Just as the battle reached a stalemate, the Chaos God Nurgle unleashed his power once again.
The Warp Rifts in the sky suddenly widened, dark green Chaos energy churning along their edges and giving off a nauseating stench of decay.
Dozens of Void Whales slowly swam out of the rifts. These colossal creatures, almost as large as Gloriana-class Battleships, had once roamed freely through the Warp, but Nurgle's corrupting power had twisted them into vessels of rot.
Their skin was gray-green, covered in festering sores and writhing parasites. Their eyes were clouded and blind, and thick pus clung to their fins, scattering showers of green droplets with every movement.
Their bellies swelled like balloons on the verge of bursting. Through their translucent, rotting skin, Nurgle's servants could be seen packed tightly inside.
Countless Plaguebearers of Nurgle filled those putrid bodies.
Champion warriors blessed by Nurgle stood inside the Void Whales' rotting bodies, peering out through the translucent sores.
They held Plague Censers and venomous Staffs, chanting hymns to the Father as they awaited their arrival.
The Void Whales beneath their feet were rapidly approaching Colchis, their enormous bodies leaving green trails as they moved through the Starry Expanse.
The Imperium's counterattack came swiftly.
The Ground-Based Wave Cannons immediately locked onto the Void Whales.
Buried deep within the mountains of Colchis, those enormous weapons finished charging and aiming the moment they detected the threat.
Their barrels adjusted, locking onto the approaching colossi, then fired simultaneously at their commander's order.
Power sufficient to annihilate stars struck the Void Whales.
The energy beams fired by the Wave Cannons blazed blue-white, carrying enough power to tear stars apart as they struck the Void Whales' bodies with precision.
The beasts corrupted by Nurgle disintegrated instantly under the beams' impact. Their bodies evaporated in the searing