Narrative Battle Report: The Doom of Sirris V

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We have been silently observing the events surrounding the planet known to the Imperium of Man as Sirris V for several months as ordered. The presence of the Great Enemy has been growing more and more powerful for some time, and most alarmingly, there have been many rituals preformed by what appear to be elite members of an Emperor's Children warband. We have not been able to approach too closely, but the name Zarakunel has been overheard, so we fear the worst. They seem to be attempting to summon forth a sizable Daemonic incursion. To make matters worse, a spacecraft containing many Orks has entered orbit over the planet, and rather than the wanton destruction that we had hoped for, they seem to have struck some sort of deal with the  Emperor's Children and their human auxiliaries, and the two forces are now collaborating, albeit begrudgingly. Construction of a massive war engine has commenced, and seems to be moving along swiftly. There is good news however,  our seers have been detecting a presence in the warp approaching the planet, so it seems the intervention from the Imperium that we have predicted is fast approaching. If all goes well, there is the possibility that we will not have to intervene directly at all.

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We have continued to observe as best we can and even attempted some sabotage to disrupt the plans of the Great Enem, with little real success. The Orks have managed to build their war machine, and the followers of She Who Thirst have succeeded in bringing forth many powerful Daemons, including the dreaded Souleater Zarakynel. Fourtunately, it seems your warnings to the Imperium have not gone unheeded. Sammael of the Dark Angels space marine chapter has arrived, as well as Logan Grimnar and Ragnar Blackmane of the Space Wolves. perhaps most fortunately, Brother-Captain Stern of the Grey Knights has also arrived leading a strike force to banish the Daemons.It seems that the Imperium have sent any of their finest to this confrontation, but even with these forces, the combined might of the Ruinous Powers and the savage Orks may prove too powerful after all this time. 

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The battle has begun in earnest. The Imperial forces were quick to mount an assault, with Logan Grimnar and his retinue crashing fearlessly into the Souleater, whilst elements of the Ravenwing forces attempted to harrass the Orks and Daemons The Grey knights as of yet are holding back, seemingly waiting for the right moment to strike at the Daemons. All has not gone well, however, with the Chaos air support arriving, and along with charges from a horde of Seeker cavalry they have decimated a large amount of the Ravenwing forces.

It seems that the Souleater was taken off guard by the sudden ferocity of the Great Wolf's charge, and it seems to have already been injured. Meanwhile, a Librarian has somehow disabled the Orkish warmachine's most potent weapons, and there have been some casualties to the Ork horde as well.

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The Space Marine counter-attack has come, but not gone well. Stern led an ill-fated charge into a horde of Daemonettes, losing the majority of his troops, and managing to cause few casualties of their own. Elements of the Death Wing, as well as some Space Wolf terminators teleported in behind the cavalry, only to be decimated in a counter-charge. The aerial battle has seen a little more success, with many of the Chaos fliers taking some severe damage, with little being taken in return. Perhaps most alarmingly, the Great Wolf has fallen to the combined might of the Souleater, and a Keeper of Secrets.

Toward the other side of the field, the Stompa has once again been rendered far less effective, while the tide of Orks has taken even more casualties while inflicting precious few of their own. The Imperium's assault seems to be losing momentum, but they still have forces that have yet to be committed to battle, many of which are very potent.

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The battle is all but over.Whilst the Orks have suffered significant casualties, and the Chaos Air support has dwindled some, the majority of the Daemonic forces are still fully intact. Stern was forced to withdraw, but not before banishing a Daemon Prince, and several lesser Daemons, and Ragnar Blackmane and his retinue fight for their lives against Zarakynel and the Keeper of Secrets. a Timely charge from a large Wulfen pack has destroyed many Orks, but the Stompa is all but unharmed.All of the Deathwing have been destroyed, and the Ravenwing, with the exception of its master Sammael, have been completely wiped out. The remaining Imperial forces are beginning to retreat.It seems that we were wrong to trust the Mon-Keigh to deal with this problem. I advise that we mobilise our forces with all haste to prepare for the inevitable course that these events will take.

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