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During this period, religious construction was temporarily suspended at the behest of Archangel Saint Gilles, due to the need to accelerate production and construction and to clean up the soil stained with green.
During this period, Saint Gilles completed the revision of the new version of the state religion, which included the addition of Hades.
However, due to numerous issues such as territory and dissemination, this version did not spread widely within the empire's territory. On the contrary, the previous state religion version spread like wildfire within the empire's territory. While the empire neglected religious development, the original state religion version had already evolved into many different versions in different star systems.
The time has come, Archangel Saint Gilles believes, is the time to spread the faith once more.
After centuries of silence, under the leadership of Pope Saint Gilles, the state church once again entered a glorious period.
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I suspect it's a failure: The Martian Mechanicus has announced the failure of their research on the Greenskin teleportation device, stating that the technology developed by these beings has absolutely no scientific value.
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Further speculation: According to informants from the Martian Mechanicus, in the Forging World, which lies at the border of the Limit Starfield and the Storm Starfield, there are Mechanic Sages who are still trying to research Greenskin technology.
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Still Alive: The Imperial Guard, who has been protecting the Lord of Humanity, reports that the Lord of Humanity's condition has slightly improved under the nourishment of the power of faith.
This was considered a result of the spread of the State Religion. After celebrating, the three Primarchs on Terra decided to increase their investment in the State Religion.
Countless churches that were abandoned or destroyed during the War of the Beasts have been reopened.
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The subspace will never be enslaved!: After the fall of Pluto, the probability of psionic beings appearing among humans decreased, but according to investigations by the Star Language Hall, the Navigators, and the Star Torch Court, in the last ten years or so, the number of psionic beings among newborns has begun to increase and is gradually returning to the number before the fall of Pluto.
Psionicists born during this period have a high affinity for the psychic powers of the Lord of Humanity.
This was considered evidence of the warp's re-healing, and under the joint mandate of the Primarchs, the Imperium strengthened its military, while the Inquisition's demonic inquisition was given a heavy responsibility.
During this period, the influence of the Tribunal, the Hall of Star Language, the Navigator, and the Hall of Star Torch expanded.
Surprisingly, or perhaps predictably, the Empire did not receive any news about Chaos during this period.
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The Misty Starfield has been reported to be inhabited by the Dark Eldar. In fact, during the War of the Beasts, the edge worlds of the Misty Starfield were raided by the Dark Eldar.
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Confess Again!: A Space Marine attempts to poison Vincent V, the Chief Justice of the Inquisition, but the plan is thwarted by the Assassin Sevita, who is critically wounded. The Space Marine who came to assassinate him commits suicide before being captured.
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After a private conversation with Primarch Guilliman, Severta named the Space Marines who came to assassinate him "Fallen Angels".
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Unauthorized investigation: The Assassin's Court has reopened its investigation into the Dark Angel from years ago.
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Outstanding: Among the psionicists sent to Starlight Court to maintain the burning of the Starlight, a suspected fragment of Magnus was discovered.
The Grey Knight then proceeded to contain the aberrant.
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Manifestation: According to the Covenant of Fire, a figure resembling the Primarch Loka has appeared on Colkis, the home planet of the Primarch Loka, in the Pacific Sector.
This sign was considered by the state religion as a indication that the Lord of mankind was about to return to the world.
It should be noted that, due to the actions of the Legion during the Great Rebellion, although Luo Jia himself was not marked as a traitor, the Legion of the Word Bearers, which was reduced to less than one-tenth of its original size, had already been removed from the list of traitors.
Currently, the Fire Covenant, composed of the Salamanders, is stationed on the planet Colkis.
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With increasing signs proving that the Lord of Mankind is about to be resurrected, Primarch Saint Gilles has become even more serious about the construction of the state religion.
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Clues: After restarting the Inquisition's document mountain, Sevita discovers that the disappearance of the first Inquisitor, Corax, may be related to the First Legion.
Driven by a promise he made years ago to his friend Vincent III at the Inquisition, and by his "prejudice" against the First Legion, Severta continues his investigation into the incident in his personal capacity.
