Editing Zardu Layak (section)

==Origins==
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Zardu was originally a Terran-born legionary of the [[Word Bearers|Imperial Heralds]] legion, even before Lorgar returned after the consequential tantrum of the [[Erda|''Space Bitch Karen'']] and renamed the legion to the [[Word Bearers]]. During the earliest days of the Crusade he was a member of the Ashen Circle, those who were tasked with rooting out lies about the [[God-Emperor of Mankind|Emperor]], burning temples and churches, and crushing religions. He dogmatically followed the [[Imperial Truth]], only to do a 180 on it the very second Lorgar returned to the legion. After the burning of Monarchia happened, obviously, Lorgar and the Word Bearers were a [[RAGE|tad bit upset]], thus changing their religious values ''again'' to a more [[Chaos|chaotic]] version of their beliefs, as propagated by the [[Erebus|baldest douchebag in the universe]]. Layak was crippled by the news and eventually went nuts, and then he began seeing "[[Tzeentch|visions]]" of his own primarch speaking to him. In the visions "Lorgar" told him not to burn chaotic texts and foreign text that opposed the Imperial Truth, but to embrace them. He then began pouring blood on his armour when performing daemonic rituals, which earned him the name "Crimson Apostle". He also swore an oath that none but the Dark Gods would ever look upon his face again, and so began wearing a daemonic helm that ultimately fused with his face.