Editing Zardu Layak (section)

==The Betrayal==
So where did Zardu screw over Lorgar? Well, he saw how Lorgar would use the Chaos powers to fulfill his own goals and began to doubt whether Lorgar's actions really aligned with the desires of the Ruinous Powers. When Lorgar attempted to enact his plan at Beta-Garmon, Horus had already been tipped off by a mysterious woman named Actaea, so Lorgar was immediately attacked before he could unleash his psychic assault and Zardu freed Fulgrim from his magical bindings instead of siccing him on the Warmaster. A furious Horus proceeded to [[FAIL|beat the living shit out of Lorgar]] and told him that he would kill him if he ever saw him again. Lorgar took his legion and went home, but Layak and the five thousand members of the Unspeaking opted to join Horus and participate in the Siege of Terra. After this, Layak became a member of Horus' inner circle, giving the Warmaster advice and spiritual counsel and becoming known as the "left hand of Horus". First Captain Ezekyle Abaddon was displeased by this, believing that Layak's influence was to blame for Horus' increasing disinterest in the war effort and his corruption by Chaos. Abaddon even threatened to kill Layak, only for Horus to personally order him to leave the Word Bearer alone. Despite all this, Layak developed a habit of following Abaddon around like a weird-looking puppy, exasperating the First Captain to no end. When Abaddon finally confronted Layak, the Dark Apostle explained that Horus was dying due to the Chaos gods mainlining him with Warp mojo and that the Ruinous Powers had already chosen his successor: Abaddon himself. Layak therefore saw it as his duty to protect the future Chosen of Chaos.