Warhammer: Lord of the Endless Monsters

Chapter 509 Pope Loka of the State Religion, Makado Resurrected
The clone Luo Jia took a deep breath, tore off the long robe covering his body, revealing his 3.6-meter height, and then came to stand in front of the emperor, right in front of all the people of the empire.

Some high-ranking imperial judges, and even some high-ranking members of the state religion, showed expressions of utter shock upon seeing the other person's face, because the other person's appearance was recorded in ancient texts and in the ancient imperial archives.

The 17th Gene Primarch, Luo Jia, leader of the Legion of Word Bearers.

In the past, if the other party dared to show up, it would have attracted the siege of the Grey Knights, and the Inquisition would have notified other Space Marine chapters to come to the aid of the enemy and drive out this demon prince.

But now the situation has changed! Magnus's return had already caused a great uproar in various parts of the Empire, but the common people were the least affected. Most people in the Empire chose to acquiesce, because what did ten thousand years ago have to do with them?
Only a few Space Marines were somewhat indignant, with the Space Wolves Space Marines being the most annoyed.

However, in the end everyone accepted Magnus's return because he could occasionally take over the Golden Throne from the Emperor.

It can guide some of the Empire's lost warships within the Starlight Pavilion, and even rescue some ships that have been trapped in the warp for hundreds or even thousands of years.

His return, along with that of another former Imperial Warmaster, caused an even greater upheaval than that of Magnus.

However, the people of the empire still accepted it, because sometimes people underestimated the resilience of the imperial people.

In short, whatever the emperor says goes, whatever the imperial high command says goes, and they don't even know much about that great rebellion.

As for the imperial high command, the body of the former Warmaster was occupied by the four Chaos Gods, and the soul of the Warmaster Horus was preserved by the Emperor.

Therefore, the return of the Primarch of the Word Bearer, Luo Jia, does not seem to be a major problem.

He doesn't even need many reasons; all he needs is for the Emperor to allow him to return. Then he will be the Primarch of the Empire, and he will be loyal.

"Citizens of the Empire, I am Luo Jia, the founder of the Perfect City, the author of the Imperial State Religion's scriptures, and the new Pope of the Imperial State Religion!" Luo Jia stood at the front, spread his arms, and shouted loudly.

Unlike other Primarchs, he was somewhat similar to Elena in that he hadn't reached godhood in terms of his soul, but possessing a cosmic beast meant he wasn't far behind.

"Luojia has been sleeping within the Empire all these years; the one who betrayed us was merely a clone," the Emperor explained regarding Luojia's origins.

With the Emperor himself endorsing it, no one dared to raise any questions or offer any defense.

"Welcome! Welcome back to the Primarch."

"Praise be to the Empire! Praise be to the Emperor! Praise be to the Primarch!" All the people of the Empire began to cheer.

Seeing this, Rhodes smiled slightly. Once upon a time, when the rebellious Primarchs returned to their greatest slaves, their biggest worry was that the ordinary people of the Empire would not be able to accept it.

But the result was that these ordinary people were the most receptive, which was quite unexpected.

The people of the empire are indeed too easy to govern!

If the God-Emperor thinks it's right, then they think it's right.

"Welcome back the leader of the state religion! Welcome back the Pope!" An archbishop of the state religion was the first to kneel down and offer his blessings to the Pope before him.

A pope who is parachuted in will indeed take away a lot of power, but who is this person? He is the author of the state church's scriptures and the emperor's son.

It is God's arrangement. They only need to obey God's will. They don't need to care about or ask about anything else, because asking would be blasphemy.

Although some other high-ranking members of the state religion harbored some resentment, they dared not say much and knelt down in unison to welcome their new leader and pope.

"I will lead the State Religion to a higher level, and my genetic offspring will become the State Religion's protectorate army," Luo Jia said excitedly.

From this moment on, he was no longer an imposter; he was the true Primarch.

How pathetic, my very being!

