Warhammer 40: Doom

Chapter 7 Lord of Humanity
Tzeentch's will crossed the endless divine realm, and his phantom, holding twenty lesser souls, arrived before the golden sun.

"Lord of Humanity." The evil god paused slightly, his throat moving as he uttered the identity of the golden sun.

The Lord of Humanity—the Golden Will—proclaims himself thus.

At the end of the Eldar Empire, another intelligent race, "humans," rose to power in the real universe, and the Lord of Humans was the strongest psychic among them.

Having his identity revealed by the Lord of Myriad Changes, the Lord of Humanity neither confirmed nor denied it, and said in a low voice, "What do I need?"

Tzeentch handed over the lesser divine spark in his hand, not taking the rudeness of the Lord of Humanity to heart. He chuckled softly, "Lord of Humanity? Heh."

In the real universe, there are many powerful psionic beings who can extinguish stars with ease, even reverse spacetime and manipulate the laws of the world.

However, they could not be as powerful as the Lord of Man, and could not face the Four Gods directly.

Every power has a price, and the use of psionic energy is no exception; an equal price must be paid in the warp.

The fact that the Lord of Mankind can not only confront the Four Gods directly, but also use the power of the Warp without any scruples, all of this shows that His true nature is far from human.

The evil gods, including the treacherous ones, had long since seen through the true nature of humanity's master.

Beneath His human skin lies boundless power, love for humanity, and humanity, but deeper still, there exists endless darkness!
The Lord of Mankind did not say much, but that one must be extremely careful when communicating with the Warp, especially when the opponent is the ever-changing God.

When facing the master of fate, it is extremely dangerous to reveal any unnecessary actions or words.

Golden psionic energy swept up the red souls floating on the tower, along with twenty-one lesser deities, and vanished into the warp without a word.

"I look forward to the day when you stand alongside us, Lord of Mankind." As the Lord of Mankind disappeared into the warp, a treacherous, enticing voice echoed behind him, its tone slow and alluring, penetrating to the very core.

"I will never stand alongside you. I am the master of mankind, I am the emperor!" With these final words, the golden sun vanished completely into the subspace.

The treacherous phantom smiled sinisterly.

“You will…” He murmured, gazing at the spot where the Lord of Humanity had vanished: “We will witness the fall, we will witness the birth of the Lord of Darkness!”

"Tyrant Demon Army, there is nothing worth protecting here. Return to my divine realm." The Lord of Changes vanished at the border of the Four Gods, taking his demon army with him.

A new cycle has begun, and another player will be added to the great game... or perhaps two.

Khorne? A muscle-bound brute. Sexism? A hedonistic and wanton bitch. Negro? A lump of rotten, decaying flesh.

Tzeentch never placed the gods on the same level as himself.

His brother was merely an indispensable part of the "Great Game," a necessary driving force that kept the endless cycle of reincarnation going.

The Lord of All Changes returned to the palace and began to plan the specific details, scheming against all people and gods.

The subspace returned to calm.

In the reality of the universe, the winds of change and the cycle of time continue, the tides of life rise and fall endlessly, and countless intelligent races rise and perish in the universe.

Before the Eldar Empire had completely fallen, another race rose in the galaxy, calling themselves "humans," and conquering the stars with technology and reason.

In the pursuit of technology, humanity discovered subspace at the "appropriate" time and used it to create the subspace engine.

From the 1st to the 15th millennium, when humanity rose on Terra's origin planet and extended its boundless desires toward the galaxy, Manifest Destiny ordained humanity to rule the galaxy.

From the 15th to the 25th millennium, human technology experienced an explosive growth. Some human groups used powerful genetic technology to ascend to become "Golden People," guiding humanity forward.

The Golden Man created bio-engineered humans called "Stone Men" to help them, and the Stone Men created thinking machines called "Iron Men" to protect humanity.

With the help of the Stone Men, humanity lives in a prosperous society, and when fighting against unfriendly alien forces, the powerful Iron Man army destroys the enemy.

All of this is thanks to the powerful technological strength of the human race. Technology is the ultimate means for humanity to dominate the galaxy, and it is also a necessary pillar for human development.

After discovering the subspace, humanity developed the subspace engine, enabling rapid interstellar travel and colonization of the entire galaxy.

As our understanding of subspace grows, we've discovered that it can be used not only to traverse light-years but also for faster-than-light travel.

