And in return for Inarius, he made a pact with the demon lord Mephisto that Sanctuary and its inhabitants be free to choose their own path. Imperius, though irritated by how events had gone, nonetheless agreed to honor the council's judgement. Tyrael, much to Imperius's surprise (and resentment), sided with humanity. Imperius expected that he would vote for humanity's annihilation, and in the event of a tie, the Angiris Council would carry out its original intent on scouring humanity from existence. Malthael cast no vote, so all eyes turned to Tyrael. Imperius reaffirmed his belief that the "demonspawn" be eradicated, while Auriel and Itherael voted that humanity be spared. Thus, the Angiris Council met to reconsider the fate of Sanctuary and its people. Upon the discovery of this world and its people, the forces of the High Heavens (intent on eradicating the "abominations" they beheld), Burning Hells, and Edyrem met in battle, that was only ended through the sacrifice of the nephalem Uldyssian. The renegades had even coupled with each other to create a new race- nephalem, and their descendants, humanity. It was eventually discovered that it had been stolen by renegade angels and demons led by the archangel Inarius, and that they had used it to create an entire world- Sanctuary. The Great Conflict came to a sudden halt with the disappearance of the Worldstone. Imperius slew the demon prince Ikonoth, but not before the demon had slaughtered hundreds of angels. Iskatu fled the field of battle, and the ring was lost. ![]() Imperius was unaffected by the loop however, and hacked off Iskatu's arm. Iskatu wore the Pandemonium Loop, a ring given to him by Diablo that sowed fear amongst the angels defending the fortress. Imperius was present at the Pandemonium Fortress when Iskatu, a demon in service to Diablo, led an assault on the fortress. Nonetheless, Imperius's actions would later be immortalized in the Tristram Cathedral. It was an act that Auriel declared "sacrilege" and Diablo mocked the angels with his last breaths. An enraged Imperius however, declared that demonkind could only be dealt with through blood, and slew the Lord of Terror. Auriel and Tyrael suggested capturing and imprisoning the defeated Prime Evil, for if slain, Diablo would return in time. It was at this point that the other Angiris Council members arrived, imprisoning the Prime Evil. Imperius responded that he feared nothing and continued fighting, and if anything, the taunt merely served only to enrage him further. Diablo commented on Imperius's rage while in battle, wondering aloud if his angelic enemy feared of what the other angels would think of him, if they saw what he truly was in doing so, Diablo questioned whether "valor" was little more than a manifestation of "rage". The two came to blows, fighting each other to a standstill. Arriving in the structure's depths, he found his fellow angels dead, and Diablo, Lord of Terror, waiting for him. Tyrael urged caution, but Imperius ignored him and entered the fortress himself. Imperius sent the Heavenly Host after them. ![]() Imperius bested a gigantic one-eyed demon by himself, and the demons retreated to their fortress. On one such battlefield, Imperius and all four other Angiris Council members took the fight to their demonic foes.
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