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Once he had taken full control of the Administratum, he used his powers to undermine the Ecclesiarchy while he led a ground of Imperial Guard officers into the Ecclesiarcal Palace and overthrew Paulis III in what can only be described as a military coup. He declared Paulis a heretic and had him shot. He then moved in and took control of the Ecclesiarchy, effectively controlling both at once as High Lord of the Administratum and Ecclesiarchy.
The Ecclesiarchy could do anything nothing to stop Vandire, shaken and battered as they were. Vandire sent a massive purge through the Ecclesiarchy and got rid of any who opposed him in any way. All those [[Cardinal]]s who had not already fled gathered onto one ship and set off to [[Ophelia VII]] in an attempt to escape Vandire. Their ship was, however, engulfed by a gigantic [[warp storm]] and never seen again just as they entered the warp. Vandire used this as evidence to claim that it was the Emperor's will that they should die and that he himself should lead the faith of the Imperium.
Vandire then elected Cardinals of his own choosing to fill the benches, including many weak-minded fools and several brilliant geniuses who were just cruel enough to follow Vandire. He now had total control of the two most powerful facets of the Imperium.
