Welcome, warriors of the Emperor, to the next entry in our series of Chronicles from the 41st Millennium. Today, we delve deeper into the bittersweet tale of the Thousand Sons Legion and their struggle against an insidious curse that threatened their very existence.
The Thousand Sons, a legion of noble warriors, thought themselves immune to the flesh change, a mutation that was their Achilles’ heel. Their confidence, however, bordered on arrogance. This was exemplified when Orus, one of their own, fell prey to the dreaded metamorphosis. Even as he wrestled with his changing form, the forces of the Great Crusade reached Prospero, their home planet.
The Emperor himself found Magnus, the Primarch of the Thousand Sons, but it was too late for Orus. Amidst the chaos, a calming voice echoed in the minds of the Thousand Sons, a voice imagined to be of a father comforting his ailing son. This was the moment the tide turned, and the legion regained control over their bodies, narrowly escaping the brink of total annihilation.
Yet, this victory was not without its scars. Ariman, a prominent figure amongst the Thousand Sons, lost his brother Orus to the flesh change. He integrated his brother’s talisman into his armor, a poignant reminder of the sacrifice made. The death left an unhealable wound in Ariman’s soul, propelling him to ascend the ranks rapidly, eventually becoming the Chief Librarian of the Corvidae Sect and the Captain of the 15th Legion’s first company.
Being a Thousand Son was not just about being a warrior; it was also about being a sage, a scholar, an adept of transcendent knowledge. While other legions fought with bolt guns and blades, the Thousand Sons harnessed the raw energy of the warp, incinerating enemy armies with sorcerous fire and toppling citadel walls with the force of their minds. They were not just conquerors but seekers of knowledge, building grand libraries and excavating the wisdom of lost worlds.
However, this thirst for knowledge was also their downfall. Magnus’s yearning for the occult drew unwanted attention from other primarchs, especially those who remembered the age of strife. The Emperor condemned the pursuits of the Thousand Sons, forbidding them to use the warp magic they had long mastered.
But the call of the warp was too potent to resist. The Thousand Sons violated the Emperor’s edict, drawing the wrath of the Space Wolves, who descended upon Prospero. Amidst the carnage, the Thousand Sons turned to the warp once more, and it answered their call. The planet was consumed by a psychic storm, ripping the surviving Sons from existence and transporting them to the Eye of Terror, where reality bends to the whims of the warp.
In this realm of nightmares and possibilities, the Thousand Sons found refuge. Unbound by the chains of reality and the laws of mortals, their sorcerous powers became even more terrifying. Yet, the flesh change returned, tormenting the remnants of the Legion. Watching his battle brothers deteriorate, Ariman took it upon himself to save the Legion from falling further into degeneration.
Ariman secretly assembled a cabal of powerful sorcerers. Their aim was simple yet daunting — to reverse the flesh change and protect the Thousand Sons from future mutations. This was the Rubric of Ahriman, a spell to save the Thousand Sons. The spell was cast, and a new chapter in the tale of the Thousand Sons was written, one filled with demons howling atop the towers of the Planet of Sorcerers.
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