Chapter 24: Erebus: Lorgar, If I Trust You Again, I'll Be a Dog!
Atash stood about five meters tall, while his opponent Erebus was about two meters in height.
In terms of speed, Erebus was the fastest human Atash had ever seen!
In terms of strength, Erebus was also the strongest human Atash had ever encountered!
"Blood for the God-Emperor! Purge the heretics!"
Erebus roared in battle and punched Atash hard in the chest. The massive impact caused Atash's muscles to deform.
"Follower of the Anathema, hahahahaha! Your head is worth commemorating!"
Atash grabbed Erebus's arm, and as he exerted force, a slight sound of bone cracking was heard.
But this was not Erebus's. Atash looked at Erebus, who was closing in on him. He punched himself in the ribs. The intense pain made Atash even more excited, and he smashed into Erebus with a headbutt.
And Erebus was no less fierce, meeting him head-on.
"Speak your oaths, mortal! Skulls for the Skull Throne! Blood for the Blood God!"
"Speak your oaths, daemon! Offer your skull to the throne! Blood for the God-Emperor!"
"Foolish mortal! You can't imagine the power of the Blood God!"
"Stupid daemon! The God-Emperor would make your Blood God blanch in fear!"
Erebus felt that the daemon's head was like steel, while Atash felt that the human's head was like steel. Blood flowed from Erebus's head, and the horns on Atash's head also made a sound of breaking.
"Humanity!"
Erebus didn't have time to listen to the nagging daemon. He just threw an uppercut and knocked the bloodthirsty daemon away. He had no idea where this strength came from!
"Die, heretic!"
Before Atash fell to the ground, Erebus kicked the bloodthirsty daemon hard in the chest.
After the daemon knocked over several tents and caused a large amount of smoke to rise.
The first thing Erebus thought of was the paradox: no smoke without injury.
Sure enough, crimson blood flashed in the smoke, and Atash let out a shrill laugh.
"I'm tired of playing, human."
"Let me put an end to this now...?"
Just as Atash finished speaking and was about to lash Erebus's soul out with a whip, he saw that Erebus was no longer there. He quickly followed the scent and found Erebus.
Behind him!
Atash turned his head fiercely and lashed at Erebus with a whip, but he was too slow.
Erebus's fist hit Atash's ugly face directly. As Atash fell heavily to the ground, Erebus stepped on Atash's face with one foot and tightly grasped the whip that was trying to be swung at him with his other hand.
"You? A bloodthirster?"
First kick.
"Why didn't your master come to rescue you?"
Second kick.
"The God-Emperor will kill you and your master sooner or later!"
Third kick.
"Erebus!"
At this moment, Lorgar's voice suddenly rang out.
"What a piece of crap! You're just... after I've already beaten you..."
It's broken! Erebus looked at the empty scene around him and the fist of Atash flying towards his face, and cursed in his heart.
Who the hell said that Khorne doesn't use his brain!
Erebus only felt a heavy blow to his jaw, and before he could shake off the dizziness, the bloodthirsty daemon quickly swung the blood whip on his body towards Erebus.
The pain woke Erebus up, but Atash would not give him such a chance. He hit Erebus hard in the stomach.
Erebus flew out dozens of meters.
The bloodthirsty daemon spewed out blazing flames from his nostrils, and he slowly walked in front of Erebus.
He wanted to torture this human who had insulted him.
The bloodthirster grabbed Erebus's head and lifted him up.
"Human, keep talking!"
"Tsk, is that all the strength you have?"
The bloodthirsty daemon listened to Erebus, who still refused to repent, and anger burst out from his heart. Just when he was about to break Erebus's neck.
"Lorgar! Now!"
Erebus suddenly opened his eyes and shouted loudly!
"Whoosh!"
When Atash turned his head, he saw a golden illuminator flying towards him and piercing his arm in an instant.
Atash felt pain and let go of Erebus.
