undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow to Horus' confidence once again.
In order to wash away the shame, he personally led a team to kill the traitors, but was eventually severely injured by the blade that was stolen from the Interres civilization by Erebus and given to Yugan Tamba, his nemesis.
After ordinary means of treatment failed, Erebus proposed sending Horus to the temple and using rituals to guide him to see the so-called "truth", ultimately leading to Horus's fall.
Under the instigation of Erebus, Horus stayed away from the Great Crusade, reached an agreement with the God of Chaos, and embarked on the path of rebellion against the Emperor.
For a long time, Erebus remained with Horus, acting as his Dark Spirit advisor and ally.
Abaddon's hatred for Erebus was as deep as Lorgar's.
Even if one day, he succeeds in destroying the human empire.
His next target will also be the Word Bearers Legion.
Even though many people ridiculed Abaddon as a reckless man, he was not worthy of being the war commander chosen by the four gods.
In fact, this is just a kind of impotent rage and jealousy.
Abaddon's abilities may not be as great as those of the Primarch.
But he is definitely one of the top few in the first echelon of Space Marines.
Before his rebellion, Abaddon was the captain of the First Company of the Sons of Horus and the chief of the Council of Four Kings, whom Horus valued the most.
He dared to argue some things with Horus and even the Emperor.
This quality alone is enough to defeat many people.
Many Primarchs did not dare to speak out against the Emperor, let alone the Space Marines.
Abaddon was chosen by the four gods because he was the only one among the many traitors who could take on the banner.
Angron was overcome by endless rage, Fulgrim turned to Slaanesh, Mortarion became Nurgle's lackey, and Magnus was used as a plaything by Tzeentch.
The Four Gods would never allow one of them to become a Chaos Warmaster.
The gods all want to devour each other and completely control the power of chaos.
Although Lorgar has no obvious inclination, his personal ability is at the level of a Primarch.
But he is not popular.
If it weren't for the great enemy, the Empire, and the fact that he was a demon primarch, he would have been attacked by the crowd long ago.
Not to mention Perturabo, whose awkward personality makes it difficult for him to win the support of others, and he might even be betrayed by others.
Erebus taunted Abaddon, saying he was unworthy of being chosen by the Four Gods.
But if Erebus were to take the position, he would probably be hacked to death by other Chaos Warriors in the first place.
Abaddon remained at Horus's side throughout the Great Crusade and the Heresy.
He witnessed the fall of his genetic father and became a tool of the gods.
By that time, he already hated Lorgar and the Word Bearers.
If it weren't for the threat of the Empire, Abaddon would have sent troops to attack the Word Bearers immediately.
Surrounded by several wizards, Erebus came up.
Wherever this guy goes, endless dark shadows follow him.
Faint whispers lingered, and all sorts of invisible creatures whose tracks were difficult to discern were hiding in his shadow.
His face was extremely hideous, with bone spurs growing on it, and thumb-sized faces appearing on it.
Erebus saluted Abaddon and praised him as a great Warmaster.
But Abaddon saw hypocrisy in his eyes.
A piece of garbage.
Disgusting and hateful garbage.
Abaddon did not show it, he looked to Erebus and asked how to deal with Calgar.
Calgar's power is certainly not as terrifying as Guilliman's.
But it still cast a shadow on Abaddon.
One punch almost made him unable to come back.
If those wizards had not taken him away, the Black Legion would have lost the leadership of the great Abaddon.
"We can offer sacrifices to the great Chaos. Those beings in the darkness may be willing to contribute their strength." Erebus said, "Not long ago, we obtained a group of captives. Those captives can be sacrificed. Using their flesh and souls, we can exchange for the power to kill Calgar."
"Are you sure?" Abaddon asked.
Erebus nodded confidently, "Trust me, Warmaster. The power of those demons is enough to make Calgar kneel on the ground and beg for his life."
Abaddon stared at Erebus with a serious look, and waved the Claw of Horus.
"Since you are so confident, I will leave Karga to you. I hope you can handle this matter well. It will be a good thing for both you and me."
Erebus was stunned for a moment, then continued, "Warmaster, I need a container."
