Crown of Chaos

This time, the emperor who appeared in front of Aaron felt a little strange.

Compared to Aaron's impression of the great face that was extremely sacred, shining with golden light, and covered with endless miracles and light, only half of the emperor's body and half of his face were in this state at this time, while the other half of the emperor was Under a gray appearance, his facial features are still sacred and handsome, but they are no longer shrouded in golden light. His hair is still black and shiny, but it is not as full of vitality as when he walked on the earth in the past. On the contrary. What's more, there is a mass of unspeakable energy covering half of the Emperor's body.

what is that?

Aaron carefully looked at the energy on the Emperor's majestic figure.

What is that, a divine spark? Warp energy? Priesthood? Or is it the... origin that represents the secret of the Emperor's birth?

Aaron didn't know that the existence of the emperor in front of him had exceeded Aaron's understanding. The complexity of this energy also exceeded the scope of Aaron's knowledge. He could not analyze the mutations that appeared on the emperor, and he could not use the chaos power to analyze The source of these existences.

There was a voice in his heart warning him that it was dangerous, very, very dangerous, don't get close.

The Emperor was cold.

Very cold, a cold that was a shock to the system, freezing his bones, chilling his soul, and numbing his mind.

The cold white flame burned along the half of the emperor's body covered with pale energy. The Lord of Mankind was looking at him, but Aaron could not see any emotion from the half of the pale emperor's face until Aaron looked at the golden emperor. The emperor's side finally saw a familiar expression on his face.

If the original Lord of Humanity represents extreme rationality and wisdom, then there is no rationality left on the pale side. All Aaron can feel is "nothing". A blurry picture flashes in front of his eyes. The grandeur of the past The magnificent Coliseum of Slaanesh, spanning hundreds of star realms, is now nothing but charred rubble wrapped in white ash.

The Prince of Darkness had a long sword with white fire stuck in his chest and died on his six-ring throne.

The sky was black, and every direction of view was streaked with lightning, whipping, flickering, moving, scorching, and utterly silent. It was as if he were alone on the Arctic plains, under the cover of night, before the still eyes of a great storm, which had formed and ceased around him.

No more, no more sex and no more evil, everything is over. .

There are no stars. The sweeping landscape emits lazy white smoke. The cold air is filled with withered volcanic ash, and energy particles in the darkness flicker like electric sparks.

The emperor's state reminded Aaron of Shar, the lady of the night. She and the pale emperor had similar illusions in their eyes - the cold endless void, the completely dark and lonely universe, and the completely still and quiet time and space.

The Lord of Darkness?

"Where are we, Your Majesty?" Aaron looked around and found that they were standing in a void. Not far away, a series of silver steps were located in the middle of the Great Wheel Universe. Looking up, Aaron could see at least 20,000 people. There is a staircase that continues upwards about 20,000 meters away, and a spiral that continues downwards 20,000 meters away.

"The gate of hell." The Pale Emperor and the Golden Emperor spoke at the same time, and their voices formed a strange chorus: "In the ancient Terran language, this place is called Uktra Hill, which is the world in the Nordic Loba myth. The tree runs through the multiverse plane from top to bottom, and through the road formed by the trunk, people can use it to travel to other universes or other planes. In the country, it is also called the 'Endless Ladder'."

"I see, I have heard about the Endless Ladder from some books...how magnificent it is." Aaron looked at the miraculous building in the void: "I hope this trip will eventually reach the stars."

"You are better than I thought, La." The emperor's voice contained two emotions at the same time, one was complete emptiness and dryness, and the other was cold and slightly appreciative: "I never thought , you will choose to release Dorne’s chaotic origin and reincarnate him. This may not be the ending I expected, but it is this uncertainty that proves that I did not choose the wrong person, la, I am very happy.”

"It would be nice if there was more evidence to prove your happiness." From Aaron's perspective, he looked at the pale emperor who was always in a state of "no anger". He tried hard to find a familiar figure in the other half of the golden emperor. : "So, this is actually your origin...the Lord of Darkness?"

"The eight rays of Chaos only sit on four gods." The emperor spoke: "Before the birth of Slaanesh, there were only three gods. La, we have been wrong all along. We mistakenly thought that Chaos only had four gods. The birth of Slaanesh represents With the completion of the chaotic realm, a stable quadrilateral structure has been formed."

"We were all wrong, La. Since Chaos can use an entire Eldar Empire as an inducement and inducement to create a Chaos God, is it possible that Chaos can also use an entire Human Empire as an inducement and inducement to create another Chaos God? Where is God?”

