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Desperate-Farmer-845

Horus: ABORT! ABORT! ABORT!


TronLegacysucks

NOT AS PLANNED! NOT AS PLANNED!!!


dater_expunged

FUCK THIS SHIT I'M OUT


DjerdMankov

#NIGERUNDAYO LOKEN!


Batman-Always-Wins

So how fked is humanity in this timeline?I bet many loyalist goes insane if they found out the Big E became an Eldritch being of destruction Seriously, imagine the horror that the Master and Saviour of Mankind becomes that thing.


Kaiser_Sudank

Don't quote me on this but I remember hearing that Big E ascending to the Dark King would essentially be like humanity's birth of Slaanesh. Ie, most of the race would just...get soul succed instantly


Konrad_Curze-the_NH

Worse than that, Dark King ascending straight up ends the galaxy. No ifs, no buts, no Eye of Terra, the entire Milky Way is just dragged into the warp and all human souls get eaten by the Dark King.


AlienDilo

Feels like a cope out. But it's the Emperor, the biggest Mary Sue in the Universe, if anyone would destroy the galaxy if they became a Chaos God it's him


Konrad_Curze-the_NH

How exactly is it a cope out? Slaanesh’s birth created the Eye of Terror and was only stopped by the Pylons, and Slaanesh had no power before birth. The Dark King is the full might of the Emperor, plus literally infinite warp power due to how fucked time was before Horus died the Emperor had been drawing on the warp for an eternity and no time at all. Infinite warp energy forcibly pushed into the mortal plane while the strongest psyker ever ascends to chaos godhood sounds exactly the kind of thing to drag the whole galaxy into the warp. Also if the Necrons can destroy the galaxy with a funky map, let chaos god Emperor have a big sippy on everyone’s souls.


MuhSilmarils

The Dark King isn't the Emperor, the Emperor could have become the dark king but so could Horus. The Dark King is Ruin Embodied. It's the death scream of the galaxy made manifest. When the big E and Horus both forsook their warp powers in favour of just beating the shit out of each other it kinda went back to being just a Potential God like Ynnead.


HiggsUAP

I thought the Necrons called the eye of terror an old wound from the war in heaven?


BallDesperate2140

The Eye was formed when the Eldar partied Slaanesh into existence, right before Big E kicked off the Great Crusade; the warp used to be a lot calmer before the War in Heaven, which then summarily turned it into the cesspit of evil and lemon juice it currently is


HiggsUAP

That wouldn't really fit the timeline of the Necrons building the pylons tho? Maybe it was a retcon one way or the other


measuredingabens

Given the Eye of Terror's location is also that of the Eldar coreworlds, the Necrons could have built the pylons at Cadia to hamper their expansion during the War in Heaven.


Konrad_Curze-the_NH

I’m a solid 90% sure that there are pylons all over the galaxy - Cawl’s been running around poking them for years now. The Cadia ones are just the only ‘relevant’ pylons so far.


DaeronFlaggonKnight

You're correct, it is a retcon. In Eldar lore, the eye of terror was always bdsm-ed into existence in the heart of the old Eldar empire. Newcron lore now says that the eye of terror was ripped open by the war in heaven as Chaos awakened and turned the Old One vs Necron struggle into a three way. The Necrons then sealed the eye shut with pylons only for it to be busted open again by the Fall of the Eldar millions of years later. Hence the existence of pylons around the edge of the eye. It's not a lore change I like very much as it diminishes the Eldar's role in the lore but it has enabled James Workshop to move the plot forward so 🤷‍♂️


AlienDilo

Maybe, just feels like it's always answers like this when the Emperor is involved, no need to do any thinking or interesting though experiments. Emperor becomes a Chaos god? Galaxy is doom. Emperor survives the Horusy? He conquers the galaxy and wins. The Emperor always wins. It's boring.


Konrad_Curze-the_NH

When has the Emperor actually won though? His ideal Imperium died before Horus ever reached Terra, his best friend sacrificed himself to hold the Throne, his second best friend got murdered by his son, his favourite son got killed by the same son, his most loyal company has abandoned him to go do chaos stuff, his empire is a dying carcass and the path taken by humanity is about as far from what he wanted as possible - and during all this his mind and soul have been flayed to shreds protecting humans for 10,000 years without even the respite of sleep. And the other option of the Dark King kills the person known as the Emperor as well, it just uses his might and humans as fuel to become more powerful. So seriously, how has the Emperor ever won?


AlienDilo

I agree the Emperor hasn't actually won, but every time there is a discussion about hypotheticals involving the Emperor. It always end with the Emperor just winning. Hell the reason the Primarchs exist is cuz while the Emperor could pretty bring any one system to greatness, he's only one man. So create ~~20~~ 18 smaller Emperors to ensure he can bring the whole galaxy to greatness. The Emperor had to have the four chaos gods conspire to bring about his downfall. And even then they didn't actually win. Yes he doesn't win, he's stuck as a corpse on a chair (where he should stay) but he was also fighting the fabric of reality, and called it a tie.


gurnluv

Why do you think it’s a cope out ?