"Damn it, Lorgar! If I had your weapon, I would have killed that idiot long ago!"
Erebus cursed instantly after landing on the ground.
"Sorry, my brother! Wait till I banish this daemon and I'll give you a better one!"
In the distance, Lorgar, wearing golden armor, walked slowly towards him. He looked at Atash in the center of the field without mercy.
"Daemon! Go back to your master's filthy lair!"
While cursing, Lorgar drew the sword from his waist. He looked at Erebus, who was beaten badly, and was filled with anger.
Although Erebus only suffered some minor injuries.
"Stop babbling! Kill him..."
As soon as Erebus said this, he saw a red light flashing from the bloodthirsty daemon in front of him.
Blessings from Khorne! Damn you!
Lorgar looked at the bloodthirsty daemon whose body had suddenly grown in size, but he was not afraid. The souls of countless Blood God believers poured into his body. Lorgar drew the long sword from his waist without fear.
"For the God-Emperor!"
"For the God-Emperor! Heretics! Die!"
Erebus looked at the brilliant light reflected from Lorgar's golden armor. He walked forward like a warrior of the gods and came to the front of the bloodthirsty daemon who had grown to six meters.
Next second.
"Biu"
"Puff."
Erebus watched in silence as Lorgar was slapped away by the greater daemon and plunged directly into the desert. The twitching of his legs proved that Lorgar was at least still alive.
"Lorgar! You're a worthless wretch! You're a piece of shit! I'm going to write this down in your sacred text!"
Erebus's sorrowful voice echoed in the air.
"It's your turn! Ant!"
When the bloodthirsty daemon's voice sounded, Erebus subconsciously rolled over, his huge hooves stepping into the desert. Erebus picked up Lorgar's illuminator and swung it at the daemon's knee.
The intense pain made the daemon groan.
"Follower of the Anathema! I am unstoppable! I am death! I am destruction!"
Erebus slowly stood up and twisted his neck. A blood-red light flashed in the slightly tired eyes of Erebus.
He dropped the illuminator heavily to the ground.
"I'm your father! Bastard!"
"Die!"
Erebus threw the illuminator directly out. Atash looked at the flying illuminator and swung his whip at the same time, but he soon smelled the breath of the Blood God on the illuminator.
In an instant, he opened his eyes wide, the long whip was twisted by the illuminator, the bloodthirsty daemon twisted his body, and the illuminator directly brushed his cheek.
When he saw Erebus again, Erebus had his whole body clamped around Atash's neck.
"Get out! Mortal!"
Atash spun his body, trying to throw Erebus down.
But Erebus still held Atash tightly.
"Lorgar!"
Erebus once again placed his hopes on Lorgar.
And Lorgar did not disappoint his expectations. When Lorgar held the long sword in his hand, he flew into the air and the sword tip directly cut the neck of the greater daemon.
Then, Erebus looked at the sword with despair as it shattered.
"If I ever trust you again! I'll be a dog!"
Erebus looked at Lorgar with a sad face.
Idiot who cuts corners!
PS: Two more updates.
A short story about Lorgar being broken by mortals.
The true words of revelation are in this book.
During the Shadow Crusade, Lorgar captured a woman named Cyrene Valantion.
The following is part of the text.
Lorgar: No, Argel Tal, wait a moment. There is still something I need to know. You scorn me, Cyrene Valantion. You call me a traitor, but you also scorn the Lord of Ultramar.
Cyrene: We serve him faithfully.
Lorgar: Really? Aren't we underground? Isn't this chapel a secret?
Cyrene: It is.
Lorgar: Why do you hide your worship? It's because it's poisonous as lewd poison. I know the contents of this book perfectly well, far better than you, you foolish, deluded mortal. I understand it more than you can imagine. Its meaning is incompatible with the tenets of your Imperial Truth, and the observance of such teachings is expressly forbidden by your Emperor.
Cyrene: I know.
Lorgar: You call him a god, defying his stated prohibitions.