"This was never what I wanted. I never thought about betrayal. We created an era together. But you betrayed me, betrayed me as a human being... Let the sea of ​​stars boil and the stars fall. If I can't get rid of you To save it from failure, Father, then let the galaxy burn." Aaron answered the Emperor in Horus's exact words.

"There has always been an empty chair in the Pantheon of Chaos, with the label 'Destruction' attached to it. That chair has been waiting for me... Tzeentch made Horus see a fantasy. In the fantasy, I will sacrifice Sacrifice to the Imperium of Man and ascend to the throne of God, Horus believed in it deeply. The Primarch and the Custodes often criticized Horus for not being firm enough in his faith. He easily believed in the illusion of Chaos and thus chose to betray." The Emperor said coldly. Nodding, he showed the illusion to Aaron: "But is it possible that Horus has my genes? Is it possible that among all the original bodies, Horus is the closest to me, so Is he convinced of this illusion?"

"Because he knows that this is true!" Aaron's eyes widened: "It is precisely because he is the closest to you and his genes are the most perfect. He once experienced life and death with you in Ullano and witnessed your death with his own eyes. Infinite power, so he knows that this is true?"

"That's right." The Emperor nodded indifferently: "It is precisely because he is most like me and has the closest relationship with me that Horus can see a truth about me among my thousands of lies, and maybe Konrad , but his genetic flaw itself represents the destructive side of me."

"The emperor must be glorious and supreme, but this is only one side of you...the side you show to the human empire." Aaron hesitated for a while and said tentatively: "Then, pale you, destroy Is the you who walks toward darkness, silence, and nothingness the real you?"

"Yes, and no." The emperor thought for a moment: "There was a very famous battle in ancient Europe on Terra, called the Battle of Teutoburg Forest."

"The ancient Roman Empire conquered Gaul under Caesar's military miracle. The Germanic Black Forest was forced to bow its knees to the sunshine of the Apennine Peninsula. A large number of Germanic aristocratic children entered Rome to serve and learn how to become a pure Roman."

"One of them, named Arminius, was a son of the Cherusci tribe. He served in the Roman army. He was good at fighting, and his courage was the best in the three armies. He became the captain of the German auxiliary cavalry, the governor and the commander of the Rhine Army. Luce’s most trusted lieutenant.”

Aaron knew this period of history: "Armenius had already obtained honorary Roman status at that time, received the most complete Roman education, and was Varus's most trusted lieutenant. However, he betrayed Varus as a Roman citizen. In the end, Varus and his three most elite Roman legions were wiped out in the Battle of Teutoburg Forest."

"Armenius was originally destined to serve the ancient Rome as an honorary Roman and become a Roman knight, until he personally returned to the Germanic Black Forest and witnessed Varus's violent conquests from the Germanic people in the name of Rome, and I was originally destined to be a Roman knight. I sat on the throne of the Lord of Darkness and became a member of the Chaos Pantheon, but I personally came to Terra and witnessed the miracles of the human race and the destruction caused by Chaos." The Emperor said calmly: "So, from now on, From that moment on, I decided that I would not become the Lord of Darkness, I would only become the Lord of Humanity.”

"So how did you win your battle in the Teutoburg Forest?" Aaron understood completely.

Convert fanaticism, actually convert fanaticism? !

It was difficult for Aaron to apply this word to the Emperor. He was so holy and so great. He led mankind, pulled this race back from the brink of destruction, and single-handedly recast mankind to glory again.

The side he shows to mankind is as pure and majestic as the chosen one, but under his disguise is the ultimate darkness of a person who is destined to become the fifth god of chaos.

Throw away all the wrong ones and leave the least likely option, which is the answer.

Humanity has moved the God of Chaos!

"The duel with Horus is destined to have no winner. The duel on the Soul of Vengeance is the Dark King's ascension ceremony. If I defeat Horus, I will become a god. If Horus defeats me, then Horus, who has my genes in his body and inherits my power, will become the King of Darkness." The golden light on the emperor gradually faded away, leaving only a phantom of nothingness: "No matter what, the ascension ceremony will be completed. , before Chaos used the Eldar Empire as an inducement to allow Slaanesh to be born in the Eye of Terror, now using the Human Empire as an inducement, the Dark King will also return to his throne."

The Emperor revealed himself to Aaron for the first time.

A huge black sphere seems to be located in the endless deep space of the universe, its scale cannot be judged. It is like a polished black moon stopped at the end of the universe, a white ring-shaped halo burning on its black surface, silent lightning flashing Reflections on its smooth shell.

