Warhammer: Lord of the Endless Monsters

Chapter 530 The bait is Guilliman, Vigilant Star sets up an ambush.
As a father, he knew his son very well. He was deceived by Forgrim during their first meeting when Forgrim gave a deeply moving speech.

His impassioned speech even moved him, and he believed that this child was the future of humanity!
He was destined to become a pillar of the empire, just like Horus, so the Third Legion was exceptionally named the Son of the Emperor.

As it turned out, he was completely wrong. Fogelim was a performer, an artist, and his greatest skill was appearances.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have survived on the cruel home planet and become a leading political figure. This guy is a scoundrel who only cares about profit.

When Horus rebelled, Forgrim responded almost without any reason.

The Emperor couldn't understand why Forgrim would betray him, since he had treated the child very well, second only to Horus!
If you betray me, at least give me a reason! Just like Luo Jia, who destroyed his perfect city because of me.

Angron did so because I stopped his and his brothers' coup, as did Mortarion and even Magnus—all for good reason. But you, Forgrim, betrayed me without any reason.

“So we must stop him and snatch the Chaos Godhead from his hands,” Rhodes said.

"If we snatch the Chaos Godhead from him, then this Chaos Godhead will need a host? Rhodes, you're not planning to become the new Slaanesh, are you?" the Emperor asked.

This is his bottom line. If Rhodes answers incorrectly, the Emperor will not hesitate to take action!
The Emperor knew all too well what state one would be in after becoming a Chaos God; it would be that of a complete degenerate.

"I'm not interested! But I do have an idea about the arrangement of the Chaos Godhead. I used your energy to create the Emperor Avatar and the Death God Avatar to create the Death God Avatar."

"At the same time, I also used the energy of lust to create an avatar of Slaanesh. We can transfer the Chaos Godhead into this avatar I created, so that he can inherit the Chaos Godhead. In this way, we will have a Chaos Godhead who will always be on our side." Rhodes revealed his plan.

"No! If it's just absorbing a portion of Saria's power, then you can control him, but if it's his entire godhood, then it's impossible to control him."

It's even possible that Slaanesh used some kind of trickery, deliberately releasing his Chaos Godhead, or even putting a portion of it into Forgrim's body to create a false impression.

Her true purpose is to seize control of your avatar, that other-dimensional avatar that can contain a portion of the power of the Chaos God.

"Slaanesh will gain the power to walk among men, and at that time, her fighting prowess will surpass that of all of us." The Emperor stated his thoughts.

The Chaos Gods are the progenitors of intrigue and deceit. No matter what they say, you can't believe it, because anything could be bait, corruption, or one of their schemes.

"So we're just going to leave it like this?" Rhodes asked.

The Emperor is indeed extremely cautious! Or rather, ever since he was tricked into sitting on the Golden Throne by the Four Evil Gods of Chaos, Old Man Huang has become even more cautious, associating everything with conspiracies and schemes.

As the saying goes, "Once bitten by a snake, twice shy."

The problem is that Aisha has now separated from her own godhood. If it weren't for this, Fulgrim wouldn't have had the chance to come into contact with the Chaos God. Although the four evil gods are cunning, they wouldn't joke about their own Chaos Godhood.

And if we're talking about physical attributes, the Female Titan's body is far more perfect than that of the Otherworld Killer!

He couldn't tell the Emperor about this, because the Emperor harbored too much resentment towards the Four Evil Gods of Chaos!
"I need to verify the truth of this matter. What if this is a conspiracy by the Chaos God? What if he seized your avatar through the Chaos Godhead? Then everything will be over, Rhodes," the Emperor said.

Preventing Forgrim from acquiring the Chaos Godhood is indeed of paramount importance, but I must ascertain whether Forgrim is truly fusing with the Chaos Godhood.

"Didn't you just confirm that?" Rhodes asked.

"I can only confirm that there are remnants of chaotic divine power over there. Klax and Luo Jia have indeed been captured, but I cannot confirm anything else," the Emperor said.

“If you don’t want to help, then I’ll deal with Forgrim by myself, but if I fail, then the entire human race is doomed.”

Even if I can preserve a portion of humanity, our technological level will regress. Rhodes unleashed his trump card.

"I need to see Forgrim with my own eyes, I need to confirm what happened to him before I will help you. As for the Chaos Godhead, I suggest that it be destroyed directly, not left behind. That would be a complete mistake," the Emperor said.

The best way to deal with a Chaos Godhead is to destroy it, thus completely eradicating a warp god.

"Your Majesty! Can the Chaos Godhead be destroyed?" Rhodes rolled his eyes and asked.

Do you think this is some kind of object? Something tangible that can be destroyed? What a joke! Chaos Godhood is something formless and intangible.

It is even partly in Elsa's body, but partly it can be transferred to Forgrim's body; it is a right, a symbol of authority.

If it can be destroyed, then the four Chaos Gods can be killed, and they are not immortal beings? Once the Chaos Divine Song was formed, it was already deeply bound to the warp.

Upon hearing this, the Emperor fell silent. Indeed, as Rhodes said, the divine core of the Chaos God could not be directly destroyed; it was an unrealistic goal.

The problem is, he doesn't want this chaotic godhood to be transferred into Rhodes' so-called chaotic body.

Because this could potentially create a new evil god.

"Rhodes, let's confirm the matter of Forgrim first! If it's really as you say, then I'll reconsider." The Emperor ultimately chose a compromise.

He can help, but he must confirm whether Fugrim has truly obtained the Chaos Godhood.

“I have prepared a trap. I will reveal a message to those Slaanesh Keepers of Secrets.”

"The information about the Emperor's incarnation and the methods of creating Slaanesh incarnations will surely attract their attention," Rhodes said.

