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During the [[Dark Age of Technology]] [[Alivia Sureka]] traveled with the man who would become the Emperor to the planet [[Molech]], where there was a gateway into the realm of [[Chaos]]. The Emperor entered the Gateway, and there made a bargain with the [[Gods of Chaos|Dark Gods]] and emerged wielding a measure of their power, including the ability to create the Primarchs. However for some reason, the Emperor did not keep his end of the bargain to spread Chaos to Humanity, and he became anathema to the Ruinous Powers. The Emperor was able to clone the energies with which he was imbued, giving them to his [[Primarch]]s{{Fn|11}} after combining his own genetic material with that of Erda's.{{Fn|30}}
It is said that the Emperor created the Primarchs out of fear that Chaos would eventually corrupt all of humanity. In his labs he sought to create a genetically-engineered superhuman race immune to Chaos to replace humanity. A , a race with god-like abilities that was bred for strength and loyalty. Despite this, followers of the Emperor claim that he did not intend to replace humanity with the Primarchs, and that they were simply shining exemplars of humanity free from corruption.{{Fn|55}}
At some point in Earth's history the Emperor discovered an [[Golden Throne|ancient device]] beneath the ruins of Asia's deserts and became determined to completely cut off Humanity from the malignant influence of the Warp. The first step of this [[Webway Project|grand project]] was to substitute [[Warp Jump|warp travel]] with the [[Webway]], and the final phase would see the Emperor shepherd Humanity's evolution into a truly psychic race independent of Chaos, ascending to a level not even reached by the [[Eldar]]. This grand ambition was to guide all of the Emperor's undertakings and would be the culmination of his planning.{{Fn|14b}}
