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Whilst the exact timing and placement of it varies between versions of the story, it is clear that Fulgrim soon met Horus in person, demanding a personal account of his actions. Instead, Horus was able to sway Fulgrim to his cause. Fulgrim's respect for Horus allowed Chaos to find its way into Fulgrim's heart, destroying Fulgrim's loyalty to Terra, and replacing it with a burning desire to destroy the man who held [[human]]ity back from the perfection Fulgrim desired.{{Fn|1}} Fulgrim was immediately sent to meet with [[Ferrus Manus]], Primarch of the [[Iron Hands]]. Great bonds of friendship and brotherhood existed between them, and Fulgrim felt that he could convince Ferrus of the righteousness of Horus' cause. He was wrong however, and their meeting did not go well, and concluded in violence. When next the brothers met, it would be as enemies. Their path chosen, the chaotic rot spread quickly, from Fulgrim to his lieutenants, the Lord Commanders of the [[Space Marine Legion|Legion]], then to company and squad leaders, and finally all but a bare handful of Marines followed Slaanesh rather than the Emperor. Perfection became perfect hedonism. Fulgrim's mental state quickly deteriorated, he began talking to a painting by [[Serena D'Angelus]] and killed the Sculptor [[Ostian Delafour]] after he inadvertently slighted the Primarch.{{Fn|2}}
When the loyalist legions arrived in the Isstvan system, the Emperor's Children were at the forefront of the fighting, aiding in the massacre of their former brethren. During the infamous [[Drop Site Massacre]], Fulgim and Ferrus Manus met once again, and had their final and fateful duel. Fulgrim wielded the weapon he had made for his brother, the [[Thunder Hammer]] [[Forgebreaker]], while Ferrus did the same with the sword [[Fireblade (Weapon)|Fireblade]]. Though both weapons were shattered Fulgrim proved the victor after taking up his Silver Blade, but discovered he could not bring himself to kill his brother. It was at this point that the [[daemon]] bound within the [[Laeran]] blade fully exerted itself, and Ferrus Manus was struck dead. Fulgrim was shocked into clear-thinking by the death of his brother, aghast at what he had done and at the horrific betrayal and carnage around him. In a further moment of weakness he agreed to the daemon's offer to send him to oblivion and allowed the Warp-creature to escape from the sword. It took but a moment for it to posses possess him body and soul, trapping his consciousness in a tiny corner of his mind. From that moment on, Fulgrim became a prisoner in his own form, his existence fully controlled by the Slaaneshi daemon. Fulgrim's soul was later trapped in the twisted painting of Serena D'Angelus.{{Fn|2}} The only person aware of the fate of Fulgrim was [[Horus]], who recognized the Daemonic possession almost immediately during their next meeting but considered Fulgrim too valuable an asset to lose. [[Lorgar]] and [[Magnus]] also became aware of the true nature of Fulgrim upon encountering him.{{Fn|8}}
However , in the months afterwards afterward Fulgrim was able to regain his body by unknown means, trapping its the daemon's essence in the same painting he had been trapped in. This was only revealed to his Legion when a group of Captains captains led by [[Lucius (Emperor's Children)|Lucius]] realised what had happened to their Primarch and took Fulgrim captive, ; he allowed them to do this to prove he was no longer possessed, and as they tried to make the Daemon daemon release its hold over him through extreme torture. Fulgrim revealed that he had forced the Daemon daemon out and had been himself for some time, and had chosen to devote himself to Slaanesh fully and of his own free willfor reasons he did not deign to explain.{{Fn|4}}
[[Image:Fulgrim-apotheosis.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Fulgrim transforms into a Daemon Prince]]
====Daemonhood====
Fulgrim soon joined forces with [[Perturabo]], Primarch of the [[Iron Warriors]] , on the world of [[Hydra Cordatus]]. Promising the Lord of Iron perfection, the two embarked on a quest to tip the balance of the rebellion in Horus' favor by journeying into the [[Eye of Terror]] and retrieve a weapon known as the '''Angel Exterminatus'''. Shortly before they were to leave, Fulgrim was hit by a direct headshot from the vengeful ''[[Sisypheum]]'' crew member [[Nykona Sharrowkyn]]. Fulgrim survived the wound however thanks to the efforts of [[Fabius Bile]]. After a brief boarding battle with the ''Sisypheum'' that saw the ship escape yet again, the two Primarchs arrived in the Eye and quickly landed on the [[Crone World]] of [[Iydris]]. Entering an ancient [[Eldar]] citadel known as the ''Amon ny'shak Kaelis'', the Emperor's Children and Iron Warriors [[Battle of Iydris|had to contend]] with an army of [[Wraithguard]] and [[Wraithlord]]s that had awoken from their slumber. At the height of the vicious battle Fulgrim attempted to betray his brother and slip away, but was pursued by Perturabo. Both soon arrived in a massive spherical chamber, and Fulgrim revealed to his brother that there was no Angel Exterminatus, but he rather was destined to become such a weapon on this world. Furious, Perturabo attempted to attack Fulgrim but was drained of his power when Fulgrim activated the ''Maugetar'' stone that Perturabo had previously received under the guise of a gift. Now with the Iron Warriors Primarchs' power in hand, Fulgrim revealed the purpose of his plan: to achieve ''Apotheosis'', better known as [[Daemon Prince|Daemonhood]].{{Fn|5}}
However just as Fulgrim was about to complete his ritual and achieve Daemonhood, Perturabo gathered enough strength to charge at his brother but were interrupted by an ambush of [[Salamanders]], [[Iron Hands]], and [[Raven Guard]] who had been stalking the traitor fleet in search of vengeance since the [[Drop Site Massacre]]. One of the loyalist Astartes during the battle shattered the ''Maugetar stone'', freeing some of Perturabo's energy and giving him the ability to strike down Fulgrim with his [[Thunder Hammer]]. However Perturabo only managed to destroy the Primarchs mortal skin and was reborn as a Daemon Prince of [[Slaanesh]]. Now a massive but elegant serpentine creature, Fulgrim told his brother that they would meet again then vanished in a burst of [[Warp]] energy along with his Emperor's Children.{{Fn|5}} Fulgrim next appeared answering [[Horus]]' summons in the [[Battle of Dwell]], where he was tasked to lead the Emperor's Children to the [[Halikarnaxes Stars]]. Before he could depart, Fulgrim survived another Iron Hands assassination attempt, this time by [[Shadrak Meduson]] and a trio of [[Fire Raptor]]s. Fulgrim displayed his potent new abilities in the fight, destroying one of the loyalist aircraft with his psychic powers. Afterwards Fulgrim was tasked by Horus to secretly corrupt the [[Knight House]] of [[House Devine|Devine]] in preparations for the [[Battle of Molech]].{{Fn|9}} Following these tasks, Fulgrim largely vanished as he became more concerned with the matters of the [[Warp]] and his Legion disintegrated into various warbands. However Horus and [[Eidolon]] were both confident that he would ultimately return when they reached [[Terra]].{{Fn|10}}