2002p95-109 Abomination (Battle Report 3)

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AEIOMINATION

Arr InqLr isi tor

tratt le

report trg

Grarrarrr McNei

,

Ga\, , TFrorpe.

Bo\ , . land

Cox, Prr i l Kel lU

E Pal j t Sa\

/Uer.

M

CrahamrTo ound

off

this

chapter t events

on Kar5Cephalon,

we vedec ed o f in ish

witha

bang, fd ths

Same

f lfquisitor,

with

no ess haf four

playem

ndFIFTEEN

characters,

romises

o bea rtting

climax

For hisbattle eportwe

wantedo nclude

oton

y

Lichterstern's,

essel

and

yrus's

warbands,

utalso hatof Kaludram

the

Deceiver

Paul

awyer'shaos

warband)

o add omethingew

o

themix. heseourwarbandsave

real ndividual

haracter,nd

setting

them gaifr t

reanotherould e

the

easy

art

Whatwould

enrore

oi a

problem

itha

game

f this

ize

wou

d bekeepingt fast

paced

efough nd xctngor

al

Fifteen

haracterssa lot raorehan

you

woud norrnay

use n one

game,

so t woud bechallenginto

make

sLrIehat

nobodyt urndragged

n

lor

so ong hat he

other ayers

ot

bored ait i fgfor

heir wn. he

< nppn h ) ( a . l r ' r . < pn

p . . a

^ f

Inquisi tor

hou i ,eephrngs ovint

between ayers,

ut wantedo

ensurehat nobody at

on

the

sidelnesoo

ongbeforeheir

characters' turno

actarrved. o

ensLrrehis, decidedo imit he ime

each

player

ad o

decide ow hei

character

ou d aci

Another

otent ia l

y in heorntment

would

be he sizeof the

battefield

and he

speed i thwhichnquisr tor

5E r

duuu ( . d

character

anagedo

gei

all hi5

actions ff, he

co ld

potentia

y sprnt

almost I

the wayacrosshe

battlef ld.To

keep his f check or a

whie,

decrdedhatno/re

f the

characters

ouldmove aster han

a

walk

until hey became

wareof one

ot the

otherwarbandsAfter hat

theycolld act normally

've runand

p/ayed ames

f Inq istoror hese

players

efore

nd know hat hey'l

be

playi fg

n hespr l t

ofthe

game

inveft g

al l nannerf cool ,

cifematc things or

theircharacters

to

do so 'm not oo worried hat

someone l l

go

or

heal l -out

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oyor not

p

ay

n

clraracter. ow

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r n

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takes

pla.e

n the frontrer

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Paganus ea .h A minnt

.ommrf ly

ownedandmar f tancd5y fhe

M i

norurn, PaganrsRea.h nen

e5 n th

looth

s oi the molniarn to

the south of

ihe

cap la c ly o+cephaona id is

rome

io iea r seven tynden t r .dworke6 A

hard dork ng

commu. tr,, ts

peace

was

i l r a t te red the

atr

va lo f

o ow.6 . i the

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ueot t r

5 . .e t i r eease

ron

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heTaberna

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5

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l ras

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the

po

uno.

of

the

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o i rhape Pharaa

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ons5ecure

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a.h rapdly

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1na l ly xp es The

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s dumped n ihe m l ia f t

ghe t tos

nd he ear .h

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.ont nus \4/h spered

a e5 o C nror.d

the reso i thc

ehe i to5

fa

ou.g

lvoman

w th m ra .u lo 5 ea l i fE ower

.

the nif

ng town ol Paqaru5

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.verheard

y Kaudramhe De.ever

n

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leo i la ,

id h rcarAedha i 1 lhe

no.ies were hue

then th s wonan ro

d

be lrre

perte.i

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BATILE

EPORT7


4/15

E] i l re l ius

Logan

Cav:Aiter his un n wth

Lchtenneii i TheParaelx

ConfrEuratn

(WD

264).

Ke$ , " ihas

een eep .g

row

pfon

e $h hl iryinS o

L .h tens te in t l t ve

5 t to

to the

asl< f

prov,d

8 Kese w th the

requtred

nA. range

repowe/

ese l .a led

n

a tew avouE om Red

lan Co.stantine

Cephaonshad t

rm5merhantand cq ed

For hs . ma. tnen .oun te fhe

goa

5

.ear denroy he vlt.h hostol thedaemon

prn.e

However he

presef.e

ithe

otLretr

p iovdes

rea

probcn

Pharaa

u . ta

wofhrpper

wouldobvous deiend he

daemon

rince

ni lu ly maiileded

Ltrhtennenou

d mon

te ly

ry1o ubduer

otherwtre.apturehe

oeasf yru , oddiy

enoughwoud be rntent

n the 5anecoutre,

suspe . t u th s

peEona

atred

f

( s r la fd

Lichteinelnmakes n an unrela5aly

a5

Daerrronh( ]st

Loa Gorg

i key o u rn n Kseas d h m

50,

Ke$e

Heroes re

prity

mu.h on their

own

My

pan

r to

ge i

Tyr ls ndLch te inen o

drae a oi of the chaoswo6h

ppetr

lre and

ihenmove n o r lhe l te ra lyMerhs us

and stormw hod off ihe oth.6 wh e Ke$e

and LoaCorE ry o d.stroy he burgeon g

daemonhostowevr

e$e

w lbe keeno

take he Chaos emailogle ve

io

ntetrogate m or more nformaton egafd

g

thedaemon i .n tq hewo6h

p5

athough

h5

denroyiig Pharaa

ueota

5

phtr.a

ve$e

nobodywanc o takeon a lu

y

man ested

ihe5maAdeptus e .han t rusodngsn

the

.apita Cephaonmanagedo

garner

ioncs

ior th h deousyburntLogan orm repaqng

hi eg5

Nth

the rac l n i i sr .m a ba t te

sefrt.r

Atter

an atranged eenng ih

L.htennerno hand

overMrSosDrm r

(gat.

. rashedyWt.h HunterTyrus) r t

eemed

evidenthatLogan autogun

s

ro

ongq up

5hred

Ettre59

tr

Zherrkang

tl-re Eeceiver

Paul:My taskwas o stop

anyonenteder g with he

trannerot the Daenon o

the

8

r s bodyand on.e he

transler ascompletemake

good

my escape hata

sounded erynraghtiorward

ut rea lrd d be acng

three mperarnqu6 ots

AND be depoy nB

out

rn he

open the m dd e ol Ihe bailefe d

Not the

es t

os ton

o be n.Luc l

y

ihey re

ofly

mpera apdogs

ndof no rea subnance

-

thew l . i mymaste r

ha l e .a r red u t

Ever ncenq 5torwa5 eeased ewanted

to

put together

warband

u in . i fo low he

manstreamoute

t an

nqu f i to ra l re t inue .

chose Chaos agusKaudram

heDecever

Reprete

power

rmour ndwredinga

daemon

word he d be a tghtei ng

opponeft

o fa.e H s henchmen ourd li we

withn the hene

ola Cha.ti..abal.