Abaddon sneered, "This is your business. I just need the result."
"This container has very demanding requirements," Erebus said. "It needs to be strong enough to suppress the demons."
Abaddon stood up, stepped down from the throne, and walked in front of Erebus.
The demon sword Drachanion screamed with excitement in his hand.
It could feel the terrible anger in its master's heart.
The sword thirsts for the blood of Erebus.
"Then who do you think is most suitable for Erebas?" Abaddon looked at Erebas and asked slowly.
Erebus originally wanted to say that you, Warmaster, are the most suitable one.
He has muscles but no brains, and he calls himself the Chaos Warmaster every day.
He also looked down upon the gods.
If you don't become a consumable, who will
Erebus just wanted to find a reason to get rid of Abaddon like his old father, and at the same time consume the empire.
That way he would have a chance to take control of the Black Legion.
Lead everyone to complete the work of the gods with piety.
But looking at Abaddon like this, he suddenly felt a little scared.
If I say that Abaddon will become a container of power, I'm afraid that I will be the next one to be skewered by the claws of Horus.
The wizard who was bitten by the devil is still screaming.
He doesn't want to be next.
“I think he’s quite suitable.”
Under the threat of death, Erebus pointed at another warrior.
The warrior uttered a threatening roar.
Everyone knows that the power of the devil is not so easy to take.
Abaddon pushed Erebus's hand down little by little. "You can be the vessel, Erebus. I know you are the closest to the Chaos Gods, at least that's what you said."
"Warmaster." Erebus tried to struggle.
But a look from Abaddon made him silent.
Being a container doesn’t necessarily mean death.
To oppose Abaddon is to be killed instantly.
Thinking of this, Erebus could only nod, suppressing his anger and unwillingness, and said obediently, "Yes, I also think I am the most suitable."
"That's good." Abaddon smiled and walked back to his throne.
After going through so many things, Abaddon has long been clear about the nature of Chaos.
The gifts of chaos are never free.
It will take away more than it gives.
What the ritual of Erebus was, Abaddon did not know.
But he knew that if he wanted to get those powers, he would have to pay for them.
He was not one of those wizards who sold their souls to the devil for a little knowledge and power.
If he couldn't defeat Guilliman and Calgar, he would return to the Eye of Terror.
I would like to borrow another ten thousand years from heaven and survive. I don’t believe that we won’t be able to win after dragging it out for tens of thousands of years.
As the saying goes, God will reward those who set their minds to it. He slept on straw and tasted gall, and with only 3,000 soldiers he destroyed Terra.
Erebus looked very unhappy.
He failed to trick Abaddon, but ended up getting himself into trouble.
But now, there is no other way.
All we can do is hold the ceremony.
A fire pit and the Chaos Octagonal Rune for sacrifice were soon set up.
Captives with psychic potential were selected to serve as sacrificial offerings.
Along with screams, the evil fire of the subspace was ignited.
These flames do not use ordinary firewood, but instead use soul fragments as fuel.
In the flames, those suffering souls were screaming.
Erebus whispered, looking down at the fire pit, chanting the ancient sacrificial runes.
The firelight reflected on his shaved head with a distorted face.
It is also reflected in the armor decorated with barbs and bones.
Abaddon sat on his throne, watching Erebus' actions.
He was very large, and the Terminator armor on his body made a slight buzzing sound.
This set of Terminator armor has a long history.
It can be traced back to the end of the Great Crusade, when Horus and the Dark Mechanicus established a covenant. The then Forge General Kelbor sent a batch of Terminator armor as a witness to the covenant.
Erebus pulled out a book, straightened his body, and turned the ancient pages until he found a complex pattern of entangled symbols.
Those ancient, lost gods have long since fallen into the demonic horde, or have been completely forgotten, sitting in some corner of the warp, waiting to be destroyed along with the universe.
Many people know that Chaos Demons, Warp Gods and other such beings possess eternal lifespans.
It seems like a blessing.
But this is not the case.
Civilization will collapse, and the gods it worshipped will be forgotten.
New gods will grow stronger as new civilizations rise and take their place.
