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The Horus Heresy truly began after [[Horus]] was wounded by the stolen [[Anathame]] on the moon of [[Davin]], a place that was cursed by the foul [[Chaos God]] [[Nurgle]]. The wound caused by the blade refused to heal, despite Horus' super-enhanced immune system or the efforts of the [[Sons of Horus]]' best [[apothecary|apothecaries]]. While ill, Horus was taken for healing by the Davinites.
During the rituals, Horus' spirit was transferred into the [[Warp]] where the corrupted [[chaplain]] [[Erebus]], disguised as the Warmaster's closest friend [[Hastur Sejanus]], showed him a terrible vision of the very future which his actions would bring about - the [[Imperium]] as a repressive, violent and superstitious regime where the [[Emperor]] and some of the Primarchs (but not Horus) were worshipped as divine beings by the fanatical and ignorant masses of humanity. The Chaos Gods portrayed themselves as the victims of the Emperor's psychic might who had no interest themselves in controlling the material world. Horus, already having grown jealous and deeply resentful of his perceived poor treatment at the hands of his father, the Emperor, and was one of many to be afraid of the concept of peace where all that they had fought for was given to weak willed men whilst his legions were cast aside and left as peacekeepers. Horus therefore proved all too willing to accept the Ruinous Powers' false visions of an Emperor determined to make himself a god at Horus' expense.
But there was one thing no one had counted on: Horus's brother [[Magnus the Red]], [[Primarch]] of the [[Thousand Sons]], had continued to study the forbidden arts of [[sorcery]], and was not about to let his brother fall to the powers of the Warp. The Cyclopean giant appeared within Horus's vision, revealing the chaplain's identity and begging Horus not to give in to the temptations of Chaos. Unfortunately, the Cyclopean Primarch's voice of reason was left unheard. Horus had decided that if anyone deserved to be worshipped as a god it was he, and not the Emperor. He accepted the offer of the Chaos Gods to join their cause and in return they healed his wound and granted him the powers of the Warp. The Chaos Gods' pact with Horus was simple: "Give us the Emperor and we will give you the galaxy".
