MAELSTROM: CLEANSE & CONTROL (1 vs 2)
Chaos Space Marines - Chaos Lord CF (2000 points)
Adeptus Astartes Coalition (1000 points each)
1. Wolf Lord Melhammer (Space Wolves)
2. Me (Imperial Swords Space Marines)
PROLOGUE
Tricked by the nefarious Inquisitor Cadmus, Wolf Lord Melhammer vows to regain his honor by slaying the traitorous Inquisitor. After months of searching and gathering of intelligence from various sources, he has finally tracked the rogue Inquisitor to Korandus Prime.
Koronus Prime, once an Imperium world came under attack from the Greenskin horde of Warlord Thraz Maka several centuries ago. Reinforcements came in the form of 127th Tallarn & 38th Harakoni Warhawks regiment but they were too late. The planet was already controlled by the Orks.
The Imperial forces gained very little ground and could barely hold onto their deployment zone, spent months defending the attack while waiting for additional reinforcements.
During the that time, the Orks amassed enough resources to construct more Space faring vessels from which they will launch attack on other Imperial Worlds. Unfortunately, Imperium was already embroiled in another conflict with Black Crusade spilling forth from the Eye of Terror and could spare no other resources to retake Korandus Prime. The only aid that came was the Star Phantoms Space Marine Chapter - known for inflicting excessive collateral damage even on allied forces due to their indiscriminate use of overwhelming firepower.
When the two Astra Militarum regiments realize that their reinforcements were none other than the Star Phantoms, they did not rejoice but made a hasty retreat to their drop ships and left the planet in a hurry. The Star Phantoms true to their reputation, bombarded the planet and leveled all of the Orks encampments including any Imperial infrastructure before landing their forces to purge any remaining Orks.
The end result left Korandus Prime completely devastated, if the initial invasion from the Orks haven't destroyed all the Imperium infrastructure and native lifeforms, the Star Phantom's involvement certainly would. As such Korandus Prime is know nothing but a dead world, abandoned by the Imperium of Man.
When the Space Wolves arrived on the planet, they found another Space Marine Chapter that was already there. The Imperial Swords who were pursuing the Chaos forces responsible for raiding the mining colony of Trandor V only just arrived a day earlier.
The Chaos Space Marines realizing that they are no longer alone on the planet, quickly mobilize their forces to do battle with the loyalist scums.
DEPLOYMENT
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| The forces are arrayed against one another. |
The Space Marine coalition consisting of Thunderwolf Calvary supported by Space Marine armored vehicles are deployed on the South Western quadrant. Chaos Space Marines armored vehicles take up position within the North Eastern quadrant supported by a plethora of Chaos Spawns and Mutilators. Imperial Sword Scouts took hold of Waypoint Gamma in the South Eastern Section using their infiltration skills.
A drop pod containing Ajac Rockfist and his retinue is aboard strike cruiser in low orbit. The Chaos Heldrake patrols the skies nearby, waiting for opportune moment to strike.
THE BATTLE BEGINS
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| Scouts spy on the advancing Chaos forces from a safe distance |
The daemon engines entombed within the Chaos Vehicles roared to life. The Chaos Rhino and Landraider rumbled forward towards the center of the battlefield. The goal is to secure Waypoint Beta. The Space Marine Coalition are well hidden this time. The advancing Chaos Rhino could only see vague images of the Space Marines hiding within the ruins and fired at them. Boltgun rounds and superheated plasma bolts chip off the ruined building where the Marine was hiding.
The Landraider swung its sponsons and fired beams of Lascannons into the roofless warehouse where the Imperial Swords Tactical were holed up in. One careless Space Marine did not duck in time and his entire head was vaporized by the Lascannon beam. Heavy Bolter shells slammed into the walls of the warehouse doing very little. Across the street from the warehouse, another Imperial Swords tactical marine took aim at the Chaos Landraider and fired his Lascannon. The beam struck thick armor and failed to penetrate it.
Some distance behind the Chaos Landraider, miners who once worked in Trandor V shambled forward mindlessly as zombie minions of notorious Chaos Lord Typhus.
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| Deep within enemy territory |
From low orbit, a Space Wolf drop pod hurtles into atmosphere of the
planet. The impact shook the ground, as it slammed into the
battlefield, kicking tons of dust before the ramp opens up. Arjac
Rockfist strode out from the drop pod, flexing his neck muscles as he
surveyed the battlefield around him.
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| Loyalist forces advance to meet renegade forces |
Elsewhere the Space Marines forces advance forward to meet the Chaos forces
head on. Thunder Wolves bearing their riders surge forward towards the
Chaos line supported by Predator tank behind them.
Nearby, Imperial Swords Dreadnought and Predator tank moved out of
their hiding place behind the warehouse. The Lascannon beams from the Predator pummeled the Chaos
Rhino, seriously damaging the vehicle. Imperial Swords Razorback swerve
in from the behind the ruins and moved into the crater but a piece of stray rock was flung into the tracks of the tank and causing it to be damaged. Unable to move any further, the Razorback gunner pivot the Lascannon turret at the direction of Chaos Rhino, blasting it into a smoking wreck on the battle field.
