But only death could allow him, as a god,
to fully ascend into the Warp.
Once he reached that place,
his power would no longer be weakened by his shattered mortal body.
The power he wielded would make the Chaos Gods howl
and lead humanity on a Second Great Crusade.
So he would seize Lion El'Jonson's soul, take possession of Lion El'Jonson's body, and go to Terra to meet The Emperor.
He had originally only wanted to find a Chapter Master, or some great hero of the Imperium, but he had never imagined in his wildest dreams that he would encounter his own Primarch. Was there any material more suitable than a Primarch?
No.
Even the Adeptus Custodes would not dare intercept his Primarch.
So Seraphax felt utterly at ease.
Lion El'Jonson found it amusing.
The other man's madness even made him want to laugh.
But Seraphax did not stop his work.
He displayed before Lion El'Jonson a Chaos artifact he had obtained from the Chaos God Tzeentch. This mirror could beguile the heart and allow him to control Lion El'Jonson's soul.
As Lion was forced to face the mirror, he found that things were becoming worse and worse.
He was one of the Imperium's greatest warriors, bearing mighty titles and unrivaled martial prowess.
But when he returned,
he found that things were even worse than when he had left.
He could barely find any value in his own existence.
He could not resolve the Great Rift that stretched a hundred thousand light-years across the Imperium.
He could not resolve the Imperium's current state.
He could not resolve what The Emperor had become.
Abandon everything before him.
What difference would it make whether he did anything or not?
No matter how hard he tried, could he change the current state