Hahaha! This feeling is absolutely wonderful!

All of this was given to me by my great master! No! He is not my master, he is my god, my one and only true god. Praise be to you, my god, Lord Rhodes!
Luo Jia felt no gratitude whatsoever towards the Emperor himself; all his gratitude was directed at Rhodes.

It was Rhodes who gave him everything; it was Rhodes who allowed him to return to the Empire and regain the glory that rightfully belonged to him.

Despite having some memories, it was only at this moment that he felt truly alive, truly able to enjoy life, and truly enjoy everything.

Guilliman and Magnus, standing to the side, sighed as the clone in front of them suddenly became the Primarch.

The fake has become the real thing! Is there anything more outrageous in this world?

The grand investiture ceremony lasted for three days, with the main figures parading through the streets of Holy Terra.

The most eye-catching of them all is Luo Jia, who became the Papal Emperor of the state religion; he is the true protagonist.

A dozen days later, Luo Jia returned to the headquarters of the State Church with the newly formed Guardian Army, accompanied by 20 combat nuns.

This was a force Elena had specially prepared for him. Within the State Church, the fighting nuns were undoubtedly the strongest force, bar none.

These battle nuns, along with Luo Jia's own genetic offspring, were enough for him to completely control the Imperial State Religion.

Next, Luo Jia's task was very simple: to train some young men, train them to become priests, and then send them to preach in various worlds of the empire.

At the same time, a group of interstellar priests will be trained. These priests will be stationed on Imperial ships to preach the new doctrines of the state religion to the Imperial sailors on board.

Proclaim the imperial heir, Rhodes; proclaim the new Primarch; proclaim the new era of the Empire.

After the investiture ceremony, Rhodes went to the palace and met with the emperor.

“Rhodes! Clarke has returned, and we may need your help,” the Emperor said.

Clark has been tainted with a large amount of warp energy, and is essentially a demon prince. Without a Primarch, he can survive in that environment for 1 years without eating or drinking.

Perhaps his pursuit and hatred of the traitor made him unaware that the power of the Chaosless Realm had quietly helped him complete the ascension ritual.

The Emperor had originally intended for him to remain there indefinitely, at least to keep a Daemon Primarch in check and ensure the Raven Guard remained a loyal Imperial force. But now that Rhodes's Cosmic Beasts could evolve, he could be recalled.

"It is difficult to convert even a Chaos Space Marine or a Chaos Champion, let alone a demon prince who has ascended to demonhood."

Although Clarks did not replace his human body, he has awakened his warp nature and wants to completely transform it back into a human.

"He must abandon his current body, clone a new one, and then let his soul enter it," Rhodes said.

Over the past few days, he discussed the matter with his scientists, and the final conclusion was that if Clarks wanted to return to the Empire, he had to abandon his body, which had been completely corrupted by the power of the warp.

Given the current power of cosmic beasts, it would take at least several hundred years for this body to evolve.

During this period, at least 10 cosmic beasts had to stay by his side constantly to purify the chaotic energy.

It would be extremely uneconomical to completely dispel the subspace energy accumulated over thousands of years. Therefore, cloning a new body and then having one's soul reside in it is the simplest and most effective method.

"So you want Clarks to give up his own body and then clone a new one?" the Emperor asked.

“Yes, using the Primal Blood Stack, we can clone his body, just like we did when we resurrected Horus. This will require the help of the Death Avatar!” Rhodes said.

His own incarnation of death has already achieved this; the ultimate form of death is life, and this is the true power of death.

The resurrection of Clark's physical body is not yet a matter for the Goddess of Life to handle; she is currently focused on nurturing her divine child.

"The only obstacle to this is whether Clarks himself is willing to accept it," Guilliman said.

He had a premonition that the return of the head of the Imperial State Religion, with Luo Jia as the new pope, would greatly provoke Clarks. He would rush back as soon as he received the news.

But dealing with it after returning was indeed a troublesome matter, as it was equivalent to killing Clark once and completely separating his soul from his body.

