Erebus-chan's Forced Fall to Evil

That was a long, long time ago, when the Emperor was not yet Emperor.

He often joined his Perpetual friends to enlighten those who were lost and distressed, and to impart wisdom and methods to them.

After that, he departed, hoping that those who had received his teachings would uphold the wisdom he imparted and lead humanity toward a brighter future.

He believed that once people emerged from the Dark Age of ignorance, they would no longer need his frequent intervention.

But things didn't seem to go as smoothly as he had expected.

Wisdom breeds worship.

Worship is strengthened into faith;

Faith unites into consensus.

Consensus evolved into religion.

Then he discovered that someone had been spreading his dark past everywhere in the name of God.

Some things he never did were attributed to him in order to make the missionaries accept them!

Unconsciously, he gained many incarnations that he didn't originally have.

With brothers.

Why keep him in office—

And unofficial histories.

Unofficial history that is both unconventional and historical.

This is just a minor issue.

As Perpetual, he no longer cared about the gossip of outsiders.

Okay, I still value it somewhat.

However, the harm caused by later generations condemning, attacking, and even waging war and massacres in his name is far more painful than defaming him.

It's always like this.

He wanted to enlighten humanity, to inspire each individual to take control of their own destiny.

Relying on scientific and rational thinking, we set off towards the distant sea of stars.

But people always hope that there is a powerful and infallible God who can show them everything and guide them in everything.

After losing God's support, out of fear, power, or simply hatred, believers, in the name of God who teaches people to do good, do foolish and crazy things.

No matter how many times, nothing changes.

He could never change anything.

Even the Old Night, which came closest to success.

He had thought that humanity, now possessing such advanced technology, would never again return to the ignorant state of the past.

But when the all-encompassing Warp Storm returns, everything returns to its original state.

Even with the support of high technology, the damage caused by people's madness is even more terrifying.

The more he wanted to help people, the deeper the religious conflicts and hatred became in the end.

This is reality, he thought.

No matter how powerful an individual may be, they can never lead humanity toward the light amidst the surging tides of time.

Disheartened, he knew this inevitable outcome.

He then lived in seclusion, unwilling to participate in any more conflicts.

Until--

In the very end,

The old friend who had once given him the torch came to him again.

Back to the present.

The Pride of the Emperor hovers above Colchis.

He looked at Lorgar, who remained kneeling before him, prostrate and unwilling to raise his head.

Although each of the Primarch inherited his characteristics to some extent.

But he was never that foolish!

No!

He turned away, somewhat reluctant to see the other person's face, which was filled with piety and scripture.

Emperor: "."

So why do they all look the same?

"I don't need you to believe in my wisdom, Lorgar."

"Your piety will only lead to blindness, and blindness is the cause of all evil."

"Wars were waged in the name of religion, innocent people were slaughtered, and countless sufferings and deaths were caused."

"Do you know, Lorgar, that the history of religion is a series of horrific and bloody events? Just look at everything that humanity has done in the name of their gods over thousands of years."

He also threw back at the words he had once refuted countless fanatics.

"I will teach my people to be devout and virtuous."

"With God's and my guidance, the tragedies of the past will surely not happen again."

"You said 'it won't happen again,' right?"

The Emperor seemed to have grasped the leverage he had been waiting for in the other party's words.

That's exactly what I've been waiting to hear!

"Kasgar, bring up the people you've captured."

The gilded door to the private room where the Emperor and Lorgar were alone on the Pride of the Emperor opened instantly.

A purple-gold Astartes, clad in magnificent armor, seemed to have been waiting outside for some time, dragging a large coffin with chains.

"Yes!"

A barely perceptible smile crept onto the face of the God-Emperor of Mankind.

In fact, as a member of the Emperor's Children Legion, being part of the honor guard is one of the compulsory courses.

Before the Sons of the Emperor officially participated in the Great Crusade as a Legion, aside from studying on Terra and attending courses at the Adeptus Mechanicus headquarters at the foot of Mount Ugar, the Kasgar usually accompanied the remaining Third Legion honor guard, following the Emperor to one planet after another, welcoming back one Primarch after another.