“You’re too naive, Rhodes. This might not attract Fulgen’s attention. Fulgen is very clever; he couldn’t possibly miss such an obvious trap,” the Emperor said, shaking his head.

As the saying goes, no one knows a son better than his father! Fugen's wisdom is second to none among the Primarchs. "The Emperor, an alternate dimension avatar, is an extremely powerful life form. His physical attributes far surpass those of the Primarchs, and are not much inferior to those after fusing with a Cosmic Beast. He can also unleash the soul energy of the Primarch."

Most importantly, the Dimensional Killer can absorb energy, and it can perfectly contain the power of Slaanesh, so Forgrim will definitely come to take it.

"Because this is his only chance to possess overwhelming power in both the real universe and the warp," Rhodes said.

It's clearly bait, but if the bait is big enough, fish will sometimes bite it even if they know it's bait.

Because it was an irresistible temptation, one that he absolutely could not resist. Without a cosmic beast or a super beast body, relying solely on the Primarch's body, he couldn't survive in the current Warhammer world.

"Don't forget, Vashtor can also be replicated and enlarged, although we don't know how it works."

"But he must have obtained something, most likely the cells of that fallen Imperial Guard," the Emperor said.

"Do you have any other better ways to lure Fogrem out?" Rhodes asked.

"Of course I have it!" the Emperor said with a mysterious smile.

Rhodes' plan seemed perfect, but Fugan was too cautious and wouldn't fall for it easily. If you wanted to lure him in, you had to add another bait.

“???” Rhodes.

There's still bait! What else does the Emperor have to attract Fugen?
The Emperor did not answer Rhodes, but instead sent a telepathic message to Guilliman, who was handling state affairs outside, to come in.

What would be the best bait to lure Fuchs? Need I say more? Guilliman, of course!
Fugen was very proud and a perfectionist who couldn't tolerate failure.

He killed Guilliman ten thousand years ago, but now Guilliman has been resurrected and gained even greater power, which is absolutely unforgivable in Fugen's eyes.

If Guilliman and Rhodes's otherworldly assassin were to appear in the same place, Fuchs would be tempted to act under the double lure. At that time, he could take the opportunity to observe whether Fuchs had truly gained the approval of the Chaos God.

If they actually obtain it, the Emperor will not hesitate to help Rhodes take down Fuggen. If not, Guilliman, along with Rhodes's backup plan, can also kill Fuggen, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

A moment later, Guilliman arrived at Terra's palace, nodded to Rhodes, and then looked at the Emperor on the golden throne.

"Father! What brings you here?"

Upon seeing Guilliman, Rod suddenly realized that the bait Old Man Huang had mentioned was Guilliman!
As expected of the Emperor! Fugen was completely outmaneuvered in this regard; Guilliman and his otherworldly assassin were indeed able to lure Fugen out.

"Guilliman? Rhodes just told me a very terrible truth." The Emperor recounted his entire conversation with Rhodes to Guilliman.

This explains that Fulgrim is about to gain the approval of the Chaos Gods and will devour the souls of all humanity.

"What?! This, this is unbelievable! Rhodes, thank goodness you found Father in time. We must stop Fugen. We cannot let Fugen succeed no matter what." Guilliman was initially shocked, then gritted his teeth and looked at the Emperor.

This could destroy all of humanity! He couldn't afford to take this lightly, that bastard Fugen!

This time, we must kill him completely.

"It's good that you understand the seriousness of the situation. So Rhodes and I plan to set a trap, using a new dimensional avatar you and Rhodes created as bait," the Emperor said.

Since most of the Dimensional Assassins are now transformed into Imperial Avatars and appear on battlefields across the Empire, they are now referred to as Avatars.

"Father! How exactly should we plan this?" Guilliman asked.

"First, Rhodes will prepare an unawakened, non-self-aware dimensional avatar. You will take it to a decoy location and spread the word that this avatar will be used to absorb the power of chaos and create a chaos demon killer." The Emperor had Rhodes describe the plan to Guilliman.

"It's meant to be made into something like an incarnation of an emperor, right?"

"That's right, it's an interdimensional avatar with extremely strong absorption power. It can absorb the psionic power of anyone, and other subdimensional evil gods can also absorb this power."

"It can even absorb some forces from the real universe, such as the power of the Star Gods," Rhodes said.

“In that case, let’s say we absorbed a fragment of a Star God. That will make it seem more real, and the Empire will also keep it a secret. I’ll find a way to get the news out,” Guilliman said.

“Leave this matter to Rhodes. Rhodes will find a way to pass this message to Forgrim. Now we need to choose a suitable location to ambush Forgrim. Kiriman, do you have any good options?” the Emperor asked.

“Father, I have a suitable location, a watchtower in the Nakmonde Corridor region, where we will conduct an ambush,” Robert Guilliman said after a moment’s thought.

The ambush location cannot be the Holy Frontier of the Empire, nor can it be the Dark Side of the Empire. If it is the Holy Frontier, it would be an obvious trap, and if it is the Dark Side of the Empire, their strength is not enough, as it has been infiltrated by the power of the Chaos God, and even the Emperor's psychic power cannot detect it.

Therefore, the best ambush location is the Vigilant Star located in the Nakmend Corridor. Although the Eldar have opened the Webway, the Webway world cannot provide all the necessary connections between the Imperial shore and the Holy Land.

For example, you can't open up networks on every planet; you need a suitable large corridor to transport the Empire's resources.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, ordinary merchant ships of the Empire travel through the Nakmonde Corridor, and Vigilant Star is a planet there, which is very suitable as an ambush point.

Rhodes was slightly surprised to hear this. He originally thought that the war on the Vigilant Star would not break out because of his appearance, but it turned out that the battle was still going to break out!

And it was a battle at the Primarch level!
(End of this chapter)