Warhammer, I'm a nanny, not your father!

The goddess of life took pity on him and quietly sent the spirit of God to give him a golden apple branch on the seventh night.

The golden apple branch can bear a golden apple every day. Relying on the protection of the golden apple branch, Antaram survived for another nine days and nine nights.

Seeing that he had not died yet.

Gozek was furious, and he secretly sent down thunder that night, intending to kill Antaram.

Antaram used the golden apple branch to resist, and the cage of divine punishment remained intact under the divine punishment, but the cage lock was broken.

Antaram took the opportunity to escape and fell into the abyss.

Freed from the confinement of the cage of divine punishment, Antaram regained his divine power.

The demigod was covered in wounds from the fall, but miraculously survived.

The golden apple branch remained intact amidst the thunderbolt and even produced a golden apple that restored Antaram to health.

Antaram escapes back to the Kingdom of Spibanu, and the story enters the third act.

Instead of telling the truth to the people, he used the golden apple branch to announce to the people that the kingdom was blessed by the gods.

The miracle of the golden apples was genuine, and the people rejoiced.

Only Antaram understood that the gods were unwilling to favor him, and as fate would have it, his kingdom would eventually be destroyed.

To protect his kingdom.

Antaram recruited the kingdom's most powerful warriors with the promise of golden apples as a reward.

Warriors who eat the golden apples will possess power second only to that of demigods, and each of them will be a warrior who can defeat a hundred enemies at once.

And under Antaram, there are as many as eight hundred such warriors!

Antaram had made up his mind, "Since my country will be destroyed by the ravages of other countries, I will destroy them first!"

In the fourth act, Antaram begins his conquest.

His army was so powerful that other countries were unable to resist the attack of the Golden Apple Army.

The nations had to turn to the gods they served for help.

The god of death, Tanatoi, bestowed his blessing, and the murderous cult that believed in him sent their most powerful assassin to kill Antaram and end this disaster.

Antalam was originally a demigod, and having eaten a large number of golden apples, his strength was far greater than that of the warriors under his command.

The assassin tried his best but only managed to pierce Antaram's breastplate, leaving a scar on his body.

Act V.

Antaram has conquered all but one kingdom.

His warriors easily broke through the city wall, and Antaram met the king in the palace.

By this point, Antaram almost had victory in his hands.

But he was horrified to find that the old man on the throne had a face exactly like Gozek's.

That king is the incarnation of Gozek on earth!

Antaram's powerful army was annihilated in the blink of an eye, and only Antaram relied on the golden apple branch to resist Gozek's wrath.

However, mortals are ultimately unable to do so.

The golden apple branch was eventually knocked down by thunder, but Gozek failed to kill Antaram.

But to make him pay for his foolish behavior.

In Antaram's presence, Gozek destroyed the kingdom of Spibanu, and none of his people escaped.

His kingdom was destroyed by the ravages of other nations, and the prophecy was fulfilled.

In great sorrow and pain, Antalam prayed for release through death, but Gozek captured him and brought him back to Mount Telephas, imprisoned him in the Cage of Punishment again, and also imprisoned the golden apple branch in it.

From then on, Antaram was imprisoned in the cage of heavenly punishment for eternity, suffering and living on the golden apples grown on the golden apple branches.

To punish him.

Gozek also arranged for an eagle to watch over him, and whenever Antaram tried to commit suicide or fast, the eagle would revive him with a golden apple.

He must be tortured for eternity.

Wop marveled, "What a classic narrative technique. Mortals fighting against gods are ultimately doomed, and fate always fulfills its prophecies in the most cruel way. It's very similar to ancient Greek mythology."

Perturabo: "There are a thousand Antarams in the eyes of a thousand men. Those who believe in the gods see only the folly of Antaram, but I see his courage in resisting the gods."

"He once believed in the gods, but unfortunately the gods were stingy with their charity."

"When he decided to rebel against the gods, he was also doing so to protect his people."

"The priests used fictitious stories to fool the people and threatened mortals with divine punishment, attempting to make people live in the shadow of faith."

Dammecus slowly shook his head. "The story isn't necessarily fictional. The Kingdom of Antalam once existed. The ancient texts of Lockes detail that thrilling war and the Golden Apple Legion's sweep across the lands."

Caliphini added softly, "History records that the war that affected Olympia occurred over six hundred years ago, and the twelve city-states of today were all built on the ruins of that disaster."

“Maybe the myth is false, but the war might be real.”

Perturabo was no stranger to this period of history, but because the historical records were so outrageous, he regarded it as some kind of myth.

He never believed in the existence of the Olympian gods.

Wop: "There were two major religious systems in ancient Terra, Christianity and Islam."

"The doctrinal differences and power struggles between them have led to countless bloody conflicts over the past millennia."

"Every religious war has stained the land with blood, and countless lives have been slaughtered under the banner of faith."

"However, the gods they believe in, God and Allah, may very well have the same purpose."

"In Christianity, Jesus is the Son of God born of the Virgin Mary and the messenger of God."

"In Islam, Jesus is called the Messiah, his mother is also the Virgin Mary, and he is a prophet and messenger of Allah."

"They all believe in Jesus and the Messiah. Those who don't believe in Jesus are not Christians, and those who don't believe in the Messiah are not Muslims."

“God created Adam from the dust; Allah created Adam from the dirt.”

"Adam's companion was Eve, created from Adam's rib. Adam's companion was Eve, created from Adam's rib."

"Adam and Eve lived in the Garden of Eden; and Adam and Eve lived in the Garden of Eden."

Eve was deceived by the serpent and ate the forbidden fruit from the tree. She then allowed Adam to eat it and was expelled from the Garden of Eden.