However, this time when they came to greet them, Kasgar brought a very special gift.

He calmly stepped forward and opened the coffin that sealed the Psychic Power.

And just like that, Erebus rolled out of the coffin.

"Erebus? Father, what does this mean?"

Lorgar quickly recognized who had been brought in.

Isn't this one of his most admired disciples, Erebus?

"You--"

Having just been released from the seal, Erebus arched his body, preparing to stand up and launch an attack.

Then he met the gaze of the God-Emperor of Mankind, whom he called the Accursed.

Erebus: "."

He obediently lay down.

"These are the blasphemous books and documents I discovered during my investigation of Erebus's residence. Please take a look, Emperor Majesty."

Kasgar chuckled to himself as he handed the Emperor the scarlet book with human faces printed on it, along with several parchment scrolls.

"These are the video and audio recordings I took during my infiltration. Please review them, Lord Lorgar."

Then, he handed over the miniature recording device containing the audio and video recordings of Erebus reading the blasphemous books of the Four Gods faith in the mansion to Lorgar, who was standing nearby.

Looking at the blasphemous publications that Erebus was reading and organizing on the miniature 3D playback device in front of him, Lorgar's face immediately turned pale.

Actually, Kasgar had originally wanted to bring up Cole Fallon, an older character, as well.

But this old dog turned out to be quite cunning.

While Kasgar was dealing with Erebus, this thing had already gotten wind of it and destroyed those Chaos -worshipping things in advance.

The search of Cole Fallon yielded nothing.

Furthermore, given his extraordinary status as the Primarch's adoptive father, it would be difficult for Space Marine of Kasgar's caliber to directly attack him without finding evidence.

However, eliminating one Erebus is already a great gain for Kasgar.

Now, he's more interested in seeing how the Emperor will punish Lorgar when he finds out that the disciple beside Lorgar is Chaos spy.

Hehe, that's exactly the kind of teeth I wanted to see!

"?!"

A powerful surge of golden Psychic Power erupted the moment the Emperor took the book and began to peruse it.

The blasphemous book, in that instant, burst into golden flames and was swiftly burned into nothingness.

He was furious.

The Emperor was unusually angry.

Under the wash of this golden light, Lorgar, who had been fiercely debating with the Emperor, dared not utter a sound.

As for Erebus, who was crawling on the ground...

What this guy was thinking at that moment was unknown, but it seemed he was about to face the Emperor's wrath.

"Is this how you confidently assured me 'it won't happen again'?"

To be honest, the Emperor had anticipated that blind religious believers would be infiltrated by the forces of Chaos.

But he never imagined that it would be infiltrated into such a terrible state so quickly, before even embarking on the Great Crusade.

"Do you have anything else to say in your defense, Lorgar?"

"Or are you saying that you never took me seriously from the beginning, and that this was all your own arrangement?"

"No, I'm not that one. It's Erebus, he—"

Lorgar hurriedly tried to defend himself, but the overwhelming evidence left him speechless and incoherent.

"This proves your blindness, doesn't it? And you should thank this Kasgar, who saved you from the vortex of blindness before you fell into the abyss."

Click!

An unimaginable force pressed down on Lorgar's knees.

Thump!

Under the suppression of Psychic Power, he immediately knelt down in the direction of Kasgar.

Kasgar: "?"

Wait, why is it coming towards me?

He was about to return the greeting by kneeling in the same manner, but just as his knees were about to bend, another powerful Psychic Power force kept him standing.

He is Emperor.

He made his move again.

"Reflect on your actions."

"And the inevitable path that the religion you founded will be led astray by evil people."

"Think about the necessity of religion's existence until you truly understand my intentions before you stand up again."

As he spoke, the Emperor glanced at Erebus was standing to the side, without making a sound.

Using the power of Psychic Power, he was gently put back into the coffin.

"The Third Legion's Expeditionary Fleet is currently short-staffed. From now on, all soldiers of your legion will be under the full command of him, Casgar Sherlock, Commander Kasgar the Emperor's Children Legion."