Some of those ancient gods collapsed with the collapse of faith, but some did not, and remained as powerful as ever.
But they were forgotten.
I can only stay in the corner, waiting for the day when the universe is destroyed.
The relationship between subspace and reality is very special.
If no one remembers the gods, then the gods have no way to interfere with reality and it would just be a peculiar natural phenomenon.
If someone performs rituals on them, they can get their help and become a channel for them to intervene in reality.
The more widely a god's name spreads, the greater the power with which it can interfere with the universe.
It's like two countries.
No matter how strong you are in another country, it’s useless.
No one cares about you.
Unless you go to war and conquer others, it is impossible to exert influence.
But there is another way, which is to infiltrate using various methods.
Cultivate your own spokesperson.
If a country is full of other people, then naturally their internal affairs and economy will also be controlled by them.
Just one word from someone can plunge the entire country into chaos.
The same is true of the subspace.
The Four Gods have been supporting their own spokesmen and using them to interfere with reality.
If, like during the Great Crusade, an iron-fisted monarch came to the real universe, he would be determined to eliminate the influence of the warp and kill those traitors who betrayed him.
The influence of the Four Gods will also drop suddenly.
It is easier to seek help from these forgotten gods than to rely on the power of the four gods.
Those guys are just gathering dust in the corner, transparent beings that are ignored.
They will not be stingy with their blessings, just to spread their voices to those fools who crave the power of chaos.
Erebus performed many ceremonies.
This kind of thing is very familiar to him.
Large numbers of prisoners were killed to establish contact.
"Pah." An officer spat at the soldier who was escorting him. "Don't touch me with your disgusting hands, minion of Chaos."
"Damn it." The soldier roared angrily.
Abaddon turned his gaze towards that location.
A pleased smile appeared on the mortal's face.
The other party felt Abaddon's gaze and turned to look at him with disdain.
"You are a bunch of cowards who only dare to hide from the glory of the regent. You have no ability except to massacre women and children."
"Damned mortal." The soldier who was spat on grabbed the officer's head.
The other party is still smiling.
Spit on all the traitors here.
The sound of Ka rang out.
His neck was broken and his body fell limply to the ground.
Abaddon's face turned grim.
Guilliman's return brought many changes.
In the past, these cowardly mortals would never have had the courage to resist.
But now, they dare to spit on themselves.
This is not a good sign.
They are changing.
Abaddon hated this change.
This world is getting damn bad.
Red Planet must be destroyed to let Guilliman know that he cannot save the Empire.
"Hurry, execute them all," Erebus said, "and sacrifice their souls and blood to the Chaos Powers."
The dagger slashed the necks of innocent people.
Blood gushed out from the wound.
Vicious warp flames rose up.
Their blood hissed in the flames.
At the moment of death, the hot, vivid and powerful emotion filled the entire room.
It was panic, pain, and fear of betrayal.
Erebus knelt on the ground and carved a pattern exactly as it was in the book.
However, he failed to notice that one rune was out of alignment, and blood tainted that rune.
Complex shapes have power and can be associated with specific entities.
Any deviation and what is summoned may be very different.
Erebas had done this kind of thing many times, and he thought he was familiar with it, so he didn't conduct any checks.
The temperature aboard the Vengeful Spirit dropped sharply.
A biting cold wind blew from some unpredictable corner, carrying the dust of lost eras and destroyed empires, and carrying the eternal and endless meaning.
The creatures hiding in the shadows howled in nameless terror.
They sensed that an ancient and terrifying existence was about to arrive.
That kind of aura is so terrifying that it is enough to drive countless lives crazy.
The shadows seemed to be given life, dancing in the corners of the room.
A noisy voice with no source came from all around.
Full of endless malice and terror.
Even the creatures in the shadows were crying.
They could not bear the threat posed by that voice.
"Are you trying to gain my help, little creature?"
Abaddon was not too impressed.
He had completed many trials.
He had faced many ancient and terrifying demons that were no less terrifying than the Four Gods.
"Yes, I am the Warmaster of Chaos, future master of the galaxy. What are you? Who am I speaking to?"
