Power? What power?
Just as Sanguinius was about to ask, he felt as though his soul had been set ablaze. Heat surged from within, giving him no chance to refuse.
What was this...?
The change came in an instant. The tainted blood on Sanguinius fled from his body as though escaping for its life. A halo appeared behind his head, while his golden hair transformed into a mass of blazing fire.
When Sanguinius opened his eyes, the golden radiance pouring from them made the daemons tremble involuntarily. They seemed to realize that the man before them now possessed a great power capable of killing them.
Countless chaotic voices echoed in his mind. Sanguinius tried to make out what they were saying, but failed. The frustration was unbearable, like being woken by the whine of a renovation drill just as one was settling in for a lazy Sunday morning sleep.
"Sanguinius... Sanguinius..."
At last! Amid that tangled mess, a voice he could communicate with emerged!
After his initial excitement, Sanguinius recognized Lorgar's voice.
"My brother, what exactly is happening to me?"
"It is complicated to explain... but you can think of it as a Dark Path The Emperor left behind for humanity."
"The Dark Path?"
"The Emperor launched the Great Crusade for two reasons. First, to acquire resources and repair the Webway beneath the Golden Throne, so humanity could forever escape the need for Warp travel. Second, to spread the Imperial Truth, eradicate xenos and religion, and drastically reduce the number of beings who worshipped the Chaos Gods..." Lorgar gave Sanguinius no time to process this before continuing. "The Emperor failed at the first. We all know of Konrad Curze's prophecy. Horus would rebel in the original timeline, Magnus would deal a fatal blow to The Emperor's plan, and humanity's great