Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-73.173.194.135-20141127163628/@comment-81.141.46.215-20171101214919

In actuality, Horus and the Emperor fought on both the psychic and physical plane, but because Horus was juiced up on powers granted to him by the Chaos Gods, that is how he crippled and mortally wounded the Emperor. And also, I would encourage you to look up the "Starchild" theory. Gives a good idea of why the Emperor didn't want to risk his own death and insisted on being placed upon the Golden Throne. Plus, Chaos is the enemy that is rooting out all of the MIA Primarchs, seeing as Cadia has fallen and the 13th Black Crusade is carving it's way across the stars.

"Thirteen times shall the Traitor King go forth. In the End Times the iron fortress shall be cast down. Its walls breached and its Gate forced open. Those that dwell beyond shall spill through it. The air shall burn and the ground shall melt, The Daemon shall lie down with the machine, Brother shall slay brother with fire and sword. And the sky-wound shall pour its malice forth. The Eye shall stare unblinking at its prize, and the Traitor King shall cross the bridge of stars. He shall return to finish the Warmonger's red work, Upon holy soil shall the fate of man be decided. "