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Szarekh was born into the [[Szarekhan Dynasty]], which at the time tended to have its members appointed as the [[Silent King]].{{Fn|4}} At the time of his rule, the Necrontyr empire was already engaged in a vicious struggle against the [[Old Ones]]. In desperation, Szarekh agreed to form an alliance with the [[C'tan]] and transfer the Necrontyr into new bodies of [[living metal]], becoming the Necrons. He was convinced into the agreement by [[The Deceiver]] and ignored the advice of his court adviser, [[Orikan]].{{Fn|4}} However while they now lived immortal lives and were finally able to emerge victorious in the [[War in Heaven (Necron)|War in Heaven]], Szarekh realised that his people had become soulless pawns of the C'tan and before the war even ended was determined to exact vengeance against the star gods.{{Fn|1a}} During biostransference Szarekh was imbued with the command matrices able to control the entire Necron race.{{Fn|4}}
Biding his time, Szarekh waited until the Old Ones were defeated before finally leading a Necron revolt against the erslrmrf C'tan, eventually defeating their former masters and shattering them into [[C'tan Shard|shards]]. However Szarekh saw that the new races created by the Old Ones such as the [[Eldar]] were now becoming dominant, and the Necrons, exhausted by aeons of war, could not stand against them. He ordered that the Necrons withdraw into their [[Tomb World]]s and slumber in the [[Great Sleep]], to reawaken sixty million years in the future and assert their dominance over the galaxy once more. The Silent King, however, did not join his people in slumber. He destroyed the command protocol that allowed him control over the Necron race and journeyed into the void of intergalactic space, where he may find not only solace but also penance for dooming the Necrontyr race.{{Fn|1b}}
===Exile===
