Sanguinius's performance won Khorne's favor. The God of War decided to draw out all his potential, and the greater daemons of Khorne that had been ravaging the Legion warriors and auxiliary troops immediately turned and charged toward Sanguinius.
"Whoever offers me Sanguinius's head shall be granted supreme glory!"
Khorne was a god whose word was as good as a nail driven into the ground. Once He made a promise, He would never break it. Hearing this, the daemons of Khorne ran even faster.
Leading this host of daemons were naturally several of Khorne's most capable champions—
Seed of Destruction! The first Daemon Prince of Khorne in the world. Before humanity had even set foot in space, he had earned the right to ascend to daemonhood through his feats of massacring cities and exterminating clans.
Ang'grath! Also known as Guardian of the Skull Throne and Bringer of Death, he was the second-strongest among the Bloodthirsters. Before charging at Sanguinius, he had already slaughtered more than five hundred Space Marines. Not even the Iron Warriors' heavy siege artillery could halt the swing of his axe.
U'Zuhl the Skulltaker! Though he was not a hulking Bloodthirster, he had forced his way into Khorne's notice through sheer strength. While other greater daemons of Khorne used massive axes and greatswords to smash their enemies into pulp, U'Zuhl merely elegantly severed a defeated foe's limbs before wrenching their head from their body.
Ka'Bandha! The fated enemy of the Blood Angels. It was the fury he unleashed that awakened the long-dormant Red Thirst within the Blood Angels' genes. Yet on this timeline, he was merely a formidable Bloodthirster.
The four fearsome daemons swiftly surrounded Sanguinius and issued him a challenge of honor.
What? A duel?
Sanguinius glared at the daemons blocking his path. The defensive line was