'''Lucius the Eternal''' is a [[space marine]] of the [[Emperor's Children]] . He is the a [[Champion of Slaanesh]]. Lucius , and is also known as '''The Soulthief''', '''Fulgrim's Champion''', and '''the Scion of Chemos'''.{{Fn|1}} He fought amongst members of [[Squad Nasicae]] during the reconquest of [[Istvaan III]],{{Fn|1111a}} who went on to become his bodyguard{{Fn|12}} , and eventual eventually his [[Chaos warbandCohors Nasicae|warband]].{{Fn|13}} Ultimately, Lucius organized a coalition of [[Chaos Space Marine]]s dubbed the "[[Faultless]]".{{Fn|17d}}{{Fn|28}}

In the betrayal of Isstvan III Lucius found himself betrayed by the Legion he loved, and found himself fighting alongside Saul Tarvitz with the loyalist marines of the Emperor's Children. As it became apparent that it was Tarvitz who was the hero of the hour for the loyalists, Lucius grew jealous and betrayed his one time erstwhile friend to the traitor legions as his hunger for glory overcame his already dwindled sense of honour. {{fn|11b}} He did this by attacking a group of thirty loyal marines who were assigned to him. He however did not do this alone. While fighting his own men, Captain [[Solomon Demeter]] arrived at Lucius's position. Lucius cried out for help and thus duped Captain Demeter to think the marines Lucius was fighting were traitors. Unfortunately Demeter realized this after the last of the thirty marines were killed. Lucius and Demeter, who had a mutual dislike toward each other, became locked in combat during which Lucius killed the already wounded Demeter.{{Cite thisfn|26b}}

After his betrayal of the loyalists, his combat skills were recognized and he quickly became the leader of [[Fulgrim]]'s bodyguard of [[Assault Marine]]s, gaining the rank of [[Lord Commander]]. He later was troubled by dreams {{Fn|9a}}that made him convinced that Fulgrim was possessed by some entity, {{Fn|9b}} and led other top-ranking members of the Legion including [[Fabius Bile]] and [[Marius Vairosean]] in the capture of the Primarch{{Fn|9c}}. After ineffective torture and an attempted exorcism{{Fn|9d}}, Lucius came to understand that while Fulgrim had been possessed he had gotten rid of the Daemon himself.{{Fn|99e}}.

Lucius followed his primarch on his quest for the "[[Angel Exterminatus]]." Lucius twice crossed swords with [[Nykona Sharrowkyn]] of the [[Raven Guard]]; the first time Lucius came away with a scar on one cheek{{Fn|5a}}, the second time, on [[Iydris]], [[Sharrowkin]] gave him a matching scar and then killed him with two blades through his hearts{{Fn|5b}}. Lucius died on Iydris and awakened in [[Fabius Bile|Fabius]]'s apothecarion, amazed to be alive.{{Fn|55c}}

After Lucius continued to hone and improve his combat skills after the [[Battle of Thessala]], Emperor's Children began to worship Slaanesh. Fulgrim left his legion organized gladiatorial games on their new home planet whenever the Legion was unable to vent its fate need for the pleasure of the kill on other worlds, and retired on a Lucius was undefeated in these, an unstoppable force until he fought Lord Commander [[Daemon World]] called [[CallaxCyrius]].{{Fn|24}} Many Emperor's Children saw this as a rejection by their PrimarchLucius died, though Lucius did and his death was an experience of such transcendent pleasure that Slaanesh himself took notice: he could notlet such a promising marine slip away.{{Fn|17c}} As Fulgrim was gone, a leadership struggle erupted in In the legionfollowing days, with Lucius, EidolonCyrius began to change: lines began to appear over his skin, and Fabius emerging as his hair started to fall out. Lucius was back in the leaders world of the most prominent factions.{{Fn|24}} Lucius living, and all that remained of Cyrius was involved a screaming face in the warped [[Legion Warsartificer armour]] . This has happened many times since then: whenever his killer takes even the tiniest moment of enthusiasm, pleasure, or satisfaction from besting Lucius, they will begin to change into him and fought become just another swirling face, a memory in the [[Battle of Skalathrax]],armor in which Lucius is clad.{{Fn|17a1}} though his influence among Not even the Emperor's Children ultimately dimished. As time wore onmechanical [[Necrons]] are immune from this curse, he was reduced to leader of a small warband dubbed as the "[[Cohors NasicaePhasing Sword]]has learned. After every "death" after his old bodyguard.{{Fn|17c}} RegardlessLucius has been reborn again, he remained an infamous as arrogant and renowned among Chaos followers{{Fn|17a}}{{Fn|17b}} maniacal as ever and continued immediately looking for a new challenge to operate as Fulgrim's champion. At one point, the Primarch employed Lucius to kill a Fulgrim clone created by Fabius Bilefight.{{Fn|17c15}}

