Although the Emperor repeatedly stressed that he would not allow the Dark King to awaken, Lox still looked at him with skepticism.
According to him, the so-called Dark King and the Emperor were two sides of the same coin. It was only that the Emperor currently held the dominant position, while that theoretical Warp god remained asleep.
That slumber might be temporary, or it might be eternal.
But once the Emperor became a god, his Dark King aspect would awaken. The most powerful, most evil, and most destructive Dark King would be the first to destroy the humans who had birthed Him, just as Slaanesh had once done.
Perhaps that was one reason the Emperor was so powerful. It could be said that if he wished, he could become an existence equal to—or even surpassing—the four Chaos Gods.
"I will not allow the Dark King to be born. Therefore, the throne of the fifth Chaos God will have no owner."
The Emperor suddenly laughed.
"And naturally, Vashtorr, who comes after me, will be unable to take that seat. So long as the Dark King remains unborn, Vashtorr's dream of ascension can never be realized."
Lox suddenly understood. No wonder that so-called Vashtorr had been so eager to jump out, even meddling at Beta-Garmon.
So He was the dog that had been hit by a stone.
The lifelong wish He pursued had been ruthlessly cut off by the Emperor. Anyone would have been anxious and furious.
"But the Vashtorr you mentioned is the Master of the Soul Forges and the Forge. That sounds like a complete counter to our scientific system."
Lox did not understand why the Emperor was sending him.
Whether it was the war fleet built from his STC stockpile or the newly produced Iron Men legions, facing a