Near Nuceria.
Guilliman and the Ultramarines, who had come from Calth in pursuit of the traitors, surrounded Lorgar and the Word Bearers on this planet.
"Lorgar! Have you truly grown so arrogant that you sent that engineered being claiming to be your father to attack the Ultramarines Legion on Calth?"
Clad in blue MKVI power armor, Guilliman threw a black heart to the ground and rebuked him sternly.
"Why did you betray the Imperium?! What exactly are you trying to do?!"
At this, Lorgar began to laugh, his body shaking uncontrollably. Finally, he covered his face and said, "Hahaha~ The only thing I have ever wanted is the truth!"
"But the False Emperor is not the truth! Chaos—only Chaos is the truth!!!"
Ever since the Great Crusade, when the False Emperor had ordered Guilliman to destroy the perfect city Lorgar had built for him and refused to acknowledge himself as a god—
The Lorgar who believed in the Emperor had already died!
Guilliman, however, had not taken the matter seriously. He had even thought that their father had not really punished them at all, and had been incredibly merciful.
"Lorgar, come back with me now. I believe Father will still give you another chance. Do not persist in your delusion."
Hearing this, Lorgar forcibly reined in his emotions. He had not forgotten his mission and was trying his best to stall Guilliman, so he continued.
"Do you know what I saw? I saw the truth!"
"The False Emperor will destroy humanity and repeat the Aeldari's mistakes. What I am doing is for humanity's own good."
"Join Chaos, Guilliman! That is where the truth lies. Gods are real! The False Emperor is no longer fit to lead humanity!"
"If you are willing to join Chaos, I am willing to nominate you