Through the course of thousands years Lucius hunted down and eliminated a lot of great duelist. He defeated After the [[Emperor's Champion]] Battle of the [[Black Templars]] at [[VeilfateThessala]], the [[Dark Eldar]] [[Archon]] [[Vraesque]] in cursed [[Shaa-dom]] Fulgrim left his legion to its fate and the [[Ork Warboss]] retired on a [[Two-klawsDaemon World]] at called [[Octarius SigmaCallax]].{{Fn|1524}} After Many Emperor's Children saw this as a series of reversals had reduced the Cohors Nasicae to about twenty Space Marinesrejection by their Primarch,though Lucius did not.{{Fn|17b17c}} Lucius As Fulgrim was forced to cooperate gone, a leadership struggle erupted in the legion, with Lucius, Eidolon, and Fabius to replenish his warbandemerging as the leaders of the most prominent factions.{{Fn|17c24}} Lucius was involved in the [[Legion Wars]] and fought in the [[Battle of Skalathrax]],{{Fn|17a}} In though his influence among the proccessEmperor's Children ultimately dimished. As time wore on, he was able reduced to merge his force into the leader of a greater small warband known as dubbed the "Faultless[[Cohors Nasicae]]"after his old bodyguard.{{Fn|17d17c}} UltimatelyRegardless, Lucius became part of Eidolonhe remained infamous and renowned among Chaos followers{{Fn|17a}}{{Fn|17b}} and continued to operate as Fulgrim's [[Phoenix Conclave]] on [[Harmony]]champion. At one point, the Primarch employed Lucius to kill a Fulgrim clone created by Fabius Bile.{{Fn|1917c}}

[[image:40k-130-lucius-the-eternal.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Lucius the Eternal{{Fn|27}}]]Over the course of thousands of years, Lucius hunted down and eliminated many great duelists. He defeated the [[Emperor's Champion]] of the [[Black Templars]] at [[Veilfate]], the [[Dark Eldar]] [[Archon]] [[Vraesque]] in cursed [[Shaa-dom]] and the [[Ork Warboss]] [[Two-klaws]] at [[Octarius Sigma]].{{Fn|15}} After a series of reversals had reduced the Cohors Nasicae to about twenty Space Marines,{{Fn|17b}} Lucius was forced to cooperate with Fabius to replenish his warband.{{Fn|17c}} In the process, he was able to merge his force into a greater warband known as the "[[Faultless]]".{{Fn|17d}} Ultimately, Lucius became part of Eidolon's [[Phoenix Conclave]] on [[Harmony]].{{Fn|19}} Lucius would later appear at the head of an army of Emperor's Children during the [[13th Black Crusade]] of [[Abaddon the Despoiler]], inflicting untold suffering on the Imperial world of [[Belisar]].{{Fn|3}} He was also a commander in [[The SpeartipAlliance]], an alliance coalition of Chaos and [[Xenos]] forces during [[The Fall of Medusa V]].{{Fn|25}} By [[M42]], Lucius continued to expand his Faultless warband and embarked on a self-indulgent crusade of violence across the [[Galaxy]]. He no longer remember how many times he has died and there are often large gaps in time between deaths that he cannot account for. His blessing has now become a curse, and each time he returns it wears away at his fragile sanity and pride. To Lucius, his deaths represent a foe that bested him in battle and is now forever denied a chance to challenge them again.{{Fn|28}}