The

CutnZhenkang a rmed lh h is eavy

nubber , ' lamer

ombna ion nd dangero rs

pred

e.ton for

ettng

rp

irth a toftcntof hot

eadat anfh ng hatcro$es

htr 5Ehts He

wou

provde

he re

5uppor t lo r ya$au l t

eementsnd ope fu iy

reven t

yopponef ts

i rommakng

ood

5e f hed*urbnEly pen

tetualn5hredBDl59 5

a ChronoCladaior a

rvng me bombwhosee-c lock5

onstan ty

tc[rng awayand he

on

y

way o avod ts

de tona tontosp mofeboo . ln comca i

Ihe model

G.u

pted

by Ay Motrson

and

avaiabe rom Fanatir) a5

50 brutal ddn t

As or a battl

plan

rwa5

gorng

o keepan

openm nd asea.h Di ushad

our own secret

ob le . t vesknew hatKe$e land.h tnne n

hada history ndhoped heywoo

d keepeach

otherbusy or a wh E but

d n

I have

o

keepan eyeout or tlrem Tyrlswas

a

more

obvrous ory

'd

have o dea wth h m

befotehe dmc for me v/o drt be abe o

ta.ke threewaibands al onceandnoneoi

ihne m s8uded oob coud be caunted n as

a les re .konedd havehreel r i s o r so

before nyonewoud b. abe to

get

o the

gr

and ha ln

Sh i ,ds i ve

meenoughine o

The

poor

nave

ools

theyknow ol whai

llrey a.e Today ha bing the oblvion

98 BAIILE

REPORIS


5/15

MEgos

Ulir tri

-i .:-i,jj

Li -htenstein

OaemorrFrost

i

eryJtq.-\A/arFj

ct r

' '

Grgx

L.h ten(e s

got

a.oup

e ol

Hes about o

go

nto he

bothsids ollhe aw hu n8

.ybeFsladiatotr ho

coud rp

h m rn

wo od

enemes hohod

deep

rudSes

nd f .ou tse

a u

y

iedgedDaemonA(ompanynEh

m

arcCryx a.r

pp

ed servtolwatror

(whose

waiiantyha5more hanexpned) ith

on."arm

and mechanca g Dn i t r i a Te .h

ren

who

un

hasn beei ihe sane5ncehGbraln

was

bo ed n h s skul andChaustoshe

Rowland: hs lme here

L ich tens fe i .ch tens te in

mayhavebenedTyrus n.e

bui t wl not happen gain

hasearnt

6 eson,and owhas

roiecidn

n heJorm

f hexaErammwardsEnperor

be

prai5edrTyrus

so et outgunnedi iime

wh inght,ng uch ly and evdtating

dup lc tous aemonhonho

8o i

hrmnto hs

me$ n

he

i r s t

ace

Exce len tews

5 t i l ,

he re ie n

theod do6

e t

and a

n t

a bad Lchtensternim5ef

r sti on

top orm

despte hechafge5 reaked ponh 5

warbandHe has he

psy.hi.powe.

Ban hmentand ntendso na[e

good

useol

il io.an Pharaa

ueota

bacl nto the hel

fromwhch ri cme, one t manifedsn the

bodyoiihe

psyk*

Alihou8h e har i

changedhat mu.h5 n.e htr astoutrng he

othtr chaactetrrave eenmod ,ed n vw oi

what appenedthe

ast nqus to fba t te

repor t

Cryr

havng ad s

egcu to f f b l

Me.hsmus re l s .hanbades ow poi t r

a dash g new b,on. that moddiedron a

Tau

Cr 5 EatiesudD mii now

ha5

b on c

head

witlran advancdbionc b,ar n

place

f

h

5o ld a5h ionedo o8ca lone , ak g h im

better hotbut a tte e$

tolglr

{green tufi

arroyr)The remendousarp

energes

re easd y the Parae Conlgurationn he

cponyhous atte report aveaso made he

markon Lchie.stein ndchalstos:we used

thea enab t e abe r .m CrahamA en

soun iy un te r tu .s rn uc 1 o i Ek l .mnatu5

Magazineor the elfeds iwas lucty enough

to ro sec.ndaryawsand ooked orwa'd o

Chau l toservernE nas t b i ie ,

iens

t l ,e .

to anyone ho

got

oo

cose

'

se.qeant

and

wards

ay p thebaa fe , and 15ohows

ihatTyrus aseasy ecoutseo ihe verybn

lmpe iaequ ipnen t sbe l i t s n nq s to r

o l

h

s stand

g

Hisstron8 reswtlr mperal aw

enforcementSenca a owed yrus o repla@

ihen npped Barbaret tath ano ther

setuant i the Ehperoi HuntLeader ucreta

My

obledivewas o bringLchi.nn. n in dead

or alve and o be honen dead ouids

pretty

good

o me Yes

o ing

Eunsbazrn8Woud

grveLrchtensten

onethrng

o ih nNaboul,

cu6e hGname m hopng hat Ke$e w not

ntederebut l h doer henh s demonn

vsagewl

be

put

belore n

hqu

sitoria

con .a le heEmperor

6 t .e

w l be en io

be done PauSawyer warband a rogue

eement Tyrus i lwan t o

pu t the

ou

Magos

o tlresword but w he

gel

the

chance? {teral I s Lchlennehwho Tyri6

wants on Emperorwl g Tyrsw l beabe

to use he

confu onol conf ctto

his

advanta8e

nd brng h-

quarry

n

lwan i o [eepmywarband.oseoge ihero

fhey .an eas iy

ganged

pon andmore

mportanty,

an 5upport ach ther

when

i roub a r r ves hada eeing hatSergeani

S ione med k t was o lngo .ome n use iu

ior a

nad

Nopelu

y

A4aicant

on

prove

o

be so

ncompetent

hii ime and he roihnE

Faniacw

Setihe.han.e

.

prove

htr wofth

opponents

nd

hat

oo hasbeen eci cd

Tyrs now hs

the 6e ol

gun

and ombat

servo lu 15The

comb

naion

of these dces

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6/15

Dodec h zhenlangunhashs a h:1ol hot

ead owads Ty,J5 nd Lunera

- f

y ' \

squ ted hrouBhhe

b

6hl

I m d-morn gsu. ,drawrng5 pstol

whl ie hedint h is yes ih

his ree

handThe mal l omm i y

beiow aked

n the releftle$heat,

a shirnmeringaze

endiig a subtle

isiortiono the view Or

perhaps

wasmore

han

ust

lre reat

ihat causedhe

haz Backsmoke ose

ironi a stinking

yre

on he outsk ts

of

the

ownship,

he a r wassodrwiih ihe

taini ol the daemon aid behnd

a arge

buildng o his ront,Tyr s

corrld eea

swirling

pale

ighi

of unnatural rlgin.

