It Was More Pestilent Than Divine Plague; He Burned Brighter Than the Emperor

The morning in Parmenio was still drizzling.

Just as the two legions were locked in a stalemate, Perturabo, the commander of the Death Guard, and another Great Unclean One, [Rainfather] Rotigus, arrived and took over Ku'gath's position.

His ability to turn the land into a muddy, vicious pool was enough to trap Astra Militarum tanks and Titans, rendering every Imperium of Man offensive futile.

Despite the entire Five Hundred Worlds of Ultramar continuously supplying new recruits and equipment to Parmenio, the main battlefield of the Plague Wars, the enemy's corruption seemed to never stop for a moment.

Nurgle even threw all of His demonic army into this battlefield.

As the Extreme Star Zone falls into crisis due to the devouring of the Tyranid Fleet, the Nurgle Chaos Demon Army, which has been lying in wait for ten thousand years, finally finds its opportunity and launches a full-scale attack, determined to avenge its past defeat.

The same thought was shared by the Imperium of Man's united legion, led once again by the "Emperor Incarnate."

We can't delay any longer.

The corruption of Nurgle is like a tumor on this planet, constantly eroding and decaying everything.

If they continue to wait, their inevitable fate will be annihilation.

"A foolish act, but commendable in its courage."

Looking down at the Nurgle's Demon Army below, about to frolic happily with humans in the filthy mud, Daemon Primarch Magnus, who had deployed Psychic Shield in the sky to isolate everything (though he couldn't smell them, he felt disgusted), spoke.

Although the Nurgle Daemon don't particularly like this fickle and cunning ally, he seems to be the only one capable of holding off their attack.

Magnus clearly wouldn't respect these stagnant, corrupt individuals who were happily swimming in the cesspool—they were far too foolish and took pleasure in it.

Both sides are getting what they want.

Human armies are closing in; it's time to act.

He watched as the Psychic Flame swept in from afar, dissipating upon impact with the blue, iridescent energy ball in his hand.

With the blessing of witchcraft, he flew high into the sky.

This is the spot where the two of them used to fight.

"Kasgar, it's ridiculous that you're still playing these god-like tricks."

"Moreover, rather than continuing to squander your power in this world destined to be overrun by Nurgle, it's better to evacuate as soon as possible and preserve as much of your strength as possible."

"Our final battle will take place on Iax, where only defeat awaits you."

Magnus said calmly.

Tzeentch's library had already shown him the final vision woven from the threads of fate, allowing him to see all the paths to the future.

And he, as the master and sage of endless knowledge, will choose the most suitable path for this world.

That was in Iax, corrupted by Nurgle, just as Kasgar was struck by the Nurgle Plague—[the Divine Plague]—and on the verge of death from its poison, when the Emperor Radiance he was impersonating would truly descend upon him.

As the Emperor of Eternity, and Magnus's former father, he will use his power to completely eradicate Nurgle's corruption, burning this rotten and filthy land to ashes.

Ultimately, under the Emperor's Light, even the Garden of Nurgle in the Warp will be burned by the Emperor's wrath.

This attack not only incinerated countless demons, but also greatly depleted the power of the Accursed. The entire Ultramar and even the Extreme Star Zone will be left with only a world ravaged by Nurgle, in dire need of time to repair itself.

At the same time, he could take advantage of the situation where both sides were weakened and the Emperor was unable to act again to seal away Kasgar, this suddenly appearing variable.

As long as a dangerous figure like Kasgar falls into slumber once more, the entire Imperium of Man will continue its inevitable, sustainable decline.

This was the fate of Kasgar, and also the fate of the Imperium of Man.

The future of the Imperium of Man is already predetermined, a fate that neither Emperor nor other beings can change.

As the Daemon Primarch of Tzeentch, he can gain more knowledge and transformations from it, until he can use it to bring the entire galaxy and the entire universe under his control.

He came here to achieve this result.