[[Image:FaultlessBladeArt.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Lucius battles [[Dark Eldar]]{{Fn|17e}}]]The scarring on his face is self-inflicted. At one point he was a truly handsome man, but he resented being called "too pretty" by some of his fellow marines. His "perfect" features were forever marred after the sparring match with Loken; the Luna Wolf's punch had broken Lucius's nose{{fn|18}}, and - much to his fury - it had refused to set properly, despite the attentions of the Legion's apothecaries. Some time before Isstvan III, Lucius received a pair of scars across his cheeks from [[remembrancer]] [[Serena D'Angelus]], a painter in the [[28th Expedition Fleet|28th Expedition]] who had already been corrupted by Chaos, to remind him of Loken's insult to his perfection. {{fn|26a}} He subsequently marked himself with more scars to commemorate his victories, eventually creating an intricate network of scars distorting and deforming his features.{{Cite Thisfn|9a}}

Lucius-model.jpg|Lucius the Eternal 4th Edition miniature.{{Fn|20}}Lucius2025.jpg|Lucius the Eternal 10th edition miniature.

==Trivia=={{Trivia}}==={{Endn|Conflicting sources}}===

*The card for Lucius in the [[Horus Heresy (game systemCard Game)|Horus Heresy CCG]] gives his rank as [[Chapter Master]].{{Fn|14}}

*{{Endn|3}}: [http://web.archive.org/web/20040214194525/http://www.eyeofterror.com/us/newsletter/newsletter2.htm Eye of Terror Newsletter 2]{{Archive|20040214194525|14:37, 9 July 2024 (UTC)}}

*{{Endn|5}}: [[Angel Exterminatus (Novel)]], :**{{Cite Thisendn|5a}}: ch. 14**{{endn|5b}}: ch. 26**{{endn|5c}}: ''Theogonies – IV''

*{{Endn|7}}: [[False Gods (Novel)]], Chapter ch. 19, pgs. 368–369

*{{Endn|9}}: [[The Reflection Crack'd (Novella)]], **{{endn|9a}}: ch. 1**{{endn|9b}}: ch. 8**{{endn|9c}}: ch. 11**{{Cite Thisendn|9d}}: ch. 13**{{endn|9e}}: ch. 14*{{Endn|10}}: [[The Crimson King (Novel)]], Chapters chs. 11 & 22*{{Endn|11}}: [[Galaxy in Flames (Novel)]], Chapter :**{{endn|11a}}: ch. 8**{{endn|11b}}: ch. 15

*{{Endn|16}}: [[Slaves to Darkness (Novel)]], Chapter ch. 15

**{{Endn|17e}}: Cover*{{Endn|18}}: [[Horus Rising (Novel)]], Part Two, Chapter Twoch. 2

*{{Endn|25}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070312003205/http://medusav.uk.games-workshop.com/campaign/factions/chaos/chaos-c.htm The Fall of Medusa V - Final Report - The Forces of Chaos] {{Archive|20070312003205|14:37, 9 July 2024 (archivalUTC)}}*26: [[Fulgrim (Novel)]]:**{{endn|26a}}: ch. 16**{{endn|26b}}: ch. 20*{{Endn|27}}: [[Magic: The Gathering's Universes Beyond Warhammer 40, dated 12 March 2007000]]
- ''Lucius the Eternal''*{{Endn|28}}: [[Codex: Emperor's Children (10th Edition)]], last accessed 26 April 2024)pgs. 23

*[[Fulgrim (Novel)]] {{ChaosForces}}{{Chaos MainECForces}}