Was hereno

erd

to

L chterste s

heresy?yrushad

o doubt hat

.Lichtei5i

and he othercotr pted

iqu siiorwere espons leJor hG

blasphemygainstheEmperor

e

genured

or Bravus is aiest

Enfo,cer,o

tollowhimdown he rocky

ope owards

the owish

p

Today

oud be a day org

renrenrbred

heainasof Inq is io ia l

lunce

l t woud seehe ogle

Lchterste i ffd h is nholy.ompahoi

fira

y

brought o

iun

c

At the oot oJ he escarpmeii,

dden 'r

ihe shadows

f a covered oardwalk,

zhnkang aiched yr s

andBrav s,

eas

g

back he cockng hammer f his

heavy ubber id pont inghe

pertoraied

aiie ii the

d

rctioi

These

must e he f terope6Kaludranr

ad

warned m of, he oneswho

would ry

to

prveni

hrr o ious

masterbi ' th

nio the word I ood fleckdroth

gatherd t thecomrof h s rnouth she

saw he wonan

spathlm Belore he

could arn

hehuEe armoured an

who

accompaniedrer , henkang

ul led

the iSgr

hodi fEon or dar e as he

heavy

weapon uckedmadly n hisgr

p

Heavy alibre h."s roaredrom he gln

s

mlz e chl fnng he ocky

opeso

spl inte6ndkickng

p

plunes

fsmoke

afd dustHecackd sa.ey

shesaw

the woman

drop b eedng ronra wound

to her

bellyandsparksy from a b zaire

floalnE

sku that ollowd he armoured

Hearlnghe roarol h s m nron wapon

Kaudfam ore hi,

ga2

rom he

urloldinsmalenyoJh

s

naner's

tranimognficaion stantly

alert or

poifia

ihrals He

waved i Shfed

8D259 point

ng around lre af corner f

ihebuld i rg shen d to i tscorner id

nared owardsl rehi lsdeA mot ionle$

dust oudobsc red hoeverhenkang

hadbeen hootifgat bui bsideshat he

cou see goldmasked

arror red

robes id a hug

musced an at ry i rg

a tearsomaive

He.eachedrt wth

h

s

psych

senses,

robint

or

weakne$es,eatherngm nd ouch i

bot l rf teropeE. ennfg

nopnr.g

s d

psych

tendr ih l i i f nce i lo h

s

vct im m'ndwrappi ighspowerand

denre roundheman

ndiv ual i ty e

le t resistancelt exetedh s

powerf

w l l ut ierydominat ing5victm He

cosedh s eysopenng hema lreartbeat

ateraid lookfs olt ihro gh h

s

puppet

eyes, ee g he watror

wltlr lre

Elave

ying

r thesand efor m iak ing.over

beh dsome ocksWth

5hak

ghaids

he orced

s

puppet

o ase h s own

Ma caft

(reamed

ns

de

his

head, s

seifwill

pushed

nto a creak g comerol

hissku as he

presenc

Janoiherook

coni ro iof

is mbt

He ou8hl gai rn t ,

sweat u6l nE rom h s

pores

with the

eftort bui the will hat had

swa owed

rrinrwas oo stroig afd he coud only

watch n hotrorash ook hemb n8

aim

ai sergeai l ione

exposedackHis

hands hook she ought he oathsome

i i l uefce n hism nd

bl t

he

cou not

preyef t

imsel f

rompu

ing he rgge6

Br

ght

as bolc blaned he rocks rouid

5iones

head o

splirirs nd lre ma$ive

E a.dsmar

o edaside sMa cants

shohstitchedhe gfoundwherhe had

la n Hismouth wisted n a s ent cream

Malicant

rkily

advafcedowards

toie

iquis lor ]chie.stef

ichedat hebark

ol gufl re rom he ar sideol the

township id motio.d

o Dln'iitron the

roof

of the derrckhousirgashe watched

Ke$elemergerom behnd som ock on

the

others d of

ihe

sq are The

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7/15

ce,afflte

plates

nd nto ris lesh.He

collapsed,utchifg h s

pe

v6 as he

taratc s fsane aushter afg rf hiseats.

As re ell.he sawstone eap o h

5

et

n mbliig

on

a looie patch

oJscree s

Ma caii

o.ce

more

ained

hisguis

Lucreiia

awTyrusallirgaid ro ed asde

ashismassiveofm

crashedo he

gro nd

She

r i ted

her eeth nd ought

back he waves f nausea nd

pa

n. Her

breaih

aughl

i her hroat

asshesawa

huge,

mechan al belremoth mbe.

aro nd hcor fer f thebu dr fgbeow

herandbesn march s releitless

iowards er Massv p6ton

drive.

power

aws naPpedr theendol ts

rustedmetalarm5 nd is lacewas

iwisted n a snarof hatred. urcta felt

ihe

ground

hake nder he rmpact f rts

foot{as and ought o u'rlirnber er

shotgun s he erily nSbean drew

coserThe gger

uard

aughi n he

ather.atch f the shotg n scabbard

she

p

edaeaii as

he

cybi

wador

dreweverdoser,he

pneumatic

issrom

tsarms nd h.racke l energy

sheathingh claws

etting

ouder nd

oudeL he ugged rantica ai her

shoigui . t

an ree

g heweapon rd

rack g he nideonehanded t was

almost

n

top

of herasshe olledaid

ilred

puitifE

a hailof shoi nio is

groin.