"You will serve as his deputy and be subject to his supervision until the day you understand why religion hinders human progress."

"And Colchis must be destroyed."

This is beyond doubt.

An ancient planet where the belief in the Four Gods has long been prevalent, and it is very likely that Chaos has long been infiltrated upon it.

Eliminating it is the most reasonable course of action.

It's infinitely better than burning down the Perfect City again later.

"All of this will also be accomplished by the Third Legion."

"?"

The Emperor issued his decrees.

At the same time, he did not give Kasgar any chance to refuse.

No, buddy?

Old Man Huang, what are you doing?

I was just helping you out, why are you retaliating against me like this?!

What if Luo Lorgar turns evil later? Wouldn't the Battle of the Kaus then be aimed at us?!

Looking at Luo Jia kneeling in front of him, Lorgar was only a head shorter than him even when kneeling, Kasgar felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

I?

Commander of the Primarch Word Bearers?

Is it true or false?

But it seems that this was the final order given by the Emperor.

After saying that, he turned his back, flicked his scarlet cloak behind him, and strode away quickly.

Broken!

Old Man Huang, that fellow, dumped everything he didn't want to deal with onto me!

Is this your plan?

To avoid contact with a believer leader like Lorgar, it would be better to entrust him to an ordinary Space Marine.

Old Man Huang, you rascal.

That's really despicable!

As for why Old Man Huang hates religion so much?

A possible guess suddenly flashed through Kasgar's mind.

Could it be that the reason why the Emperor hated religion so much was actually similar to the reason why he worshipped the Warp entity—the spirit of the Centaur gold ring?

These people treated their dark past as great achievements, and ended up being worshipped in the Warp?

It's like he originally went to Mars to kill the evil Void Dragon, but his subordinates kept bowing to him three times, making him shine with gold.

Now his entire body is emitting a lethal dose of golden light, and his body has become enormous!

In some places, you can't even squeeze through the door; you have to deform it!

Enraged, Old Man Huang decided to erase his dark past and prepare to eliminate all religious beliefs.

Reasonable.

Not only is it reasonable, but it also fits perfectly.

But how can Kasgar control Lorgar and his army of Word Bearers now?

The thought of having hundreds of thousands of Astartes and a Primarch waiting for him to manage suddenly gave Kasgar a headache.

How exactly should this be managed?

Not long after.

The Pride of the Emperor, the Apothecary's Private Laboratory.

The laboratory of Melusine, which had been missing experimental subjects since Byzas's group, finally had its supplies replenished today.

The new materials were delivered personally by Commander Kasgar.

I heard it was a young priest from Colchis named Erebus.

Furthermore, Kasgar specifically instructed that this guy was tainted with some unclean energy, and that one must be extremely careful when conducting experiments.

The good thing is that you don't have to talk about morality with this guy.

You can do whatever you want.

That's convenient.

"Lv Kaiweng, give me the knife."

With that in mind, Melusine directed her Servitor to dismantle this newly acquired contraption into eight pieces.

But the moment the scalpel cuts through the skin, the other person's body suddenly completes its self-healing process.

"Hahaha, the Dark Gods have granted me new power!"

He shouted.

"I feel no pain now, nor do I experience suffering!"

"Come, Apothecary, join me in embracing the Dark Gods!"

"Not interested."

Melusine didn't care about what the other person said at all.

For a scientist, she doesn't care about being a loving father or receiving blessings.

She just wanted to unravel the new mystery.

Is there any way to remove the unclean power carried by this guy?

This situation seems to have occurred before.

Melusine recalled the Golden Light Wave that instantly healed everyone and successfully drove away the Soul-devouring Bees when she attended a biology lecture in Prospero.

She was there at the time and witnessed firsthand how that unknown, mysterious force was at work.

She needs to verify this.

After a moment of contemplation, Melusine chose to put Goggles on the test subject.

Erebus: "."

Erebus: "What is the [Centaur gold ring]?"