Zardu Layak: The Crimson Apostle (Warhammer 40 000)

Zardu Layak is not mad. Zardu Layak has been chosen by the gods. After receiving visions of his father, Lorgar, in his dreams, the Word Bearer now understands the truth – in the war to come, he is destined to set the stage, open the way and change the galaxy forever. But he is not yet ready. First, he must travel to the forgotten world of Helwain to seek out the Anakatis blades, weapons of terrible power that will give him the strength required to walk the path to glory. Yet Helwain is also home to ghosts, and as the echoes of Layak’s past weakness surround him, he must reckon with the question that turned his Legion from the Emperor: what if the truth is a lie? When a Space Marine receives visions of their Primarch in their dreams, who can doubt that they are destined for greatness? Zardu Layak is one such warrior, granted the knowledge that he will be instrumental in a grand ritual that will change the galaxy forever. But one problem bars his road to glory – he is not ready for the mantle he will wear. First, he must travel to a forgotten world and retrieve a weapon that will give him the strength he requires – the malign Anakatis Blades. But ghosts plague the surface of Helwain, and the spectres of Zardu’s past weakness cloak him in doubt. Do they reveal the truth? Or is the truth itself simply another lie?