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====Daemonhood====
Fulgrim soon joined forces with [[Perturabo]], Primarch of the [[Iron Warriors]], on the world of [[Hydra Cordatus]]. Promising the Lord of Iron perfection, the two embarked on a quest to tip the balance of the rebellion in Horus's favor favour by journeying into the [[Eye of Terror]] and retrieving a weapon known as the '''Angel Exterminatus'''.{{Fn|5b}} Shortly before they were to leave, Fulgrim was hit by a direct headshot from the vengeful ''[[Sisypheum]]'' crew member [[Nykona Sharrowkyn]] of the [[Raven Guard]].{{Fn|5c}} Fulgrim survived the wound, however, thanks to the efforts of [[Fabius Bile]].{{Fn|5d}} After a brief boarding battle with the ''Sisypheum'' that saw the ship escape yet again{{Fn|5e}}, the two primarchs arrived in the Eye and quickly landed on the [[crone world]] of [[Iydris]].{{Fn|5f}} Entering an ancient [[Eldar]] citadel known as the ''Amon ny'shak Kaelis'', the Emperor's Children and Iron Warriors [[Battle of Iydris|had to contend]] with an army of [[Wraithguard]] and [[Wraithlord]]s that had awoken from their slumber.{{Fn|5g}} At the height of the vicious battle, Fulgrim attempted to betray his brother and slip away, but was pursued by Perturabo.{{Fn|5h}} Both soon arrived in a massive spherical chamber, and Fulgrim revealed to his brother that there was no Angel Exterminatus, but rather he was destined to become such a weapon on this world. Furious, Perturabo attempted to attack Fulgrim, but was drained of his power when Fulgrim activated the ''Maugetar'' stone that Perturabo had previously received under the guise of a gift.{{Fn|5i}} Now with the Iron Warriors Primarch's power in hand, Fulgrim revealed the purpose of his plan: to achieve ''Apotheosis'', better known as [[Daemon Prince|daemonhood]].{{Fn|5j}}
However, just as Fulgrim was about to complete his ritual and achieve daemonhood, Perturabo gathered enough strength to charge at his brother; they were interrupted by an ambush of [[Salamanders]], [[Iron Hands]], and [[Raven Guard]] who had been stalking the traitor fleet in search of vengeance since the [[Drop Site Massacre]]. One of the loyalist Astartes during the battle shattered the ''Maugetar stone'', freeing some of Perturabo's energy and giving him the ability to strike down Fulgrim with his [[thunder hammer]].{{Fn|5k}} However, Perturabo only managed to destroy the primarch's mortal body, as Fulgrim was reborn as a daemon prince of [[Slaanesh]]. Now a massive but elegant serpentine creature, Fulgrim told his brother that they would meet again, then vanished in a burst of [[Warp]] energy along with his Emperor's Children.{{Fn|5l}} Fulgrim next appeared answering [[Horus]]'s summons in the [[Battle of Dwell]], where he was tasked with leading the Emperor's Children to the [[Halikarnaxes Stars]]. Before he could depart, Fulgrim survived another Iron Hands assassination attempt, this time by [[Shadrak Meduson]] and a trio of [[Fire Raptor]]s. Fulgrim displayed his potent new abilities in the fight, destroying one of the loyalist aircraft with his psychic powers. Afterwards Fulgrim was tasked by Horus to secretly corrupt the [[Knight House]] of [[House Devine|Devine]] in preparations for the [[Battle of Molech]].{{Fn|9}} Following these tasks, Fulgrim largely vanished as he became more concerned with the matters of the [[Warp]] and his Legion disintegrated into various warbands. However, Horus and [[Eidolon]] were both confident that he would ultimately return when they reached [[Terra]].{{Fn|10}} In 012.M31, his followers summoned Fulgrim during the [[Pale Stars campaign (Horus Heresy)|Pale Stars campaign]] so that he could amuse himself in witnessing horribly mutated [[Inductii]] battle [[Salamanders]]. After taking some enjoyment in personally killing the local Salamanders commander, [[Brant Hesioth]], Fulgrim vanished in a supernova-like explosion.{{Fn|28a}}
When Horus was defeated by the Emperor, the Emperor's Children left a trail of depopulated worlds in their wake as they fled towards the [[Eye of Terror]]. As their supply of slaves was exhausted, they resorted to raiding the other Traitor Legions for fresh meat, leading to a series of conflicts known as the [[Legion War]].{{Fn|1}} Fulgrim was seen in combat a century after the Heresy at the [[Battle of Thessala]] with [[Roboute Guilliman]], the Primarch of the [[Ultramarines]], where he slashed his brother's throat and laid him low with a fatal poison, before disappearing from records for many centuries.
The Emperor's Children claimed that Fulgrim was gifted by Slaanesh with [[Callax|a hidden world of unlimited pleasure for him to rule]].{{Fn|1}} Several centuries after the Heresy, he was said to be asleep on this world and not active in guiding the Emperor's Children.{{Fn|15f}} Warbands of Emperor's Children, other Slaanesh-worshiping Chaos Space Marines and [[Cultists]], and the Imperial [[Inquisition]] have sought out this world, but none have returned.{{Fn|1}} [[Abaddon the Despoiler]] was also able to somehow find Fulgrim and was able to gain the favor favour of Slaanesh by trading an unblemished [[Pythos]]ian [[Psyker]] with the Primarch.{{Fn|7}}
Hundreds of years after the [[Battle of Isstvan III]], Fulgrim was lured back to [[Isstvan III]] by a sonic beacon. There he was confronted by the sole surviving loyalist Emperor's Children, the [[Dreadnought]] [[Rylanor]]. As Fulgrim tore the Dreadnought apart, an unexploded [[Virus Bomb]] was detonated and engulfed the planet. Though Fulgrim's form survived, his pride was wounded.{{Fn|17}}
