User blog comment:Vivaporius/AT Idea: Imperial Civil War/@comment-2253300-20120407031354/@comment-3398633-20120407033107

Ah, the Emperor isn't trying to tear up the Imperium. He's trying to keep it together. Plus, I never said the Emperor got off the throne. He's recovering, and can't move yet. This means that the stuff is still working until he can find an alternative. Also, the Ecclesiarchy started the war. This means that the Emperor has to destroy it to keep the Imperium together. He didn't know the Ecclesiarch was going to turn on him. Much in the same way he didn't know Horus would turn either.