‘You don’t like it , do you, Garvi ?’ Vipus asked. ‘I hate to see men die for no reason. I hate to see men give their lives like this, for nothing. For a belief in nothing. It sickens me. This is what we were once, Nero. Zealots , spiritualists , believers in lies we’d made up ourselves. The Emperor showed us the path out of that madness.’ ‘So be of good humour that we’ve taken it , ‘ Virus said. ‘And , though we spill their blood , be phlegmatic that we’re at last bringing truth to our lost brothers here.’ Loken nodded. ‘ I feel sorry for them,’ he said. ‘They must be so scared.’ ‘Of us ?’ ‘Yes, of course , but that’s not what I mean. Scared of the truth we bring. We’re trying to teach them that there are no greater forces at work in the galaxy than light , gravity and human will. No wonder they cling to their gods and spirits. We’re removing every last crutch of their ignorance. They felt safe until we came. Safe in the ideal that there was an afterlife , an otherworld. They thought they would be immortal , beyond flesh.’ ‘Now they have met real immortals,’ Vipus quipped. ‘It’s a hard lesson , but they’ll be better for it in the long run.’ The Horus Heresy Horus Rising The seeds of heresy are sown
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