Wth

a ook haf wasmoresurprselrai

pai r ,

hemechan6edarror roppedo

h knees oodcoat ig h th ick, anvas

trouseE s Lucretia cybe.ma(ff

a nched tsef

over h

fallei misirss

id

sark lsneel lanEsr lo hewar ior

BoihKesseland

khiensieln

umped

5

the rucks eft ne roarednto fe, he

coftoded xhau+s

eit

ng ilthyb

e

oihmoke. chtenneif elt he angot

psychic

iergy

perneate

he veh

ce

and

tur .d o

seeDim r movi rE s hand5 s

thoughbehnd he whee of the ruck.A

ror M2.ant

urns i stone

damrabe aemonhosthathadsain

D mit outsde he chamber f the Parax

Confgufat ronoatd erde m

Lchtenne crtred th6 conp caid

th nEs. her o

d

oi

y

be

o.

reason

Ke$elwaserero banishheDamon

Lcl r tennernnwhat hevnerab

nq stor wo d be

conie.t

wiih

s nip

y

preventing

s maniiestaion,ui

Lclrtennerfwanted ore Hehad

a scofe

to settk wrth htr

creat r nd

h

would

not allowKe5selo gei n hisway.H,"

spifted lourards

he ruck

parked

eslde

weather

eaten u difg afd shouted,

"Kesse

tay

our

afd lTheDaemon

mud

nan fen before canbe denroyd

'

How ongdo

we have nt i l thef?

repled

ese,ako unninglor theru.k

Lchtenneinel t healmon nbearabe

psych

buidupafd sad

"Noi lo ig

Tyrusurfed at the

souidsof

las

pstol

l rebehind m h6 ury

b ding she

sawMa caii bra2 g

awayat Sto.e.

whai n hename f a l l the oy sanh

was he

oo

payiig

at?Thewards

nscibed

n hk armour lazed th ihe

prox

mityol

psychic

rergyafd Tyr s

realisedhai Malicantwas n the hra

of

anolher heWtch H nter rsed

Malcant nd esoved

o

punlsh

inr

severeyor isweakie$

f spi r l .He

turned o Malicant

nddrewh s

p

stolas

thewounded

creta houtedwaming

to h im

Hespuf , eeing mutated.ul t i5 i

below r ing gh s masve

guf

to bear

oiceagai r , od ng hemuzzle

oin ied

tim

y

in TyruLs rrctionHe raised

is

boli psiol tak g carefua rn but before

he co

d shoot, s fo s weapoferlpted

wiih f r

Tyruset the hammering

impads

against isarmo rand iery

paii

as he heavy llets ore lrrough he

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s de dfect of the Pharaaueola

s

daemonic

resence

ihe

Tabema nium

m neshadbeen he .

ocki.g of D mitr s

aientmecha-psych.b tyaid, 5ef

iholgh

t nrlght

prove

o be Lrchtenne

knew ewould eed

o keep cose y

on heMagos shewas

wthoul he

protectioi

hai shlded

andioned

psykeElrom

amonc t r ls

on Wlha

shiek

oi

ryrs

pitting

ravel,

he ruck

suddenly ped

olf lowards he ceftroJ

the ownsh Lchienstein

ltemptedo

keep

pace

with the rlck

as h speed

nGased,wh e Kesel eck

ss eapl

oiio ts

owe.ed a

gate.

Buth had

misludgedhe speed

l the ruckandwas

lo l ted

rom tsback

only lunmanagns

to hodonto c ndepanels he ruck

sped ff dragE g Kessel

ehnd t and

smash g hrougrr

wire ence n a

showr

t sparksowards he centre f

Zheikaig rnedai thesound f t l re

t ruck mash.ghrouEh

he enceowards

thet maner chose. e$e

Shimmer ing

ght

n s l f roundeder

nd

t

was too

ceafwhat he

diverol the ruck

ntentofmls i b le

xper nced

momerts conf son as he

saw

hat

here

was o onedrv i fg h luck,

u iddn

et tlral nop h m from swng.g the

heavy

nubber round nd

p

ngba.k he

t.i8Eef

F ng at such oseange

aid ai

slch

a

large

arEet, mon al th. shs

impaded

i the ruck, a( i fg

great

ho

es

n

thebodywofknd

punch

g

ihroughhengl fe lockSmokeekhd

trom he

speed E r ckand heeig ne

reie s dragge.

.ig d th.lr .( danoLrres he or,5cc u{e

rei.e

expoded.wreathifg in flameskesse

screafred

i pa

n as he res corched is

arms, ut heldoi regardlesHcould

fee ihe ightnessi

th a

r

the abrk of

realty wisted y theabomnation

atiempt E o 10rcetsel into er nence

Ihe a r reekedf ts o .ss

and

he

kiew hathedid ot havemuchme

Stone rd

part

a

y

dowi ih rocky

lope

ard

saw

g ,e

c ad n basphemous

rln c armour t th corferof a blr d n8

beowhim Ihe gr

nf ng gurewas

m mkknSMalcants verymovemeft ,

and

Stoie

rea

sed hai h s mun be he

causef t l reRedempt

nr t 5 l reacherous

behavour e

snappedf fa

quick

hot

bani rga chunk f t imberf romesde

ih ma. Th

heretic rckedbackand

vanishedrom sitht assioie

crawed

back o ihe op

ol lhe 5ope He o ed

onto lat

ground,

owi fg he

gands

mpla.ted n

hisneck o fe ease cocktal

o{ combat tinms He eli fresh

trngth

loodhssystenrand

apt to is eet He

turned tme o seMal icanicontor ied

fai res

and he lash l

gunffe

rom he

Redempt ionts

p6tos

one

shoi cored

acro5s

s eg andaioiher s ammedfto

hisbelly He

grunted

n

pai.,

ree

ng back

aid ra5ngh,s

wn

gun

Sutbelorehe

cord

pul l the

r lggrMa ca. i owered

his as

pistos

and he

E

azeol another

control roppedrom h

eys Seisng

the hrat rom Ma cani

v/as ver of

now Stoneumed sheheardhe

so nds

of bai ieover is

hou erafd saw

Luc,eta

manf i savagganenormols

wanror medw th

power

aws.He

po ntedat Ma caft andSrowed

'Th6

. , ,

Z henka . B r h , eds t he t r u . l nD ner d t oe i dw r t hheavy . ab r eshe l r

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or

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p pe

On the h s abovehe own a

furols battlewas agng, hough was

imposible o makeout he deta 5

through he smoke.Crippng hisJorce

staff,hestoodandsaw he eeringorm

ol th Daemonum ih atiention isway

as

h ast estigesf th Healer er

cast

side ndPharaa

ueoia

s true

corrupion

was evealed

Cold

ry

grippedhe nquisitor

nd

h realisede

LoaCorgsensedts master's shesand

chargedowardshe burgeon g Daemon

Pr ince, loat ingth i f theshimmer ing

whi fw indhat t i l lsuroundedt Loa

corg ashed

ut wth

clawed

andtat

Phafaa'gueoilaut he Daemonaughed

ai

his

prny

efforts.Kafudramoaredn

fury ai the mpertinencef Kessel's

Daemorhost attackinghe majesry f

his ordandunsheaihedis

gliilering

daemonsword,

hargingn wiih a

frocious aite cry Thesword

ang,

ut

LoaCorgdodged ach ethal hrust,

dadingasrde

ith

prctemaiural

peed

Surueying

he baiue rom hisvantage

poini,

highon the derick housirg,Drmiir

watchdhe unfodingbattle

dapaeonatey.