"Hawaii and Adam were bewitched by the devil and ate the forbidden fruit from the tree, and were therefore expelled from the Garden of Eden."

"Adam and Eve, who were expelled from the Garden of Eden, gave birth to the human race. Adam and Eve also gave birth to the human race."

"The serpent that tempted Eve was a manifestation of Satan, and the demon that tempted Harry and Adam was Iblis, who is sometimes also called Satan."

"Satan attempted to usurp the throne of the one and only God and fell into depravity, becoming the devil. At the final judgment, he was cast into the lake of fire to suffer eternal punishment."

"Iblis was a jinn created by Allah from fire, and was degraded to the devil because he refused to obey Allah's command."

"The Archangel of God is called Gabriel, and the Archangel of Allah is called Gabriel."

"God also has an archangel named Michael, and Allah also has an archangel named Michael."

“God has Raphael, and Allah has Israfil.”

"While the two religious systems have fundamental differences in theology, their myths are surprisingly similar. All the evidence suggests that the gods they believe in actually have the same purpose."

Wop paused. "The Olympian gods may be fake, but belief in any 'god' probably has the same direction, flowing towards a specific few."

Wop didn't mention any names because there were outsiders present.

By the time Perturabo knew who he was referring to, the four in the Warp.

Perturabo had never seen them either, but he did not question their existence as he did the Olympians.

Because he could really see the Eye of Terror, and Wop also said that they really existed.

The incarnations of the Four Gods of Chaos are endless. Even the unknown gods in the Horned Gadari are likely to be one of their incarnations.

This is not only because the authority of the Four Chaos Gods is all-encompassing, but also because they have devoured countless newly born lesser gods of the Warp.

These weak gods would be devoured by the four gods like snacks as soon as they were born.

Therefore, the faith that once flowed to these lesser gods of the Warp would naturally flow to the four Chaos Gods who devoured them.

For example, Slaanesh consumed almost all the gods in the Eldar pantheon, so the faith that originally flowed to those gods now flows to Slaanesh.

The other three will only eat more.

Khorne is the god of war, courage, and killing. He can also be the True Martial Demon-Subduing Heavenly Lord.

Tzeentch is the god of wisdom, knowledge, and trickery, and can also be the Wanhua Qingbao Tianzun.

Nurgle is the god of life, health, plague, and can also be the eternal god of immortality.

Slaanesh is the god of pleasure, the arts, love, and can also be the Yin-Yang God of Bliss.

Each of them is ever-changing.

The Olympian gods, if they ever existed, would most likely have been eaten as snacks by the four gods.

Perhaps every race originally had its own god.

Unfortunately, their gods were not powerful enough, and their authority would inevitably overlap with that of the four gods, so they would be devoured by the four chaos gods as soon as they were born.

If these races fail to wake up in time, the entire race will be doomed because of their toxic beliefs.

Some races are more fortunate, their gods have survived the clutches of the Four Gods, hiding in the warp while protecting the races that believe in them.

At present, the only people in the entire galaxy who are immune to the harm are probably the orcs.

The old gods of mankind may have been devoured by the four gods long ago, and mankind has not yet given birth to its own new gods.

So they can't trust anyone now.

Even those gods that seem noble and bright actually refer to the Four Gods.

Once the four gods exert their power, any religion that believes in them will instantly become a hotbed of corruption.

Humanity has no choice.

The more he understood the current state of humanity, the more Wop understood the urgency and necessity of Imperial Truth.

"Father," Perturabo said, "if 'gods' are created through worship, then will faith in the Imperial Truth also create a god?"

Wops pondered for a moment, "If one day humanity truly worships the Imperial God of Truth, the Emperor will definitely be the first to stand up against the Imperial God of Truth!"

This is not a battle between the left and right brain, but the times are changing and concepts must change accordingly.

Even if the Imperial God of Truth could be lucky enough to escape from the clutches of the Four Gods, who could guarantee that this was not a trick of the Four Gods?

"But the birth of the Imperial God of Truth requires humanity to worship the Imperial God as a god. Imperial Truth adheres to atheism and denies the existence of gods. Therefore, faith in the Imperial Truth does not clearly point to a specific being, making the birth of the Imperial God of Truth theoretically difficult."

In the 40K era, there was a race called the Tau. The reason why their Greater Good worshipped the God of the Greater Good was because the auxiliary races really worshipped the Greater Good as a god.

The internal logic is that you must first believe that He is God before He can be God.

You can’t even think about it, it’s a sin to think about it!

Therefore, as long as human beings regard Imperial Truth as a god, they will never worship the god of Imperial Truth.

However, this logic is difficult to apply to the Four Gods, because the Four Gods all have permanent proof.

It doesn't matter whether humans believe they are gods or not, because there are countless races in the universe who devoutly believe in them and their incarnations.

Perturabo: "What, then, is the Imperial Truth?"

"What's that?" Wop gave a slightly self-deprecating smile. "It's the Maginot Line. Its function isn't to prevent enemy invasion, but to allow the enemy to bypass it."

The Maginot Line is like the Great Wall. Its purpose of construction was not to prevent enemy invasion, but to facilitate defense by the defenders.

Whether it can be defended depends on who is defending it.

If you meet a general who is good at fighting, you don't need to defend, you can just attack directly.

The strategy of the Maginot Line itself was successful. The Third Reich, with its great virtue and talent, did not break it, they simply bypassed it.

It was not the Great Wall’s fault that the Central Plains dynasty failed to defend the Great Wall, but the Central Plains dynasty’s fault.

It was not the Maginot Line's fault that it was not defended in World War II, but the White Flag Army's fault.

If two people fight with knives and the knife breaks, it is indeed the knife's fault.

If the knife doesn't break, it means the person holding the knife is not as skilled as the other person.