There are no facts, only interpretations.
—Proverb from the second millennium of Ancient Terra
Humanity, the ancient yet young race in the Warhammer universe.
After experiencing the glorious Golden Age and the Dark Iron Man Rebellion, this vast empire spanning the galaxy gradually fell into silence.
Warp storms cut off communication between Imperial colonies, and the impact of the Iron Heresy resulted in the loss of much Golden Age technology.
If the Emperor had not stood up and led humanity forward in its darkest hour, perhaps human civilization would have gradually disappeared in the long river of history in the darkness after its glory.
And now, the Holy Emperor is trapped in the Warp for humanity, his life and death unknown, His descendants and successors are fighting on the front lines for the glory of the Imperium, and the Imperium's humans, for whom He fought, are beginning to scheme against these heroes of the Imperium for power behind his back.
The Great Crusade had only ended a thousand years earlier, and the legends of the Emperor and his descendants were still sung among the Emperors, but even so, humans still showed their arrogance.
The Second Emperor of the Empire, who was on the expedition to Ullanor, was labeled a fraud and a false emperor, and the Primarch was portrayed by the state religion as a person bewitched by the false emperor.
The empire labeled them traitors and assembled an army to attack Zheng Gan.
This magical thing made Zheng Gan feel a little unbelievable. How could the empire degenerate into what it would be like ten thousand years later in just a thousand years?
How could the Imperium, which had never experienced the Age of Apostasy, dare to trample on the Emperor's majesty and defy the Primarch's will?
Looking at the starry sky above his head, Zheng Gan looked in the direction of Terra helplessly.
Is this the humanity you seek to save, Emperor?
Zheng Gan also recalled the conversation between Malcador and him when they fought side by side in the warp.
"During the Great Crusade, the soldiers had a very heavy workload, but they all had smiles on their faces."
If the Great Crusade is successfully completed, if the Webway succeeds, when humanity is completely free from Chaos, when everything is over, how will those extraordinary warriors greet the long period of peace in the future? How will they tell future generations of humankind about the glory of the past and the Emperor who gave everything for humanity?
And now, this kind of depraved blasphemy made Zheng Gan quite angry. My troops and the Emperor fought to the death in the warp for you bunch of parasites, and this is how you tamper with the truth of the Empire and repay the Emperor?
After leaving a troop behind to begin receiving the purified Ullanor, Zheng Gan and the angry Vulkan led the fleet back to Terra. Even Vulkan, who had the best temper, wanted to kill this group of high leaders.
On the way back to Terra, Zheng Gan's fleet was intercepted by human troops as expected. Zheng Gan did not want to make things too difficult for these brave soldiers of the empire.
Wearing the emperor's crown, Zheng Gan appeared in space completely unprotected. Under the cover of the emperor's glory, Zheng Gan was like a saint walking in the universe.
Feeling the glory of the Emperor, the Astra Militarum and the Imperial Navy who came to intercept chose to follow Zheng Gan's command.
They believed that Zheng Gan was the emperor's successor, His Majesty the Second Emperor of the Empire.
As for those Space Marines, they also chose to follow under the dual power of Vukan and Zheng Gan.
Although the Great Crusade has ended, the Emperor's glory still shines on the Empire. The imperial troops that came to intercept were all incorporated into Zheng Gan's army, and the returning royal army was getting closer and closer to Holy Terra.
The High Lords on Terra panicked, and the two High Lords who were originally loyal to the Empire, the Presidents of the Inquisition and the Assassin's Court, also found an opportunity to fight back.
As the imperial troops along the way chose to follow Zheng Gan, the successor of the empire, a pilgrimage ceremony to Terra officially began.
When the massive fleet arrived at Terra, the Chief of the Assassin's Court, Wangorichi, had already brought the rebellious former high lords before Zheng Gan.
Zheng Gan did not show any mercy to this group of greedy fools. Not only these high lords, but also the forces behind them would be cleaned up by Zheng Gan.
However, the most important thing now is not these. What is important now is Zheng Gan’s preparations for ascending the throne.
The imperial troops who followed Zheng Gan all the way and the pilgrims spontaneously formed by the people have already filled Terra.
They all hoped that the Emperor's successor would lead the Empire back to its golden age.
A grand parade unfolded on Terra, with cheering people enthusiastically calling Zheng Gan "Your Majesty".
Wokan naturally became Zheng Gan's bodyguard.
The Empire sent this message to human territories throughout the galaxy through holographic projection technology.
The Primarch returns, and the Emperor's successor descends from the Golden Throne to lead the Imperium back to glory!
Since the Golden Throne was elevated to the Warp by the Emperor to fight against evil gods, the throne in the current palace is a wooden throne full of life, made from branches of the Tree of Life.
Although it is made of wood, it does not look simple at all. Instead, it has a natural beauty and majesty. This throne is also called the Throne of Life by the Empire.
Wearing the emperor's golden crown and holding a scepter, Zheng Gan, sitting on the throne, officially announced that he was crowned emperor!
On both sides of Zheng Gan were the returned Primarch, Fire Dragon Lord Vulkan, and Sanguinius, who survived the War of Horus due to Zheng Gan's intervention.
The Primarch of the Blood Angels returned to the Imperium upon hearing the news of the Emperor's successor.
Unlike Wokan, he knew something about the Emperor and Zheng Gan.
The two Primarchs stood on the left and right, with the Emperor's crown on their heads. Now no one in the Empire doubted the authenticity and legitimacy of Zheng Gan's identity.
"Long live the Emperor!"
"Long live the Empire!"
"Long live His Majesty!"
The cheering people were looking forward to their king leading them to glory, and Zheng Gan also looked up at the sky thoughtfully.
In the Warp, the news of Zheng Gan taking over the Empire also reached the ears of several rebellious Primarchs.
They were incredulous and angry that this inexplicable man had suddenly appeared and taken over the empire, and they felt shame at the actions of Vulkan and Sanguinius.
Then they received the will of the evil god, and they would launch an early attack on the empire together with Abaddon in the Eye of Terror.
The evil gods have sensed the danger and must now launch a counterattack!
Mortarion, Angron, Magnus, Fulgrim, Rogar.
These traitors came together again under the command of the evil god. Even though they still laughed at each other as former brothers, they had to gather together again to destroy this newly born empire.
Loyalty? A beautiful lie.
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