In the grim darkness of the Warhammer 40,000 universe, a galaxy teetering on the brink of oblivion, the deeds of Erebus, the Dark Apostle of the Word Bearers, stand out like a beacon of treachery and malevolent intent.
Embarking on a deadly power play, Erebus disclosed information about the would-be assassin of Agal Tal Khan to an unsuspecting third party. His intent? To orchestrate the elimination of his own treacherous son through the unsuspecting hand of another. Perhaps it was a twisted sense of justice or, maybe, some perverse form of familial love that stopped him from doing the deed himself.
Erebus, however, was not one to hide behind others. When the World Eater, Khah, challenged him to a duel, he answered the call. In the deadly confines of a training cage, Erebus was forced to display skills far surpassing those he had shown in previous combat against Lucius of The Emperor’s Children. But these extraordinary skills were not enough to overcome the wrath of the World Eater. In the heat of the duel, Erebus saw his own death reflected in Khah’s eyes, a sight that had never crossed the thousands of future probabilities he had perceived before.
Yet, fate played a cruel trick on Khah. At the crucial moment of delivering the killing blow, Erebus teleported away, using an Aomy – one of the eight daggers he had created based on anatomy. Despite this narrow escape, Erebus’s failures continued to pile up after the dramatic battle at Signus Prime, a scenario that unfolded precisely as Lorgar, his genetic father, had predicted.
Erebus, however, was not a man to learn from his mistakes. He behaved arrogantly before Horus, blaming Lupal for the failure to convert Sanguinius. For this audacity, he was punished severely, his face sliced off and disfigured. Yet even after this brutal punishment, Erebus laughed. He considered himself the hand of fate, the architect of the galaxy’s future.
The warp mutated Erebus’s body, turning his skin coarse and darker, horns sprouting from his head, his eyes taking on a bloody hue. He considered this a blessing, a gift from the gods. Undeterred by the rejection of his peers, the chaplain continued his path of destruction, ensuring that John Grammaticus received a weapon made of Fulgurite, one he planned to use to assassinate the Primarch Vulcan.
In the final act of defiance during the Siege of Terror, Erebus made his way into the house of Era, the genetic mother of all Primarchs, and tried to convince her to join the traitors. After her refusal, he summoned four greater demons to kill her. Though she managed to destroy them all, she was left heavily wounded. Erebus, still unsatisfied, tried once again to turn her from the Emperor’s light, only to be met with another refusal. In retaliation, he killed her.
Surviving the defeat of the traitors in the Battle for Terror, Erebus sought refuge in the Eye of Terror, joining the Dark Council, a coalition of warriors ruling on behalf of Lorgar. He’s been embroiled in a perpetual power struggle with Cor Faron, as the Primarch is distracted from events and remains in his tower on the demonic world of Curus.
Erebus has left a trail of atrocities in his wake. Ritual murders, sacrifices of entire star systems, betrayals of allies, each act more shocking than the last. Yet, his greatest crime is often referred to as the ignition of heresy. But for Erebus, these acts were not born out of evil intent, but rather, the very essence of his being. He remained steadfast in his beliefs, never showing regret, each action a testament to his unwavering loyalty to the forces of Chaos.
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