Dad! I'll Dig You Out of My Throat Right Now!

"Son... how did you become like this?"

"Why are you still repeating my mistakes?"

Horus's voice suddenly sounded behind him.

Abaddon should not have been affected by that voice, nor drawn in by it, because Sanguinius had used a similar trick before.

But at that moment, Abaddon was immersed in the boundless pain brought by the Hell Beast and the tearing of his soul by eight daemons. His will had weakened until only hatred, fury, arrogance, and a tiny bit of fear from midnight dreams remained.

If Horus were resurrected, Abaddon would not feel the slightest joy. He would only cry out in terror, "Dad, you're not dead?!" before fleeing in panic.

Just like the joke Zhou Yun had once told.

"One day, Chaos Warmaster Abaddon and the Imperial Creed's High Pontiff were bragging."

"The High Pontiff said, 'The Emperor's will is supreme. Even dead warriors can return to life and fight for the Emperor, so long as they bear loyalty to the Imperium in their hearts.'"

"Abaddon said, 'The false Emperor is shameless, deceiving all living beings. I shall ride the Scarlet Path and ravage the galaxy from the Eye of Terror to its farthest fringe in an instant.'"

"The High Pontiff did not believe him and demanded that Abaddon prove it. Abaddon immediately panicked and hurriedly gathered his sorcerers to discuss it."

"At that moment, a sorcerer devoted to the Changer of Ways spoke. 'Warmaster Abaddon, I have an idea. You can have the High Pontiff resurrect Horus. Once Warmaster Horus returns, you will not need the Scarlet Path. You will flee to the edge of the galaxy in an instant anyway.'"

Although Abaddon often claimed to be the inheritor of Horus's cause and declared that he would avenge his father against the false Emperor,

Abaddon knew that