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Exhaustion from overwork: The entire Empire's work was piled on the shoulders of the three Primarchs, and during a short break, Angron realized that the Primarchs were not in good condition.
The Lord of Red Sand suggested that Guilliman and Saint Gilles rest, but after seeing the hope that the Lord of Man might be revived, neither of the Primarchs was willing to give up their work at this crucial juncture.
In contrast to the exhausted Primarchs, the Empire and the State Religion were growing rapidly.
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Threatening visit: Mortarian, who had been out of the public eye for a long time and was almost forgotten, personally visited Terra.
Mortalian sternly warned Saint Gilles against allowing the archangel to further expand the state religion.
During the exchange of evidence, neither party could convince the other.
Saint Gilles presented the state that the Lord of Mankind had gradually recovered over the past century, with the development of the state religion.
Mortarion, however, maintained his view that the power of the warp would turn against its master, and no one could escape it.
But apart from Mortarian himself, Mortarian could not provide any other examples to prove his point.
Mortarion and Saint Gilles argued for three days and three nights. In the end, the argument ended with Angron pulling Mortarion away and Gilles pulling Saint Gilles away.
Before leaving, Mortarion warned Angron and Guilliman, the Archangels of Vigilance.
After that, Anglon and Gilliman closely observed the archangel for a long time, but Saint Gilles only showed some signs of fatigue under the pressure of work, which was no different from his previous performance.
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Nightmare: The Imperial Guard reports that signs of the Lord of Mankind's activities are becoming increasingly frequent.
The Primarchs believe that the Lord of Man is just one opportunity away from awakening.
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Cheer!
The human empire once again shines brightly, and the nation enjoys peace and prosperity.
The Primarchs' efforts were not in vain; humanity entered a new era, and its territory flourished.
At this juncture, the Lord of Red Sand finally persuaded the two Primarchs, and Saint Gilles announced that, in celebration of and to welcome the resurrection of the Lord of Mankind, he would hold a grand religious procession throughout the entire Empire.
Angron and Gilliman will travel with Sanguiles. The Imperial Regent hopes to use this opportunity to assess the abilities of Terran politicians, while Angron himself may simply want to get out and stretch his muscles.
Before leaving, Guilliman visited Belisarius Caul once again.
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The entire empire was cheering to welcome the demigods. The wounds of the war between beasts a thousand years ago had long been erased, leaving only poems and songs praising the demigods and angels.
The great rebellion is now just a fleeting memory in the minds of a few; no one remembers the bloodshed of that year.
With the vigorous propagation of the state religion, humanity has an innate affinity for these divine emperor's battle angels.
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The Tragedy of the Past: The Primarchs' first stop was Fenris, a shattered city located in the Sun Sector.
Fenris has long since been transformed into several large planetary plates floating in the void, with countless planetary fragments drifting in the void, forming a broken star belt.
Among them, on a large planetary plate, lies Wolf Fang Fortress, built in combination with the state religion and the native mythology of Fenris.
It is said that the wolf king himself appeared on the fragments of Fenris.
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Political Mindset: After the demigods departed, undercurrents surged within the High Lords Council on Terra, with various factions vying for power—a scenario that Primarch Guilliman had long anticipated. Since the actions of the High Lords were all within reasonable bounds, the Assassin's Court did not respond.
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Traitor: Meanwhile, Sevita is certain that Corax's disappearance is related to the First Legion.
The First Army's split, Robert Guilliman's order to cease the investigation, and the disappearance of the Chief Inquisitor—Sevita realizes that this may be hiding a secret connected to a major rebellion.
After realizing this, Severta decided to put the investigation aside, but then the Assassin's Court discovered another spy who had infiltrated the Inquisition.
After being tortured, the spy was identified as a "Fallen Angel".
The joint trial panel decided that Sevita would thoroughly investigate the matter.
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Baal: The Primarchs have arrived at Baal, the homeworld of Archangel Saint Gilles. This planet, with its magnificent sunsets, has long been adorned with countless towering churches, becoming a religious planet. The white stone sculptures sing praises to the great deeds of the gods, and the scarlet wine exudes an intoxicating fragrance.
