The Red Path 3: Abaddon Denied by Chris Dows

Author:Chris Dows [Dows, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Black Library
Published: 2016-04-18T14:20:05+00:00

Locq had not even got his chainsword raised halfway before Khârn’s boot landed squarely in his chest. Caught completely by surprise and off balance, the force of the kick hurled the Hound backwards, and Lukosz saw him smash into the armoured bodies of his own warriors before dropping to the hard ground. Right in front of him, Khârn was charging forwards to claim his skull, but Locq’s seconds were up on their feet and meeting Khârn from both sides. The first raised a brace of bolt pistols and started firing, but Khârn turned and ducked, bringing Gorechild down in a blur and carving through the gauntlets of the Hound. The pistols fell to the floor, still clutched by their dismembered hands.

Lukosz burst into action with a roar, heading for the Black Legion line that was now storming forwards to meet him. Behind the line of black-and-brass figures, their two Thunderhawks rose higher into the light-blue sky, noses dipping ominously towards the field of battle. Lukosz looked over again to Khârn. The Hound who had taken Locq’s helmet was almost upon him, so Lukosz changed course, ramming his chainsword into the Hound’s neck with such force it emerged shuddering out of the other side. Lukosz pulled it back with a vicious twist, goring an even wider hole on the way out, and the Hound spun around, firing wildly with one hand while trying to staunch the blood gushing from the fatal wound. Lukosz swiped down at the bolt pistol, carving it in half, then barged the Hound out of the way. He fell backwards, dead before he hit the ground.

Khârn was making a direct path for Locq, swinging his chainaxe above his head in fury. Lukosz’s fellow berzerkers stormed past on the left and right, firing bolt pistols and brandishing their close-quarter weapons towards the line of Hounds only metres away. In seconds the centre of the clearing was a furious battle zone, and as Lukosz readied his gore-splattered chainsword once more, he spotted two Hounds running to support Locq, who had managed to scramble to his feet and activate his own chainsword. One of them blocked Khârn’s approach and took the blow intended for the captain. Gorechild cleaved the Hound’s helmet in half, leaving Khârn suddenly exposed to attack from the other Hound and Locq as he worked the chainaxe free from his twitching victim’s skull. Lukosz cried out a warning, but it was drowned out by the thunderous roar of heavy bolter fire from above and behind.

Huge chunks of stone flew into the air as the fire gouged its way forwards through the ruins. Lukosz threw himself out of its path, and as he hit the ground he saw that Khârn had done the same. The second Hound that had split off to attack Khârn was not so lucky; he was torn asunder by the maelstrom, pieces of his armour spinning ropes of blood into the air as they blew apart. The line of fire moved upwards towards one of the Black Legion Thunderhawks.

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