Battle of Karmas 8

The roar of chainswords and the hum of power swords became the battlefield's dominant rhythm.

The Blood Angels covered one another in tight formation, blocking with shields and cutting with blades.

Every Blood Angels Astartes displayed the exquisite skill honed through millennia of warfare. They often had to struggle with a Bloodletter for several seconds before finding an opening for a fatal blow.

Power Fists smashed daemon skulls, Lightning Claws tore apart burning bodies, but the daemons' counterattacks were just as deadly.

Flame Swords occasionally found gaps in Power Armor or shattered pauldrons, inflicting genuine wounds.

After cutting down two Bloodletters in succession, one Blood Angels Astartes was ambushed from the side by a third. A Flame Sword pierced his chest and abdomen. Roaring, he drove his Chainsword into the daemon's body and perished with it, his crimson Power Armor swallowed by profane flames the instant he fell.

Casualties were unavoidable, but the assault spearhead continued to advance relentlessly.

Leona was undeniably the core of the force, and her presence greatly eased the pressure on the Blood Angels.

Not only did she bear the brunt of the charge, but the golden radiance blooming from the Lion King Sword also seemed to suppress the surrounding daemons, slowing their movements slightly and dimming their flames.

"Left flank! A pack of Flesh Hounds!" a Blood Angels sergeant roared.

Several red shadows shot out from the ruins on the flank with astonishing speed, lunging at the middle of the assault formation.

These twisted hound-shaped daemons were incredibly swift, their claws and fangs brimming with malice capable of tearing souls apart.

"I'll handle them!" Captain Tycho roared, leading a small squad of Blood Angels to meet them head-on.

Bolters briefly opened fire to check their charge, followed immediately by brutal close-quarters combat.

The Flesh Hounds'