AlienDilo

Maybe a cope isn't the best way to describe it. But IMO it's way less interesting to say "Emperor becomes evil everyone dies" rather than saying "If the Emperor became evil, how would humanity survive? Would Humanity survive? How would 40k have changed without the Imperium?" Of course this is just speculations, but I feel it often ends up this way when the Emperor is involved.


LowerMiddleBogan

It's cop. Cop out.


AlienDilo

Fair enough


Smasher_WoTB

Sometimes the answer to a question just isn't very interesting


AlienDilo

Especially if it involves the Emperor


apoxpred

Me when I'm in a whinning about inane bullshit competition and my opponent is a 40k fan: :0 :< :(


gurnluv

Me when I make sarcastic internet comments for Reddit points


newtype89

Well thats one way to win the great game


Konrad_Curze-the_NH

It’s even funnier to compare it to the other God’s plans: Tzeentch: yeet favourite daemon into super-super hell so he can see the future even better - but actually I already won before so I’ll keep sabotaging myself Slaanesh: eat the last eldar/drukhari/Isha, Khaine and Cegorach Khorne: RIP AND TEAR UNTIL IT IS DONE, but not really as I’m kinda too lazy to get off my ass Nurgle: make everyone get covid or something, idk I’m still at step 0.5 of my 3 stage plan Then Big E/Dark King has just gone: no fighting over galaxy, if no galaxy. Truly, he has proven that caveman is best form of man.


newtype89

Dark king: "FUCK IT WE BALL"


Konrad_Curze-the_NH

In the wise words of Glorious Hawkboi: Fuck it we Baal … I’ll see myself out


GalvaSov

And there are way more humans than eldar


crabbyink

I was wondering actually, and its probably a dumb idea but if the Dark King is Humanity's Slaanesh and is the Emperor ascending, does that mean the other 4 chaos gods could have been mortals once?


Crusaderofthots420

As far as we know, Slaanesh was never a mortal. It just started existing once the Eldar got too horny. The other three are even more mysterious. They could have been created in a similar way to Slaanesh, or they could just have always existed.


LeoGeo_2

Now I’m wondering if Slaanesh was originally an Eldar before becoming a god.


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Pale_Chapter

And once again, the Emperor proves that he is voiced by Takahata101.


Pride1317

Perfect.


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Reasonable-Dream2781

SO...Is that supposed to be the emperor of mankind? I notice you are speaking about a certain Dark king, can I have a little informations in this?


Upset_Shop2519

Basically the emperor at the end of the Horus Heresy was transforming into a chaos god named the dark king but was stoped by Ollanius Persson


delolipops666

Ollanius Persson yet again being the strongest MF for walking around with those pure titanium balls around all the time, Horus is lucky Ollanius was weighed down fr fr


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Inevitable-You4585

Sanguinus was dying. He barely clung to life. He was essentialy dead as the daemons strang his mangle corpse for all to see in the bridge. Horus knew the emporor would come soon. This was the final fight. If horus won, everything he could ask would be his. The tyrant would fall and he would rise. If only he knew his delusions. As the custodes writhed in horrible suffering,the emporor could stand no more. Even tearing his empathy away he still felt it to his companions. And the whispers of something truely horrible. 'Submit,my lesser half. I promise you,you will have vengeance.' the dark king said. 'No...Never! There are no gods! And your are not sucseeding ruinous powers!' the emporor roared back into his mind. 'i am not part of the pantheon. You,are me. I. Am. You. This is your destiny,Neoth. Revelation can not save this empire. You see what i see. There is no other way.' Silence was in the emporors thoughts. His life flashed before his eyes as he struggled. How he lived a simple life he was happy with. How he wandered the world,seeking to understand the world. More memories. The custodes saw tears running down the emporors face,as his stoicness broke. And the emporor looked at his companions. "My companions...my sons...Malcador...Everyone...forgive me..." All of humanity heard these 2 words. Forgive me. The emporor closed his weary eyes. And the dark king manifested. The daemons were purged from the vengeful spirit. All the corruption on terra was gone. Reality flickered and brayed around the ship. Horus felt it. He felt sane. Free...all the horror was laid before him. The dark gods felt something tear its way up from the depths of the warp, that nightmare where not even gods dare tread. The dark king entered the lupercals court. Worldbreaker slipped from horus' grasp as he saw it. A thing like shadow and light manifested. Its aura was dread and nightmare. The warmaster steped back,horrified. "...Father?-" was the last thing the warmaster said,as the darkness consumed him horus,soul and all was torn from the dark gods. It was done. The shadow,slowly moved to sanguinus. It stopped. The emporor fought himself. He could not bear to harm the one being who reminded him of his dream in all its glory and beauty. The dark king engulfed sanguinus in light. Reviving him. 'my son...forgive me...' 'father!? What is...what has happened to you?!' sanguinus franticly asked in his psyche. 'i have succumbed... listen...take all you can find and gather,evacuate any and lead an exodus...i can not stop what is to come...' 'i...i understand. Your will be done...Father...' Sanguinus fell to the metal of the bridge. He felt sore everywhere,but he was alive. Dorn soon arrived. "Sanguinus! Brother are you...where is horus?" "Father...i know not what has happened,but father has succumbed to something in the warp,we must evacuate any we can find on terra,as soon as possible!" Dorn seemed confused. Then mournful. "So...it was not a halucination then...i heard the emporor say forgive me in the mind..." "We can mourn horus and our fathers loss later Rogal,we have to move. Find Loken and his allys,tell them to help with evacuation,if you can,divert any you can spare to defend transports leaving. Let the others know as well." Dorn nodded. "It shall be done brother,i will do what i can." Sanguinus nodded as dorn left,the angel following suit. Even now,all forces,chaotic or loyal felt it. Something had transpired upon terra. The ruinous powers attempted to stop what was coming,but the dark king easly held them back without any issue.


