Armageddon 1 - Crusade of Armageddon by Warhammer

Author:Warhammer [Warhammer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Jonathan Green «Crusade for Armageddon»

A blast of super-heated energy, like that found only at the seething molten heart of a planet, ripped through the upper body of the giant ork war machine. The gargant was torn apart by the blast as it was consumed by an expanding ball of oily, green fire.

Pieces of shrapnel the size of tanks pounded Tyrannus Maximus's shields and adamantium hide. But the clattering tattoo of the bombardment was drowned out on the command deck as the princeps's scream rang through the cockpit of the titan. The initial pain of the vice-grip was nothing compared to the agony of losing the empathically impulse-linked arm.

All that remained of the gargant was the burning shell of its lower body. The rest of it was nothing more than scrap metal dotting the industrial desert around the battle site.

Through the haze of pain, Ekhardt was half aware of the shouts of his command crew as they relayed orders to their subordinates throughout the body of the Warlord, and acted on information received. But before he had recovered from the shock of losing the titan's arm, before he could even gather his wits enough to stop the second attacker, the remaining gargant-beast was on the great tyrant.

Ekhardt suddenly vomited over the console in front of his command-throne, splattering dials and switches with a bilious gruel, as the red beast thrust its squealing chain fist into Tyrannus Maximus's midriff. The titan swayed as its princeps reeled from the empathically-transferred blow.

His movements motivated more by instinctive reflex than reasoned consideration, Ekhardt lashed out with his still-intact Gatling arm. The spinning gun barrels smashed into a looted Turbo Laser mounting, ripping the turret emplacement from the gargant's shoulder.

Metal screaming against metal, the beast-idol pulled its chain-hand free of the titan's abdomen, doing almost as much damage in the process as it had with its initial attack. It sheared through drive shafts and power couplings.

The Gatling Blaster's swing was halted by the gargant's head, becoming trapped between the battlement jaws. Retching again, and his body convulsing, Ekhardt fired.

The grimacing head of the ork was blown apart by the shredding rapid cannon burst. The force of the explosion threw the tracked machine off balance. Its centre of gravity exceeded, fires raged inside it, and the red-hulled monstrosity toppled over onto the ash-dunes.

A hush descended over the command deck of the titan.

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