He no

onger aw

he

world4 before h6 bionc cortex

exchangingnformation ith h6 sensesy

artificiay

generaied

leciricalmpulrs

Hesaw he soon o maniiest aemon s

a series f vai-spechalhues th

pfoporuonal

ecio6of unmeasurabie

energy,ts o.m blufryand ndist ct o

h m. A

giari

figure n

power

armour ame

intoview its surface

itted

with symbok

that fegisteredn Dimltrl threat iles.He

mechanicallyngaged s targeting

algoithms ndopenedire.Boihshois

ki.ked p spurts f drsi, but ailed o find

thelrmark.Dimitricompensatedor the

inacc r&ies nd

prepared

o fire again

On the othersideoi the ownlhlp,

Ma cantsheathed s

ptrtols

nddrw

out hisevisceratof,urousbeyondwords

at the violatonvisited ponhim by he

enem sof

h

s

master hnew

nforcer

and hernrastiff ere iEhting longside

Storeagainst n enormous echanka

I

ghter,

n

y

lust

holding at bay.

Malicant harged own he sope. ais g

h

s evisceratorighabove is

head

nd

screarng n hatred. he

Siadiator

anor

swayed side rom a thru5t f Stone

gaive

andbatted t aside, oslnsand

rnappng h6

power

aw

at the

guardsmai'sead Ihe

blow

was

irtrcepted

y Llcretial shockmaul the

enforcer plnnirg

ow

behird he

gladiator

nd hundering erweapon

againn he base f hisskrll.The

gadiaior

dropped ohs knees, loodpo ring rom

hiscracked eadasMalicant

oired

he

fray,slashingB shrekiig chalnblade

ano$ his oes chest Elood prayedrom

ihewo id

and he

gladiatoroppd

backwardsMalicanteapton op of hinr

anddrove he sword ownwardshrorgh

hischestwith a how

of flrry

The

eviscerator

Lrdderd

n Malicant grip,

ihe barbedeeth

ginding

aganst

he

cladiatols ibs.Smoke oiled iorn h

motor n the hilt asMalkant ipped he

weapon ear ard nood,hisheart

hammerirg gainst is ibs,bfeath ot r

saved o the mperatveo kl

,

Cryx

swung s lo ng head n search f fresh

iargeil.Two guresbaiued n the shadow

of a w flng maestrom J ight oneof

whichwasoff limrts, h e the otherwas

a viablarget.Crowlingwlth batte-lust,

theservitor arrorsetoff to killaSa .

Kahdram eafd he solnd of heavy

footfalls ehnd himand skeda

glance

over s hor ldern me o see one-

anned eruiior

ador

chargiig

himwrth

murdern h is yes

He urnedrom he

nimble aemoihostid barey

maraged

to dodge swipeairned t hishead Cryx

attacked gai.,

rously

slash g

his

power

lawai the Magus, ut he mar

moved ike

quicksilver,

wayinE side

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11/15

Min

aga,n+

Drenon K:sell. htslorhJ te agamn

Pha,aa ue.ua

ducking,nd eap gabove

hservtor

warior's renzied itacks

Mtreby

mtre Ka

udram

was orced ackwards,

the

g

amo rencasedthin r is word

fa ng o ensnare s attackr

gaze

A'rother lutryof b owscame

t h m each

oie dodged y h narrowest f margns

Kaudram pui away rom

yet

another

blow desperatelyackifgaway

Jronr

he

man calwatroL esaw i open

g o

break ron thiscombai

nd ook t,

tuhiig awayhom cryx asan

ncaide(eni astof lght , ike

mrniatureuf expodedbetwee'rhem

ln heconfusone5tumbled

way rom

ih ght,

almost

rippng over he remaifs

ol the shattered ydrogef ankand nto

the nagger g om ol

yet

another

cyberneta/ly-au6mented

aiiior who

had nleashedhe

psychrcttack he

coud noi tell blt obvro 5y

h s waiiior

had ot

bei

ucky norgho avoid

being nded y t He ashedutwih

hiscrackn8

power

st caich

ng he

watror gh on he

emple ndalmon

tear g h is ead ean f f The

warror

dropped,5legs

pasmSweaky, nd

the MaEusurid back

o wherehis

master himmeredi the hroes f

rts na

transmogrcat n Heexperenced

momeit of

p re

horror s he servloF

watriorhe had

ust

escaped

fom charsed

lrom th d mmng glrt a'rd h s t me

there

was o

escape.

he

power

daw

5ashedcross

i5 leg,h eiurn t roke

cosi igaroufd is rm nd

pping l rom

h

s

bodyaseas

y

asa maf mightsiap a

lwlg Blood

ouiia ned rom he wotnd

andKaudram o apsed

paii lke noihing

hehad ver fown ai rg aroufd

t

body

ike

ai

electr. charge. ven s

consciousnesslippd way

he et a

srrge f v ndicatof she el th is

aster

ascend

o thisnodai

plane.

Wih a

hollow

rack

hat

pounded

heai r

witlr tsvioence,he an remnanisi the

Healer 'seshexpodedrom henewly

b

fthedDaemon iice s form.A

qeature

ode, thai tinistood

evealed allits

chaotc a lestyr iderent ng

apped

from ts back nd h sk

n giiieredas houglr

silddedwth damoids

h movements

were

ldggsh

as houghol

yet

used

o

physcalform.

s eyes lried

with h hirn

ol ages nd

anaigef hat had een

c i

qatons

xterm ated n a whim

Lclrtensteinhantedh Ve6es l

8anthme. l ,

i io f ingthnames l the

ho

y

santsof eNorcisms he drew

va(

amornh of

Psych

power

nto h s body

He wou

d on

y get oneshotat th s and

thoughi t fitt ng hat s nche

had

brousht h s moisier nto

he wond 6

should e

he

oie

to send back o the

he fromwhe.ce i came Blood

an rom

hk nose s he acclmulated

arperergy

lhreateiedo

5p

out Jromh s tragile

h man rame He ook a step

owardshe

Daemon riice,

asdh6 hands bove

hisheadand

ylled, Fou beanl Backo

the pit rom whkh youwerespawnedI

Eoits f

plr wh,leeiergy eapt rom h s

ouistretchedands,ashlnghe beast

wrth

coruscatifg nergy rd e.vloprng

s

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12/15

?

{

.