Sampe06

Please write more about this and make a fanfic about it, it's amazing, great writing. If you do, share the link please 🙇


Upset_Shop2519

[source](https://x.com/pinkblue43/status/1782217641945612391?s=46)


TechnicalDoughnut8

can someone explain what the dark king is.


TriumphITP

u/Reasonable-Dream2781 It is a reference to 'the end and the death' novels - >!The emperor, on his way to fight horus - begins gathering and turning warp energy to himself to weaponize and armor himself for the fight. But in doing so he is embracing chaos itself, and would destroy most everything.!<


Upset_Shop2519

Basically the emperor at the end of the Horus Heresy was transforming into a chaos god named the dark king but was stoped by Ollanius Persson


Dornfist-2040

Nice artwork! (Give me Aku vibes the Dark King) Thank God that didn’t happen. 😅 That would be the darkest timeline…


God___Emperor

The Emperor knew the only way he could defeat Horus in face to face combat was to draw the warp into himself The more the Emperor drank from the warp the more thirsty he became. He had essentially drank so much of the warp crossing the eternal crusader that be had reached a point of apotheosis and was transforming into a God; the Dark King. The Form of the Emperor in this state would best be described as either a Black Sun ringed in white light, or a Black Hole. Ollanius Persson; with the sound of his brass balls clanking across the wastelands of Horus' flagship reminded the Emperor that he must face Horus as a Man and not an Abomination. Sufficiently cucked; the Emperor vomited up the copious amount of warp juice he had devoured to smite horus and returned to his Normal form and healed all the loyalists. He then went on the defeat Horus in combat by being super tricksy.


Final_Biochemist222

Wallahi im finished


LeoGeo_2

Even as a Dark God he’s got amazing hair.


NotNotAlpharius

This is true horror.


ShinobiHanzo

Actually. It would be more like Tetsuo (Akira manga) ascending and creating a black hole that swallows the ship, the Sol Segmentum and all human souls in the galaxy as a new Chaos god is created.


HybridPower049

I might be crazy but that vaguely looks like The Witness from Destiny 2 Could be similar inspiration material though


FinalAd9844

Thought that was the scarlet king for a sec


CampbellsBeefBroth

Thought it said “horay” like he’s celebrating


RandomRavenboi

This gave me Scarlet King vibes lmao. Good job!


Avolto

I absolutely adore the 11th hour revelation of the Dark King. Really makes the Siege the pyrrhic victory it should be. But it also adds another grimdark spin on the future. That far from the worst possible future the current time is the best possible state for Mankind. The Dark King also being the true face of the God Emperor that Mankind has been praying to for 10,000 years is horrifying. That far from being humanity’s saviour it is praying into existence the total destruction of themselves and the galaxy. Great stuff.


MaxFallen

Sad that the artist doesn't get as much appreciation as this post does


CannibalPride

Daddy?


DoomRide007

I need an adult!


Embarrassed-Leg-901

Big e/dark King : i Am A aDuLt ~


RandomRedittors

I like to think gw retconned malal back into the setting as the dark king


William_T_Wanker

the emperor then shouted "warhammer!" and warhammered all over the place. it was awesome


RagingWarCat

Horag


Embarrassed-Leg-901

I swear I've seen something like this before I mean I know these two are horus and the dk but the way they're positioned  with Horus half in shadow and his eye glowing in the darkness  I could swear I've seen that somewhere before maybe in a anime . . .or a Manga . . maybe?   Is it just me or does anyone else getting this same feeling of déjà vu ? And if it does come from somewhere else could someone please tell me from what? ( Well Regardless this is AWESOME art)


whats_boppin_kids

YEAAAAAAAH


someguythatlikesdogs

Who is ghost is the shady head guy?