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In addition, the Emperor's disciplining of [[Lorgar]] and the [[Word Bearers]] was a contributing factor to the Heresy and the event which set it directly into motion. After Lorgar and the entire Legion were publicly humiliated, scolded, and forced to kneel in front of the Emperor for spreading their belief that the ruler of mankind was a divine being, the pious Word Bearers felt betrayed and desperately sought any power in the universe to worship. This eventually led Lorgar and his Legionaries to the [[Eye of Terror]], where they pledged themselves to the forces of [[Chaos]] and began to conspire against the Emperor. Thus the Word Bearers had secretly become the first [[Chaos Space Marines]]. Secretly planning to make war on the Emperor, the Word Bearers quietly established [[Warrior Lodge]]s with their [[Chaplain]]s throughout the rest of the Astartes Legions. Though harmless at first glance, many of these lodges would become hotbeds of support for Horus' rebellion in the war to come.{{Fn|3}}'''MISSING SPECIFICATION'''
According to First Lord of the Imperium [[Malcador (Character)|Malcador the Sigillite]], the Heresy's causes may have been deliberately put into motion by both himself and the Emperor. According to Malcador, both deliberately agitated the Primarchs and turned them against one another, with the resulting war purging certain unmanageable Primarchs and their respective [[Space Marine Legion]]s just as they had the earlier [[Thunder Warrior]]s. This would lead humanity, not bio-engineered superhumans, as the rulers of the galaxy. However, the [[Ruinious Ruinous Powers]] intervened before their plan could be fully formulated, leading to disaster in the [[Horus Heresy]]. This account may be either a partial or total lie, as Malcador himself seems to keep its validity ambiguous.{{Fn|15}}'''MISSING SPECIFICATION'''
==Horus's Corruption==
