Warhammer: Lord of the Endless Monsters

Chapter 485 The Prelude to the Plague War: Betrayal and Corruption

Leandro was plunged into utter despair and grief. He couldn't understand what he had done wrong!
From a young age, I longed to be an Ultra Warrior, to be the great Lord of Ultramar, and to be the Primarch Robert Guilliman.

In his youth, he went through many hardships to finally become a Space Marine recruit. Through extremely rigorous selection, he successfully joined the Space Marines' Second Company, becoming a proud recruit and serving under Company Commander Titus.

He had thought he could serve the Emperor and the human empire, devoting himself to the cause until his dying breath.

Every night, he would study the Astartes Bible written by Robert Guilliman, the Primarch of the Genetics, and listen to the teachings of the great Father of Genetics.

As he gazed upon that sacred and incomparably holy scripture, his consciousness and thoughts seemed to be somehow linked with the Father of Genetics from ten thousand years ago.

Those were the happiest days of her life, how sacred they were!
But one day everything changed. On the planet Gloria, he witnessed his company commander being corrupted by the power of chaos, yet he was completely unharmed.

Although he was long-faced, incredibly brave, and a fierce fighter—almost a perfect commander—the threat of Chaos could not be underestimated. He bypassed all his superiors and reported the matter directly to the Inquisition.

Ultimately, his own company commander was taken away, but he was not punished at all and even received a commendation. All the soldiers in the company believed that they had done the right thing, and that the threat of chaos should not be underestimated.

He had even greater trust and excitement in the Astartes Codex, and regarded it as his lifelong goal.

Through his study of the holy scriptures, he rose from a novice to a warband priest in less than a century.

This was an incredibly glorious title, and he had to instill the imperial ideology and the ideology of the Great Gene Primarch in the new recruits and his brothers-in-arms every moment.

To prevent them from being corrupted by the forces of Chaos, to prevent the forces of Chaos from taking advantage of the situation, I did everything a Space Marine should do, I fulfilled all the responsibilities of the Emperor and the Angel of Death, I was a perfect Space Marine.

Worthy of the name of Ottaramar, worthy of the Primarch!

But all of this was shattered in just a few years!
The traitor returned and gained the favor of another Primarch, becoming his company commander and eventually rising to the rank of legion commander.

He even gained the same gigantic ability as the Primarch, commanded the Space Marine forces, and made great contributions to the Imperium. Now his name resounds throughout the entire Imperium.

How glamorous it all is! But what about myself?

But Leandroth, this incredibly loyal warrior, was met with indifference and even inexplicable ostracism from his comrades; everyone despised and scorned him.

In Altramor, he was even treated as a traitor, stripped of his holy priesthood, and demoted to a regular Space Marine combat brother.

To everyone else, he was a traitor who had framed the company commander. But the question is, if he were in that position, who wouldn't have done the same?
You witnessed your own company commander being exposed to warp energy powerful enough to corrupt hundreds of Space Marines with chaos, and he emerged unscathed!
Is this normal? This is absolutely not normal!

He could have tolerated all of this. Yes, I was wrong. I repent. Punish me. I, Lydros, have nothing to say.

However, the Astar Codex, which he regarded as his faith and protected, was a teaching from the Father of Genetics, but the Father of Genetics said it was nothing more than a wad of toilet paper.

This became the last straw that broke the camel's back. From that day on, all his beliefs and values ​​collapsed. He no longer had any faith in his heart, and even his loyalty to the emperor was gone.

He now only wants to do one thing: destroy Primarch Robert Guilliman, and everything about Rhodes, including their legions and their families.

And now, an opportunity for revenge has finally presented itself.
"Liandross, your Primarch betrayed you, your former Chapter Master betrayed you, for your merits and loyalty to the Chapter."

"After the legion was reorganized, you should have become a brigade-level, or even a deputy legion-level, priest, but they treated you the same as a recruit, and even publicly exposed all your mistakes. All the recruits look at you differently." The mysterious shadowy figure said.

“You’re right. I ridiculed all those new recruits. All the brothers I used to reprimand now laugh at what I said back then,” Leandro said.

“Very well, now I’m giving you a chance, a chance to join the truth. That false emperor is nothing but a hypocrite who deceived all of humanity. He is a complete traitor and the true enemy of mankind.”

Horus, the warlord, discovered his conspiracy ten thousand years ago and saw the true future, even after the Great Crusade was successfully completed.

The pseudo-Imperial Capital would not hesitate to eliminate all Astartes and Primarchs. He had done this before; when he unified Holy Terra, he purged the Thunder Warriors, those warriors who were originally extremely loyal to him.

The most obvious example is that the Highlord Council he established did not have a single Primarch involved. Does that mean Primarchs are not worthy?
"All the Primarchs have discovered the truth. Among them, heroes have stood up against this demon, but some have willingly become his lackeys," the shadowy figure declared passionately.

"." Leandro.

According to rumors he's received, Warmaster Horus seems to be leading a large army in the shadows of the Empire against the forces of Chaos.

Even within the empire, rumors circulated that Horus, the righteous war general, had been killed by the Chaos Gods. The one who launched the rebellion was merely a shell, a body possessed by the four Chaos Gods. The true war general had never betrayed the Emperor.

There's also Magnus, who is an undercover agent and even retains his own secret legion, the Grey Knights.

But whatever, it doesn't matter. I just want to get revenge on Robert Guilliman, as well as Rhodes and Titus!

None of that matters. What matters is that these guys die, that these guys who humiliated me and my life die.

"This just war was ultimately thwarted by that evil false emperor, but where there is oppression, there is resistance, and our war will continue." The black-clad figure continued to deliver his impassioned speech.

