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===Fall from grace===
[[Image:The Masque Art.jpg|thumb|right|The Masque]]
During the eternal conflict that is the [[Great Game]], [[Tzeentch]] tricked [[Slaanesh]] into battling with [[Khorne]], a war that he it could not possibly hope to win, and Slaanesh was defeated and humiliated. Seeing the dark mood of her master, the Masque took it upon herself to please him it with her most energetic and scintillating dance ever. However, instead of his usual laughter and joy at such a sight, Slaanesh saw mockery and attacks on his wounded pride in each perfect combination of moves that the Masque executed. He it condemned her as a traitor, and cursed her, proclaiming that if she wanted to dance, she must dance forevermore.
And so the Masque was forced to dance for all eternity, across space and time, for both mortal and immortal audiences. As she reenacts Slaanesh's greatest conquest and victories, her mask changes to match the roles of the characters she play. So powerful is the lure of the Masque's display, those who see it are inevitably compelled to join in the performance. Even Daemons are not exempt from the Masque's enchantments. As the dance goes on, the tempo rises, while the Masque's unwitting chorus struggles desperately to keep up, and eventually dance themselves to death, using up their last ounce of strength and dying breath to keep pace with her twirls and somersaults.
