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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a [[Thousand Sons]] [[Sorcerer|Magister]] of the [[Mind-Eaters]] thrallband.{{Fn|1a}}
==History==
Hasophet received a [[Tzeentch]]-ordained vision that showed him his destiny. The vision revealed that sometime in the future, he will would attain [[Daemonhood]] after devouring the thoughts and memories of an entire world. He was shown how to reach this goal and , whereupon he then led the Mind-Eaters on the first of ''nine hundred and ninety-nine'' rites, that would take Hasophet to this portended moment{{Fn|1a}}. Among the rites Hasophet conducted over the next several millennia were: turning the [[Night Lords]] [[Sorcerer]] [[Chaos Lord|Warlord]] [[Vasellisk]]'s body into the [[Shrouded Crystal]]{{Fn|1b}}, as well as and killing the Thousand Sons [[Exalted Sorcerer]] [[Korthuphos]], in order to claim his two hearts{{Fn|1c}}. Sometime after the [[Great Rift]] was created, Hasophet finally neared his goal , and he needed only to only complete the last rite on the [[Imperium]] [[Hive World]] [[Mangel III]]. When he and the Mind-Eaters arrived on the Hive World, they discovered it was being invaded by the [[Tau]], but this did not dissuade Hasophet from beginning his final rite.{{Fn|1d}} He shattered the Shrouded Crystal in orbit of the above Mangel III to create a perpetual night on the planet , and while the T'au Tau and [[Imperial]] forces, cut off from orbital reinforcements and relays, fought desperately in the impenetrable darkness, Hasophet and his [[Mind-Eaters]] created from all the artefacts and fetishes he collected during 999 rituals his 998 previous rites a great crescent pyre in the '''Valley of Sacrifices'''. Then Hasophet used the two hearts of Korthuphos to ignite this pyre with their blood, while chanting a praises to great [[Tzeentch]].{{Fn|1d}}
However, instead of devouring the thoughts of the battling [[Imperium]] and [[Tau]]'s minds, like his vision had shown, Hasophet began absorbing their entire bodies. Even enormous war engines were absorbed by a screaming Hasophet, who then began to grow and change shape. Suddenly Hasophet's howls of pain become roars, as his body pupated into a [[Mutalith Vortex Beast]], instead of the [[Daemon Prince]] his vision had led him to believe would occur. Despite this change though, numerous bodies and machines continued to be absorbed by Hasophet and the great [[Warp]] vortex now emanating from his back, extended outwards with each newly consumed sacrifice. The vortex soon encircled the entire [[Hive World]] and with a final mind-tearing scream, [[Mangel III]] was torn from [[realspace]]. In its place, there is left only a perpetual dark shroud and an echo of Hasophet's final, pitiful cry.{{Fn|1d}}