The plague marines within it
disembarked from their wrecked ride to punish the insolent fools for attacking them only to find Space Wolves in front of them. Boltgun rounds punctured their armor, into the mess of bloated and decaying guts of the plague marines, still the Plague Marines advance. One Space Wolf leveled his meltagun and vaporized the head of the plague marine. The headless plague marine shambled forward for a couple more seconds before it collapse to the ground.
Arjac Rockfist and his retinue soon found themselves surrounded. Plague Marines, Mutilators, a Chaos Spawn and the Chaos Defiler that Arjac was tasked to take out all converged on the Space Wolves. Arjac & his retinue fired wildly into the mob charging into them.
The cyclopean monstrosity took a bolter shell to the chest but continued its advance. Chainswords whirring, one Space Wolf severed one of the appendages of the Chaos monstrosity. The Chaos Spawn unleashed a daemonic howl and slashed at another Space Wolf closing in. The Marine deftly ducked the attack and plunged his combat knife into the massive eye of the Chaos Spawn bursting the head of the creature like a balloon. Thick blackish ichor splattered all over the Space Wolves temporarily blinding them.
The Mutilators misshapen half organic appendages morphed into a pair of claws crackling with energy and plowed into the Space Wolves. Arjac lifted his Thunderhammer to strike but he was too slow. Lightning Claws plunge right through his chest piece. The Mutilator lifted the Space Wolf in the air & sneered at him derisively before flinging the him to ground. The last thing he saw was his battle brothers being cut down before his vision faded to darkness.
The Chaos Defiler strode forward on its massive legs. Lascannons and flamers blasting at the empty Drop Pod that is still firing its stormbolters at the Plague Marines. When the Defiler finally closed it, its power claws gripped onto the Drop Pod tightly. The armored plating of the Drop Pod strained under the immense pressure and groaned as it was ripped apart by the Defiler.
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| Khorne Berzerkers spill forth from the Landraider |
Back at the center, the Chaos Landraider rumbled forward with its Lascannons blasting at the advancing Imperial Swords Dreadnought. One Lascannon beam punched into body of the Dreadnought. The Loyalist Dreadnought reeled to the left slightly as if wondering what just happened. The Chaos Landraider arriving at Waypoint beta, then dropped its front ram. Ornate powered armored figures surged out and turn towards their right, their chain weapons whirring into action. The group half chanting half yelling "BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD" as they charged towards the Wolf Guards riding their Thunderwolves.
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| Death from Above |
From above the sky, the Chaos Heldrake swooped into full view of the Thunderwolf Cavalry. The Daemonic engine open its metal jaws and let loose a jet of warp fire at the Space Wolves. Wolfguard Sven valiantly stood in the way, sacrificing himself to save his battle brothers from the effects of the unholy fire.
Pushing and shoving past his fellow Khorne Bezerkers, Kharn the Betrayer strode to the front. Wolf Lord Melhammer noticed Kharn and issued a challenge, bellowing to him "I thought you died! I saw you get squelched by the Red Scorpions". Kharn the Betrayer ignored the Wolf Lord's taunts and charged forward. Wolf Lord and Chaos Champion clashed, feinting their attacks and parrying each other. Behind them, the Space Wolfs and their trusty steeds battled the Khorne Bezerkers, swinging at each other with their weapons.
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| Did we just walk into a filming set for the WALKING DEAD? |
The mass of zombies continue advancing southwards from the north lead by Typhus. The 2nd group of Thunderwolf Cavalry now closer to their quarry charged forwards, plowing into the horde of zombies, trampling over some of the walking dead. Stench of decay and rotting organs filled the nostrils of the Space Wolves as they slashed their weapons left and right cutting down scores of zombies. Their savage mounts tear into the zombies with their fangs and claws. Putrid stale blood spurted and splattered all over and the ground is littered with ruptured decaying organs and fleshy parts. Yet the zombies continue their relentless assault, grabbing and trying to pull the Space Wolves from their mounts.
While the Space Wolves engage the forces of Chaos in deadly melee. Imperial Sword Predators moved or pivot into a better position. Seven Lascannon Beams from different directions scored the Chaos Landraider, damaging it in the process. The damaged Imperial Swords Dreadnought, regained its composure. Minute mechanical machines were seen crawling over the hole caused by the Lascannon begin to repair the damage as the Dreadnought advanced. Using its Powerfist, the Dreadnought ripped off the front ramp of the Chaos Landraider and started spraying the interior of the tank with its Assault Cannons causing multiple small explosion that rocked the Chaos vehicle from within.
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| Contesting for objective |
The Razorback still stuck in the crater, turned its attention towards the advancing Plague Marines. Lascannon beam punched through the chest of the Plague Marine in the front. The Plague Marine looked at the gaping hole in his chest and took two steps forwards before collapsing to the ground. Meanwhile, Chaplain Dardalion and his retinue of Tactical Marines disembarked from the Razorback and made a beeline towards Waypoint Beta. Three Plague Marines turned their boltguns at them and fired while the rest shambled around the wrecked Chaos Rhinos. The Chaos Mutilators lumbered forward the Waypoint Beta as well.
