Deep within the Warp, on a certain Daemon World.
The Great Devourer's roar reached the depths of the Warp.
Every Greater Daemon with a name heard it, except those of Khorne.
The daemons of Tzeentch, masters of psychic power, felt it most keenly. The sudden roar made them shudder.
"...Interesting."
"What is it?"
"Didn't you hear?"
"That roar just now?"
"The Great Devourer was shouting about a thief."
"What was stolen?"
"No idea." The first Greater Daemon clutched its head. "Probably something to do with that Emperor Greater Daemon."
The other Greater Daemon fell silent for a moment. "...The Emperor Greater Daemon that kills anyone it comes across?"
"Yes."
"...Terrifying. How can a daemon like that exist? It's even more of a rabid dog than a Khorne Greater Daemon."
"No idea."
Being killed by it meant having your soul obliterated, too.
The two Greater Daemons exchanged a look and shuddered.
"Forget it, forget it. Nothing to do with us. Stay out of it, stay out of it."
Every Psyker across the Milky Way heard it.
The Astropaths lying in their metal chambers all curled up and clutched their heads.
They had no idea what had happened. They only knew that the shriek was furious and agonized, and it made their own heads feel as though they would split apart.
Other Psykers soon entered and raised an isolation barrier.
Only inside the isolation barrier did the Astropaths feel a little better.
The winds in the Warp suddenly intensified, as though someone had smashed up its depths.
The Navigators sitting in their navigation chairs suddenly all put a hand to their heads.
A sudden headache had struck them.
The Navigators' psychic senses were even more sensitive to all this. They felt as though they had glimpsed an enormous shadow on