"My name has not yet been heard of in this world, and you will be the first living being to know it. I am the one to whom all things return to unity, the ruler of time and space - Yog-Sothoth. I am outside of all realms, you call me, and I will respond to you," said the voice.
When Erebus heard the voice, he was stunned for a moment. He looked down and found an error in the graphics.
A sense of panic suddenly arose in my heart.
It seemed like he had called the wrong person.
But now, it's impossible to recover.
If Abaddon knew that he was incompetent, he would probably be killed.
Erebus only wanted to summon a god whose name was lost in the ancient river and use his power to fight against Calgar.
Now, an inexplicable existence was summoned.
A being no less powerful than the Four Gods.
"I seek the power to achieve victory," Abaddon said.
"Victory, a useless word." The voice said, "Creatures bound by ignorance often crave for it. In the infinite world, many creatures will make similar requests. This is not difficult, but what can you pay for this transaction?"
"What do you need?" Abaddon asked. "Soul? Flesh? Or something else?"
"Your power is too weak, and you have nothing that can satisfy me. But you are the first living being to summon me in this world. As a reward, I allow you to owe a promise as the price of the transaction."
"This condition is absurd," Abaddon said. "No one will agree to an unlimited promise."
"Then what can you offer? You have the marks of other Chaos Powers on you. Under such circumstances, you are doomed to be unable to pledge allegiance to me. I have seen a perfect vessel in this world. If you can get it for me, this deal will be complete."
The voice's patience was wearing thin.
It is obvious that the other party does not like such a deal very much.
But it remains patient.
This universe bears no trace of it.
If you can leave a mark, it is definitely worth it.
It has no intention of striving for control of this world.
But if it can leave a mark, then its game can expand to a wider range.
What a wonderful thing.
Abaddon frowned, then said, "That's it. Seal your power in him. After you win, I will get the container for you to complete the deal."
"The contract is established, tiny creature, do not try to fool me, otherwise your fate will face unimaginable horror. No one can deceive the omniscient Yog-Sothoth." said the voice.
Then, it disappeared.
The screams of the shadows also stopped.
There was a strange mark on Erebus' body.
That mark was clearly distinct from the marks of the four gods on his body, as if they were a completely different force.
This reminded Erebus of some bad things.
During the Siege of Terra, he visited a man.
That was the Mother of the Primarchs - Erda, a powerful Immortal.
He once tried to persuade the Mother Primarch to join the Chaos side.
But the other party refused.
To this end, Erebus summoned four great demons to regain his place.
The four big demons were all killed by Erda.
The power used is not the power of the gods of the warp.
During that conversation, Erebus learned that there were other powers in this world.
Those powers are older and more powerful than those of the gods of sub-space.
In the days that followed, Erebas kept thinking about this matter.
But I don't have much clue.
Until now, he was very sure that the being that was talking to Abaddon was definitely not a creature of this universe.
But it is equally powerful, and just as unfathomable as the Four Gods.
If his original master knew about this kind of thing, he would probably collapse completely.
God is not the only one.
There may be more of them than there are humans.
The emergence of the Great Rift did not just tear apart the veil between the Warp and the real world.
It also brought this universe into the sight of more chaotic creatures.
A universe that is about to fall into chaos is like a delicious cake.
Erebus felt that more powerful Chaos Powers might awaken, and they would participate in the feast of dividing up the universe.
After sensing the departure of the god who called himself Yog-Sothoth, Abaddon glanced at Erebus, which made the latter somewhat afraid to look directly at him, fearing that his mistake would be known by the other party.
Fortunately, Abaddon didn't take the matter too seriously.
He was thinking about how to destroy the empire.
Abaddon didn't care whose power he used to destroy it.
Let the galaxy burn.
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Red Earth Star.
The fleet led by Calgar supported the planet.
Crimson Planet is immune to damage from the Great Rift.
But the galaxies around it have already fallen.
The evil forces of the Warp corrupted those worlds, dragging them into the Great Rift.
Next to the Red Earth Star, a galaxy called Sejir has become the territory of a demon prince named Joelkan.
Countless demon armies poured into the Red Earth Star from the Sejir Galaxy, trying to incorporate this planet into the Demon Prince's territory.