,i

q

j

lorm f bird nEchains f

powef

Lchten(einept

our ingower

i io h s

banBhment,ui Pharaa

eoua

merey

aughed

swellinB

is

barrel hest nd

sp tting he b ndings sunder

Of the hi/hde above h-" owiship,Tyrus

rannffly towardshe

elhaurted

rnrbers

of

h

s warband here heynood over he

bodyof the a ef

gladiator

Ma cants

leatures hofeandhishugecharib d

wascoaiedn blood Perhapshe

Rdempioii had

ofesomethi fgght

iora chang

he

woundn his

Ero

p lled pa

nf lly every p he ook,but

Tyrus asdamied f hewould

m $ ihis

lghi Ston

medi-kit

lrould eep he

b eedifEdownandm nistero tlre

paif

lor ongefouEh. th a c l r t nod, e ed

h6 fo owe6 oward he

centre f

the

iown

Lichtenstei. as

he.e,and here

wassoon obea reckoring

Ke$elgroanedn lrunratron she saw

iheDaemon nfce

hrug l f

Lichienne balrishmeri.t wasn l

groggy,nableyet o takeadvaniage l

is nolen

physka

orm and Ke$e

real6ed hat he had o

do 5 ntlyhe

conme.ded E

so l to heEmpe.ofnd

rasedh s forcestaff o his ips.The

bie$ed aintof Ulantix he6eJhad

io ched he weapon ndKessel

reverentlyissedhe

nlaid ro work

the,e TheDaemonowered bove m as

he chargedowards ts faiged maw

eer i rg t h m malevole i lyWth

a

(ream

of rev hon Ksseld cked

beieathheDamon

cawsand w ng

his

orce

staff n an upward rc lhe skul/

topped talfconfected ith the

Daemonmrdi f f

a id Kesselcharnei led

a h s rage

anddisgun hrolgh the

psych.al ly

t i .ed

maieralof

he

weaponFoul

chorspaftered

inr

as he

Daenon

subnanceurst pad nderhe

impaci Pharaa'gueota

h.ieked sudden

paln,

eel ingromKe$els ow Th

lnquisitor tepped side sweep l the

Daemon

talons, arowy avoidng beiig

crusl rednder s

gfared

oot he

Daemon eppedback, osng rtsclaws

around e$els ody, l i the .quis i ior

nepped orwardandhammered 1isorce

staff fto the pp ng ear n the Daemon

Prince bodywherehe hadnruckbefore

He screameds

powr

he hadnoi

dreamed

r dard

e

co'rd tap

poured

throughh6 body alo.g h

s

arms

id

i.io

the orceweapon.Kes s siaff ppd

upwardshrolgh ihe

sLrbsta.cef the

Daemonbody,

leavi igt n wo,bazinE

arcs f dark ighi vomii.g lronr

he

wo nd The l id matter

f the Daemon

Prnce

disiitegrated nder he a$ault,

explod g wiih

a buEt of tainied ightand

a shriek f toduredarguish s t was

onceaEa bar shed o the haunted

depths f the warp Ke$e droppedo h s

knees, tterly ranedas he sawLoaCorg

Girn ng with vindcated r umph,

Lichtenstenaggered oMard owards

Ke$el, is eservesf energy retchedo

the im by h s encounter haraa

leotla

was

gone

denfoyedwh e in

physica

iorm andcan back o the mmaien m

No matter hat he hadnot been he one

to dispatchhe Daemon he deedwas

dore and hat waswhat matteredHe

eaned n he

pipe

nd aled i ,

mpre$ve, essl os i mpfessve' e

sawcryx stand g

over he bodyof the

fa n Magus nd elepathica 5ent he

shutdowr commando h s be6erker,

feelng he we

ght

of the

past

ew months

wash rom h m Kessel oddd oo weary

to respord id haued h mseh o his eet

s ng his orcenaff. H urned o face

Lchtenstii

sa crack l

gunfne

chod

a(o$ the square .d Cryxweft down

tw n holes laned f his

groin.

L.htenstein ckd nio he

cover f

the

p p

anddrewhs siubber s Kesse pui

to iace he new hreat

Tyrus ieppednio he sq arebeslde r

enforcer arry/nt smokifg

stubber

His

fanaic

pr

ted

round

he la ik

whi le

buiy sold r

o

owed ehi fd. chtennei f

retumed re as Logan torm penedp

wtlr hismu aserhavng workdh6

way nioa cover g

poston

The

niorce.

wnt

ownunderhehalo l f re and he

square ecame deaih-trap Jbullets

and asef ire.Ke$e dlckedandhLr/ed

anoihr

yroiechnic

urstof

prych

ener8ynto he centre i the squareHe

nrode orwardandsholted "ceaseh s

madne$ he foe

B defated

Tyrus red

off a

volley

ol bote. shelkas

h

sawLichteine shelter 8 behind

gaf t

ofe

p pe,

uEing shesawthe

malortyof h6 shots cochei rom he

ronwork he meddling

ool Kessel

steppedn h s way,block g his neof

sght , ooishlyh nkinghat h6 woud

prevent

m from shooiingHe

drewa

bad

on

Kes and ned,

putting

hini

down

with

bolier

re

oneshotdipp nE

his e8, rother

raz

Ehis k 1.Ke$e

dropped, lood

po r

ng downh s faceas

he heard yrlsbe ow "Ihere s no

eraplnEheEmperor

ust ice,

inne6r"

F 3 . e t o t a . eagan t t n i va l r

T y i r r r ndL . h t e i l t en squa r eo f f a r ( e$e, t r s o ha t t he boodshed


13/15

Oncemore,L.htennein u6edTyrus

fame as hesawKese a . n the

contusion J he battleagainn he

Daemon, hada owdTyruso s

p

from h s mind t was me o eave h

pla..

Butnoi before e hadexacied

measure

i

vengeanc

n

Tyrls He

seni

a

psych(

houBhio D im i and econds

ater a Krakn

enehaior

oi hammred

nto yr l t

eg

ptchi rg

m to the

ground

ichte ine du.kd ack ,

afother o leyol f re dng f rom hmeia

of the

pip

andswrftyspuf from covr o

takea m at TyrusHesqueezedlre rigger

and

gr inned

s he o nd

p nched

throlgh heWtch H nier h lgh rmo r

hu ingh m backwards$selwa, owi .

butLichtennowed m noth gand,

as yrussttugged o ise, he rea sedhe

woud never

et

a bei tr .han.ehan hi ,

Keepi rg s

p(ol t ra ined

n Tyrus

warband,.hte inen afd h s o owe6

elt the devastatedownshrp f Pagan

Racho make heirway back o

Cephaoi . Ihe workhere as one

Attera de . I

glf batte .rrlennen s he ra+ man and ig

'Ir)d\

tou8hhhrcu8h thr

p,in

ot

hA

|'

*oundrd

lt8 md

FAh.d

h,frYlf

io

his lcd Blood {*h.d doft his

rhi8h

cuis$ rid his ddl

now

sciermcd

D

pri . But hc htd suff.Gd voft bddc

rbis :dd could or sl,ov vdkd6s bdo'.

his lollovm No ftiie' ihn och oI

rhr6 fi.d dlov.d rhctr vou s ro

dcbil,tt. th.m ro th. .xictrt rhrl ih.y

v*c

uDblc ro fulf,l rhct obl'E.riols o

llin H. vould d.c;dr rh.(

funshm.lrs

Li', bur fo' oov h. hrd

dqr

prc$Ds

coicdns

H. i,mp.d pr,niully

ro who.

rh. bl.cd,iE {orn ol Kssl hI. r

lor8

ssh

rom ii his rcnph vh{e

rus

hrd

sbor him Lichtideii htd sepcd lin

oia ndc. bur ihc hptuc oi K6$l vs

r

pri,c

rhd rlnoi nrdc up for rhc

rcmgrdesmupc Kc$d

8romd.

rid

cv.d r .usory

sl

cc r.ld Ty'us rhd

t[$. vomds v6. $r no'ial Tb b8u.