"It's not as simple as you think; his soul is also tainted with a lot of subspace energy."

His soul also needs to undergo evolution through the energy of the cosmic beast, but this is easier than with his physical essence, and the cosmic beast he is fusing with can also help. "Rhodes said.

“I understand. I will tell him everything when Clarks comes back, and he will make the right choice.”

"All you need to do is prepare a cosmic mythical beast for him, preferably a raven-type, or one with shadow abilities," the Emperor said.

"Don't worry! Leave this to me," Axis said.

There are quite a few monsters with crow or shadow abilities; you can just pick one for the Crow King.

For example, the Crow Alien in Ultraman Tiga, and the Archaeopteryx monster Terochis in Ultraman Jack.

Both of these monsters are shaped like crows. As for your mention of the shadow attribute, it's basically just darkness. We have a Dark Universe Emperor on our side.

Infusing these monsters with dark energy and turning them into monsters with dark attributes is incredibly easy and enjoyable.

Then you can transform them into cosmic mythical beasts. Unlike other ordinary people in the empire, Raven King Clark does not need Rhode to transform them into harmless elemental attributes; the dark attribute is the most suitable for him.

"Let's do it your way! Rhodes, there's one more thing I want to ask you. When can we carry out the plan to revive Macado that you mentioned before?" the Emperor said.

Between Ferrusmarus and the Imperial Chancellor Macado, the Emperor ultimately chose to resurrect the Imperial Chancellor Macado.

The return of this imperial chancellor will bring even more benefits to the empire, and there is another key point.

Feralus's soul is in his own hands. Once his soul is repaired, he can be resurrected through other means. There is no need to waste this perfect opportunity.

When Makado took his place on the Golden Throne, although it was only for a single day, he faithfully carried out his mission to completely close the gates of the Web, allowing the demons of the Warp to enter Holy Terra.

At the last moment, he almost sacrificed everything, his soul almost burned out. It was because of Macado's death that the emperor became somewhat disheartened. After sitting on the Golden Throne, he did not speak to anyone for nearly ten thousand years.

Things only improved after Rhodes appeared, after Rhodes cleared away all of the Dark Emperor's negative personality traits, suppressed the Dark Emperor, and allowed the Emperor's original humanity to return.

“Anytime is fine!” Rhodes said.

Over the course of more than a decade, Rhodes has amassed hundreds of millions of gold coins. Upon returning to the Beast Planet, he intends to enhance Yapool to its limit and then join forces with Yapool to create an alternate dimension.

With 1000 million system gold coins, you can upgrade the Death Avatar to its maximum level, and then resurrecting a person shouldn't be a problem.

"Then let's begin now. It's time for Macado to return," the Emperor said.

Upon hearing this, Rhodes nodded, opened the system enhancement shop, and then spent ten million system gold coins to give the Death Avatar's energy an ultimate enhancement, granting it a perfect resurrection opportunity.

And they set their sights on the former imperial prime minister, the hero Macardo, who died ten thousand years ago.

The palm of the incarnation of death emanated gray energy, and the power of death flowed throughout the Holy Terra Palace.

An energy that is difficult to describe in words and difficult to observe visually began to gather in the palace.

This gray energy seemed to have traveled through time, traversing the past to reshape Makado's completely vanished soul.

Next came Makado's physical body. A moment later, the opportunity for a perfect resurrection was used up, and Makado was resurrected, appearing in the palace of Holy Terra.

Having just been resurrected, Macado was somewhat bewildered. After sitting on the golden throne, he felt an indescribable pain, tormented to the point of almost going mad.

He didn't know how much time had passed until the emperor dragged his mangled body to his side, at which point his last consciousness faded away.

"Welcome back! My dearest friend, my prime minister!" The emperor's voice was somewhat excited as he looked at the old man holding a staff in front of him.

"Your Majesty!! I... I have been resurrected!"

(End of this chapter)