The High Priest

The High Priest is a Elder God born on Xoth. Most of his early life was him being mistreated due to his humanoid characteristics being unusual among his species, fitting more with the common body plans of most other species. He serves as the High Priest of the Elder Overseers, being some form of religious leader.
== Rise of the High Priest ==
Lost and alone, taught he was nothing before his bretheren, knowing only of his own failures. He would be forced to serve his more powerful elders, The rage would grow within him and from it a dread god would emerge. Proclaiming "I will bow before none, i will reign above all. This existance will be mine, and Azathoth will know my name. I am the eclipse, i am the High Priest. 
Born Blind, only sensing the power of his bretheren, the High Priest was born a deformity, with physical charecteristics similar to that of the lower lifeforms of the cosmos, bipedal and weak. He was forced into servitude by his fellow Elder Overseers, filled with rage from this injustice he began to formulate a plan.
He learned the ways of the gods he was born to, manipulating his form to fit their kin. This eventually gained him the respect he thought he deserved, and was bestowed the right of conquest, the power to conquer any world in the cosmos as it was simply what his kind did. But he was not like others, he didn't choose specific planets, he chose all of existence, and began seeking the species needed for such a plan. He found four acceptable for his plan, while wiping out all other life during this journey, these species were the Solaryans, Vorxans, Wei'virs and Nebularians. As ruthless as this army would be, it would simply not be enough. He hatched a greater plan, which will be the true way to reign over the stars.
=====Sorroda Contract=====
In the far reaches of existence, he had managed to form a clone of himself, one which could carry out his dark plans without him being placed under scrutiny, but this would also not be enough. He needed an army of his own blood.
He contacted the lesser gods of the universe, ones whom he was strong enough to manipulate to his own whims. He played them like puppets, and manipulated them to create a series of systems which would soon be the throne of his conquest. This area of space would become known as the Taros Cluster. He would wait as life sprouted across the worlds, and then begin his great plan.
===Formation of the Celestial Army.===
The first step of his great plan was to form a celestial army, of the most powerful races he could get his hands on. After careful selection he decided on 4 species from 4 different worlds, these being the worlds of Solarya, Vortakhx, Wei'vir and Nebiula.
=====Conquest of Solarya=====
The age of warring states progressed on Solarya, the Solaryan Clans kept trying to outmatch each other leading to further death in their endless wars. This all changed when the High Priest arrived. He was impressed by their battle capabilities, and decided they were a perfect fit for his celestial army.
He decided to approach them diplomatically, offering them a mass amount of wealth and resources so they may feed for millennia with no more need for strife. The Solaryans did not trust him though, as he was something none of them could even fathom. The High Priest decided to prove why he is to be obeyed, annihilating half of them in an instant, and granting the other half immeasurable riches. The Solaryans instantly united, no longer needing to compete, they declared their eternal loyalty to this gracious and wrathful Elder God.
The High Priest was granted permission to experiment on them, and try to create a even more powerful warrior. And so it was, the Solaryans were granted much power as the foot soldiers of the new Celestial Army.
=====Conquest of Vortakhx=====
The High Priest moved onto the next race he planned to be part of his grand Celestial Army. He descended to the stormy, polluted planet of Vortakhx and approached the native Vorxans, he offered them the chance to infest countless worlds and spread their hives across the stars.
To his surprise, the Vorxans did not immediately accept his demands however just acted how their primal instincts lead them to, attempting to infest the High Priest to create more of their kind. This lead to the High Priest to regrettably have to exterminate of billions of their species so that they would not be consumed. He had realised his journey to find the queens of the hive to bring them under his control in order to rule the Vorxans may be more difficult than expected, so he took a step back for a little bit to study what his next move should be in this conquest.
He pondered, it was impossible that so many queens could cohesively coordinate so many drones and workers, Until he realised the truth behind Vortakhx. Near the center of the planet must be the one true ruler of the Vorxans, the Matriarch of the queens, who directed all of their commands. If he were to gain control over the Vorxans then she would be the key to the puzzle. He bored his way through the planet, until he found the Matriarch, abducting her leaving the planet in anarchy until he returned.
The High Priest attempted for a long time to find the secret of how the Matriarch controlled the Vorxans, yet he failed to find success. Eventually he was forced to choose a risky option, which was to merge his and her essence in a attempt to become the new matriarch of the Vorxans. This was risky due to the fact that she may infact gain control over him instead, and even if she didn't her consciousness would remain in his mind forever. The deed had already been done though.
Cthulhu then descended back down onto Vortakhx, manipulating the now loyal Vorxan Hives to his own whim, transforming them into a more intelligent race, capable of sapient behaviours while eliminating their mindless brutish horde tactics, and granted them the technology capable of controlling the ion storms of the planet as a powerful weapon on the par of the strongest plasma rifles.
=====Conquest of Wei'vir=====
The We'virs, "natives" of the Wei'vir Starcluster preferred isolation, as they did not want to get involved with the chaos of the galaxy, only leaving their world to repair tears in the spacetime continuum that they had supposedly forged. Their attempts at isolation was so effective, that the High Priest of the Elder Overseers had no idea of their origins when he found them. As the High Priest reached the planet, he was unaware of their vast history or knowlege. He only saw the Wei'virs of the planet to be an useful asset in his army due to their power, but little did he know they were much older and wiser than even him.
As the High Priest reached the planet, he was unaware of their vast history or knowlege. He only saw the Wei'virs of the planet to be an useful asset in his army due to their power, but little did he know they were much older and wiser than even him. Nearly instantly he was surrounded and captured by the Wei'virs, he raged, trying to breach this prison. Surprisingly enough, once he calmed and took a closer look the Wei'virs were not so much different from himself, featuring very similar characteristics. Upon this discovery, he decided that perhaps it would be wise to converse with these beings rather than subdue them.