Another tactical squad seeing the Dreadnought engage the Chaos Landraider seized the opportunity to close in with their battle brothers.
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| Bloody melee combat |
Back at the center, Space Wolves and Khorne Bezerkers continue to slug it out in melee combat. Gorechild wielded by the more experienced and seasoned Kharn, score multiple hits on the Wolf Lord. Try as he might, Melhammer could not stay the fury of the Kharn and failed to block one blow which tore into his shoulder leaving a nasty gory wound. Sensing his master injury, the Wolflord's trusty mount, Snowclaw swiped at Kharne with his claws before pouncing on the Chaos Champion pinning him to the ground. The Wolflord seized the opportunity and plunge his Krakenbone sword through Kharn's chest right into the ground. Kharn laughed at the Wolf Lord mockingly before succumbing to his injuries. Wolflord turned around and saw his Thunderwolf Calvary dispatching the remaining Khorne Bezerkers.
The Imperial Swords Tacticals tried to aid the Space Wolves battling the Bezerkers but contributed little. After the Bezerkers were slain, they consolidated their position and advanced towards Waypoint Beta. Spying the Chaos Mutilators advancing towards their battle brothers already at the Waypoint Beta, the marines let off a couple of bolter rounds. The Plasma Cannon hissed angrily, jets of steam blasted out from the vents of the weapon and refused to fire, the marine wielding it quickly activated the coolant system and grumbled to himself... "Not again..."
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| This seems like a recurring theme for Imperial Swords |
Out of nowhere, a trio of Chaos Obliterators materialized behind the Imperial gunline. Their misshapen hands morphed into Multimelta. The first melta blast, ripped apart the rear armor another follow-up blast into the engine of the tank caused it to explode into a ball of fire, flinging pieces of fiery metal debris all over the place.
Wolf Lord Melhammer having consolidated his position turn around to find Chaos Obliterators standing behind the burning debris left behind by the allied marine tank. Leading his retinue, they barreled into the Chaos forces. Fangs, claws, blade & hammer fell upon the Chaos Obliterators and savagely overwhelmed them.
The opposing forces seems to have converged in the center of the
battlefield by now. The Imperial Swords Tactical Marines having
secured Waypoint Beta attempt to hold, open fire on the advancing Chaos
Mutilators. The boltgun rounds bounced off the thick armor harmlessly
but the plasma particles seared through the armor brought down two
Mutilators. From behind another Squad of Tactical marine closed in to
reinforce their battle brothers, one boltgun round punched through the
eye of the Mutilator, wounding it in the process. The immobilized
Razorback continued harassing the Plague Marines with its Lascannons.
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| The Dark Angels "lent" their power armor to us. No, we didn't steal it... |
The Heldrake spun around and dive towards the last Predator tank on the battlefield and unleashed another gout of balefire at the armored vehicle. The loyalist tank is engulfed with flames that quickly flickered out. With no other targets available to them, Imperial Sword gunline poured all their firepower into the swift moving Heldrake. Two Lascannon beams punched into body of the Heldrake blowing off chunks of its armor plating. The Chaos Engine losing all maneuverability could not turn in mid flight and flew off the battlefield disappearing off in the horizon.
The Chaos Landraider down on its last legs (tracks) moved back and fired wildly at the advancing loyalist Dreadnought. The Chaos Vehicle's targeting system was too badly shot up and all the shots missed the target just barely a few feet away. The Dreadnought finally caught up to the Chaos Landraider and finished it off, leaving it a smoking wreck on the battlefield.
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| The slow grind through decaying corpses |
At Waypoint Delta, the other Thunderwolf Calvary was mired deep in rotting flesh and putrid blood. At long last, the Space Wolves have cut down enough zombies to be within reach of Typhus. Just as the Wolf Priest was about to issue a challenge, they have received new orders via their comm-links.
The Space Wolves reluctantly withdrew their forces from the battlefield and made haste to reach the extraction point. The Imperial Sword Space Marines likewise also recalled all their troops from the battlefield.
EPILOGUE
Back on Fenris, Wolf Lord Melhammer is once again back into the fray, this time pushing back waves after waves of Eldar from the Biel-Tan craftworld. "Never a dull moment eh?" Wolf Guard Hrothgar laughed as he rode behind the Wolf Lord.
On Karondus Prime, the forces of Chaos took the opportunity to regroup. Typhus looked at the lifeless body of Kharn and weaved his left hand over it. But Kharn suddenly got up and glare back at Typhus. "Not today, Herald of Nurgle, there are still skulls that needs to be taken in the name of Khorne and it shall not be mine". With that Kharn picked up Gorechild and left Typon Calas alone in his own thoughts.
Aboard the Strike Cruiser "Sword of Vindication" Sergeant Fist turned to the Chaplain. "Why? We were so close". Without even turning to face him, Chaplain Dardalion asked "How is your neck?, have the Apocthecaries taken another look at it?".
Sergeant Fist, knew what the Chaplain was implying and stay silent. Their Chapter is still too weak to risk anymore losses and they have lost quite a few battle brothers in their last battle against the Red Scorpions & Black Angel coalition.
