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===Great Crusade and Horus Heresy===
The [[Great Game]] began anew as Slaanesh, glutted and emboldened by the power gained from the consumption of most of the Aeldari race and their [[Eldar Gods|godsmurdered pantheon]], expanded his domains but his dark brothers met him with significant opposition. After a brief time as the ascendant god in the Great Game, Slaanesh's stolen domains from Khorne would be taken back. Tzeentch and Nurgle allied and Khorne's rage at being usurped in power by Slaanesh led to a rampage claiming back all Slaanesh had stolen from him and more.{{Fn|7b}}
Thus, the Dark Gods' full attention was given to the Great Game as the Emperor and [[Mars]] began their [[Great Crusade]] unimpeded by the gods, at least for a time. Amidst the Great Crusade's triumphs the seeds were sown by the Dark Gods in the hearts of the Primarchs. Eventually, they bore fruit when the Emperor returned to Terra. The [[Warmaster]] [[Horus Lupercal]] was corrupted and he swayed many of his fellow Primarchs to join him in rebellion and damnation. The Daemon legions were deployed by the gods to aid them in their [[Horus Heresy|civil war]] that blackened the Imperium forever.{{Fn|7b}}