Cyrene: His decree is a test of our faith! What is the value of faith without hardship? No matter what, we must remember to worship the truth, proving our devotion to the heavens.
Lorgar: Even if He has banned all worship of gods.
Cyrene: There is only one true God.
Lorgar: Even if your god claims he is not a god.
Cyrene: Only the true God would deny His divinity.
(Angry sounds of objects being destroyed)
Lorgar: How dare you! How dare you use my words to refute me!
Cyrene: I don't understand.
Lorgar: ...Only a true god would deny his own divinity. This was the great illusion, the heart of that book, and that illusion was mine. I twisted my reason, spun the lie. I needed it to be true, or all my faith would crumble, and so would yours.
Cyrene: No, you're lying, you...
Lorgar: This truth is so important to me. You, a poor creature, keep harping on about its importance, while I grasp the truth in a way and depth you can't even imagine. (Pacing) I know these words better than you do. Shall I recite a passage to you? Shall I quote from my own handwriting?
Cyrene: You couldn't have written this. (gasps heavily) That...that's impossible.
Lorgar: You know what I say is true. There is no need to deny it, because once you look at it directly, your soul will be in great pain.
Cyrene: This further proves the Emperor's divinity. He can even work His miracles through beings like you. (Laughing maniacally) His power is so great that even His enemies must reveal His truth!
Lorgar: Oh... you sycophantic little creature, too cowardly to peer from behind the soothing veil of lies. The Emperor does not work through me. Through me, His deeds come to an end, His false dreams crumble to ash. Yes, I wrote the Lectitio Divinitatus, the greatest mistake of my life. But it was not in vain. For, in the end, it led me to the end of the lie, to witness true revelation.
Cyrene: No, I don't. I won't let you lure me into...
Lorgar: Towards what? Towards revelation. Towards the true gods who await your gaze, the Chaos Gods.
Cyrene: You lied.
Lorgar: You have a choice.
Cyrene: I have made my choice. I have embraced the gods.
Lorgar: I say, you have a choice. This book is a remnant of a false age, a heap of discarded words. It enslaves you. Even so, within it lies a fragment of truth, a web of lies woven around it. You have seen that truth. The Emperor is not a god, but gods do exist. You have understood that your existence is shaped by that truth.
Cyrene: Always.
Lorgar: Very good, very good. That is correct and appropriate. Now, it is time to take your next step. Follow that realization and step into the arms of the Four Gods.
Cyrene: No, I won't. In the name of...
Lorgar: Keep on dreaming, and you'll die like a worthless blade of grass.
Cyrene: The Emperor will see my loyalty.
Lorgar: He can't see. You will die, unremembered, your life as insignificant as an ant's. Death without God, martyrdom.
Cyrene: He will see me, He will see...
Lorgar: I have had enough, priest. Bring the prisoners to the surface. Take everything you can from this chapel and move it to the square. If the truth cannot be left in a trace, then burn it.
Argel Tal: As you command, my lord.
Cyrene: No, this is the end of me. No! No...
Lorgar: If your mind cannot see the truth, then at least, at the last moment, your soul will still feel it.
Lorgar is actually a bit underwhelming, but during the Great Crusade, Lorgar's theological knowledge, well, wasn't as strong as that of the followers of Chaos anyway. The current Lectitio Divinitatus was written by the Word Bearers loyalists, based on Lorgar's original work, and they were modified by the faithful. It was probably written about 10,000 years ago...
Anyway, I am a terrible translator. This translation was found on Bilibili. It is better than mine.....
In fact, Lorgar had too high an opinion of the Emperor. Once any problem arose and his faith collapsed, it would be the end of him.
Then, in the end, Lorgar roasted all the people in the town. Anyway, the mortals stood firm in their faith, while Lorgar betrayed his. This is where the meme about Lorgar being called "broken" by the mortals comes from, and in fact, he was indeed broken.
(End of Chapter)