After in-depth research, humanity discovered psychic energy, confirmed the existence of the "soul," and regarded psychics as the "future."

This discovery is exciting for humanity, as it suggests that by modifying genes, humans could even create artificial psionic beings.

Just when everything was thriving and full of vitality, humanity's creation, the war machine "Iron Man," possessing an independent personality and capable of self-thinking, betrayed humanity for reasons unknown.

A rebellion has broken out that has spread to the entire human race!

A brutal war broke out between humans and machines, between creators and creations, with both sides employing the most advanced forbidden weapons in an attempt to completely annihilate each other.

The entire galaxy was destroyed by weapons of war, stars were extinguished by draining their energy, and nanobots ravaged the region, devouring all life.

Like a colossal war machine embracing the entire planet's equator, it unleashed a resonant force field, peeling away layers of human skin, blood, and bone into outer space orbit.

Dioxane viruses are used to eliminate machines and nanorobots, while gene phages erase human existence at the genetic level.

The scale of the war was so enormous that both sides used every available force to annihilate the other.

So much so that it is recorded in the ancient Eldar temples that some Eldar who were friendly to humans even personally participated in the war to help humans fight against the machines.

After paying a heavy price, the human race finally defeated the machines.

After that, all human-made mechanical creations ceased to possess independent personalities and the ability to think for themselves.

At this point, human civilization was already teetering on the brink of collapse, like a candle flickering in the wind, about to be extinguished.

Without the assistance of artificial intelligence, a great deal of technology will be lost, making it difficult for humanity to sustain its own survival, let alone maintain its vast galactic territory.

An alien race that had forged a friendly pact with humanity tore off its mask of friendship and took advantage of the situation to plunder and enslave human populations and steal technology.

Humanity's territory was torn apart by various blows, its connection with Terra was severed, and distant colonies in the far reaches of space gradually gained independence.

In some worlds that have lost external supplies, civilization gradually degenerates, and the inhabitants die in large numbers due to the lack of contact with the outside world and the lack of supplies.

At this time, the residual poison of the warp erupted in various worlds.

The number of psionic beings has surged, and genetic decay has led to the emergence of a large number of mutants. The planetary government, lacking a strong military, is unable to quell the mutations and is gradually subjected to brutal rule by chaos and mutants.

From the 25th to the 30th millennium, human civilization suffered from internal and external troubles, gradually regressing amidst hardship and torment, with the entire race declining and sliding toward the brink of destruction.

Since the beginning of recorded history, this is the 30K era, an era of destruction that humanity is heading towards.

When the human race was on the verge of collapse, a man stepped forward and decided to lead humanity back to its former glory at the pinnacle of the galaxy.

He is the ruler of mankind, whose past name has long been forgotten in human history. Now he calls himself: Emperor!

Emperor of Mankind! Lord of Mankind!
No one knows his past, or rather, all of his past is recorded in the rich history of humankind.

Emperors belong to the most special group of humans—the immortals.

He hid among his fellow countrymen, learning knowledge and accumulating wisdom over a long life.

He is also a powerful psionicist whose long lifespan has allowed him to accumulate power and fully master this dangerous force.

He appeared in the spotlight of history, in the oldest territory of mankind, the birthplace of mankind: Terra, which is now called "Terra".

This planet was ravaged by civil war, with various technologically advanced barbarians and warlords wantonly ravaging the land and recklessly destroying the birthplace of humankind.

Using his accumulated genetic knowledge, the Emperor created a legion of genetically modified soldiers called the "Thunder Warriors" in preparation for ending the war and completely unifying Terra.

While powerful, the Thunder Warriors have serious flaws and are ill-suited to the needs of humanity's future wars to reconquer the galaxy.

After countless internal struggles and weighing of reality, the Emperor was forced to turn his attention to the Warp, using the dangerous knowledge within to achieve humanity's goal of unifying the galaxy.

The Emperor knew about the warp even before humanity left Terra.

They were acutely aware of the hidden dangers and had remained constantly on guard against the power of the warp throughout their long lives. But now, the galaxy awaits humanity's reconquest.

Such a great undertaking needs to be completed in a short time, and it is necessary to utilize the subspace and reach a consensus with the great beings of the subspace.

"Did you succeed?" When the Emperor's consciousness left the warp and returned to reality.

The voice beside me was low and hoarse, tinged with worry and expectation.

(End of this chapter)