Iiquisnois dis{i8u'.d {:a vd i.srn.ir

to rhe didsds o{ RdicJsm rd Tyrus

shook his fiod r such olly Thc

nisSDid.d ool vould soo l.ri rhrouEh

pi. r[e eror oI his vi}s

Iyrus vl.d ih. vomdcd d{o(d

forvrrd

-Brvus.

rcstnin t[is om. And

do .or roD.l rhc svord: n is .oiiupied

Bnvus @dd.d Id rmovtd biodcrs

kob hci b.lt s Tyru ud Storc

valkcd tfrougl tbc

*::li,:xl" **J

conrrnpr.

co8Dn'n8

h. bhsph.nou

sE

r

cisnvcd upon rhc f,surcs un"ur

$ Siooc ktrclr bd'd. rh. nln

Th[ w*

i

lollovd

oI rhc Ro,nousPo*(' sd

Tyros {orld hlc

Erd

plcrui.

ir

bidsid8 r8oiisii8 'mibutioi doqd upod

hin. Tnc fi*ctics ln vs crudely

$rcRd

tusi

lbdr rhc dbov. blood

punpi 8 stodily flon rb. n88.d srump

-His

vourds rc E nrous." corf,rm.d

Storc rtl rclsh.

"Hc

vill d,c so.n"

-Mrkr

su'c rhrr bc doo not,"

sn"pp.d

Tyrus

hsbcd

our vnh his iisr.

B'ippid8

Sbr's bodoln, md lifiiis ihc hdry

Thc Vrch Huntc firulcd $orc lcvcl

vith his om sorcd ke

-If

hc dics.so do you. Nov do

s I

Tv,us dbppcd rbc shoclcd Sioie r.d

sro{

ir .,

r puzz,cd

look

on his {&

" I

Ty

He

FI

-i*

'

I

BATLERIPORTSO7


14/15

MOFIE

BANC FC|FI

YOUFI BUCK

c ,+a i i L r .N .

de.r rcron . rd knew

tha t he5e

uyr

were. t

8o

ng o be rappy

un .s theymn. .ged

c denro t

ha t

he

retet re. t ar we as he aernon

An| thet

d dr r C appo 1 lar th

s :ameas he

c max i a mcve . .u

d

pr tu re

h . t r u .k

dde. th amio.areen . t .

ihe

hydo3en an l

. sor T . and he ha.

ea i t . .

o t e rposonsi la t o . red Fqua

a5 c ,e re | re

ps t .h .

pvro te .hn .s

hen

Keije destr.yec ,e

Daemcn

phys.a

res i . be lo re . . J . l

a . t a .d th.

r ia

shoo t l t be t ,ee . LCr tenne .

rd T l r rs

wasver

peered

nt re way

r. n8s

y/.(ed

o l t a .d

io r . . l

t hewone5

C ad. . lore

refe-oer Rowaid

on .edes.nb 8

ganes. t

rqu

sro . benS ie .e

a5 t

1enm. res

o t ai cpsode . l Bu l f y he

vamp e

5 a)re. lre

po

nt r ihe nro

here

everyoneno$ wiar s

5o

ni

cn

anC1s me lo r Buf ty o k . i

some ad

guy

b t t Tha i es . rp t .n ea

y

s t ru .k

. r rordn

me,and t t e tee lng ve red o

.anf

over nto my

Eaffes

ot nqu srof

Keep .Bh .Ss

movng

qu.ky

and

gv

ng

t l re

p

ayeE

5ense r urgen.y e$enta

toran ex. tng

i tame

i rq rs ro f ind t

-o fe

nrcv iE expere r .e

l the r

PayeE

re

ge t ing

. to

the roe to

the.xrenr hat l re t re

ve ng D c ev

Chao5 . r a . ro$

he car i l was io

p

ea ied ha t heveh .e

rues d r t ten

a 50

8ol

a lry olt Tlro 6h he

trlck fr':s

being emo ie r l en 5y D r t r

rhe u c,

lor


15/15

MIXED

SLIECESS

Gav: As

expecied,his urnedout to

be

another .a$c

ep6od, .n hesaga l

lnqu is to r

e$e w i ih

pen ty

o i

gunp la ,

sword ghts,

explos ns and,oi couEe

raging

daemonic ntiiles ell bent

on

subjrsannE

he world of

(ars

cephalon.

Wel the

shaky liancewith Llchtenstein

jln

about

managedo hold osether

dspte Ke$elhaving

h fee/ing hat

Lchtenstein nowi moreabout he Damon

Prnce he. he

s been el n8. n the end, he

ChaosMagus

and his nefariousolow-"6

weredealtwitlr

n

pretty

shod order mainly

beca lse h and

agreedo se t t le u r

diiterences

nd concenirat n the ma

n

Overa then,Ke$el

had a momeniol

great

vicioryand a moment

ol shan ng defeat ll

s

singh handed

ar slrmeft

or

plmmelins,

io be more

prec6e)

