Empire Turn 4
Empire Turn 4 |
"Kill me first, Mr Daemon Prince!" "No, I demand my doom first!" "Wait your turn!" |
Crunch time in the centre. |
The Steam Tank catches up to the Skullcrushers on the second attempt. |
Chaos Turn 4
Chaos Turn 4 |
Fellrender continued to lay about him as the Flagellants pawed at him uselessly. By this point it felt more like they were rushing to embrace their doom than attacking with any real hope of success. Their numbers were dwindling; it would be over soon.
Meanwhile in the building to the west, the Ogres were slinking out the back door of the house, out of sight of the Empire cannon. Hopefully out of sight of everyone, really. Khorne would not be pleased by their cowardly retreat...
Empire Turn 5
Empire Turn 5 |
Only in the struggle between the Flagellants and the Daemon Prince was there any real action. The last few lunatics were lining up for their dooms as Fellrender sought to finish them off and break free. He knew he was needed elsewhere, but the Flagellants just kept coming, and delayed him for a few more vital moments.
Chaos Turn 5
Chaos Turn 5 |
Really? Do you really want to stop there? |
Empire Turn 6
Empire Turn 6 |
This looks ominous... |
Brace for impact! Or impacts! |
Mighty as the Chaos Warriors of Khorne were, clearly watching the demise of their allies from a distance had taken its toll. The resistance they offered was feeble as the Steam Tank and Hurricanum crashed into their ranks, pulping Warriors and scattering the few that escaped. So savage was the impact that only four remained to turn and flee, dropping their banner in their haste to escape the pursuit of the Hurricanum.
Did they get away? Yes they did. Well, at least something went right for the forces of Chaos...
How it ended. |
Epilogue
Somewhere in the Realm of Chaos, Khorne, Lord of Skulls and lover of all things blood-soaked, sat sullenly on his massive brass throne. A million skulls lay piled beneath his cloven hooves (a small selection of those produced by Games Workshop). Fire blazed in his eyes as he glared at his servant lying prostrate on the skull-encrusted floor before him. Fellrender, formerly favoured servant of the Blood God, grovelled shamelessly as he sought forgiveness. In truth, lying in the ground was about all he was good for at this point. Back in the Realm of Chaos the Daemon Prince had regained his head, but some echo of the damage inflicted upon him remained. His face was caved in as though something had struck it dead centre with tremendous force. His eyes were functional, but they were not much use yet - at this point they looked directly at one another past the smashed-in remnants of his nose. The damage would repair itself completely in time, assuming his enraged master allowed him that time to recover.
Khorne continued to glare silently at his servant. He did not truthfully know how long they had been sitting here like this; it could have been years. He had not said a word since the disgraced Daemon Prince had dragged himself in to face judgement. Khorne's eyes narrowed slightly and he shook his head. He was so angry he was having trouble thinking straight. He needed something to clear his head. Then he would decide how to deal with his bumbling servant. He grunted angrily and got up.
"I am going to throw some brass skulls at some Slaanesh servants. You had better still be here when I get back".
Thanks for reading.
A great read - still the best battle reports on t'internet.
ReplyDeleteSomeone pin a medal on that cannon!
I concur
DeleteSeconded!
ReplyDeleteHat-trick for the cannon. Balance's Folly indeed. Hahaha
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely brilliant. I have been reading these reports, both tournament and battle reports for years now. Always an inspiration about trying new things, and led me to start my own empire army, though they haven't gotten much play with AoS ruining most of their plans.
ReplyDeleteI must also say I love your Hellblaster Volley Gun Ogre conversion and I am going to take that idea to do one myself, hope you don't mind.
Cheers everyone!
DeleteThomas, you are most welcome to use the Ogre Volley Gun idea. The world needs more Ogres wandering about with over-sized artillery in hand.
I completely agree. I am thinking of trying to do a similar ogre with over-size artillery in hand but instead of the hellblaster, I'm going a great cannon. Do you think you will be going to Axemaster since it's been switched from AoS to 8th?
DeleteI am indeed going to Axemaster now that it's running a game that I actually play. I have no idea what army I will be using yet, though.
DeleteGreat report, splendid minis and maps!
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