As for Magnus's opponent, Kasgar completely ignored his words.

With speed comparable to the Primarch, he aimed his twin swords straight at Magnus's heart.

"Your power has evolved to this extent; it's truly unexpected."

Magnus teleported several body lengths away in mid-air, while the smoldering blue Psychic Flame in his hand simultaneously clashed with the Gold-Red Flame released by his opponent. The two intertwined and were momentarily locked in a stalemate.

[That's right! Kill him! This guy dared to ruin my precious plan and even sided with the devil to prevent us from meeting again!]

[I'll kill you! How dare he get so close to Kasgar back in Prospero! He didn't take me seriously at all! I'll kill you! I'll kill you! I'll kill you! I'll kill you!]

[Waaaaah! Kill...

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Magnus glanced at the blade in Kasgar's hand with some doubt.

Although Kasgar's appearance did introduce some variables into His plans, everything else was fitting in Magnus's direction—as long as Kasgar could be held back, Parmenio would eventually become Nurgle's territory—this was the result of the threads of fate weaving together.

Kasgar could not prevent this inevitable fate from coming.

"No."

"Magnus, let's bet on whether your self-righteous future will be changed because of me!"

The closer Kasgar's eyes, hidden beneath his helmet, revealed a crazed glint—as if he were about to drag Magnus down with him and self-destruct at any moment, unleashing all of his Psychic Power.

Bear!

Flames burst forth from the gaps in his power armor, viciously attacking the Nurgle Daemon on the ground that was battling Space Marine, Astra Militarum, and Grey Knights (who also wanted to capture the Emperor Incarnate and return to the Golden Throne).

Kasgar, who unleashed all his power, showed no regard for his own safety whatsoever. Or perhaps, in his mind, even if he had to give up everything in this battle, he would still annihilate every enemy who dared to stand in his way!

"Damn it!"

Magnus attempted to give chase, but dared not use too much power—he feared that if he sealed Kasgar away, the greedy Great Unclean One would drag him into the Garden of Nurgle and try to corrupt him—in the end, Tzeentch would be suppressed by Nurgle had taken over the entire Five Hundred Worlds of Ultramar.

The Psychic Lightning he had tentatively thrown struck the guy's body without any resistance, but even after taking the hit, the flames emanating from his body remained undiminished.

At the same moment when flames scattered across the battlefield, the warriors fighting, whether they were Astra Militarum or Space Marine, seemed to be guided by something, feeling the power bestowed by the Emperor Incarnate.

Although Kasgar was never Emperor Incarnate, through his continued role, almost everyone believed, or rather, wanted to believe, that Charlotte, the Chapter Master of the Sons of the Phoenix, was the one who could save them.

Even under the scorching heat of the flames, the corruption of the entire surface, and even the entire planet, began to reverse in a visible way— Kasgar was using his own power to drive all the demons on the surface, including Magnus, out of this world!

"Fighting!"

"Continue the fight!!!"

"Under the Emperor's Radiance and wrath, we will continue to fight!"

"Kill! Fight for Him!"

The thick, foul-smelling fog on the battlefield had dissipated under the Radiance of Psychic Power emanating from mid-air.

Further away, the fog was rapidly dissipating, gradually revealing the land itself, its pristine, untouched landscape, with only the distant horizon still shrouded in mist.

Once the fog was lifted, the sun broke through and shone through, illuminating the broken plain.

The lower-ranking demons evaporated like ice cubes falling into a furnace, wailing as they were banished back to the Warp, or, if unlucky, were annihilated by the flames. The Greater Daemon, however, teetered on the brink of collapse, their bodies ravaged by the light emanating from the girl, blisters forming on their skin, their eyes burned into their heads. They all cried out in agony.

"Good!!!"

Even Loli-man, who was stationed inside Parmenio and under the tight protection of the Ultramarines, was encouraged by the outbreak of Kasgar at this moment.

"But how can this power last?"

