Chapter 457: Battle Continuation, Initiate!
It was like certain leaders who were worth billions and owned countless luxury cars but still dressed modestly when they went out, supposedly to show they were one with the people. Some things were best left unexamined. You never knew what you might uncover if you dug too deep.
In the Galaxy, humans believed there were only four Chaos Gods in the world, while their own side had one and a half benevolent gods: one was His Majesty the God-Emperor, and the half was Lord of Blacklight, whom some people believed in.
But to the other races, all six of those illustrious beings were Chaos Gods. The two most hateful were the gold one and the black one. The black one was slightly less awful; at least his daemons only stole supplies, and as long as your species didn't taste good, you could keep your life.
The golden one was far more terrifying. Not only did he have an abundance of Greater Daemons at his command, he could also run amok in the physical universe. He'd show up and immediately sack your home and wipe out your race without a word. Worst of all, Lord of Blacklight was his child. The two of them were in cahoots.
As the saying went, overthinking could lead to heresy. Even though the great enemy of Chaos had long since emerged, the Imperium kept the common people in the dark about Chaos, so they wouldn't be corrupted. Only the military knew about it.
After all, the common people only needed to work in peace and offer their share of loyalty to the Imperium. The higher-ups had far more to worry about.
Since the establishment of the Twin Gods of the Imperium faith, Lorgar had kept up a steady stream