Even Lyandroth, kneeling to the side, couldn't stand it anymore. As a former warband priest, your little tricks can't sway me.

But I will still betray the Empire, that's all. "Speak plainly, great being, what do you want me to do? And who are you?" Leandroth sneered and spoke.

"I enjoy dealing with intelligent people, and I enjoy talking to them. You are that intelligent person. Do you want to become the Demon Prince?" The mysterious figure revealed its true form.

It was a deformed monster, completely unlike a human, with a huge single eye on its face, a staff in its hand, and a pair of bone wings on its back.

This is a cunning sorcerer, a psionicist who worships the monster corrupted by chaos.

The opponent had been hiding in the chaotic energy, leading Leandroth to believe that he was at least a Chaos Champion or a Chaos Chosen, but he never expected him to be a Tzeentch Chaos Warlock.

This guy has no problem dealing with ordinary Space Marines; he can basically kill them instantly. As long as a Space Marine has even the slightest fear, he can exploit it. Moreover, these wizards possess the power to control time.

If it were in the past, when encountering this evil chaos warlock, Lyandroth would not hesitate to draw his priest weapon and fight him.

To be honest, the guy who came to contact him made Leandro feel a little humiliated!
My goal is to take down a few Primarchs, and you fucking sent some nobody to find me!
“I was ordered by the Great Lord of All Changes to come to you. Even high-level Archmages, Chosen Ones of Chaos, or even Champions of Chaos cannot come to the world of Macragge. You know the level of security here. It is already extremely difficult for me to sneak in and meet with you,” Tzeentch said.

This bastard actually thinks he's some kind of trash? What a joke! Someone like you, I could take him down with a wave of my hand.

If you harbor even the slightest fear, I can exploit it and eliminate you instantly. (This Tzeentch is based on the Tzeentch from Titus: Fearless; even ordinary Space Marines, veterans with hundreds of years of service, would be instantly killed by this guy.)
"You just said you wanted me to become the Demon Prince, right? But let me tell you, the current Demon Prince can't even beat our fearless veterans."

"Even the upgraded Prototype Super Space Marines of the new era could instantly kill you; your evil spells wouldn't work," Leandro said.

As a former priest, although he was demoted to a combat brother, he maintained a good relationship with the Ultramarines and the Rhodes Legion.

He still underwent the new-era Astartes surgery, transforming him into a Space Marine over three meters tall with strength comparable to the Custodians. However, he hadn't yet received some of the latest organs, such as the new muscle tendon coils. (This new-era Astartes modification is tiered; the protagonist's Legion uses the best, while other Legions with Primarchs receive the rest.)

The Legion of Enzymes uses different techniques; some haven't undergone the comprehensive enhancement of 19 surgeries, only having new organs added, making them slightly stronger than the original, but still weaker than the old Imperial Guard.
In the past, the Demon Prince was indeed extremely powerful; he was a monster that only chapter leaders and company commanders could challenge, and even chapter leaders faced a near-death experience when they tried to challenge him.

Moreover, the demon prince needs to abandon his physical body, complete the ascension, and become a pure warp life form.

His current physical body, or rather the physical bodies of all the new-era Astartes, is actually not much worse than that of the Demon Prince, and may even be stronger.

Of course, this refers to ordinary demon princes; if it is a demon prince who has fallen from his original form, then that is another matter.

"Your master will give you a task. If you complete this task, you can become the Chosen One of Chaos, the Champion of Chaos, or the Prince of Chaos Demons. Moreover, we already have new-era upgrade technology. Don't think that only humans are making progress," Tzeentch Wizard said.

His master, the Lord of Change, has recently maintained a good relationship with the newly ascended Chaos God, Vashtor, and the two are secretly researching some kind of upgrade for the Chaos Champion, the Chaos Lord, and the Great Demon, the Demon Prince.

It is said that the materials used for the upgrade were provided by Warmaster Abaddon, and were derived from the power of Slaanesh's chosen god.

The one who now commands the Slaanesh demons has been named the Chosen One of Slaanesh, but he is not a true offspring of Slaanesh.

"What kind of progress have you made? Can you tell me?" Leandro asked.

Certain occupational habits make him want to get to the bottom of everything.

"Do you need to care about these things? Or are you pretending to want to join our Chaos forces?" Tzeentch asked.

“I understand. So what tasks are assigned to me? What do I need to do?” LeAndrews asked.

"That's right. Your mission is simple. Soon, the merciful father Nurgle will launch a plague war against the human empire. You are now an Ultramariner, and although your rank is not high, you have at least served as a chapter cleric."

"We need your help to hatch other Ultramarines, and in the future, to spread a new type of plague across the world of Alteramar 500," the Tzeentch Sorcerer said.

To prepare for this plague war, Nurgle has made ample preparations and is currently developing a new plague virus that can target these superhuman warriors, determined to avenge the loss of his wife tenfold.

In such matters, one's own master, the master of all changes, would naturally be willing to help.

"So, am I working for Tzeentch or for Nagoya?" Leandro sneered and asked.

"After it's done, whichever side you want to join, the gods of that side will bless you. Here, take this. It's something for corruption. Use it to corrupt the Ultra Warriors of the world of Ultramar." Tzeentch handed Lyandroth a round badge.

"And what about viral plagues?"

“Now is not the time. Master has another task for you: to steal the modification method of the Astartes Surgery in the new era of the Empire,” the Tzeentch sorcerer said.

Now, when Chaos Space Marines fight against the upgraded Imperial Space Marines, they are considered mere grunts.

And so far, not a single Astartes of the new era has rebelled! Upgrading the technology of the new Astartes is also his goal.

“This is no easy task,” Leandro said.

(End of this chapter)