Even Magnus, who felt a slight burning sensation, had some doubts about Kasgar's rash actions.

Has this guy gone mad?

Didn't he know that his true form, releasing all its power, was at its most vulnerable moment?

Just as Magnus was still hesitating whether to make a move, he saw the Father of Rain Rotigus below, wielding a boxwood and screaming as he was about to perish—even though he tried to extinguish the flames with his most proficient rain, it had little effect.

"Stop!"

After some hesitation, Magnus tried to bombard this overconfident fellow with even more powerful Psychic Power energy.

Strangely, although the armor shattered, Kasgar's cracked body remained unaffected, as if the Psychic Power energy had been automatically absorbed by its body.

How could that be?

"Magnus, what are you waiting for! Make your move!"

"Use that thing! Ku'gath gave it to you!"

Naturally, I know exactly what the other person is saying.

[Divine Plague]

A poison developed by the Father of Plagues Ku'gath, which even the gods would be corrupted by.

Anyone who comes into contact with this poison will be utterly killed—this is the final weapon that Ku'gath brewed in the Nurgle Cauldron to deal with Kasgar.

Kasgar, whose entire body was immune to Magic Immunity Psychic Flame, could only be completely killed and corrupted by this Divine Plague.

"But."

This disease invades the Warp and devours the soul of its victim. It can completely corrupt the essence of a mortal within three minutes.

This will take longer for Kasgar, but it will end him.

This disease kills all creation, even the demon, one of its creators, is not spared.

There is no cure.

Even the most powerful witchcraft cannot stop it. Once released, the only way to prevent its spread is to destroy the world. It is a combination of bacteria, bacteriophages, viruses, rogue proteins, parasites, cancer, mutated genetic code, and more.

It lives like you, and is conscious like us. It can think, and all it wants is to infect, infect, and infect again.

Compared to this, the Destroyer Plague is insignificant; the Gellerpox is merely a minor cold.

It's time to take action.

The next moment, he took out the small reagent wrapped in the power of the Psychic Power field, and then, in a flash, injected the power from Ku'gath directly into the part of the armor that had been blasted open by the Psychic Power.

Kasgar didn't even have time to react. The next moment, as if his body had been completely consumed, he fell straight down to the ground from the sky.

[No! Magnus! Stop! You (swear word), put down your filthy thing!]

[Kasgar, don't die! Don't die, don't die, don't die, don't die, don't die, please don't die!!!]

[Huh? How could this be? Kasgar told me this couldn't possibly be true, right? This is just a trivial world, you have no reason to sacrifice yourself here, right!?]

[Hey, Kasgar, wake up, wake up!]

"I'm sorry, sister, but it's all over."

Magnus's Psychic Power could sense the incredulous cries and curses of the Fulgrim, but even so, he still chose to inject the plague directly into Kasgar's body.

He knew what the future held, and what Kasgar and his ruthless Emperor father would do at this very moment.

He knew everything; he could see it all.

The threads of fate shifted slightly, but only from Iax to Parmenio; nothing serious.

Unless Kasgar doesn't rely on the Emperor's power, but instead fights the Divine Plague and rises again on his own.

--But how is that possible?

Magnus could feel the plague's deadly poison sweeping through his body, devouring Kasgar's waning life force.

"Hahaha! Good friend, good friend!"

"Magnus, you're a truly good friend! I apologize for my previous offensive remark that you were a cunning charlatan!"

Seeing the gleaming Kasgar crash to the ground under the Divine Plague, [Rainfather] Rotigus laughed heartily.

Now the greatest obstacle has been defeated, and those mortals... ha ha! It's unimaginable the look of terror in their eyes when they saw the Emperor Incarnate they believed to be the real one fall—that despair is sweetly endearing.

Next, all that's needed is to bring both Parmenio and the little fellow infected with the Divine Plague into the Garden of Nurgle the Grandfather Nurgle.