He decided to explain his reasonings of conquest to these clearly wise beings, telling them about the corrupt Elder Gods and how he had been mistreated by them, explaining how he was gathering powerful races amongst the cosmos to engage in battle against them, and that the ones he had visited before were indeed worthy to join his army.
The wei'virs did not care though, seeing through his half truths. They were an moment away from erasing his existence, yet they hesitated. Even if the High Priest was devious and treacherous, his proposal still offered them something they had always craved. They agreed that the Elder Gods had not treated the universe they forged good enough, and even if the High Priest's goals were corrupt, they were still a goal, one they could work towards. Even if the High Priest was worse, they knew now that they could overpower him if necessary. They could re-forge the universe in a new image, a better image, one without the corrupting brought from the Elder Gods' machinations. None of these plans were shared with the high priest though, since the Wei'virs were even more conniving and intelligent than even him. In the end, the Wei'virs decided to willingly join the Celestial Army, and let the High Priest believe he had subjugated them.
As in his other conquests, the High Priest decided to modify some of the Wei'virs to become more powerful and to more fit his image, as he had already done to the Solaryans and Vorxans. However, unbeknownst to the High Priest, the Wei'virs were not the only ones who were modified. The High Priest himself was modified, injecting a part of the Wei'virs' Consciousness into him, growing overtime and spreading throughout his mind as he directed them to create weapons of war. It even reached the essence of the Vorxan Matriarch, and promised her that once their new reality had come she and her people would have a place in it, securing themselves even more power. Now that all had been settled, once the High Priest's time had come to an end, a far greater threat may be unleashed on the universe, but for now the Wei'virs plans and influence lays dormant, allowing the High Priest to continue with his plans as they schemed in the shadows.
At this point, 3 out of 4 of the worlds the High Priest targeted were subjugated, with only the planet of Nebiula remaining, however this next world may be more deadly than even the Wei'virs...
=====Invasion of the Nebularian Hegemony=====
Having conquered several of the most powerful races of the galaxy, bending them to his will and even unknowingly becoming a puppet of the Wei'virs, the High Priest has only one target remaining, for this race is what he believed to be the most powerful out of all of them, and the only one which could have stopped the formation of his Great Celestial Army if he had not had an army ready to take them down. Some of the only creatures to have fully mastered genetics and evolution. He would either succeed here and become the true overlord he had always dreamed of, or his plans will be shattered to ruins by the might of this truly powerful force, for only one race remained to be conquered, the Nebularians.
As the High Priest arrived on the edges of the Nebularian Hegemony, he knew this time he could not act alone in his invasion, as he already knew of the Nebularians' abilities and power. The High Priest opened protected portals onto the surface of Nebiula Itself, and the united armies of Solaryans, Vorxans and Wei'virs poured out and decimated the Impure Nebularian armies. The highly evolved beings of the Council of Genetic Purity were forced to intervene, with their great power they managed to halt the advance and collect genetic samples, they used their vast telepathic powers to seize control of the Celestial Armies and captured the High Priest himself. They could not control him too, but they managed to subdue him and bring him to Nebiula. Once he arrived, he saw not just the Nebularian Army but his own brainwashed Celestial Army aswell.
The Council decided to dissect the High Priest, seeing his genome as the answer for evolution beyond what even they could imagine. The High priest tried to resist this by offering his and his armies aid against the surrounding nations and to grant them his own genetic code so they may evolve, all they would have to do is join his army. Despite his expectations, the Nebularians rejected, as they already controlled his army, and they could just take his DNA themselves. The High Priest was fully subdued and the nebularians began producing the next step in their evolution..
The Wei'virs, part of the Celestial Army had not been brainwashed though, and were merely playing along to see what would happen. But now was the time to act, as the end of the High Priest would also inevitably lead to the end of them. The Wei'virs activated their cosmic powers to break the army free from control and directed all of the forces to go and free the High Priest. The combined forces decimated the Nebularians, wiping them out until the High Priest managed to break free himself. Under his reinstated command he seized all of the Nebularians' prototype evolved forms using his genome, deciding that they would be perfect for his army. His first instinct was to eradicate the Nebularians due to him being captured by them, but right before he did this act the puppet in his brain controlled by the Wei'virs spoke to him, convincing him that the Nebularians could still be useful. He agreed, and held another speech offering the same chance to the Nebularians he had offered them before. But this time they fully listened, as unbeknownst to the High Priest, the Wei'virs had seized full control of the Nebularians aswell.
And thus, he had done it. As the nebularians joined the celestial army, the High Priest had completed his first goal towards universal domination. Now it was time to work towards the next step, one which he had already planned all the way back in the Sorroda Contract. At this point however, his great celestial army was barely his own anymore, he had become a mere puppet of the Wei'virs.
== The Waiting Game... ==
=== The Pylons ===
The High Priest's spies in the Taros Cluster noticed a peculiar phenomenon, the lifeforce of the planet was powering crystals capable of creating wormholes if powered to sufficient degrees.
The High Priest needed a way to swiftly transport the Celestial Army, as they were not capable of matching the vast travel speeds he had managed to obtain. He dispatched his clone to retrieve the crystals forming the Tarosian Pylons, even if they became inert outside of the cluster. Initially they did not work, until he began experimenting by having the crystals be located in distinctly Tarosian terrain. This did surprisingly work. 
Five Pylons made out of each species of the 
Celestial Army's homeworlds were constructed, each allowing the armies to warp into battlefields. These pylons are protected with shielding, making it very difficult to breach through.
===== The final crackdowns =====
Using this new technology, all remaining worlds within the High Priest's territory were fully subjugated.
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