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However, the people of Nova Terra were enraged by the summary execution of their leaders and rose up in revolt. Disgusted by this "ungrateful" behaviour and his will exhausted, Constantinus burned down entire sectors of Cirtus, turning on those in his own squad who tried to stop him. He appeared before the crowd and announced himself the new ruler of Cirtus, declaring the [[Emperor]] and his minions had turned him into such a monster. Constantinus vowed to lead the people of Nova Terra to freedom. Eventually commanding a 3 million strong army which overthrew the planet's Imperial [[Governor]], the renegade sergeant renamed the world of Nova Terra "Constantinium" and under his rule bloodthirsty mobs were given free reign, anarchy prevailed in the streets, and any dissent was viciously silenced.{{Fn|1}}
Now uninhibited, the crowds eventually turned to worshiping worshipping the [[Gods of Chaos]], which attracted the attention of [[Chaos Space Marine]] warbands. Constantinus fought and defeated the best [[Champion of Chaos|Champions of Chaos]], claiming their warbands for himself. He then embarked on a rampage across neighbouring systems, and within a decade his wars had engulfed the entire [[Sector]]. Eventually, Imperial forces, including the [[Iron Knights]] and another two Space Marine Chapters, twelve Imperial Guard foundings, an entire battlefleet, and agents of both the [[Officio Assassinorum]] and the [[Ordo Hereticus]]{{Fn|3}} arrived, and after a thirteen year war reclaimed the world for the Emperor. The war itself only ended with the death of Constantinus himself at the hands of the Assassinorum.{{Fn|2}}
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