I believe that there he will understand the gifts his loving father has given him and choose to join them.

"Now is the time—let's open our doors to the world!"

The magnificent Warp curtain had opened, and countless corrupted entities, flickering with the phantom of the Garden of Nurgle in the Warp, poured out after the Kasgar had lost its obstruction.

At that very moment, another Expeditionary Force on the planet Parmenio was slowly marching through the corrupt swamp.

This force is primarily composed of agile Astra Militarum tanks and Proto-Forged Warp Primaris Space Marine resistance has been greatly enhanced. Their objective is simple yet crucial: to eliminate the enemy's chief Greater Daemon, Ku'gath, and the Plague Cauldron in his hands.

Only in this way can the continued spread of corruption be completely stopped.

And mortals—a large number of mortals whose own strength is not particularly great.

These people, normally, wouldn't even be able to stay exposed to the plague for long before they rotted.

However, under the guidance of Priest Mathieu of the Imperial Cult, these mortals showed no signs of mutation, and even the stench could not stop them from following Matthieu.

They were willing to believe in and follow the Emperor.

"The Emperor Incarnate has fallen? How could this be?"

The sun has set in the sky.

The communication system also reported a cacophony of exclamations and shouts of "Go save him!"

Moreover, the decay that was already tolerable intensified the moment he fell—the unrestrained power of the Nurgle Daemon erupted completely in Parmenio's world.

As if corrupting the entire world, the strange and ugly dead trees in the swamp are now growing even more fiercely. Fungi and bacteria are corroding and decomposing everything in places unseen by the naked eye. Everything is growing in an extremely prosperous state, to the point of excess.

"What to do?"

"Have we already lost?"

Despair permeated every corner of this small team.

Even the greatest Emperor were defeated by demons—what can these weak mortals possibly do?

"Pastor Matthieu, what should we do?"

One of them answered

"Quick!!!"

"Save the Emperor!!! Go now!"

"Protect the Primarch —bah, protect the Emperor Incarnate!"

Especially the Ultramarines —the fall of Kasgar seemed to have triggered some kind of latent genetic sequence in the Ultramarines. Shouting things like "Protect the Primarch," they rushed towards the fallen Kasgar like the Blood Angels of Black Rage, trying to salvage his body.

Even Father of Rain Rotigus found it somewhat difficult to handle.

More and more Blue Smurfs began charging towards Kasgar's body; they had better retreat.

"You take him and go first."

As if he had heard Rotigus's plea, the cunning Tzeentch Wizard actually assisted him in using the Divine Plague on Kasgar, and did not stop them from opening a Portal that tore through the Veil Warp of warp and returned to Garden of Nurgle.

Let them take it back to Kasgar.

--This guy is actually pretty nice!

"Quick, let's go back!"

Without thinking twice, Rotigus picked up Kasgar's fallen body and rushed into Garden of Nurgle through the Portal.

"Phew, I'm finally back."

Feeling the soft, wriggling soil beneath his feet, Rotigus gave a relieved smile.

"Little one, welcome to our big family—hiss?"

Wait, this doesn't feel right!

Why does Kasgar's body, which should have died from the Divine Plague, still show abnormal signs of life?

"Wrong!"

"He's not dead yet, he's still alive!"

But how is that possible?

Even the Divine Plague couldn't kill Kasgar?

"This is impossible!!!"

"How can it be even more powerful than the Divine Plague of Ku'gath? What kind of deadly poison is this!?"

Ku'gath's Divine Plague is indeed quite effective.

But when a true genius has a flash of inspiration, all the efforts of this self-proclaimed Father of Plagues are in vain.

You dare call yourself Divine Plague?

I tasted something far more poisonous than this ten thousand years ago!

The Gold-Red Flame that had been nearly extinguished by the Divine Plague suddenly reignited, restoring his body almost instantly.

Then, Kasgar opened his eyes again.

Finally. Garden of Nurgle

"Now, it's my turn."

He said that.