PS: Thank you all for reading this far. Tianzi bows to you on his knees.
"I once revealed my origins to you."
The Emperor pointed at the hut where he had once lived. "I was born here. My uncle murdered my father out of jealousy. As a Perpetual and a naturally gifted Psyker, uncovering the truth of that murder was child's play for me."
"Through Psionics, I saw the truth..."
Aaron followed behind him and witnessed the scene. The Emperor's uncle dropped dead from psychically induced heart failure. The Emperor-a boy whose face showed neither joy nor sorrow-stood nearby, silently watching it all unfold. To the Emperor, this act was only natural. His uncle had murdered his father, so he naturally had the right to stop his uncle's heart.
"You chose an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth," Aaron said quietly.
"This was also where everything began. It made me recognize the weakness deep within the human soul." The Emperor strode across the earth of Holy Terra, gazing at the distant sky. "Humanity always calls for justice, but justice cannot arise through nature alone... someone must enforce it. And what I enforced was humanity's earliest law: 'Lex talionis.'"
"This was both the origin of law and the source of the very concept of justice."
"From then on, the concepts of order, law, and rule gradually supplanted the customs of primitive human society and came to the fore." The Emperor inclined his head. "I also understood that humanity needed rulers, laws, guidance and tempering, and a strong order. Humanity is a species that can only become strong through unity."
"So, Your Majesty, you're discussing rulership." Aaron's voice carried a hint of mockery. "Is that a subject we're allowed to touch?"
"In my early years, I founded many organizations,