fthe DaemonPrnce

lras o

go

down as

one ol the mod heroc

and downright mpre$ve

hingshe s ever

done Neverbelore

hasa lorcenaifie&ed

sucha

greatpurposel

Okay it wasa ttle

lucky o denroy

lre Daemon3 anilenaton

In a s nge u rn ,

nd cou ld ave pe iedeal

problems

or

olr daemonhuntinghero J t

had

been

given

he chanceo attack

back,

but ital turned

olt

good

n the end Realy

it was

a

jrn

reward or h

s braveryn

chalenginghe Daemon

loneand unaided

The rea

fly in the o ntment s that

bombasiichedd inE oolTyrusl

f on

y

he

had

Ftened o reason, uch bloodshed

cou d havebenavorded

Desprte e$el

selfes attempt

o solve he d spLt

between he Wtch H nter

and lre dubiols

Lchienitein, he

knuckleheaded af shply

opened re on h m and hasnow

iaken

Ke$el nto

cunody. n faci, tholgh iay

t

myseri,

thought t was

qufte

mpre$ve

the binding lash

o attraciaitenton, and

th

boomrng emand o everyore

o ay

dowf then wapons

e$els

no siranger o

/nquistorial

Conclaves,nd wil

probably

makeshortwork

of

any

a(usaiionsTytus

tres to levelat

h m A{ier a he has

been

valianty

proteclinE

he Emperoror several

.eftures

fow and no upnart wth

a

power

armourcompex 5

8o

nE o

8et

n h3 way

now

Oh and

yds

herewre

5ome 6hty

ifty momentsAfter Ke$els

Wi

power

was

craham

ndOav ot he ext Inqu or

enaro

redlced by ala

ed

p5ychic

ttack,he speit

ihe ren

ol

the

battlestavng ofl Loa

Corgs

attempts o iake h n

ovel There be some

chanGements

or a certainDaemonhon,

nd

probably

h additioi of a rew morecharms

and wards o keep

h m in

plac

when he

FIHE

AND ETFIIMSTONE

Phi l : j ln love

iow ing u f f p n

Inquisitof

A

game

s

uii

not the same or

me uik$ ve

caused uBtania

proprty

damage nd w,ecked

at leasione (an

teature

Forme

one ofthe highlghisol the

Same

was Dmitri overly u.ce$Ju

d straction

actcs the

p5y.hic

cohmandeer ing

t a mun i to is f l ck

Hs

rmpronptu am raid ook down a ience,

blew up

a coupleof

pil6

of nates,

he tfuck

iirli and

ultmatelya hydrogenank,

caueng

an exposionot monumental

Propornons

Excelentnews.

As far as my mission as

concerned

pe.haps

he most mportantaction

iook

wa5

alking o KesselAs ar

as knew he

ntended

o

go

n

guns

bazingand

oblte.ate

he wiich beforePharaa ueota

han tested,

n no way a solutior

o rts

rahpaEe.

Becaure took the time

to

roe

pay

an

exchanSe etween he two

lnquisitoB,

Cav s warband ciedas my alles

rather har as my

enemes Althoughmy

attempiai banGhg the

Daemon ailedby

the

smallett f margfs, Ke$e

was on hand

to bat

seven fds ol hellout ol the

man ested

DaemonPrncwith h s orce

siali

(who

need5

sychic

hicanry hen

you'vegot a bE old stck). Wheredot he

gei

tho5ewonderfulioys.

?

As o rTyruswer the

bg bu lyd dn eve i

get

cloie Due o the

nteryenton f Paus

warband,Rowafd ddn t realy

Eet

off ihe

stadingbocks unti the

Daemonwasdealt

wth

By hen,Cryx had aken

down hao

thnds

ol the Chaoswarband,nc

uding

snippin8he am off the Magushimsell

(good

dog

)

Thatmeant hat by the ine

Tyrus ad

hauled imrll over o the

own

5quare, was

good

and eady o, h m

Lichtensiein ocksteady

m and he cover

afforded y ihe

pipe

saledhe deal

50

when

t camedown o the hgh noof

5tyie

shootout

was able o takeout Tyrut

egs

(aga

)wh lst

5usiarning

raci

ca y io

damaSen return was

very ucky hat

Drmhicame backonline

un

n time o slam

one oi his wo Krakn

enetrator

oundt nto

Iyrus kfee.ap i happened d nacked h

rounds

n his bot

pisto

magazne

ust

nght

50

the

Daemonwas banshedback o ris he

ior

a millen.ium,Lichinste. hwartedh

s

old enemy

Tyrus

et

again and my warband

cane

away with no more han the odd

scrat.h Detinitely

s cce$.

'n

so chlfiec

ai the way thingspanned

ui,l'm even

considerlng rescue

misson o fre Knsel

from the selt'rghteou5

luich$ oi Tyrus

Rowland:

AlTyrus had o do was

sfroot

Li.hte.stef

I the head Pretry mple? t

m

ght

have

he

ped

f I d aimed blt like

Tyrus insel lwas prelty

ned up

by thai

point

n

the

Eame

Barring ldetia

s man

ha ingsho t to

Cryx

gro

n , Lch iens te ins

wadand was

preily

much unscathd

Wlh his

quarry

so tantalsingly ose Tyrls

on

y

had o win

a

gunight

and hG

femesh wou

d be at h6 knees t lat rtwas

have o say hat I

was eerng aihef

coniidenl o startwth,

a iure lgn oflaiure

perhaps

Tyrus adn counted n fghtiig h s

way through wo

oiher warbandr efor

com

n8 up against i.htennen

craham had

endeavouredo nake Ty.us

taskai diftcu

a

po$ibe.

Any nlta corfidnce

hat had

EIATTEFIED ANE EILOODY

exfted was

soonblownaway Literaly

A

heavy ubber

on flllauio s alrightenng

ihing h

a

my

games

f inqusitor not

once

had .ame

up aEafst a heavyweapon,

nd

aJler hat

opening avo, wshd he ru

es

tor the

damf thingshadn'tbenwritten.

Or

that I had

one

n

ny warband. hen o make

maite6 wo6e.

the evefreiiableMaicant

suddenly idnt feelhimself

One h ng for

sure,

o

can

always fun Malcanl to me$

Luckly,Sergeant tofe

didn hod any

grudger,

untlafrer the

6ame,

wherehe will

pirtolwhip hid into uncofsciousnesslAfter

sucha bad start r

didnt think coud

gi

back nto he

gam

Nowever

ftef a nnely

grof

shot,someband ads rom

stofe s

med'kii

afd oui of character

ompetence

lrom Malcantwth

h6 evisceraior,hings

lookedbeitel t

s

the

upsand downsof

toirune hat makes iquisitof

so much uf to

play.

One minlte

you

re doomedand he

next,

your

warband ands

rumphant Even

thoughTyrus ouldn

brng Lchten(ein h,

someconsiderabe oace

canbe aken rom

the captuffg oi Kesse

nd lre Chaos

Ma8us.

h siofy ems Tyruswl

obviousy

put

the ChaosMagus hroughvarols

ordeasbefoe sentencing rm

o a

painJll

perhaps

ven iery death As Jor Ke$el,

an

lnquisdorial

onclave lllhave

o b e

arranged

o

pa$

judgmenton

he wayward

InquisitorNexi time Tyrls heets

Lichtenstein

yruswill havea new

plan,

a

reso rc.Efulplaf, pan

involving sinc

Ma ica f t

asa bu le ish ie ld

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