Lox had long been puzzled as to why creatures of the Warp could so easily corrupt and taint life in the material universe. If The Empyrean and the material universe stood on the same level of existence, then why were Warp creatures not influenced and changed by the life of the material universe in turn?
It was not until he had later exchanged knowledge with the Necrons and the Aeldari that he vaguely came to understand the true nature of the Warp.
The Warp, The Empyrean, the Void Realm, the Sea of Souls, and countless other names all referred to the same existence. One could understand the Warp as the mirror of the material universe, a reflection of innumerable lives. Within that world, where time and space held no meaning, thoughts from countless living universes gathered together.
Eldrad had speculated that other universes existed beyond their own. The Emperor had also admitted that if matters deteriorated to the utmost extreme, he would send Lox away from this universe to seek a clean world untouched by corruption.
From this, it was clear that the souls and power gathered within the Warp were far beyond what a single universe could compare to. The Sea of Aether was like a vast ocean, while each universe was land within that sea. By passing through the depths of the Warp, one might reach worlds upon the far shore.
For that very reason, the Warp itself stood half a level above the material universe. Thus, when Warp creatures faced beings from the lower-level material universe, they often held every advantage.
Of course, this suppression was not absolute. Countless lives in the material universe also influenced the Warp. Endless bizarre fantasies and fears condensed within The Empyrean into all manner of real nightmares and horrors.
In truth,