Although the sphere is flowing black, it is the source of all light. It is dazzlingly black and so dazzling that Aaron cannot look directly at it. It represents "nothing", a symbol of the self-destruction of chaos, and represents It represents the final end of the universe - the tranquility and nothingness after heat death.

"The victory in the duel made me about to become a god, and also made me seriously injured and dying. In this weak state, the ascension ceremony could not continue. It was at this moment that the Golden Throne played its original role-absorbing My divine power has begun to overflow." The emperor changed back to the appearance of a six-meter-tall ancient Asia Minor man used to confuse mortals: "I will use thousands of years of human faith to balance and fill my body, and I will ascend, but If I am not ascended, I will die, but if I am not dead, then the King of Darkness cannot be born.”

"You must be a top programmer." Aaron couldn't help but praise: "No wonder you easily conquered the oil guys on Mars and respected you as the incarnation of Omnisiah! Your Majesty, you have found the only possibility , a paradox, a BUG."

"But this state cannot last forever." The emperor remained expressionless. He just nodded to express his approval: "Whether it is becoming a god and becoming the King of Darkness, or the power of subspace projection formed by the faith of all people in me. If you further fill yourself up, the balance will eventually collapse. At that time, no matter whether it is the King of Darkness or the God-Emperor of humanity who rises on the golden throne, the decayed and shriveled body on the throne will have nothing to do with humanity."

"So, I chose you, Ra." The emperor looked directly at Aaron with a face that was half nihilistic and half rational: "You will become the fifth god of chaos, replace my position, and you will become the Lord of Reincarnation. You represent both destruction and rebirth, you represent both 'nothing' and 'being'. I hand over my authority to you, so that I can get rid of my burden and the deviated scales will return. At the origin, the Lord of Darkness will never be born, and the Lord of Reincarnation will take his place."

“You, Ra, align yourself with my authority and fulfill the mission I have given you. Climb upward and become the Lord of Reincarnation. Become the God of the Kingdom. Continue this cycle, and I will rise from the Golden Throne as the Lord of Mankind. I will continue to protect this race."

"La, let me ask you, are you willing?"

"The matter has reached this point. I have no reason to refuse. I agree." Aaron agreed very readily. Now that it has come to this point, why should he refuse?

"As I expected." There was a faint sigh in the emperor's voice: "Then, prepare to accept the authority of my dark king, Aaron. I hope my authority can help you defeat your enemies."

The void was flickering, and Aaron realized there was something flowing from the corners of the Emperor's eyes.

The white light on the pale Emperor's side of the Lord of Mankind pulsated, slowly dimming, and from the Emperor's body, from his void eyes, from his pale and dying origin, wisps of fire flowed to Aaron.

The flames range from the color of painful blood to fiery orange, from bright red to flawless white.

"This is the authority of the Lord of Darkness, White Flame. It can give any living existence the concept of 'death'. After defining the end of that existence in the root of chaos, White Flame will help you kill everything."

The stream of light slowly poured into Aaron's body: "In this way, the other side of your golden law, the destined death, will be completely completed. The avenue of reincarnation will be opened in front of you, and the power of me and you will be born. New gods, and the Dark King’s ascension ceremony, which lasted for ten thousand and one thousand years, will end here..."

Aaron accepted the Emperor's power. He could clearly see the pain on the Emperor's face. Stripping away part of his own power source was undoubtedly torture for the Lord of Mankind, but he still did it. .

The Tribune of the Emperor's Custodes, the hero of the Webway War, and the man who carried Draconion knelt before the Emperor for the last time, expressed his respect with the Aquila, and at the same time asked the man who had always been The questions buried deep inside.

"Your Majesty, you have made so many sacrifices. You have to give up part of your divine nature. You have been tortured on the Golden Throne for eleven thousand years in order to refuse to become a god. This is just in exchange for human beings not perishing... all of this , is it really worth it?”

The emperor was stunned, seemingly surprised that Aaron would ask such a question.

This person was chosen right.

For the first time, and possibly the last time, a smile appeared on the Lord of Humanity's lips.

"It's worth it."

"It is my own choice to sit on the Golden Throne, so the burden cannot overwhelm me, because I am sacrificing myself for everyone."

"Just as Malcador chose to take my place on the Golden Throne, what we will feel at that time will no longer be pitiful, limited, selfish fun. Our happiness will belong to tens of billions of people. Malcador and I have created it with our lives. The cause will continue to function silently but eternally, and noble men will shed tears in the face of the sacrifices of heroes."

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