The Primarchs remained on this planet for a year. During this time, the Archangels received guidance in a dream that they needed to find a breakthrough for the power of faith they had accumulated, and that they needed a grand and magnificent ceremony.
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Macragge: The Primarchs had a relatively pleasant time on Macragge.
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Colchis: The Primarchs arrived at Colchis, the homeworld of Loka. Most of the planet had long been abandoned, and the ruins that once sang praises to the Lord of Man or the Four Chaos Gods were now buried under the sand amidst the swirling dust.
On Colchis, the three Primarchs saw together the figure of Loka amidst the endless yellow sand. The Primarch herself stood in the sand like a phantom, tears welling in her eyes, and shook her head at them.
The wind blew, Luojia disappeared, and the scene just now seemed like an illusion.
It is important to emphasize that since the end of the Great Rebellion, apart from the two phantom images of Luo Jia, the Lord of Humanity has never proactively unleashed his power. There have been no dreams, no living saints who will become famous after the world – people speculate that during this period, the Lord of Humanity is still unable to use his power.
The unusual behavior of the Luo Jia phantom alerted the three Primarchs, suggesting that something was about to happen.
What happened next seemed to echo Luo Jia's hint.
After visiting Colkith, the procession was drawing to a close, but one sector remained unvisited: Stormwind, a sector that had been deliberately ignored by the Primarchs of Terra for millennia.
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Assassination: Pope Saint Gilles was assassinated on a southern hive planet in the Storm Starfield.
Saint Gilles himself was seriously injured.
Externally, the Empire claimed that Robert Guilliman had identified the assassins with remarkable speed: an assassin legion jointly trained by the Cult of Hades and the Cult of Mechanism from the Storm Starfield.
In reality, the true assassin was the Pale Lord himself, who suddenly appeared from the white mist.
The era of apostasy has begun.
That's it! Great!
The extra chapters will be paused for now.
Chapter 546 Ten Thousand Years (4)
————The Age of Apostasy————
Beginning with Mortarion's assassination attempt on Saint Gilles, culminating in Saint Gilles' failed ascension, and ending with mortals pointing fingers and attacking each other, the Primarchs gradually withdrew from the stage of history. This was an extremely dark era, with ignorance and depravity as its main themes. A thousand years of glory were reduced to ashes, leaving behind nothing but flies called the corpses of the Empire, barely clinging to life.
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Assassination Attempt: Mortalian's assassination attempt on Saint Gilles failed.
Pope Saint Gilles was seriously injured.
Mortarion, who failed in his assassination attempt, did not flee. The Pale Lord, who was also seriously injured, chose to remain in the physical world. He explained to Guilliman and Angron the reasons why Saint Gilles must die, trying to persuade his former comrades from the Second Empire to kill Saint Gilles.
Under the combined control of the three Primarchs, Mortarion knelt on the ground, repeatedly emphasizing that the Archangel himself had long been corrupted by the power of the Warp, and that the Emperor himself had suffered the backlash of the power of faith.
The Primarch had already sensed something was wrong during his argument with Saint Gilles.
Mortarion even asked Angron if he knew about the Imperial finger bone on Hades' neck—the best evidence that power corrupts personality. That finger bone was not merely a token that restricted Hades' actions, but also a tool used by the Emperor to cleanse himself of impurities.
Saint Gilles has been corrupted, Mortalian said, earnestly.
Such a wide and intense force of faith should have driven a Primarch insane long ago—but he didn't know—he didn't know why the Archangel hadn't shown any symptoms yet.
Perhaps, Mortarion suggests, an even more terrifying reality is that Saint Gilles was already corrupted long before the Great Rebellion ended.
The archangel they came into contact with was Saint Gilles, who had already been corrupted.
The reason they didn't notice the angels' abnormality was that the archangel who had spent the most time with the Primarchs was an angel who had already been corrupted.
It is an archangel who has been prayed for by the dark side of the empire for a hundred years.
During the Great Crusade, only Primarch Horus was familiar with Sanguiles, while the other Primarchs only had a vague silhouette of Sanguiles.